Noisepurge
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Usually the battery save doesn't work in a fake GBA/DS game.
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Usually the battery save doesn't work in a fake GBA/DS game.
test_account
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I remember back in the GBA days, then the code printed on the front label were pretty much always wrong. I mean, the code was a legit GBA code, but it didnt corresponde with the game (like it had the code for a Mario game on a Zelda game just to take one example). I'm not sure if this is the case with pirated DS games as well, but try to check if the code on the Okamiden label is correct (seach on Google).
bitoriginal
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I bought one from Amazon and it was fake. Easy to tell, just check the back and look at the green bit on the chip above the golden connectors. If it says 'Nintendo' it's fake as hell. Also check the colour of the label on the cart, if it looks washed out/lighter/yellowy compared to a normal cart it's likely to be fake. Also, the staples on the manual were slightly off centre. The plastic on the case had waves on it as well and didn't feel quite the same as a legit case. There will be lots of little tell-tale signs.
Not only that, the copy I got had a glitch where you couldn't progress past one part of the game, about two hours in. At least pirate the rom that works!
DunderHassan
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Thanks a lot
And now it's time to redeem myself:Dead Island (PC) £9.99 @ Grainger Games
Free shipping in UK, EU = +£6
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
I could tell it was fake from the picture. I've never seen a DS game that uses that cheap ass cling film-esque plastic seal.
ok, will keep an eye out for that next time.
edit: Just got my copy of Revelations... and afaik it isn't fake lol
MarshMellow96
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Is there anywhere that sells Burnout: Paradise UB for a decent price new?
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
GoldenEye PS3 and Xbox is now £18 from Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005EEQEIY/
360 version also available for £17 from Choices but I've never used them: http://www.choicesuk.com/Product.aspx/goldeneye_reloaded_xbox360_710335
360 version also available for £17 from Choices but I've never used them: http://www.choicesuk.com/Product.aspx/goldeneye_reloaded_xbox360_710335
Keyser Soze
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Forza Motorsport 3 [Ultimate Edition] - £3.68 @ Amazon Warehouse
Wrestlemania
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Yeah, I ordered from the same guy and it's almost certainly a fake. I doubt PayPal will ask you to send it back though, I think they ask for counterfeit goods to be destroyed.
Keyser Soze
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Professor Layton And The Spectre's Call (DS) - £17.99 @ Play
Buy the US version instead. The 100 hour RPG is missing in the PAL!
Why do we not get a price like that for the Forza 4 Limited?
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/safetycentre/counterfeits.html
Talk to the seller. Seller wants it back and offers a full refund.... Surely the law would protect me if this went any further - I wasn't knowingly sold a fake DS game.
Jeff Albertson
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I kind of fancy a western game for some reason (loved rdr but think watching true grit made me want another) has anyone played call of Juarez 1 or 2? Any good or going cheap anywhere?
For Swedish Customers:
CDON.se are selling Assassins Creed Revelations - Collectors Edition for 199 sek (22.3/£18.7). Both 360 and PS3. Link goes to PS3 version.
CDON.se are selling Assassins Creed Revelations - Collectors Edition for 199 sek (22.3/£18.7). Both 360 and PS3. Link goes to PS3 version.
PumpkinPie
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It's 24,90€ from the Finnish side of CDON (xbox 360 version seems to be out of stock). Also, thanks for the tip, bought.
They're usually on sale on Steam. The second one is relatively more polished than the first and is actually an okay game. Don't know about the console versions.
Yai! Awesome, I was waiting for this to drop! Bought.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Xenoblade is 98p in-store at GAME if you can find a copy.
Dead Man Typing
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What? Is this a joke reference to that Namco game or did I make a mistake in buying the PAL version of Layton a couple of months ago.
Sir_Crocodile
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There's a rather large brownie-brown made social rpg on the jp/us version of spectre's call called london life.
Not on the euro version because nintendo didn't want to pay for the extra translation work.
I said wow. Good thing I never picked this up, but I may just now import when I get around to wanting it.
Vinterbird
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In a perfect world that would be online as well.
That's quite sad. Not even Elite Beat Agents suffered that much.
Yeah, and that in the best selling region... Europe sales from the Layton series outsell the US by a mile.
Starwolf_UK
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Spotted Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of the sky for £10 in Morrisons today,. and nobody cared...
Rabbids Travel in Time special edition with some Rabbid figurine for £15 in some HMV stores, still nobody cared...
Its a bonus mini-game (or was described as such to the project organisers). NOE made a stupid decision not just sticking the English one on the cart.
Basically you'll only get it for £0.98 if its missplaced and the overworked emlpoyees don't have time to find it.
Rabbids Travel in Time special edition with some Rabbid figurine for £15 in some HMV stores, still nobody cared...
Based off the OT impressions I'd say calling London Life an RPG is like calling Animal Crossing an RPG. Its only 100 hours if you repeat the exact same tasks over and over again to earn enough money to buy the really expensive stuff.
Its a bonus mini-game (or was described as such to the project organisers). NOE made a stupid decision not just sticking the English one on the cart.
Isn't that their code for deleting it (and GAME wonder why they're in a mess when they don't stock games 6 months after their release) but still having unaccounted copies. It might also be a code for employees to mark the remaining new copies as pre-owned which are sold at considerably more (but still making a loss as they're still below trhe wholesale price GAME paid in the first place, no wonder GAME are in a mess...).
Basically you'll only get it for £0.98 if its missplaced and the overworked emlpoyees don't have time to find it.
Yes, the 100 hour thing is blown horribly out of proportion.
Yeah, but its ironic that the content isnt available in the best selling region.
Keyser Soze
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Vita Trade-in prices at GAME (if you are into that)
Vita Trade-in prices at GAME (if you are into that)
Only taking white Wii's? Racist SOB's.
Phife Dawg
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Eh, seems there is indeed some demand for the bundle (sold out at Amazon.de for example) and game (currently sold out at Amazon.de as well, 2-4 weeks estimated for re-stock). Simple case of demand and supply. Everyone should've pre-ordered when it was £30 anyway - that deal was insane.
Thanks!
EDIT: wait. there is no voucher. you troll!
Just sent you a PM.
EDIT: I didn't say quote to reveal
Just quote and I would send the code via PM.ashbash159
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So where's the best place to preorder a Vita? Or should I wait a little bit?
thechemist
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I am personally waiting at the moment as it seems like the deals are getting better and better.
Starwolf_UK
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They are meant to check the serial numbers which normally tells you region and they'll reject non European ones (same reason Lik-Sang got shut down, they're not EEC tested so could explode and kill us all). Also charging lead. So I'll say you're unlikely to succeed.
Someone had a bad preorder experience with them. I don't save card details with them but for the orders I've done they're fine.
Diablohead
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I think with any console you are best to wait a few weeks to see what happens especially if there is not that many games you would play on it at launch.
I'm gunna wait.
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