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[Boke1879]

420 across USA Gamestops actually. No word on how many copies Best Buy or EBGames here in Canada got.

Probably even less.

 

[soultron]

Why is this game?

 

[ShinRPGamer]

Probably even less.

Considering that every EBGames near me has at least one copy of the game in stock, I'm actually guessing there's more here than in the US.

 

[DeuceGamer]

Is that their current stock level, or what they received total? Either way it's really low. Still in stock as of now on Gamestop. Says new, but I expect those to mostly (maybe totally?) be gutted copies.

 

[fvng]

Ok that makes this game really fucking limited and now I need to buy it on principle

 

[pantsmith]

Its going to be rare until it becomes a collectors item and suddenly Gamestop will find themselves in posession of a second printing :/

 

[Eteric Rice]

That 420 number has to be bullshit. Why even make it if they made so few copies?

 

[RobNBanks]

And getting a sealed copy from GameStop is even rarer. Fuckin' GameStop.

if theres only 420 copies, there probably isnt even gonna be one sealed copy in existence

 

[Village]

General oats will never be done.

 

[-shadow-]

And meanwhile in Europe both Devil's Third and Project Zero Maiden of Black Water can be found in most stores selling video games.

What is NOA doing exactly?

 

[TheMoon]

That 420 number has to be bullshit. Why even make it if they made so few copies?

Read thread. 420 is only the number for GS in the US. Doesn't include any other stores or even Canada.

 

[Persona7]

You can still place orders on gamestop.com so it seems they are expecting more copies or have quite a bit to ship.

 

[Domaje]

This is all that needs to be said about the game in fairness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRtEnIZK97U

...If you are a graphic whore.

 

[chaosblade]

If I had known this I might have bought it just for the sake of collecting.

That 420 number has to be bullshit. Why even make it if they made so few copies?

That's one retailer, others would have gotten some too so it's not 420 total copies. I don't know what Nintendo's minimum is but they wouldn't really need to abide by it anyway. Given the situation the game was in it's not surprising they barely made any physical copies.

Its going to be rare until it becomes a collectors item and suddenly Gamestop will find themselves in posession of a second printing :/

Has that happened before with games that were considered bad? In the case of something like Xenoblade the game was almost universally praised which resulted in the high demand and high prices.

 

[Menome]

...If you are a graphic whore.

Or a gameplay whore.

Or a quality whore.

Or a not-bullshit whore.

 

[Servbot24]

Read thread. 420 is only the number for GS in the US. Doesn't include any other stores or even Canada.

If the other outlets have 100 times that (which they assuredly don't), it still would still be a humiliating number.

 

[CollectedDust]

Thanks, Gaf... now I own a copy of Devil's Third... sigh.

 

[PositiveGamer]

If I had known this I might have bought it just for the sake of collecting.



That's one retailer, others would have gotten some too so it's not 420 total copies. I don't know what Nintendo's minimum is but they wouldn't really need to abide by it anyway. Given the situation the game was in it's not surprising they barely made any physical copies.



Has that happened before with games that were considered bad? In the case of something like Xenoblade the game was almost universally praised which resulted in the high demand and high prices.

It has happen with many games where the publisher believed the game was going to sell poorly... I remember how rare Virtua Fighter 5 for Xbox 360 was when it came out.
Or New Legends at launch for the originAL Xbox among others..

 

[lastrealgameralive]

This is all that needs to be said about the game in fairness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRtEnIZK97U

Instead of sliding underneath the barrier the player runs up to it and clumsily waits before ducking under it ... Style: F

Played an hour of the single player and it was awful. The multi-player is fairly entertaining. And it will only get better as more stuff unlocks.

 

[Occam]

Stock is apparently still in the process of being shipped. The game should show up at other retailers soon.
Gamestop is far from the only store that'll carry it, no need to panic.

 

[DeuceGamer]

If I had known this I might have bought it just for the sake of collecting.



That's one retailer, others would have gotten some too so it's not 420 total copies. I don't know what Nintendo's minimum is but they wouldn't really need to abide by it anyway. Given the situation the game was in it's not surprising they barely made any physical copies.



Has that happened before with games that were considered bad? In the case of something like Xenoblade the game was almost universally praised which resulted in the high demand and high prices.

Gamestop has had a hand in reprinting a lot of games including things like Calling on Wii and Tank Tank Tank on Wii U just to cash in on the rarity hype.

 

[neogaffer1]

That 420 number has to be bullshit. Why even make it if they made so few copies?

cuz when NoA was going to drop it it leaked and people started to freak out. so now they have to publish it even though it'll bomb no matter what they do with it.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

I can't even imagine who is buying this outside of the people who like the idea of having it just to say "I own Devil's Third", in the same way I own Bad Dudes vs Dragonninja.

 

[TheMoon]

If the other outlets have 100 times that (which they assuredly don't), it still would still be a humiliating number.

42,000 (theoretical) copies would not be a humiliating number of copies shipped out to stores for a game this niche on a platform like this combined with all the other circumstances surrounding its existence.

 

[Azzanadra]

Oh Nintendo.Good news is, this will be a collectors item for those who got it.

 

[Rymuth]

Told ya'll it's gonna be a collectors item

 

[GuitarAtomik]

Itagaki will be fine. He could probably do a Kickstarter tomorrow and get a couple million for whatever. It'll probably be a while before he does anything AAA again though, if ever.

 

[Striek]

420 available on their online store. Not at all of the thousands of Gamestops in NA, terrible OP.

 

[L.O.R.D]

More rare than cubic ninja and cave story 3D.

 

[dan2026]

I wonder what the story was behind this game.
How did it turn out so completely awful?

 

[Anony]

that's 420 more copies than fatal frame

there's stock on amazon.ca, maybe i should buy it

 

[foltzie1]

How small a print run was this? 1000 total?

 

[Mechazawa]

Don't think the game's going to be that highly sought after. At the end of the day, you can always just snag a legit copy from the eshop.

I can't even imagine who is buying this outside of the people who like the idea of having it just to say "I own Devil's Third", in the same way I own Bad Dudes vs Dragonninja.

Multiplayer is supposed to be pretty fantastic. Looking forward to putting in some time with it after finals are over.

Spoiler

And then never touching it again when the PC version releases.

 

[Zukuu]

Seems optimistic.

 

[Occam]

How small a print run was this? 1000 total?

No way. Most retailers simply don't seem to have received their stock yet.

 

[TheMoon]

I wonder what the story was behind this game.
How did it turn out so completely awful?

That's the thing. It is not completely awful.

 

[Zack Zavage]

Despite me having zero interest in this game, this is not good at all.

This will have consequences.

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

I wonder what the story was behind this game.
How did it turn out so completely awful?

We already know the story- it had a troubled development cycle after losing it's initial publisher, so Nintendo swoop in to pick it up.

And now it's exclusive to the Wii U.

 

[Xav]

Devil's Third is shit so I can't say I really care if it flops. I do however hate to see Itagaki sink to these levels. Ninja Gaiden & Ninja Gaiden II are legendary games.

It may not be as polished as the original but Ninja Gaiden II was awesome. It was visually one of the most satisfying games ever released.

Spoilers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JHvyWA3WJA

 

[TheSeks]

Also another fun fact is that Gamestop only got 420 copies of Devil's Third in the whole region of the United States.

Blame NOA. They don't want to release it here but are doing it because of fan backlash.

 

[ShinMaruku]

Is he the Eastern equivalent of Tommy Wiseau?

I read all of his quotes in Tommy's voice.

 

[Domaje]

Or a gameplay whore.

Or a quality whore.

Or a not-bullshit whore.

Some people with no clue shit on Devil's Third's gameplay. More news at 11.

 

[Vazra]

Go try getting your job back with the Galapagosian Lolita Complexed Chicken company bruh.

 

[Dominator]

Good thing I bought one yesterday.

 

[Kiant]

The new amiibo.

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

Some people with no clue shit on Devil's Third's gameplay. More news at 11.

What is the secret hidden depth of Devil's Third then? What is the unique mechanic that everyone is overlooking?

 

[Jigorath]

Sounds like they ordered about 400 more than necessary.

 

[dragonflys545]

When I first saw the game while it was still owned by THQ. I thought it had potential. But now loooool. What is this garbage?

 

[Thoraxes]

I'm now very glad I bought a copy on Friday instead of waiting.

 

[gdt]

He deserves another chance. All the shit that happened with game is insane. Someone put some funding in for a real action game. Come on MS. Or Sony. Or whoever really.

The guy made my two favorite character action games. Give him another shot plz.

(Bayonetta are 3rd)