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Amazon.co.jp is now offering international shipping for games and consoles
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Mudron
Member
I'm poking around the "Legacy Systems" category and having a hard time finding items that'll ship to my American address that I've used on Amazon.jp for books before.
At least the item description will tell you whether or not the item being sold by the featured seller will ship to your default international address right on the front page/item description before you even try to throw it in your cart.
Things I found and couldn't have shipped: boxed Super Famicoms, boxed copies of Super Mario Bros for the Famicom and the brand new Pokemon GB anniversary reissues.
At least the item description will tell you whether or not the item being sold by the featured seller will ship to your default international address right on the front page/item description before you even try to throw it in your cart.
Things I found and couldn't have shipped: boxed Super Famicoms, boxed copies of Super Mario Bros for the Famicom and the brand new Pokemon GB anniversary reissues.
I was able to get Raiden V to work.
I really want to say thank you, but my wallet is screaming right now
NinjamicWZ
Banned
Damn, man. I know I made this amazon.jp account sometime in the last 3 years, but I've lived entirely too many places and had too many phone numbers to pass their three step security check for a password change.
I wish they had a unified account system like US and EU amazon's have.
I wish they had a unified account system like US and EU amazon's have.
Starwolf_UK
Member
My main thoughts are:
-Shipping costs? I recall them being pretty high for books last I checked
-Is there any way to pre-pay the import duty like amazon.com offer? I really don't like having my package in the UK and held to ransom by taxes (fine) and a handling fee (piss off, Royal Mail with your £8 these days is why I was soured from imports in the first place and I hear most couriers are worse than that, it is silly when this greatly exceeds the tax cost and I as a citizen am not allowed to fill out the declaration forms).
Otherwise, I still remember a time prior to I think it was 2003 when they did this.
-Shipping costs? I recall them being pretty high for books last I checked
-Is there any way to pre-pay the import duty like amazon.com offer? I really don't like having my package in the UK and held to ransom by taxes (fine) and a handling fee (piss off, Royal Mail with your £8 these days is why I was soured from imports in the first place and I hear most couriers are worse than that, it is silly when this greatly exceeds the tax cost and I as a citizen am not allowed to fill out the declaration forms).
Otherwise, I still remember a time prior to I think it was 2003 when they did this.
hm, ok. it's been so long that i don't remember doing this. but yes, you can make an identical account with no issues.
ailes_grises
Neo Member
Tried to buy AA6 from Spain, Europe, but Amazon JP don't let me complete the purchase.
God Dayumm
Banned
I should learn japanese
Tried to buy AA6 from Spain, Europe, but Amazon JP don't let me complete the purchase.
i just tried too, looks like some games are locked down.
Ultimate_Trainer
Member
Unfortunately the PS+ ones don't work, but PSN cards do?
Japanmanx3
Member
Broken Wallet 2: The Brokening
Tried to buy AA6 from Spain, Europe, but Amazon JP don't let me complete the purchase.
Try to buy it after it has been released.
Great news! I should get something once I'm not short of cash.
Soon, the "users who bought this, also bought..." section will be filled with japanese learning books.
Soon, the "users who bought this, also bought..." section will be filled with japanese learning books.
entremet
Member
Same.
Velcro Fly
Member
It's been real Tenso but I'm out
NinjamicWZ
Banned
If it's anything like amazon uk, sometimes games still don't ship outside of local... almost guaranteed to not ship to the US if it's from a 3rd party seller and not fulfilled by Amazon, and that likelyhood increases for older releases vs fresh releases. Can't really hold it against just the jp site.
Dandy Crocodile
Member
yea, music and movies are fine. i imported those from them before. it's the games that were locked down before.
Azure Phoenix
Member
Well it's certainly nice to have this as a last resort for some tough to find items, but assuming the postage is the same as they've always used for books (i.e. ridiculously expensive, no value markdown, sent via courier) for regular games you'd be far better off buying from CD Japan or Nippon Yasan instead.
Mudron
Member
CDs have been available for international shipping along with books for ages.
WELL, LA-DEE-DAH.
(Okay, well, that makes sense. BUT STILL.)
djplaeskool
Member
You get access to games that's only available in japan, some of the games are easy enough that you can play and navigate through the game without actually knowing how to understand japanese.
Have you been ever interested in something that is available only in japan? That's the deal.
The fire emblem fates OST, the splatoon artbook, the exclusive games, etc etc..
Monster Hunter games usually come about a year later hear in America (well, MHX is comming pretty fast) and I can play them fine without knowing japanese
You don't need to understand Japanese to enjoy some games.
There are lots of types of games (rhythm games, 2D shooters, fighting games, etc.) where language skills aren't needed outside of some basic menu navigation.
Yeah just tried to add it. Bummer.
Lord Ghirahim
Member
Checked a few product pages, no international shipping.
ClutchAnderson
Member
Yaaaaaaaassssssss! Now if only I could order some dope kikstyo stuff too
Allan Holdsworth
Member
Could be good, but it depends on the shipping price. I'm guessing EMS only, which isn't cheap at all.
Shipping prices have come up for me in the $6-8 range for shipping to the US.