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Forums - Sales - And Final Fantasy XIII Hit the bargain bin in japan

alfredofroylan on 22 February 2010

Something quite normal but the stock is bigger than expected.

Top marathon simulator Final Fantasy XIII is now being sold at bargain prices online and in Akiba stores thanks to plummeting sales and mountains of excess inventory, with the price having dropped from an admittedly outrageous ¥9,240 to ¥3,980 in the few months since its much heralded release.

http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/02/12/final-fantasy-xiii-from-90-to-40-in-2-months/



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VivaLaWiida on 22 February 2010

If I would live in Japan, I would just wait a few weeks since the price falls down quite quickly there.



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RageBot on 22 February 2010

Lol, marathon simulator XD



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Demotruk on 22 February 2010

Yeah, we heard resale value was very low from shortly after release.

In Japan though, it's pretty much the retailers that take the burn, isn't it? Still, they may not order so much stock for the next Final Fantasy.



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Demotruk on 22 February 2010

Haha, you can see Monster Hunter Tri on the table behind.

Poor Japanese retailers....



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NiKKoM on 22 February 2010

even playasia dropped the price.. http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-bp-77-2-49-en-15-final%20fantasy%20xiii-70-3m3l.html I wonder how much a seconded handed costs..



 

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Majin-Tenshinhan on 22 February 2010

Yeah, to be expected, games in Japan are extra frontloaded, particularly Final Fantasy.



manuel on 22 February 2010

I think I'll get my (probably used) copy when it's in around 2000 Yen territory.



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gurglesletch on 22 February 2010

Wish the US worked the same way.




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Demotruk on 22 February 2010
manuel said:
I think I'll get my (probably used) copy when it's in around 2000 Yen territory.

It already is.

 

http://kotaku.com/5462139/in-japan-final-fantasy-xiiis-buy+back-value-is-cheap



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