Quote Originally Posted by hawkeyeguy View Post
Hmmm, well I guess I'll take my chances on the midnight release. Do most Gamestops do this?
Quote Originally Posted by CLW View Post
No. You would need to call/stop by and find out which store(s) are doing a midnight release.
Based on what a Gamestop employee told me a few years ago, one of the things that Gamestop uses to decide whether a midnight release is worthy is the number of pre-orders at a given store. So it may be self-serving to pre-order instead of just showing up. Personally, I'd advise pre-ordering if you know you're going to show up either for midnight release or on release day. Nothing can really go wrong with pre-ordering, unless you decide to go to a different store.