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A few customers who pre-ordered a physical version of the game during the event had their game mistakenly listed as the early-access version of the game, which was digital. Since the SKU involved with the early download code was programmed to no longer work after {{date|3|August|2013}}, attendees who were assigned this SKU tried to return to GameStop in hopes of getting the physical copy instead. However, because the SKU no longer worked, the registers at GameStop kept reading the attempted purchase change as an out-of-stock item. Fortunately, those who made the pre-purchase on {{date|21|July|2013}} were able to get a refund, due to the fact that the maximum number of days before refunds are no longer allowed at GameStop is 15. However, this also meant that those who pre-ordered the game on {{date|20|July}}, the first day of the event, were unable to get a refund, effectively having to pay for the game twice. | A few customers who pre-ordered a physical version of the game during the event had their game mistakenly listed as the early-access version of the game, which was digital. Since the SKU involved with the early download code was programmed to no longer work after {{date|3|August|2013}}, attendees who were assigned this SKU tried to return to GameStop in hopes of getting the physical copy instead. However, because the SKU no longer worked, the registers at GameStop kept reading the attempted purchase change as an out-of-stock item. Fortunately, those who made the pre-purchase on {{date|21|July|2013}} were able to get a refund, due to the fact that the maximum number of days before refunds are no longer allowed at GameStop is 15. However, this also meant that those who pre-ordered the game on {{date|20|July}}, the first day of the event, were unable to get a refund, effectively having to pay for the game twice. | ||
Shortly after this unfortunate event occurred, many angry gamers who fell victim to the event took to social media{{cite web|http://kousuketsubaki.deviantart.com/art/DaMN-IT-GAMESTOP-390602608|DaMN IT, GAMESTOP|deviantArt}} and online forums{{cite web|https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAAD4UV52wAtIAA|A user's complaint|[[Miiverse]]}}, making others aware of the occurrence. Many blamed GameStop's faulty download-code system and their apparent ambivalence towards the situation, while others blamed Nintendo themselves. Since then, Nintendo removed the original video detailing the event from their YouTube account. However, GameSpot's upload of the video remained online, and is still up to this day.<ref name="video"/> | Shortly after this unfortunate event occurred, many angry gamers who fell victim to the event took to social media{{cite web|http://kousuketsubaki.deviantart.com/art/DaMN-IT-GAMESTOP-390602608|DaMN IT, GAMESTOP|deviantArt}} and online forums{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/20171105181403/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAAD4UV52wAtIAA|A user's complaint|[[Miiverse]]}}, making others aware of the occurrence. Many blamed GameStop's faulty download-code system and their apparent ambivalence towards the situation, while others blamed Nintendo themselves. Since then, Nintendo removed the original video detailing the event from their YouTube account. However, GameSpot's upload of the video remained online, and is still up to this day.<ref name="video"/> | ||
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