Games in Japan

by **Cheza** Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:22 am

I honestly thought games in Japan would be a little cheaper than the US. Boy, was i wrong. About a month ago I saw the new Kingdom Hearts for 3DS in the store and it was about 5,000 yen. That's maybe $70. And I saw ff13-2 and it was 7,000 yen. About 90 dollars or more.

by **Solar Crimson** Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:17 pm

Yeah, I read that everything in Japan is expensive. Hell, a two-episode blu-ray of anime costs like $80.

by **Cheza** Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:50 pm

Even used games cost as much as new ones in the states.

by **Solar Crimson** Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:40 pm

They have used games in Japan? I thought those were pretty much illegal there.

by **Cheza** Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:16 am

Nope. You can buy them. I've never heard of that before. O_O Where did you hear that from?

by **Solar Crimson** Fri Jul 06, 2012 6:46 pm

I remember reading that Japan is pretty serious about the sale of used games, and try to curb it as much as they can.

by **Cheza** Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:30 pm

Not really. If so, i dont notice it. I know censoring is a thing here. Like 18+ things.

by **Guardian Dragon** Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:49 am

I've heard you should be prepared to lose all your spending money in Japan. especially if you're a die-hard gamer or otaku.

I will need to save my monies for a trip if I plan on returning with the spoils of a great shopping trip.

by **Solar Crimson** Sat Jul 07, 2012 1:16 am

Cheza wrote:Not really. If so, i dont notice it. I know censoring is a thing here. Like 18+ things.

Yep. You should see what No More Heroes looks like in America, compared to Europe and Japan (and the game is even Japanese-made!)

Guardian Dragon wrote:I've heard you should be prepared to lose all your spending money in Japan. especially if you're a die-hard gamer or otaku.

I will need to save my monies for a trip if I plan on returning with the spoils of a great shopping trip.

If I ever do go to Japan, I'm not spending it on games. Even though I prefer Japanese-made games, I can't understand Japanese (...yet?), and it'd be a waste of money buying a game I can't really enjoy, especially if it's an RPG or another text-heavy game. Not to mention that two of my primary gaming devices right now, my Wii and 3DS, are region-locked (though my Wii is modded so that it can play games from any region, but still...).

But yeah. I read that Japan is very expensive.

by **Cheza** Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:09 pm

Guardian Dragon wrote:I've heard you should be prepared to lose all your spending money in Japan. especially if you're a die-hard gamer or otaku.

I will need to save my monies for a trip if I plan on returning with the spoils of a great shopping trip.

Oh yeah. Games here are expensive. More expensive. Manga is cheaper here. but you will have to know some Japanese for that. Even used anime stuff costs a lot.

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