| fleischr said: Around holidays, I may from time to time receive a game as a gift from my wife or rest of family. They tend to buy games that have high-profile IP attached to it. That's how I usually end up getting games like Call of Duty, Just Dance, or even Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. I've added more niche games to my list in the past -- but if it's something unfamiliar to the gift-giver, they still end up getting a game with a more established brand to it. I don't think I'm the only one in the US that's experienced this. Though in places where games are less common/more expensive, I doubt that takes place as much. |
Lucky you, here the games are very expensive (around 84 U$) and never go down in price on official stores, but you can get them at good prices in the grey market, the problem is that the non-initiated people (moms, aunts, cousins, etc) that could get you a game for your birthday/christmas don't know how to buy games in the grey market to get them at a discounted prices (20 U$ to 45 U$), so they can only get to the official stores and find them at 84 U$ and that is too expensive for a gift here.
