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Did you buy a 100 Rosaina amiibos?
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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 5: Much Ado Aboot Shipping
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Remember that time I stopped buying full priced new games when it hit $70? $75 isn't making me want to change my mind on this.
How is this not severely affecting sales. Are we the only people who feel like this?
ahahahahahah
what if we stop getting e3 deals? jesus, and that's a no name game. how about the AAAs? 80 bucks?
Fate_Shirou
Member
If it does hit 80, then I will stop buying games in canada day one lol, no way I can justify spending 90$+ on a single title.
Sadly it's starting to seem like it. I mean it's kind of silly too pay full price when everything seems to get a hefty $20 price cut in a month or two tops other then Nintendo stuff.
Too bad for me that I wasn't buying most console games until they got to $20 or less so with the higher base cost it's taking them much longer to drop down to that price point as they tend to linger around $40 and then $30 much much longer.
The PRICE APOCALYPSE is nearly upon us. Not feeling good about E3 deals this year. Jesus. Someone needs to dethrone Harper and get the dollar back on track.
Fuzzy, are you among us? You are the chosen one.
It's funny but look how quickly they raised price just enough to break even now, but didn't mind having it be $5ish more than normal when the dollar was around 90 cents.
This won't bode well for retailers or companies in Canada. We don't live in the 90's anymore. Plus, unlike Australia, we aren't limited by geography. I'd rather just straight up buy games from the US, from their Craigslist, their Amazon, their used game stores.
Prices drop so fast for games these days, just waiting a couple weeks to a month and you can get even AAA games at half price (Nintendo aside).
catpurrcat
Member
People still impulse buy. I find it odd that people fuss over the price of the console. Look at the brisk used preowned console business,both in store and online private sales, whereas those wanting only brand new consoles seem to sit on the fence for months waiting for a mere $20 price drop on a $400 system.
But I never hear anything about complaints of the game prices outside of GAF - and even used RECENT releases are only like $5-$10 less than new. Someone is buying these games and not caring whatsoever about price.
catpurrcat
Member
Digital sales will save us if retail prices go up. $35 for a 2 month old AA or AAA game is fine by me (witness the recent Xbox one sale). I can wait.
I've got a backlog to serve me when the PRICE APOCALYPSE comes. I'll wait for games to drop in price. If I REALLY want it I'll go digital. Lets hope games won't be to expensive on PSN/XBLA/Eshop when the dollar becomes a shadow of its former self.
Can we also expect Amiibo`s to go up by $5?
Can we also expect Amiibo`s to go up by $5?
nobodyshero
Banned
firehawk12
Subete no aware
There's that thread where a guy bought 100 because he hates Rosalina and wants to destroy them.
Seems kinda normal but I didn't talk to anyone and could be different store to store.
This was at the PC in downtown Vancouver
I got a laugh out of a $60 bundle screaming "OVER $54 IN VALUE!" It refers to the extras of course. Still funny though.
Right now they're super cheap here compared to the US. With the current $0.79 CAD they should be over $16 each.
Bassmastergeneral
Member
yup no more new games for me.
Price could go up $1-2. I don't think it would be $5
BigJonsson
Member
The price should go up because they can't seem to keep them in stock, use Amibo profits to subsidize the dollar crash on vidya games!
Urg the E3 deals is the only thing keeping me going at this point.
I'm still pissed at all the games that get announced after e3 but come out before the next one since I can't get as good a discount on them
If I had no E3 deals at all that would drastically cut back the amount of games I get overall to only a handful
You'd still buy them all.
Hey it's just money. If you need more then just go out and make more money. Easy.
At least I still have a shitload of games pre-ordered from last E3.
$70 games aren't normal prices either, yo.
$70 games aren't normal prices either, yo.
CuthbertAllgoodz
Member
Too bad EBGames does not keep your pre-order price locked in. They have Street Fight V pre-order at 59.99$. By the time it comes out it might be 20$ more. Oh well, it should be the price we'll get it at from this year E3 deals! *cries*
This
Harper is part of the reason as to why the dollar got so strong in the first place. The upside of a crippled dollar and a strong USD is manufacturing should start to pick up. To be honest though there isn't really a whole lot any party from any political stripe can do about the CAD until the Saudis stop being dicks about oil prices.
This is the beginning of the end
I did not know this. Even if you deposit the whole amount? Good thing I don't have anything pre-ordered from them right now.
Are you fucking serious?
BigJonsson
Member
Let's just make our own games
Sealtest
Member
in-store and fully paid off at the old price you should keep the old price unless the manager/dm is a dick.
Online no idea.
The guy took $10 off my in-store pickup even though it was $5 for Toon LInk and $5 for Megaman (not out today).
I hope they fucked up and I get $5 or $10 off Megaman too but whatever lol.
Sealtest
Member
I paid $69 for AW on ps4 cause amazon screwed me on my E3 one, But it also came with the ps3 one so I don't feel as bad.
Nope. The closest I came was buying Bayonetta 2 and Smash Bros. U for $65 each. And I made money on Smash Bros. because I wrote a guide for it.
I would have bought Bayonetta 1 and 2 for Wii U separately for, say, $20 and $60, so it was still a good value as far as I was concerned.
KnightHart
Member
I am drunk out of my mind so forgive any hyperbole
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS
GAME OVER MAN GAME OVER
Conscience Falls
Member
I have the order fulfilled but I still have no pictures.Slightly worried.
Hmm, yeah. I don't think I'll be willing to pay $70+ that are not limited/collectors editions of games. Nintendo games I don't mind pay at that price since I know I will get most of moneys worth, but for the case for PS4 & AAA games, very select few will I be willing to buy...such as Kingdoms Hearts.
In other news, I do have some news in terms of how Target is proceeding in the liquidation phase. In the case of my store, the 'liquidation' phase has occurred, however the liquidators have not entered the store yet. It has been stated that they may come in about a week or two. A number of store have stopped receiving truck shipments from the distribution center, but my store will be receiving multiple trucks for the next few weeks so that DC and warehouses can clear out. What else, all backrooms are cleared and there is no backstocking allowed. Other than that, I don't know when liquidation sales will begin.
Sorry to detract, but I do just want to show my current collection of amiibo that I posted in the amiibo thread just to share with you guys. One is unlike the others...
In other news, I do have some news in terms of how Target is proceeding in the liquidation phase. In the case of my store, the 'liquidation' phase has occurred, however the liquidators have not entered the store yet. It has been stated that they may come in about a week or two. A number of store have stopped receiving truck shipments from the distribution center, but my store will be receiving multiple trucks for the next few weeks so that DC and warehouses can clear out. What else, all backrooms are cleared and there is no backstocking allowed. Other than that, I don't know when liquidation sales will begin.
Sorry to detract, but I do just want to show my current collection of amiibo that I posted in the amiibo thread just to share with you guys. One is unlike the others...
Bought Pikmin 3 for $67 on Boxing day at Walmart. In my defense it's a very difficult game to come by in the physical without paying scalper prices.
Sorry to detract, but I do just want to show my current collection of amiibo that I posted in the amiibo thread just to share with you guys. One is unlike the others...
soon!
KnightHart
Member
I sure as hell didn't
I'm not sure if this'll severely change my spending habits, or if it means I'm gonna be waiting an extra few months for Mortal Kombat X to drop to $50
I wonder how the casual gaming audience here will react to new STANDARD EDITION games costing $74.99. That just sounds fucking absurd now.
If I knew people had such a hard time getting Pikmin 3 at the time I'd have picked up the $30 liquidation copies at Target last spring.
Hmm, yeah. I don't think I'll be willing to pay $70+ that are not limited/collectors editions of games. Nintendo games I don't mind pay at that price since I know I will get most of moneys worth, but for the case for PS4 & AAA games, very select few will I be willing to buy...such as Kingdoms Hearts.
In other news, I do have some news in terms of how Target is proceeding in the liquidation phase. In the case of my store, the 'liquidation' phase has occurred, however the liquidators have not entered the store yet. It has been stated that they may come in about a week or two. A number of store have stopped receiving truck shipments from the distribution center, but my store will be receiving multiple trucks for the next few weeks so that DC and warehouses can clear out. What else, all backrooms are cleared and there is no backstocking allowed. Other than that, I don't know when liquidation sales will begin.
Sorry to detract, but I do just want to show my current collection of amiibo that I posted in the amiibo thread just to share with you guys. One is unlike the others...
Are you guys selling them at one point? Or keeping them forever?
I am intrigued.