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Sep 17th, 2006, 09:21 PM | #41 |
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yea, it's strategic marketing.
the publishing companies have the various regions catagorized, according to what audience will most likely buy what. Unfortunately, the majority of gamers outside of Japan just aren't likely to put the money down on the more extravagant editions of games..and the gamers who would buy these special editions lose to the majority. Outside of specialty retailers like Gamestop lots of the LE/CE/SE/boxed sets..never make it outta Japan. Mostly due to the fact that Japanese gamers spend the money. That's slowly changing though, from what I've noticed there's been alot more LE/SE/CE games being released here in the United States. Example of this is the Final Fantasy XII Collectors Edition...this is the first type of Square/Enix release to come in a CE packaging. Although, it is limited to specialty retailers like Gamestop much like the MGS: Subsistence LE..it's still a start. These editions are nothing compared to the box sets Japan gets though, on that springs to mind is the Biohazard 4 box set..that was hardcore. As for the Europeans always getting jyped/ I still disagree..as i mentioned ICO, an exclusive Sony title and one of the best games on ps2 was released in special packagin and printed on a DVD-rom, PAL version is superior to the NTSC version in every regard. Silent Hill 3 was released on PAL format almost half a year in advance. Futhermore Final Fantyasy X international never saw a NTSC release.
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That's true Hylas. And we shouldn't forget the crazy prices of games in some countries in Europe. In France, Italy, Spain, you can pay up to 64 Euro for a recently released game; often, this price is decided by local publishers according to the popularity of a game.
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Sep 18th, 2006, 08:28 PM | #45 |
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I just wanted to say that I can understand the dissapointment of the delays, inflated pricing and occasional censorship(another topic altogether), that PAL gamers have to endure. Being a gamer myself i can understand.
Although, to say that Europe always gets shunned is pretty far from the truth, it may happen alot more often than it does in the United States, but those rare occcurances when PAL region gets the better deal happen on some of the best games. |
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Sep 19th, 2006, 11:59 PM | #48 |
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I doubt you can really enjoy the fact of getting an edition featuring the beauty of a wonderful De Chirico artwork on the cover, if you can't find the game in stores
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Sep 20th, 2006, 01:00 AM | #49 |
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According to the Wikipedia article they said the PAL territories had a re-release of ICO on February 16. Is it still impossible to find?
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I think Hylas said she could find it only a few months ago. She's probably talking of the re-release of your post, meryl. |
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Sep 21st, 2006, 02:03 AM | #51 | |
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Limited Edition > Never Edition it was a limited edition, but that edition wasn't even offered here. Also NTSC never saw a reprint, that was a PAL only deal. |
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Sep 21st, 2006, 02:31 AM | #52 |
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The cardboard sleeve was limited edition, but the same artwork was both on limited and regular edition. I don't know which edition was bought by Hylas. I thought it was the re-release because she said she could buy it only a few months ago, and that is when the re-release meryl was referring to became available. But it sort of true, that Ico wasn't a game that easy to find in stores, online and not online, and before the re-release became available, a copy was around 55-60 euro, not less. Blockbuster, and I remember it quite clearly, used to sell it for 61 euro, and Blockbuster was not the most expensive seller. At least in Italy and France - don't know in the rest of Europe, but that is valid for these countries and the few online stores selling a PAL copy before the new release.
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