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[Garrett Hawke]

Bayo OG is up on game.co.uk http://www.game.co.uk/en/amiibo-bayonetta-original-outfit-1891493

So is female Corrin http://www.game.co.uk/en/amiibo-corrin-female-1891490

And AC Cloud http://www.game.co.uk/en/amiibo-cloud-advent-children-1891487

 

[Bouniter]

Bayo OG is up on game.co.uk http://www.game.co.uk/en/amiibo-bayonetta-original-outfit-1891493

So is female Corrin http://www.game.co.uk/en/amiibo-corrin-female-1891490

And AC Cloud http://www.game.co.uk/en/amiibo-cloud-advent-children-1891487

Thanks very much for this got both of the Bayonetta models ordered, though if I'm honest I hope they pop up on Amazon or Nintendo store a little cheaper.

 

[Chanser]

Amazon deal of the day: Sandisk 200GB micro SD card for £51.99

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Memory-Cards/SanDisk-Ultra-MicroSDXC-Class-Memory/B00V62XBQQ/

Good for Switch owners.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

Thanks very much for this got both of the Bayonetta models ordered, though if I'm honest I hope they pop up on Amazon or Nintendo store a little cheaper.

Same, I ordered them because I don't want to stress about them but if I see them cheaper on Nintendo store/amazon I'll just switch over.

 

[XP_version2]

Hyrule Warriors 3DS Limited edition is £19.99 at Game again:

http://www.game.co.uk/en/hyrule-warriors-legends-limited-edition-only-at-game-922020

 

[foobarry81]

Hyrule Warriors 3DS Limited edition is £19.99 at Game again:

http://www.game.co.uk/en/hyrule-warriors-legends-limited-edition-only-at-game-922020

UK only, btw.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

So, anyone got their cheap ass Marketplace games canceled?

 

[Lucifon]

Amazon deal of the day: Sandisk 200GB micro SD card for £51.99

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Memory-Cards/SanDisk-Ultra-MicroSDXC-Class-Memory/B00V62XBQQ/

Good for Switch owners.

By the time there's enough games out to fill 200gb they'll probably be cheaper haha! Personally I'd hold off going over 128 right now if you're looking for the best £/gb ratio.

 

[smashballTaz]

Well Game's site is wrecked. Just about managed to get both Bayonetta amiibos and Cloud AC.

 

[ty_hot]

Base has the Yakuza Kiwami Steel Book Edition (PS4) for only £24.85. Shipping is cheap aswell.

http://www.base.com/Games/Yakuza-Ki...4_1492089729_0ab1e0095f3580d7d0c7932d966b0c7a

Is this a new game?
Edit. Remake from the first Yakuza.

 

[smashballTaz]

It's a remake of the first one. Right?

Yep:

Yakuza Kiwami, Sega’s remake of 2005’s Yakuza, is coming to PlayStation 4 on Aug. 29, the publisher announced today. The “rebuilt from the ground up” version of the PlayStation 2 original will retail for $29.99.

The so-called extreme HD remake will feature “completely recreated graphics,” according to Sega, and re-recorded audio from the game’s original Japanese voice actors. In terms of new content, Sega promises “added distractions” — including the “Majima Everywhere” system, in which Goro Majima will regularly surprise and challenge players to combat — and about 30 minutes of new cutscenes.

 

[Midas]

What's the best deal for Persona 5?

 

[krumble]

Bayo OG is up on game.co.uk http://www.game.co.uk/en/amiibo-bayonetta-original-outfit-1891493

So is female Corrin http://www.game.co.uk/en/amiibo-corrin-female-1891490

And AC Cloud http://www.game.co.uk/en/amiibo-cloud-advent-children-1891487

I don't trust GAME
Had the deluxe hardcover Zelda guide preordered since it went up, 1 day before it came out they cancelled it no reason!
Luckily they still had it up for preorder so paid straight away with PayPal to try and force their hand, it came straight away, but will never trust anything I REALLY want with GAME again

Nintendo Store may be crap for delivery day 1 now, but they do still deliver, plus hoping for Amazon preorders

 

[Mergesort]

So, anyone got their cheap ass Marketplace games canceled?

It's scam, there are no games, of course orders got canceled.

 

[Demonfang]

Are the new amiibo's up anywhere else for preorder apart from GAME in the UK?

 

[illusionary]

Are the new amiibo's up anywhere else for preorder apart from GAME in the UK?

I've been watching out for them (I'm going to need the three new Zelda amiibo) and have only sen them at GAME so far. Hopefully Nintendo UK's online store and Amazon will follow shortly, and without the markup over RRP.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

So anywhere got persona 5 in the UK, that's not at scalper's prices? =/

 

[Linkstrikesback]

So anywhere got persona 5 in the UK, that's not at scalper's prices? =/

Everywhere seems to be out of stock. They underestimated demand, which given it broke records for atlus is an understandable mistake, but it sucks. You'll have to wait for a restock unfortunately, or go digital/scalper

 

[Eolz]

Everywhere seems to be out of stock. They underestimated demand, which given it broke records for atlus is an understandable mistake, but it sucks. You'll have to wait for a restock unfortunately, or go digital/scalper

Seems to be the case with every game Deep Silver has been in charge of since the Sega/Atlus european deal...
Same with Yakuza, SMT IV A, 7th Dragon...

 

[Linkstrikesback]

Seems to be the case with every game Deep Silver has been in charge of since the Sega/Atlus european deal...
Same with Yakuza, SMT IV A, 7th Dragon...

Lesson is preorder it if you want upcoming Atlus/Sega game near launch . Even worse for anyone who was after he ps3 version, since that likely won't ever be restocked.

 

[YianGaruga]

Seems to be the case with every game Deep Silver has been in charge of since the Sega/Atlus european deal...
Same with Yakuza, SMT IV A, 7th Dragon...

I honestly prefer that to SE games that drop to 20 after a few weeks because it overshipped. And they do reprint the games so it's not like you'll miss out

 

[Son Of D]

I honestly prefer that to SE games that drop to 20 after a few weeks because it overshipped. And they do reprint the games so it's not like you'll miss out

You prefer games being hard to find and expensive over games that are easy to find and get discounted sooner?

 

[EmiPrime]

I honestly prefer that to SE games that drop to 20 after a few weeks because it overshipped. And they do reprint the games so it's not like you'll miss out

Why on earth do you prefer that games be more expensive and difficult to find?

 

[YianGaruga]

You prefer games being hard to find and expensive over games that are easy to find and get discounted sooner?

I prefer games that hold their value, so you don't feel like an idiot when it's 50% off after 4 weeks

That's not really a good thing for anyone

And I just compared the two extremes and said which I prefer. there's obviously an ideal middle ground and not only those two states

edit: jeez looks like that's an unpopular opinion lol

 

[Pennywise]

I prefer games that hold their value, so you don't feel like an idiot when it's 50% off after 4 weeks

That's not really a good thing for anyone

And I just compared the two extremes and said which I prefer. there's obviously an ideal middle ground and not only those two states

edit: jeez looks like that's an unpopular opinion lol

Nah you're right.

World of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest Builders is 15€ on saturn.de
They're not shipping internationally, so GermanGaf only.

 

[Weltall Zero]

I prefer games that hold their value, so you don't feel like an idiot when it's 50% off after 4 weeks

There is a better way to not feel like an idiot, and as a bonus it provides actual economic benefit for you versus prices not dropping: buy when they do drop.

That's not really a good thing for anyone

I'm pretty sure it's a good thing for anyone that doesn't buy at launch.

And I just compared the two extremes and said which I prefer. there's obviously an ideal middle ground and not only those two states

edit: jeez looks like that's an unpopular opinion lol

Surprisingly common for opinions that make zero rational sense!

 

[Moskitokrebs]

Nah you're right.

World of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest Builders is 15€ on saturn.de
They're not shipping internationally, so GermanGaf only.

Thanks, just bought World of Final Fantasy without realizing that I didn't read any reviews or seen any quicklooks. I hope for this price 15€ I'll have some fun with it.

 

[Metalmarc]

Have you guys seen the Square Enix deal, its nuts, you buy a bundle of 8 Square games, you get 10 more bundle codes (don't think the games are seprate codes though they have to redeem all 8 games in the bundle) to share with friends of the same games, the catch is ten of your friends have to register at the Square online shop thing, but still they all get the games (if money is tight you could split the cost between the eleven of you)

https://store.eu.square-enix.com/uk/discovery-sale

With each digital bundle purchase, you will also receive 10 additional Square Enix Online Store codes for the same bundle you purchased to share with your friends. In order to redeem the Square Enix Online Store codes, your friends need to create a Square Enix Online Store account (registration is free) and apply the promo code when checking out. Please note: Referral codes expire on 03/07/2017


£3.99 bundle

KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS
PROJECT: SNOWBLIND
SCARYGIRL
THIEF II: THE METAL AGE
URBAN CHAOS
ORDER OF WAR
KANE & LYNCH: DEAD MEN
PANDEMONIUM

£6.99 bundle


BATTLESTATIONS: MIDWAY
HITMAN: CONTRACTS
HITMAN: CODENAME 47
THIEF: THE DARK PROJECT - GOLD
DAIKATANA
DEATHTRAP DUNGEON
THIEF III: DEADLY SHADOWS
STARTOPIA

£13.59

LEGACY OF KAIN: DEFIANCE
TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND
LEGACY OF KAIN: SOUL REAVER 2
CONFLICT: DENIED OPS
BLOOD OMEN2: LEGACY OF KAIN
DEUS EX: INVISIBLE WAR
GYROMANCER
QUANTUM CONUNDRUM

 

[YianGaruga]

Surprisingly common for opinions that make zero rational sense!

It does make "rational sense" unless the only thing you think about is saving 20 bucks in the short term.

Niche games being overshipped and being clearanced out after a few weeks is not a good thing if you would like to see more of those kind of games, and I'll gladly pay a bit more and pre-order if that helps.

Not a hard concept to grasp, but hey this is NeoGAF after all

 

[foobarry81]

It does make "rational sense" unless the only thing you think about is saving 20 bucks in the short term.

Niche games being overshipped and being clearanced out after a few weeks is not a good thing if you would like to see more of those kind of games, and I'll gladly pay a bit more and pre-order if that helps.

Not a hard concept to grasp, but hey this is NeoGAF after all

Perhaps you're preaching to the wrong choir. This is the cheap arse thread, not the I-like-to-pay-more-for-mah-gamez-thread. ;-)

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Perhaps you're preaching to the wrong choir. This is the cheap arse thread, not the I-like-to-pay-more-for-mah-gamez-thread. ;-)

This.

I can understand the reasoning, but as a general consumer that does not affect me. And on a macro-level my individual choice whether to purchase a game or not makes no difference.

OTOH, undershipping games leading to scalpers taking advantage of me certainly does affect me.

 

[YianGaruga]

I don't want to preach or convince anyone that I'm "right". That really was supposed to be just a one off comment about Deep Silver's handling of Sega/Atlus games, which I think is pretty great.

But if someone tells me my opinion makes "zero rational sense", I'm going to defend myself. There's really no need for that.

 

[toythatkills]

Niche games being overshipped and being clearanced out after a few weeks is not a good thing if you would like to see more of those kind of games...

Isn't this really due to how many they sell, rather than how many they print?

Whether a game has a print run of 100,000 and sells 100,000 or a game has a print run of 500,000 and sells 100,000, it's still performed the same and so won't damage the chances of more of those kinds of games, it just means the publisher messed up.

And if that game needed to sell 500,000 to be profitable, then it won't matter if they sell 100,000 even if that's 100% of the shipped copies.

Either way, those Persona steelbooks are gonna be worth so much soon when the plastic box comes out.

 

[Hasney]

Isn't this really due to how many they sell, rather than how many they print?

Whether a game has a print run of 100,000 and sells 100,000 or a game has a print run of 500,000 and sells 100,000, it's still performed the same and so won't damage the chances of more of those kinds of games, it just means the publisher messed up.

And if that game needed to sell 500,000 to be profitable, then it won't matter if they sell 100,000 even if that's 100% of the shipped copies.

Either way, those Persona steelbooks are gonna be worth so much soon when the plastic box comes out.

Not sure how it is now, but if there was a stack of unsold games and the retailer had to cut price to sell them, the big retailers used to tell them that they needed credits and incentives to buy the next game they were publishing, so they ended up having to eat it down the line. It might not be the case anymore with large online warehouses.

 

[Weltall Zero]

It does make "rational sense" unless the only thing you think about is saving 20 bucks in the short term.

Niche games being overshipped and being clearanced out after a few weeks is not a good thing if you would like to see more of those kind of games, and I'll gladly pay a bit more and pre-order if that helps.

Not a hard concept to grasp, but hey this is NeoGAF after all

If all this time you were talking about supporting these games and them selling well, then I agree and I apologize for the misunderstanding, but your exact words were:

so you don't feel like an idiot when it's 50% off after 4 weeks

That didn't exactly parse as "being proud of your full support to the game devs".

 

[Deleted member 57681]

Thanks, just bought World of Final Fantasy without realizing that I didn't read any reviews or seen any quicklooks. I hope for this price 15€ I'll have some fun with it.

They're almost the same on Amazon.de, about 18€.

Also, Dragon Quest VIII is 29.99. That's cheap I guess.

 

[YianGaruga]

Isn't this really due to how many they sell, rather than how many they print?

Whether a game has a print run of 100,000 and sells 100,000 or a game has a print run of 500,000 and sells 100,000, it's still performed the same and so won't damage the chances of more of those kinds of games, it just means the publisher messed up.

And if that game needed to sell 500,000 to be profitable, then it won't matter if they sell 100,000 even if that's 100% of the shipped copies.

Either way, those Persona steelbooks are gonna be worth so much soon when the plastic box comes out.

It affects retailer expectations and confidence at least. Maybe the impact is negligible, but I think there's a reason why pre-orders are so important. So if more stores push Persona 6 or other Atlus games as a result of P5 doing well I'd say that's a good thing. If they were sitting on 50% of unsold stock they probably wouldn't.

 

[oti]

They're almost the same on Amazon.de, about 18€.

Also, Dragon Quest VIII is 29.99. That's cheap I guess.

It was 23€ a few days ago as part of a day-long 3DS promotion. Tempting, but I decided against it. Too many games in my backlog for now.

 

[EmiPrime]

As a consumer all I care about is availability and price, the rest is not my problem.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

As a consumer all I care about is availability and price, the rest is not my problem.

This.

It affects retailer expectations and confidence at least. Maybe the impact is negligible, but I think there's a reason why pre-orders are so important. So if more stores push Persona 6 or other Atlus games as a result of P5 doing well I'd say that's a good thing. If they were sitting on 50% of unsold stock they probaby wouldn't.

Not disagreeing with you at all.

But, why the hell is it taking Atlus so long to restock the game then? Amazon is still placing a restock in May. That's batshit.

 

[bahamut zero]

It was 23€ a few days ago as part of a day-long 3DS promotion. Tempting, but I decided against it. Too many games in my backlog for now.

Was VII also available for that price?

 

[YianGaruga]

While we're at it, amazon.fr has the P5 steelbook for 49,90€ + shipping

https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B01K7KRPAU/

Probably french text on the slip cover

 

[Hasney]

Not disagreeing with you at all.

But, why the hell is it taking Atlus so long to restock the game then? Amazon is still placing a restock in May. That's batshit.

Deep Silver tend to bet low on these niche games and just plan for a second print down the line. It looks like May was going go be the plan for the standard edition to release thinking that day 1 stock was likely enough to be in stock until then.

 

[Deleted member 57681]

It was 23€ a few days ago as part of a day-long 3DS promotion. Tempting, but I decided against it. Too many games in my backlog for now.

Ah I see. So I guess Bravely Second for 19.98 is the regular price on Amazon.de as well.

 

[Linkstrikesback]

But, why the hell is it taking Atlus so long to restock the game then? Amazon is still placing a restock in May. That's batshit.

Atlus aren't responsible in Europe, it's deep silver, and a month is probably reasonably close to how much time it takes to work out a new order from deep silver through Atlus and Sony, get the discs printed and then shipped to retailers. If they didn't expect it all to sell through so quickly, and they've got no copies, that can't come out of nowhere.

 

[XP_version2]

I think we'd all prefer these more niche releases to have exactly enough availability to go around but with the premise of digital releases meaning games are now never impossible to play for RRP or less, limited printruns are going to become more and more common. Which is good, some companies literally cannot afford to take the risk.

Pre-order culture in general is harmful and bad and shouldn't be encouraged. But with games like these it's an absolute necessity...I know that's contradictory.

 

[Mergesort]

Nah you're right.

World of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest Builders is 15€ on saturn.de
They're not shipping internationally, so GermanGaf only.

I love Toriyama's style, bought, thank you.

 

[Nachtfalke]

Some good Amazon UK Lightning deals, still working for ~1 hour:

Megadimension Neptunia VII (PS4) £14,99
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B016MOA56G/

Persona 4: Dancing All Night (Playstation Vita) £13,99
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/PC-Video...m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=4Y69W28SVNAHFR4H7FRD

Batman: The Telltale Series (PS4) £8,99
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01K1LLTPM/

 

[Gunkankun]

Some good Amazon UK Lightning deals, still working for ~1 hour:

Megadimension Neptunia VII (PS4) £14,99
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B016MOA56G/

Persona 4: Dancing All Night (Playstation Vita) £13,99
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/PC-Video...m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=4Y69W28SVNAHFR4H7FRD

Batman: The Telltale Series (PS4) £8,99
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01K1LLTPM/

Are they doing special easter deals all weekend?

 

[Gunkankun]

Found a seller with DQBuilders for 11 euros. Ordered it, but its propably fake, right? Seller had 12 reviews with a 97%