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ALERT: Atelier Iris already sold out at Amazon
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GameExpress still has it for $43. http://www.gameexpress.com/product_detail.cfm?UPC=730865530137
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
Amazon is where idiots overpay for games. Seriously. Good for sellers, bad for gamers.
www.videogameplus.ca also has it... great game btw.
flarkminator
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My local little game store had a copy on the wall and I got all excited and went to buy it...when they went to check they were actually out of stock...
I wanted it so bad. BUt I did end up gettimg the Digital Devil Saga box set to soothe my anger. Mmm box set
I wanted it so bad. BUt I did end up gettimg the Digital Devil Saga box set to soothe my anger. Mmm box set
Here's the thread: http://forums.gaming-age.com/showthread.php?t=48988
sonarrat said:
Uh, it's not uncommon for games to sell out early on. It's called "first shipment."
I was in Gamestop not an hour ago, and they had a STACK of these things. I think the game got enough press where it'll be at least semi-readily available. I'm waiting for a price drop, and if for some reason that doesn't happen, I'll just pick it up in a few months. The game seemed alright, but the voice cut offs and the bad load stuttering was just sloppy.
SailorDaravon said:
Amazon is pretty good about saying whether there are more copies coming. Even so, I think what I saw was illusory, because I checked again, and J&R actually has copies through their website, just not through Amazon. So I think I probably jumped the gun there...
SolidSnakex
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Prospero said:
As far as stories go, if you enjoyed stuff like Lunar, Grandia, and SoA there's a good chance you'll like what Atelier has. The battle system is pretty nice. It's fast and pretty strategic when it comes to certain boss fights. And synthetisizing rocks.
Himuro said:
Funny thing about Amazon is that they don't sell games themselves. They only do it through partner sites. Toys 'R' Us is the only retailer I'm aware of that only sells online through Amazon; J&R and Gamestop are the other major partners. I'm thinking now, upon closer examination, that these retailers have reached an agreement to stop selling through Amazon. Amazon is OK with that, because they get huge commissions from the individual resellers..
You can also get it from Nippon Ichi's online store. Granted it's $49.99, but it comes with the soundtrack, and they have it in stock.
Here's the link
Here's the link
Notorious_Roy
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F*ck. How are my changes of getting it next week (22nd of july) at Toys 'R Us NY? I wanted to buy it when I'm on holliday there, along with a NTSC PS2
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Notorious_Roy said:
My GameStop had them. Don't limit yourself to one store, I doubt you'll have too many problems.
I was in my local EB for a second tonight asking about the game, they're getting more copies in a day or two. Not sure how many, but maybe that's an indication they're making more copies due to quick sell? Anyway, good news for folks like me who looked at it at release and decided to wait.
jgkspsx said:
Considering -this- price shark sold a copy for $70, yes, I think it's fair to say it would actually fetch that amount. Ebay is clogged with forgeries from China and Hong Kong. There's still one place left to buy it online - gameexpress.com - but I don't know how long that will last.
Legit:sonarrat said:
http://www.etoys.com/genProduct.html/PID/4089519/ctid/19?cpncode=11-452252-2&srccode=cii_14110944
http://www.gamequestdirect.com/730865850150.html
and yes
http://www.gameexpress.com/product_detail.cfm?UPC=730865850150
Questionable:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/prod...ct_id=3650257&sourceid=0100000030900867102498
http://www.e3eg.com/items.asp?ProductCode=730865850150
Given ATLUS's distribution system, I expect retailers to be selling small batches of it for at least another month. Paying $70 for it is idiotic.
jaundicejuice
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u_neek said:
Holy fuck, thanks for that link. That's a pretty sweet site, I've been looking for a decent alternative to ebgames.com/eBay?Amazon/et all because of the exchange rate price gouging and Futureshop/Bestbuy.ca because of the lacking selections they have when it comes to more niche stuff.
SatelliteOfLove
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Wario64 said:
My Gamestop of choice has 2 used and new each for $45/$50, respectively; so it's probable that distribution and demand has varied by location, thus fueling the price speculation on amazon.
SatelliteOfLove said:
Hate to break it to you, but "price speculation" on Amazon consists of listing a game for a random amount over MSRP and waiting for people to bite.
I would never have thought it would work, but I've been able to sell everything I listed. I wussed out on Atelier Iris and sold it for $49.99 when it was out of stock, and I don't regret it. I don't think it'll be really elusive.This is a strange period with all these NIS releases coming out so close to one another, and all of them in limited batches. I guess there's something to be said for nurturing a market...
SatelliteOfLove
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sonarrat said:Hate to break it to you, but "price speculation" on Amazon consists of listing a game for a random amount over MSRP and waiting for people to bite.
That's just it, they're speculating that it'll be a 50k run, be a new to NA series that catches fire like Disgaea did, and they make out like bandits. I remember stories of Disgaea and Shadow Hearts 2 and the like being called "hard to find" (before Disgaea's second issuing, of course), yet I found my new copy of Disgaea amongst 3 other new ones at this one GS, and the dude said the others nearby had it in some form as well.
sonnarat said:
Even I'm being swamped by niche RPG goodness, so you know it's coming in bucketfulls. Granted, I'd rather have them and be behind playing them than not have them at all, of course. Hopefully it isn't saturating the market...
SatelliteOfLove
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sonarrat said:
Bingo. Those 50k copies often go to us RPG fiends; but some areas with less demand get more, others few if any; but some people can't find them in their areas, so like you said, the amazon prices.
Scott said:
DDS, DDS2, Atelier Iris and Makai Kingdom within the space of about 4 months, plus Phantom Brave, La Pucelle and a few other recent releases still scattered on shelves across the country.
Well, "good or no," Generation of Chaos isn't made by Nippon Ichi, so you may want to start somewhere else.
Dang.. what has Idea Factory done that I might be familiar with?
distantmantra
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sonarrat said:
DDS and DDS2 were released by Atlus.
Makai Kingdom, Atelier Iris, Phantom Brave, and La Pucelle were all released by NIS.
The two companies have no relation to one another, correct? I continue to see posts stating otherwise.
The connections between the two companies are: a)Atlus published a few of Nippon Ichi's games here (Disgaea & Rhapsody) before NIS America was started, and b)Atlus is NIS America's distributor. That's as far as it goes, I believe.
As for them vying for the same market? Yeah, that's pretty much the situation. Atlus, Agetec, Working Designs, NIS America, and (on one occassion) Mastiff all go after the same niche for the most part... And surprisingly, they've all been able to carve out their own fanbase, without cannibalizing eachother in the process. Well, so far, at least.
Also, just to nitpick for a moment, La Pucelle: Tactics was published by Mastiff Games, not NIS America.
As for them vying for the same market? Yeah, that's pretty much the situation. Atlus, Agetec, Working Designs, NIS America, and (on one occassion) Mastiff all go after the same niche for the most part... And surprisingly, they've all been able to carve out their own fanbase, without cannibalizing eachother in the process. Well, so far, at least.
Also, just to nitpick for a moment, La Pucelle: Tactics was published by Mastiff Games, not NIS America.
I honestly don't follow import titles very often, and with Generation of Chaos being the first Idea Factory title to make it to the states... well, you'll just have to ask somebody else.sonarrat said:
jaundicejuice
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Scott said:
Sure they're niche, but different kinds of niche. I mean to use Atlus and Nippon Ichi as examples, Atlus tends to publish darker stuff like their Megaten games whereas Nippon Ichi tends to publish chibi-cutesy stuff like Atelier Iris. Opposite sides of the same coin almost.
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