rec.autos.simulators

by **Haqsa** » Sun, 21 Oct 2001 13:00:40

Maybe this has already been posted but F1 2001 is finally starting to
show up in stores in the US. I found two copies at a Best Buy near
Detroit. Of course now they only have one. ;o)

by **Eldre** » Tue, 23 Oct 2001 12:45:46

>Maybe this has already been posted but F1 2001 is finally starting to
>show up in stores in the US. I found two copies at a Best Buy near
>Detroit. Of course now they only have one. ;o)

Madison Heights or Southfield?

Eldred
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by **Todd Sorense** » Tue, 23 Oct 2001 19:33:35

Gotta be Southfield. Nobody goes to Madison Heights anymore :>)

> >Maybe this has already been posted but F1 2001 is finally starting to
> >show up in stores in the US. I found two copies at a Best Buy near
> >Detroit. Of course now they only have one. ;o)

> Madison Heights or Southfield?

> Eldred
> --
> Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001
> Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
> F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +360.54...

> Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats
you
> with experience...
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by **MadDAW** » Tue, 23 Oct 2001 22:24:11

CompUSA in Grand Rapids has had it for over a week now.

MadDAWG

by **Haqsa** » Wed, 24 Oct 2001 12:11:17

It was on SB Telegraph around 12 mile road or so, just off 696. I think
that is Southfield. Hopefully other stores are starting to get copies
too. BTW I probably put a good 6 hours of play time into the game over
the weekend. It may not be perfect but it's really ***ive. The
driving model just feels damn good. I tried every track, which is
something I never even felt motivated to do with GP3 or F1CS2K. This
one's definitely staying on my hard drive for a while. ;o)

> Gotta be Southfield. Nobody goes to Madison Heights anymore :>)

> > >Maybe this has already been posted but F1 2001 is finally starting
to
> > >show up in stores in the US. I found two copies at a Best Buy near
> > >Detroit. Of course now they only have one. ;o)

> > Madison Heights or Southfield?

> > Eldred
> > --
> > Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001
> > Homepage - http://www.racesimcentral.net/~epickett
> > F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +360.54...

> > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then
beats
> you
> > with experience...
> > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

by **Eldre** » Sat, 27 Oct 2001 00:00:56

>Gotta be Southfield. Nobody goes to Madison Heights anymore :>)

I called the Ann Arbor Best Buy yesterday. The guy didn't have a CLUE... :(

Eldred
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by **Haqsa** » Sat, 27 Oct 2001 07:25:00

I really think EA blew it as far as marketing and distribution in the
US. I had been checking Ann Arbor's various software stores regularly
since the official release on 10/5, and in almost every case, even at
stores that I had asked previously, people had no idea what I was
talking about. Then they would go look in their computer and the answer
would inevitable be "Oh yeah, here it is. We are supposed to have it
but I'm not showing that we ever received any. Don't know what to tell
you, dude." That's why when I finally found the two copies in
Southfield I posted about it, I was just so amazed that some store near
my area had actually received a couple of copies.

Want to know the really sad part? Ann Arbor is where ISI is located.
In their headquarters city you cannot buy a copy of their game. Sad.

Sorensen"

> >Gotta be Southfield. Nobody goes to Madison Heights anymore :>)

> I called the Ann Arbor Best Buy yesterday. The guy didn't have a
CLUE... :(

> Eldred
> --
> Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001
> Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
> GPLRank - under construction...

> Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then
beats you
> with experience...
> Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

by **Dave Henri** » Sat, 27 Oct 2001 07:43:57

While it may be true ISI is located in Ann Arbor, The manufacturing
plants for the cd pressing and the warehouses from where the packages will
be shipped are NOT near Michigan.(at least I'm guessing they are not.)
Typical distrubution of software in the USA can vary by several weeks.
Some products are held to be released nationwide on a certain date, but most
are shipped out, and depending upon the priority of orders some parts of the
US will lag far behind others.
Since the 3 F1 titles by EA have very similar names and very similar
packages, I think there will be chances for ordering and maybe even pricing
confusion. Rest assured, since EA has shelf deals with all the major
retail chains, there will be F1 2001 boxes in stores near you soon.
dave henrie

> I really think EA blew it as far as marketing and distribution in the
> US. I had been checking Ann Arbor's various software stores regularly
> since the official release on 10/5, and in almost every case, even at
> stores that I had asked previously, people had no idea what I was
> talking about. Then they would go look in their computer and the answer
> would inevitable be "Oh yeah, here it is. We are supposed to have it
> but I'm not showing that we ever received any. Don't know what to tell
> you, dude." That's why when I finally found the two copies in
> Southfield I posted about it, I was just so amazed that some store near
> my area had actually received a couple of copies.

> Want to know the really sad part? Ann Arbor is where ISI is located.
> In their headquarters city you cannot buy a copy of their game. Sad.

> Sorensen"

> > >Gotta be Southfield. Nobody goes to Madison Heights anymore :>)

> > I called the Ann Arbor Best Buy yesterday. The guy didn't have a
> CLUE... :(

> > Eldred
> > --
> > Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001
> > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
> > GPLRank - under construction...

> > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then
> beats you
> > with experience...
> > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

by **Haqsa** » Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:47:55

My point was just the irony that the people that developed the game
could not walk into a store in their home town and buy it. Not that
they would need to, admittedly, but it still seems ironic.

> While it may be true ISI is located in Ann Arbor, The manufacturing
> plants for the cd pressing and the warehouses from where the packages
will
> be shipped are NOT near Michigan.(at least I'm guessing they are not.)
> Typical distrubution of software in the USA can vary by several
weeks.
> Some products are held to be released nationwide on a certain date,
but most
> are shipped out, and depending upon the priority of orders some parts
of the
> US will lag far behind others.
> Since the 3 F1 titles by EA have very similar names and very similar
> packages, I think there will be chances for ordering and maybe even
pricing
> confusion. Rest assured, since EA has shelf deals with all the
major
> retail chains, there will be F1 2001 boxes in stores near you soon.
> dave henrie

> > I really think EA blew it as far as marketing and distribution in
the
> > US. I had been checking Ann Arbor's various software stores
regularly
> > since the official release on 10/5, and in almost every case, even
at
> > stores that I had asked previously, people had no idea what I was
> > talking about. Then they would go look in their computer and the
answer
> > would inevitable be "Oh yeah, here it is. We are supposed to have
it
> > but I'm not showing that we ever received any. Don't know what to
tell
> > you, dude." That's why when I finally found the two copies in
> > Southfield I posted about it, I was just so amazed that some store
near
> > my area had actually received a couple of copies.

> > Want to know the really sad part? Ann Arbor is where ISI is
located.
> > In their headquarters city you cannot buy a copy of their game.
Sad.

"Todd
> > Sorensen"

> > > >Gotta be Southfield. Nobody goes to Madison Heights anymore :>)

> > > I called the Ann Arbor Best Buy yesterday. The guy didn't have a
> > CLUE... :(

> > > Eldred
> > > --
> > > Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001
> > > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
> > > GPLRank - under construction...

> > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then
> > beats you
> > > with experience...
> > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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