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Ni No Kuni Collector's Edition for EU/NA [failure level well beyond critical mass]

Audioboxer

Audioboxer

Member
Selling out in the UK in most places, just had to place my pre-order with ShopTo as I forgot to on Amazon. Amazon had another two bits of DLC, which is gutting.

ShopTo weren't the cheapest either, but they're cheaper than HMV who are charging £79.99.

Most collectors editions plummit in price months after release which means bargains for us, but I'm not sure about this one. Seems like for once there won't be boatloads of extra stock left.
 
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Cookie18

Member
This thing is £80?! That's crazy. It's worth it but my Amazon pre-order for it is £55 which I thought was quite reasonable. I definitely can't be cancelling that pre-order now.
 
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helloiamgary

Neo Member
Don't know if it's just me but Ni No Kuni doesn't bring anything up on Zavvi now, looks like they've sold out. Hope they have enough to cover the preorders they took.

Edit - just checked The Hut, nothing there either.
 
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Rootbeer

Banned
May16 said:
In order to make more they would have to start by making one. ;)
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Parakeetman said:
Namco didnt make it, they are just publishing it in the west. In Japan it was published / developed by Level 5
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I am referring to the fact that they aren't producing enough wizard's editions, they cut off pre-orders months ago. In Europe they seem to be getting a larger supply (plus selling them on amazon which US gamers never got the option for)
 
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May16

Member
Zulithe said:
I am referring to the fact that they aren't producing enough wizard's editions, they cut off pre-orders months ago. In Europe they seem to be getting a larger supply (plus selling them on amazon which US gamers never got the option for)
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Ooohh, I get you. Sorry I misunderstood. I thought it was a case of publisher-developer swap. Cheers.
 
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Samurai_Heart

Member
helloiamgary said:
Don't know if it's just me but Ni No Kuni doesn't bring anything up on Zavvi now, looks like they've sold out. Hope they have enough to cover the preorders they took.

Edit - just checked The Hut, nothing there either.
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http://www.amazon.fr/Ni-No-Kuni-Vengeance-collector/dp/B008MLSNOY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354719377&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.de/Ni-Kuni-K%C3%B6nigin-Wizards-Edition/dp/B008JR9IOK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354719410&sr=8-1
Still available at Amazon France and Germany if anyone still gotta order. Would say Italy but it costs more there =/
HMV for £79.99:
http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=912043
 
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Dr. Light

Member
Damnit. Why do I have to jump through so many hoops for this? I wasn't sure I wanted it when they first announced it, but after playing the demo I immediately decided to preorder it only to find the CE was gone. I preordered the German version for 90 Euros (is that less than $100?). Last year I got the German version of the Xenoblade bundle as well...

I'm all for rare CEs, but why can't they manufacture enough to meet preorder demand?
 
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Sushigod7

Member
Dr. Light said:
I'm all for rare CEs, but why can't they manufacture enough to meet preorder demand?
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Yeah the handling of this particular one sucked really. I was all about pre-ordering then saw people complaining about digital river and being charged up front (some dropped others it didn't) I said forget it not worth the hassle. I would get this if it was via Amazon or even Gamestop guess I'll settle for the standard edition just playing it is worth it won't use the book anyway.
 
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frequency

Member
Dr. Light said:
Damnit. Why do I have to jump through so many hoops for this? I wasn't sure I wanted it when they first announced it, but after playing the demo I immediately decided to preorder it only to find the CE was gone. I preordered the German version for 90 Euros (is that less than $100?). Last year I got the German version of the Xenoblade bundle as well...

I'm all for rare CEs, but why can't they manufacture enough to meet preorder demand?
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No. That is somewhere between $115 - $120
 
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Uthred

Member
Those Amazon exclusive familiars sting, dont think I want them enough to buy a second copy but its a bit annoying (especially if they actually are exclusive)
 
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Lazlo

Member
Snagged a german wizard's version for 78.62 eur. Not going to take the chance the UK doesn't restock. Still really silly move for them to sell out of the NA version unless they're purposely trying to make stock scarce...
 
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Stencil

Member
Damn it to hell, why didn't I notice the book was 300+ pages. The books is 300+ pages?!? Effing... Guess I'll just have to be satisfied with my STEELCASE, woo hoo.
 
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Peagles

Member
I've got a few preorders for this just in case Amazon flakes out on me, so I may have a couple spare when it comes out. I'd be happy to help people out if they miss out, but I think the shipping from NZ would be a bit crazy. Just thought I'd throw that option out there for people though.
 
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Darvan

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Peagles said:
I've got a few preorders for this just in case Amazon flakes out on me, so I may have a couple spare when it comes out. I'd be happy to help people out if they miss out, but I think the shipping from NZ would be a bit crazy. Just thought I'd throw that option out there for people though.
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I would be interested how much is the shipping to the US ?
 
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Eusis

Member
Sushigod7 said:
Yeah the handling of this particular one sucked really. I was all about pre-ordering then saw people complaining about digital river and being charged up front (some dropped others it didn't) I said forget it not worth the hassle. I would get this if it was via Amazon or even Gamestop guess I'll settle for the standard edition just playing it is worth it won't use the book anyway.
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Yeah, if they did this through GameStop or Amazon I'd have pre-ordered ASAP and just canned if it ended up not sounding like it was worth it. Really hope Namco Bandai learns from this and at least goes through online-only via Amazon or GameStop next time. Or perhaps sell through someone other than fucking Digital River.
 
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Peagles

Member
Darvan said:
I would be interested how much is the shipping to the US ?
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I'd have no idea until I get it myself sorry, as I'm not sure of the dimensions and weight of it.

I also don't know how many if any of my preorders will fall through so I could end up with anywhere from zero to four copies. I don't trust even Amazon to get this to me without a hiccup :/
 
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Darvan

Member
Peagles said:
I'd have no idea until I get it myself sorry, as I'm not sure of the dimensions and weight of it.

I also don't know how many if any of my preorders will fall through so I could end up with anywhere from zero to four copies. I don't trust even Amazon to get this to me without a hiccup :/
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Understood, if you do get any please do contact me Thanks
 
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Peagles

Member
Cool we got a record of it in this thread then :) Can't promise anything but I'll report back if I have any going spare come January.

Edit: Just saw they're still available at shopto! Probably best to order there, it'll be cheaper than them shipping to me and then me shipping to you, lol.
 
Carnby

Carnby

Member
I had a close one with my preorder.

When I ordered this in July, the credit card I used was set to expire later this year. Now that my new card has come in, I called up Digital River to give them my new expiration date.

The first person to take my call said updating my info was not possible. The only option would be to cancel my order, and place a new one. I tried to explain that it wasn't possible to order a new one. After getting the run around, I hung up and called again.

The next person to take my call was easily able to change my expiration date. And explained that a test charge will be going on my card in the next few days.

PHEW! I'm glad I called back. Digital River's reputation proves to be true.
 
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blizzardjesus

Banned
jaekwon15 said:
I had a close one with my preorder.

When I ordered this in July, the credit card I used was set to expire later this year. Now that my new card has come in, I called up Digital River to give them my new expiration date.

The first person to take my call said updating my info was not possible. The only option would be to cancel my order, and place a new one. I tried to explain that it wasn't possible to order a new one. After getting the run around, I hung up and called again.

The next person to take my call was easily able to change my expiration date. And explained that a test charge will be going on my card in the next few days.

PHEW! I'm glad I called back. Digital River's reputation proves to be true.
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you could have done it on the site too..
i know this from he-man subscriptions.
 
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SlasherJPC

Banned
Collector edition I payed for months ago. Paypal so they took my payment already! Don't have a ps3 at the moment (traded it in to get the slim one later) You guys liking the demo?
 
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Het_Nkik

Member
jaekwon15 said:
I had a close one with my preorder.

When I ordered this in July, the credit card I used was set to expire later this year. Now that my new card has come in, I called up Digital River to give them my new expiration date.

The first person to take my call said updating my info was not possible. The only option would be to cancel my order, and place a new one. I tried to explain that it wasn't possible to order a new one. After getting the run around, I hung up and called again.

The next person to take my call was easily able to change my expiration date. And explained that a test charge will be going on my card in the next few days.

PHEW! I'm glad I called back. Digital River's reputation proves to be true.
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Hm, I was in the exact same situation. I called and asked them to change the expiration date and security code. They told me they'd do it and gave me a ticket number. It wasn't something they did immediately and there was no mention of a test charge. I should call them again and see if it was fixed. Just need to try to find the note where I wrote down the ticket number...

blizzardjesus said:
you could have done it on the site too..
i know this from he-man subscriptions.
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I couldn't access any billing or anything for my order on their website. None of the usual passwords I use for sites worked, and when I requested my password be e-mailed to me, it would say my password was some default error message. I can only think that I never actually signed up for an account and ordered without one. Only way I can view my order is with my order number and last 5 of my credit card.
 
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MicH

Member
Can I just once again say that the music in this game is absolutely beautiful. Imported the JP soundtrack a few weeks ago and Joe Hisaishi once again nailed the soundtrack. Amazing.
 
RPGCrazied

RPGCrazied

Member
Just be wary about Zavi. If your not a patient person, don't order from them. Took me about a month to get Xenoblade when it was EU only and went with zavi.

I wonder what the manual will be like in the collectors tin from GS. I miss color manuals. :( These days we just get 1 or 2 pages black & white controller instructions.
 
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Eusis

Member
RPGCrazied said:
Just be wary about Zavi. If your not a patient person, don't order from them. Took me about a month to get Xenoblade when it was EU only and went with zavi.

I wonder what the manual will be like in the collectors tin from GS. I miss color manuals. :( These days we just get 1 or 2 pages black & white controller instructions.
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Dark Souls was pretty bad there, Tales of Grace f was in color, but extremely barebones, and Tales of the Abyss 3DS was black & white and told you to go to the website for the full manual. So, yeah, I wouldn't be optimistic here.
 
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