@BionicDodo That idea crossed my mind, and I've purchased games "imported from" in my local Amazon before, but this particular one seems to be a somewhat limited release, so I'm afraid I won't be that lucky. I'm from Barcelona, Catalonia, by the way.
@BionicDodo I wish I could, but it turns out the physical version is a Game exclusive in Spanish territories, and that people is known for high prices (and unsealed "new" games, but that's a story for another day). Not even in Amazon can I find it. Of course I could buy it from Pix'n Love, but the price there is higher and with shipping.
Good news for those who had already bought some (or all) of the Neo Geo Pocket Color titles and then had to see how a collection was announced and with added exclusive games. Well, there have to be options for everyone. I for one prefer the collection because I didn't buy any of the games, but I salute this particular release for those who will take advantage of it.
I've already preordered it, but the noticeable review embargo is a shoot in the foot, with a game not so well known and not exactly an AAA with a plot that can be spoilt. Many people will hold off but then will lose any potential preorder bonus.
@Res462 I don't know, but it's too much of a coincidence that he arrived and the time-limited stuff trend started, America must have some kind of influence, right?
Well, my daughter and my nephew and niece have a couple sets and I gotta say they played them twice or thrice out of curiosity and after that the sets began collecting dust. Sadly this is what I feared that would happen when they first announced the Lego Mario line. It's certainly a limited concept when it comes to actually play it. A couple laps triggering sounds and then what? A thought I had as a grumpy grown up, but apparently 4 to 7 year old kids feel the same.
A new game. Cool. Hope to see it physically in the West. But... Why to announce it as a 35th anniversary celebration if it won't be completed this year?
@BananaMetallurgica Yes, I believe you. But they said something about 750 games being in those stores, so at the moment they are missing a lot, and among them the ones I'm interested in sadly...
@BananaMetallurgica Well, in one that I thought was very well known called eshop prices... these new stores didn't appear an hour ago, at least. Could you point me in the right direction, please?
@BananaMetallurgica A pity, then. We'll have to try Peru. Now it's a matter of those stores being included in the known websites that compare prices. Because switching regions and checking prices individually is also a pain in the ass.
@BananaMetallurgica Great, I'll have to try then. In Xbox, as I said, I can only buy, with my Mexican Paypal, in Mexico. I thought it would be the same in the Switch eShop. Thanks.
@abdias That's my problem. I don't even buy in Japan, because the prepaid cards are a pain in the ass. I have a Revolut Card, which allows to pay with many currencies with official exchange, no commissions, and that's what I use to buy in European countries that don't use the euro as currency, but in Xbox I haven't been able to buy anything from Argentina. I'll wait until these eShops have been working for a few days and see what options are there. Thanks.
@abdias That would be great, but the main problem is to have a valid payment method. I can buy in Mexican eShop thanks to a Mexican Paypal that I was able to create in a way that currently doesn't work, but somehow it remains a valid payment method for me. If only it was easier in Argentina... With a Revolut card, not asking too much.
Really looking forward to get this game, but the really low price for the retail release makes me worry that they don't take themselves seriously. I wish I can read some review before release date...
Available to everyone would have been a not limited physical release in time. Now, as some people says, is too late, as we've been "treated" with a selection in physical form, and we won't be double dipping.
I, for one, didn't buy that little collection, but if the complete one is going to be digital-only -which could have arrived anyway a year and a half ago-, I'll certainly wait for a massive discount.
Oh... My 3 yo daughter loves it, although I haven't really played it, despite having interest in it. I was planning on doing it at some point. I can let her play previous entries on console, but touch controls really suit this game.
Why not just let people play without the premium stuff? If Mario Kart World Tour and Super Mario Run end up shut down too, I'll never download a freemium game by Nintendo again, let alone purchasing the paid version as in Super Mario Run.
@Stocksy You must be talking about Capcom Beat'em Up Bundle. It's not Japan exclusive, unless you mean physically. Then yes. Well, anyway it's a collection of 7 Capcom games only.
About the censorship, what's the point in keeping the option to select original version if the things that were different from the Western release are removed anyway?
Totally agree with the writer. I'm sick of people complaining about what is essentially a perk of a subscription that people pay in order to play online anyway. SNES and NES games are an addition. You don't like them? Fine. You didn't pay the fee for them anyway.
Plus, I love having the opportunity to play obscure games instead of (well, besides) the must haves we see again and again, most of which we already have on cartridges, Virtual Consoles or mini consoles.
I guess the review has been upped in wake of the physical edition arriving to the West. Good call. It's a shame, though, that my usual store hasn't delivered it to me yet (it was supposed to arrive yesterday). By the way, having it on Astro City Mini I preordered it mainly for the superior X68000 version, although I found a review that deemed it not really accurate, but I guess you have to own the original too to see the difference, and I'm not rich enough.
I'm gonna die a lot, I suck at shmups, but love cute'em ups and at least I'm gonna try it. I hope it sells well enough to warrant a western release of the Saturn collection and also the new entry due to release in late 2021.
@Emperor-Palpsy I totally agree with you. Even if you only want must-haves, we're talking about a subscription that costs small change, if you play it well. And it's a simple perk anyway. People pays online in order to play against others in modern games, mostly. So the comment section of these articles is always full of complaints about a free addition. Nonsense.
@nesrocks I know about the title... What I'm asking is whether the plot has something to do with the first one. Everywhere I look it doesn't seem to be the case.
Definitely gonna get it, but I'd like to know, just out of curiosity, if there really is a connection between this one and Crime Fighters. People say Violent Storm is the third part, but I also heard that's a misconceptions. Any true connoisseur in the room who can shed light on this?
Aside from the fact that this loses the tradicional PC advantage of being able to enhance it with better parts, what's the real difference beside the initial storage capacity? I mean, if all the models have an SD slot, isn't it the best option to buy the cheapest one and then acquire an SD card, really affordable nowadays? What am I missing here? It's not an ironic question.
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Re: Out Now: Metal Slug 1st & 2nd Mission Get A Handy eShop Double Pack
Every time some retro game is re-released in any form there has to be a percentage of people whining. Just don't buy them, really.
There are a lot of people here that love retro games and are happy to see them re-released at prices extremely more affordable than before.
Re: Out Now: Metal Slug 1st & 2nd Mission Get A Handy eShop Double Pack
@BionicDodo That idea crossed my mind, and I've purchased games "imported from" in my local Amazon before, but this particular one seems to be a somewhat limited release, so I'm afraid I won't be that lucky. I'm from Barcelona, Catalonia, by the way.
Re: Out Now: Metal Slug 1st & 2nd Mission Get A Handy eShop Double Pack
@BionicDodo I wish I could, but it turns out the physical version is a Game exclusive in Spanish territories, and that people is known for high prices (and unsealed "new" games, but that's a story for another day). Not even in Amazon can I find it. Of course I could buy it from Pix'n Love, but the price there is higher and with shipping.
Re: New Kemco Sale Discounts Ten RPGs Across Switch And 3DS
Kemco sales... again? It's almost every week. Don't know any of the games.
Re: Out Now: Metal Slug 1st & 2nd Mission Get A Handy eShop Double Pack
Good news for those who had already bought some (or all) of the Neo Geo Pocket Color titles and then had to see how a collection was announced and with added exclusive games. Well, there have to be options for everyone. I for one prefer the collection because I didn't buy any of the games, but I salute this particular release for those who will take advantage of it.
Re: Alwa's Awakening Is Getting A New Physical Release And Unique 'Digical' Version
@Yorumi OK, thanks. That "digical" joke is confusing as hell.
Re: Alwa's Awakening Is Getting A New Physical Release And Unique 'Digical' Version
@Yorumi But then there isn't a working cartridge that people can insert into a real NES, right?
Re: Alwa's Awakening Is Getting A New Physical Release And Unique 'Digical' Version
Wait a minute. So it's not a real NES cartridge? And didn't we already own digital games as long as we didn't delete them or the console broke?
Re: Poll: Cruis'n Blast Is Out Today On Switch, Are You Getting It?
I've already preordered it, but the noticeable review embargo is a shoot in the foot, with a game not so well known and not exactly an AAA with a plot that can be spoilt. Many people will hold off but then will lose any potential preorder bonus.
Re: Platinum Would "Definitely" Port Star Fox Zero To Switch, If Given The Opportunity
Sure. Let's do it. Then some of the haters will become adorers of the Switch version of this underrated gem.
Re: Select Super Mario LEGO Sets Appear To Be 'Retiring Soon'
@Res462 Not what I was saying, but whatever. Let's end the off topic.
Re: Select Super Mario LEGO Sets Appear To Be 'Retiring Soon'
@Res462 I don't know, but it's too much of a coincidence that he arrived and the time-limited stuff trend started, America must have some kind of influence, right?
Re: Select Super Mario LEGO Sets Appear To Be 'Retiring Soon'
@darkswabber Didn't know. Well, in this case it's a coincidence with some of the Bowser era policies in Nintendo.
Re: Select Super Mario LEGO Sets Appear To Be 'Retiring Soon'
So Nintendo policy in Lego too, huh?
Well, my daughter and my nephew and niece have a couple sets and I gotta say they played them twice or thrice out of curiosity and after that the sets began collecting dust. Sadly this is what I feared that would happen when they first announced the Lego Mario line. It's certainly a limited concept when it comes to actually play it. A couple laps triggering sounds and then what? A thought I had as a grumpy grown up, but apparently 4 to 7 year old kids feel the same.
Re: Jaleco Action Game 'Pop Flamer' Joins Hamster's Arcade Archives Collection
I didn't know about this one either, nor it was previously announced. Looks like fun.
Re: Kunio-kun 35th Anniversary Countdown Website Reveals Brand New Project
A new game. Cool. Hope to see it physically in the West. But... Why to announce it as a 35th anniversary celebration if it won't be completed this year?
Re: Arc System Works Launches Kunio-kun 35th Anniversary Countdown Website
I hope it's not a new collection with a couple more games included. That would punish early adopters.
Re: Nintendo eShop Is Now Available In Argentina, Colombia, Chile And Peru
@BananaMetallurgica Yes, I believe you. But they said something about 750 games being in those stores, so at the moment they are missing a lot, and among them the ones I'm interested in sadly...
Re: Nintendo eShop Is Now Available In Argentina, Colombia, Chile And Peru
@path4smash Then maybe the problem is they don't have all the games (yet, hopefully).
Anyway, if they didn't have an eShop until now, how did people buy the games?
Re: Nintendo eShop Is Now Available In Argentina, Colombia, Chile And Peru
@BananaMetallurgica Jesus H. Me too LOL But I can't find prices for Argentina, Peru...
Re: Nintendo eShop Is Now Available In Argentina, Colombia, Chile And Peru
@BananaMetallurgica Well, in one that I thought was very well known called eshop prices... these new stores didn't appear an hour ago, at least. Could you point me in the right direction, please?
Re: Nintendo eShop Is Now Available In Argentina, Colombia, Chile And Peru
@BananaMetallurgica A pity, then. We'll have to try Peru. Now it's a matter of those stores being included in the known websites that compare prices. Because switching regions and checking prices individually is also a pain in the ass.
Re: Nintendo eShop Is Now Available In Argentina, Colombia, Chile And Peru
@BananaMetallurgica Great, I'll have to try then. In Xbox, as I said, I can only buy, with my Mexican Paypal, in Mexico. I thought it would be the same in the Switch eShop. Thanks.
Re: Nintendo eShop Is Now Available In Argentina, Colombia, Chile And Peru
@BananaMetallurgica If it's a payment option, it will definitely have to be an Argentinian Paypal.
Re: Nintendo eShop Is Now Available In Argentina, Colombia, Chile And Peru
@abdias That's my problem. I don't even buy in Japan, because the prepaid cards are a pain in the ass. I have a Revolut Card, which allows to pay with many currencies with official exchange, no commissions, and that's what I use to buy in European countries that don't use the euro as currency, but in Xbox I haven't been able to buy anything from Argentina. I'll wait until these eShops have been working for a few days and see what options are there. Thanks.
Re: Nintendo eShop Is Now Available In Argentina, Colombia, Chile And Peru
@abdias That would be great, but the main problem is to have a valid payment method. I can buy in Mexican eShop thanks to a Mexican Paypal that I was able to create in a way that currently doesn't work, but somehow it remains a valid payment method for me. If only it was easier in Argentina... With a Revolut card, not asking too much.
Re: Exclusive: Eugene Jarvis Talks Cruis'n Blast And The "Joy" Of Working With Nintendo Again
Really looking forward to get this game, but the really low price for the retail release makes me worry that they don't take themselves seriously. I wish I can read some review before release date...
Re: Eugene Jarvis Is Thinking About Remastering The 'Cruis’n Trilogy' For Nintendo Switch
That would be great. I never had the chance to play them back in their time.
Re: Review: No More Heroes III - A Swaggering Joke Of A Game That Suda51 Fans Will Love
The price will drop eventually. Next.
Re: 'Disney Classic Games Collection' Gets Rated For Switch, Now With Added Jungle Book
By the way, the Master System version isn't mentioned in the article. It's the one I have, so it does exist.
Re: 'Disney Classic Games Collection' Gets Rated For Switch, Now With Added Jungle Book
They're gonna add Pinocchio in 2022. Mark my words.
No, it's cool that we have the chance to play different versions of these games, but not that cool that they do this to early adopters.
Re: 'Disney Classic Games Collection' Gets Rated For Switch, Now With Added Jungle Book
Now it's more attractive, but a low blow to those who bought the original package.
Re: Limited Run Games Announces Quake Physical Edition For Nintendo Switch
They're vultures.
Re: Another Shmup Joins The Arcade Archives Collection On Switch
I like when they release games previously unannounced, but please remember there was a queue LOL
I've been wanting Trio the Punch... It's taking forever.
Re: Space Invaders Invincible Collection Is Finally Getting A Western Digital Release
Available to everyone would have been a not limited physical release in time. Now, as some people says, is too late, as we've been "treated" with a selection in physical form, and we won't be double dipping.
I, for one, didn't buy that little collection, but if the complete one is going to be digital-only -which could have arrived anyway a year and a half ago-, I'll certainly wait for a massive discount.
Re: Picross S Genesis & Master System Edition Could Be Puzzle Perfection For SEGA Fans
Never played a Picross game, but this one might be the one.
Re: Nintendo Is Shutting Down Dr. Mario World For Mobile
Oh... My 3 yo daughter loves it, although I haven't really played it, despite having interest in it. I was planning on doing it at some point. I can let her play previous entries on console, but touch controls really suit this game.
Why not just let people play without the premium stuff? If Mario Kart World Tour and Super Mario Run end up shut down too, I'll never download a freemium game by Nintendo again, let alone purchasing the paid version as in Super Mario Run.
Re: Mini Review: Arcade Archives VENDETTA - Konami's Finest Belt-Scrolling Brawler? You'd Better Believe It
@Stocksy You must be talking about Capcom Beat'em Up Bundle. It's not Japan exclusive, unless you mean physically. Then yes. Well, anyway it's a collection of 7 Capcom games only.
Re: Mini Review: Arcade Archives VENDETTA - Konami's Finest Belt-Scrolling Brawler? You'd Better Believe It
@Stocksy First time. Ever (on consoles), I would even say.
Re: Mini Review: Arcade Archives VENDETTA - Konami's Finest Belt-Scrolling Brawler? You'd Better Believe It
About the censorship, what's the point in keeping the option to select original version if the things that were different from the Western release are removed anyway?
Re: Soapbox: Nintendo Switch Online's Library Is A Snapshot Of '90s Gaming Shelves
Totally agree with the writer. I'm sick of people complaining about what is essentially a perk of a subscription that people pay in order to play online anyway. SNES and NES games are an addition. You don't like them? Fine. You didn't pay the fee for them anyway.
Plus, I love having the opportunity to play obscure games instead of (well, besides) the must haves we see again and again, most of which we already have on cartridges, Virtual Consoles or mini consoles.
Re: Review: Cotton Reboot! - The Wonderfully Playable "Cute 'Em Up" Is Resurrected For Switch
I guess the review has been upped in wake of the physical edition arriving to the West. Good call. It's a shame, though, that my usual store hasn't delivered it to me yet (it was supposed to arrive yesterday). By the way, having it on Astro City Mini I preordered it mainly for the superior X68000 version, although I found a review that deemed it not really accurate, but I guess you have to own the original too to see the difference, and I'm not rich enough.
I'm gonna die a lot, I suck at shmups, but love cute'em ups and at least I'm gonna try it. I hope it sells well enough to warrant a western release of the Saturn collection and also the new entry due to release in late 2021.
Re: Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES Service With Three More Titles
@Emperor-Palpsy I totally agree with you. Even if you only want must-haves, we're talking about a subscription that costs small change, if you play it well. And it's a simple perk anyway. People pays online in order to play against others in modern games, mostly. So the comment section of these articles is always full of complaints about a free addition. Nonsense.
Re: Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES Service With Three More Titles
Good, I love obscure games, but I miss NES additions here. If they've abandoned it, they could have added 5 or 6 games to the SNES library instead.
Re: Arcade Archives VENDETTA Starts The Fight On Switch This Week
@nesrocks I know about the title... What I'm asking is whether the plot has something to do with the first one. Everywhere I look it doesn't seem to be the case.
Re: Arcade Archives VENDETTA Starts The Fight On Switch This Week
Definitely gonna get it, but I'd like to know, just out of curiosity, if there really is a connection between this one and Crime Fighters. People say Violent Storm is the third part, but I also heard that's a misconceptions. Any true connoisseur in the room who can shed light on this?
Re: Dragon Quest XII Could Shape The Next "10 To 20 Years" Of The Series
I hope they don't drop the charm or the medieval settings...
Re: Valve's Steam Deck Might Be The Closest We'll Get To A Switch Pro In 2021
Aside from the fact that this loses the tradicional PC advantage of being able to enhance it with better parts, what's the real difference beside the initial storage capacity? I mean, if all the models have an SD slot, isn't it the best option to buy the cheapest one and then acquire an SD card, really affordable nowadays? What am I missing here? It's not an ironic question.
Re: M2 Is Bringing Toaplan's 'Tiger-Heli' And 'Ultimate Tiger' To Nintendo Switch This October
A little confused here. How many titles are going to be there? 2 with variants? And how do we count the unrelated ones also included?
Re: Cruis'n Blast Brings Classic Arcade Racing To Switch This September
@Danrenfroe2016 Glad to hear it. Let's hope they can do a similar job porting a game that's not from 2006 though.