Exclusive: Gizmodo can confirm that at least some EB Games locations will now let you trade in your smartphone for cash or store credit. For instance, the 32GB iPhone 4 will net you $267 to spend in store, or 20 per cent less if you want the cash.
Perennial queuers currently lined up at Apple stores around the country get the chance to travel to Melbourne and do it all again next week, with Nintendo holding a midnight launch of their 3DS handheld next Wednesday night.
Despite the fact that we don’t really know when we’re going to be seeing Microsoft’s Kinect land on Australian shelves, that hasn’t stopped EB Games from putting the camera peripheral up for pre-order. The best bit though is that they’re given it an Australian price.
Stephen Totilo has a fascinating article over at Kotaku detailing the two main strategies the games studios are using to stop you reselling your game to EB or Game. Going forward, you can expect to see more games released in downloadable forms only, as well as lots of extra downloadable content released over time. Head on over to Kotaku and check it out – it’s a great read.
