Have you ever bought a new DS game and the cart was upside down in the box?

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#1 ASK_Story
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I had a few of those instances. One time with Track and Field, there was a huge gash on it. So I exchanged it. And this time, the cart was normal.

But I also had that same incident with Disgaea DS where the DS cart was upside down in the box. The cart was fine but it made me worried that maybe someone played it and just put it in the box wrong. I bought it at Gamestop and it came in shrinkwrapped, which makes me wonder even more.

Anyway, just wanted to see if anyone else bought a brand new DS game with the game put in the box upside down.

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#2 cfamgcn
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No. I've bought half of my DS games sealed (and the other half used), and haven't had that incident so far. That's creepy. ~ de arimasu :?
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#3 flowerpedal
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i've actually never noticed it ... maybe i should notice it the next time i buy a game.
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#4 ironwarrior2
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I bought Ninja Gaiden DS brand new and it was upside down in the box. Worked perfect though.
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#5 Flame_Blade88
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Nope, never had any of that happen to me yet.
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#6 -Oath
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My import of ASH was pretty much shoved into place, one of the 2 hinge things in the cartridge holder was pushed down (under the cartridge).
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#7 hydralisk86
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If you got it from Gamestop, there is a chance that it was played with, then shrink wrapped. Then it was sold as "new."
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#8 Jon_To_The_C
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Random. =P

I think it happened to me once with my copy of Children of Mana.

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#9 euphzilla03
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I've had this happen numerous times. Usually when I purchase a game from Gamestop. I know for a fact the games had been played before considering both Kirby Canvas Curse and DQM had saved files on them.

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#10 Witch24
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No, even i also by used games...it never happen to me

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#11 agehaelhaym
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I've had this happen numerous times. Usually when I purchase a game from Gamestop. I know for a fact the games had been played before considering both Kirby Canvas Curse and DQM had saved files on them.

euphzilla03

'Game' does the same in the UK. It doesn't matter if you buy the game new or used, probably you get a used copy anyway.

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#12 Samslayer
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My Final Fantasy III cartridge was upside down. It was sealed and brand new (I hope). So, I just thought it was a manufacturer error.
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#13 Ultima_5
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Yah, its happened a few times for me... i dont really care
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#14 ILostOnJeprody
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When I bought it from Gamestop yesterday, they took the display case, put a cartridge in it, and put a seal along the opening. I'm pretty sure they just aren't stocking the game, so we both received the only copy they had.
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#15 ta11on
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My import of Jump Ultimate Stars wasn't even locked in place. It liked popped out or something and was just bouncing around in the case. No problems though.
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Yea Time Hollow was, and that came the same day as Disgea
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#17 dr_doongy
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I made a thread regarding shrinkwrap.

You should be aware of which publishers shrinkwrap vs. which publishers cellophane.

NIS/Atlus ALWAYS cellophane seals their games. If yours was shrinkwrapped, it was previously opened. Sorry to hear that.

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#19 King_Of_Pwn
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Well I suppose when they put the games in there they will ocassionally put one in wrong.
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Oh my G-

You got the Golden Ticket!

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#21 LtlDuDe346
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its called a card... not a cart
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#22 Soulreavercross
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its called a card... not a cartLtlDuDe346
Nope it's called a cart which is short for cartridge. DS games are never refered to as 'cards'
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#23 AytVimC
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That's never happened to me before.

Though I have had a friend who got a Mario game for his birthday. He opened up the case, and it was a totally different game inside, and it was marked as "new".

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#24 -Oath
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That's never happened to me before.

Though I have had a friend who got a Mario game for his birthday. He opened up the case, and it was a totally different game inside, and it was marked as "new".

AytVimC

Probably a display copy.

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#25 majorbb
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Nope, it has never happened to me before. I will probably pay more attention now.
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#26 jb_22vols
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Yes I've had it happen a few times all on new games. Never affected anything though.
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#27 dr_doongy
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its called a card... not a cartLtlDuDe346

hahahahaha. yeah it's called a cart(ridge), and not a card.

interestingly enough, several third party accessory manufacturers choose to call their products "DS Card Holder" or "DS Card File". so i guess it's all a matter of preference.

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#28 Dymond7
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Never had this problem, but I wouldn't know because the last game I bought was Phantom Hourglass when it came out ( not saying the DS doesn't have games, it's just that not many store's here sell DS games )
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#29 ZumaJones07
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Gamespot is pretty iffy when it comes to buying "new" games from them...
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#30 sergioalb64
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Yeah, it's happened to me a few times. Unfortunately I can't remember exactly which games; they were new, and I think they were some of those 3rd party not-stellar releases.
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#31 SUPER_FLY_
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nope never
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#32 k3nne3e
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i cant remember but i did buy TWEWY from gamespot and they didnt put the booklet back in the case :| very unreliable
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#33 Toro_Nev
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never happened to me
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#34 darkmark91
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A castlevania game, I thought they did that on purpose because you know bats they sleep upside down.
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#35 Red_Sceptre7
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Lol awesome. I bought Animal Crossing DS and instead of the game inside there was a Wario Land 4 in the GBA thing of the DS Case.
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#36 Battosai191
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This happened to me when I bought Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword.:?
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#37 Battosai191
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And It was from Best Buy, not Gamestop. I don't like buying new games from Gamestop because they never have the plastic on them, at least where I live that is.
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#38 homegirl2180
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Once.... I left the Amazon merchant a nasty rant.... Not really, but I was suspicious and did inspect the cart thoroughly (as much as can be expected).