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Astrodust on 28 July 2008

And yes, to be in the bargain bin after one month is soon. You just can't sugar coat that.



 

 

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NiKKoM on 28 July 2008
NJ5 said:

What I meant was - is it usual for games to be put in the bargain bin so soon?

 

 

In japan yes.. they are hype sensitive.. Blue Dragon was in the Bargain bin after a week...  if the sales drop down after a few weeks.. prices go down.. better sales at low profit then no sales..



 

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SpartanFX on 28 July 2008

this is the limited edition ,,not the regular version



 

 

 

SmokedHostage on 28 July 2008

This made me ROFL.



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superchunk on 28 July 2008

wow, I wish US retail pushed down prices that quickly. I would never buy until a month or so. I already do that most of the time anyways to see if I can get a discount off of Ebay. :)



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CrazzyMan on 28 July 2008

kotaku - sony haters - CONFIRMED again.)

what about x360 games, which don`t sell there at all? lol.



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2009.04.30 - PS3 will OUTSELL x360 atleast by the middle of 2010. Japan+Europe > NA.


Gran Turismo 3 - 1,06 mln. in 3 weeks with around 4 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Gran Turismo 4 - 1,16 mln. with 18 mln. PS2 on the launch.

Final Fantasy X - around 2 mln. with 5 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Final Fantasy X-2 - 2.4 mln. with 12 mln. PS2 on the launch.

 

1.8 mln. PS3 today(2008.01.17) in Japan. Now(2009.04.30) 3.16 mln. PS3 were sold in Japan.
PS3 will reach 4 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 25k.

PS3 may reach 5 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 50k.
PS2 2001 vs PS3 2008 sales numbers =) + New games released in Japan by 2009 that passed 100k so far

Xen on 28 July 2008
SpartanFX said:
this is the limited edition ,,not the regular version

Which makes it even funnier.. or sadder...

 



ameratsu on 28 July 2008

$37 = "bargain bin" price for a regular edition? maybe in japan

edit: if that's the LE, then that's cheap.



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HappySqurriel on 28 July 2008

This isn't that uncommon in North America from what I have seen ...

Outside of electronics and videogame stores, which have massive inventory space, most retailers have very limited shelf space for games. Typically, when they reclaim shelf space from one game they (seem to) send it back to their warehouse where it is (eventually) reallocated for bargain bins. On occasion, when everyone is dramatically overstocked with a game you will see a fairly new game in the bargain bin.

Now, in Japan this could be more common because retailers may be run differently ... Hypothetically speaking, if you're manager in a store and you're (entirely) responsible for the sales of your stock you might choose to put an overstocked game in the bargain bin at what it cost you to buy it soon after release rather than wait until it is worth less than your cost.



Astrodust on 28 July 2008
CrazzyMan said:
kotaku - sony haters - CONFIRMED again.)

what about x360 games, which don`t sell there at all? lol.

 

 Actually Kotaku seems to love Sony these days. Nintendo hardly makes any news on there anymore and when they do it's all negative.