It was released only as a special edition that went for 80 Euro. I don't think Americans would have been happy about that either, paying $80 for such a game. Yes, it's a physical option, but being forced to pay a premium because they tossed in an artbook and other meaningless extras isn't a great option. After all, most people don't even buy such special editions of series they really like.

Well shit do I go with my fave Yuri Lowenthal or Bryce Papenbrook?? Why you gotta make this so hard Nintendo -__-

Oh please, most of them would have complained even more. If you really want a game, you will buy it digitally if that's the only way. Otherwise you are just looking for an excuse to maintain your gamer card while skipping a game you had asked for before.

Considering the situation in Europe, I for one am glad that there was an option to buy a digital copy because there is no way that I pay 80 Euro for a lesser game like Project Zero.

Those are poor excuses. A 16GB USB stick costs around $10 nowadays, so extra storage for one game is basically a non-issue.

As for principles, this goes back to if you actually want a game. People who hold on to principles should ask themselves why they don't employ the principle to buy the games they want to play.

$7 for TWEWY is a steal, but if I had to pay for shipping it wouldn't be worth it (shipping across boarders = expensive)

Too bad their deals don't apply to eShop

I had to pay like $8 for shipping, but considering the low prices of the games, it didn't bother me too much.

I believe shipping to Canada is about $11 though. :/

So you didn't buy the game either?