That one says " Not available in your territory" for me (in the UK). Perhaps that means there is a European release planned later on? (Not asking you specifically, just a general musing)Jonpachi wrote:Play-Asia has pre-orders up now. https://www.play-asia.com/astro-city-mini-v/13/70f4fn
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Bah, Play-Asia flat-out says "Sorry, this item is not available in your territory!".Jonpachi wrote:Play-Asia has pre-orders up now. https://www.play-asia.com/astro-city-mini-v/13/70f4fn
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Play-Asia has pre-orders up now. https://www.play-asia.com/astro-city-mini-v/13/70f4fn
And... gone
I guess that makes up my mind for me...
And... gone
I guess that makes up my mind for me...
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These are just the first batch, and I'm sure we'll see more pre-orders popping up. I was able to grab one from that Play-Asia listing before posting, and I'm in the US for clarification. No idea why the UK would be a problem to ship to?
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Ghegs wrote:biocat wrote:reckon luck wrote:
(2022年夏発売予定) アストロシティミニ V【Amazon.co.jp限定】デジタル壁紙 配信
by Amazon.co.jp
Learn more: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B09NRJCPW3/ ... 43H928X6S0
This one is in stock!
That's the same product as jehu's from earlier, and it shows out of stock for me. Maybe it is a regional thing?
I guess so. I’m in Japan and it still says I can preorder it.
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Make sure you look at the Amazon limited edition. The regular one is sold out.
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I managed to place an order on amazon.co.jp just now using a tenso.com shipping service address.
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Looks like the regular one is back now. I should probably change from limited to regular, as I don't really care about wallpapers. Stuff without the Amazon preorder bonus sometimes decreases in price prior to launch anyway, so...biocat wrote:Make sure you look at the Amazon limited edition. The regular one is sold out.
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I asked Play-Asia about this, and they replied:
Fuck me and the rest of Europe and maybe UK, then? I guess Amazon is under the same restrictions.Play-Asia wrote:Upon checking, I regret that the item 'Astro City Mini V' is not available
in European countries which include yours (Finland). It is because of
territory restrictions that we do not have controls. I hope you
understand.
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That's bullshit. Can you get them to ship to a freight forwarder located in Japan or have someone purchase it on your behalf? I know there's folks like Rancor in Japan who act as a go-between.
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GameDigga @ ebay is good peeps for that, me love him LONG time <3
Imma wait and see how this thing reviews. I'd love it to be acceptable. I'd bust for it to be good!
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I'm sure a proxy person or service could be found, sure (though I'm not sure if rancor is in that business anymore), but I wonder what has caused the restriction. It could be that some company has bought exclusive distribution rights for the system to EUR/UK, or it could be a license thing with the games themselves? THIS GAME IS FOR USE IN JAPAN ONLY, PROSECUTEDT TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE JAM and all that. Though I suppose something like that would've also prevented the first Astro City Mini and Egret II Mini from being sold internationally as well.
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It's gonna be so surreal if I see a decent home Batrider on the shelf in my local shithole dollar store. ![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
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The old models have the same flag on their page, it includes the controller so it's not like it's a size/mass limit with the shipping providers. I'd assume it's a condition the manufacturer has placed on retailers. You'd think that sort of thing would only be in place if they've got a partner in that territory and an agreement on export/import to avoid competition. Perhaps it's about to get a European release, no doubt with some of the more intersting titles swapped out for generic stuff like Altered Beast!
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Oh please no.TransatlanticFoe wrote:The old models have the same flag on their page, it includes the controller so it's not like it's a size/mass limit with the shipping providers. I'd assume it's a condition the manufacturer has placed on retailers. You'd think that sort of thing would only be in place if they've got a partner in that territory and an agreement on export/import to avoid competition. Perhaps it's about to get a European release, no doubt with some of the more intersting titles swapped out for generic stuff like Altered Beast!
Perhaps Strictly Limited Games have picked it up, they seem to have influenced other Japanese releases such as the removal of English translations in Cotton.
Alternatively, Shmup Junkie is teasing some big Toaplan-related announcement soon and the Astro Mini V is certainly Toaplan heavy.
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If that happens I'll be ringing up me ol' mate in Nihon just to spite the lousy fucksTransatlanticFoe wrote:The old models have the same flag on their page, it includes the controller so it's not like it's a size/mass limit with the shipping providers. I'd assume it's a condition the manufacturer has placed on retailers. You'd think that sort of thing would only be in place if they've got a partner in that territory and an agreement on export/import to avoid competition. Perhaps it's about to get a European release, no doubt with some of the more intersting titles swapped out for generic stuff like Altered Beast!
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just for games handled the eu release of first mini. just guessing but a couple of months delay for mini v in eu, japan release in summer 22 so mayby before x-mas 22 in eu ?
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Different product, that's the Egret II Mini. Thread here.
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If connecting this to an external monitor/display is there an option to rotate the screen? The video I saw of it working shows it connected to a hori screen with no rotation....Not an issue with a large screen but would be a nice option for smaller displays. This is the 1st mini of anything I've seen that I'd like.
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Too much pre-Xmas beer!Ghegs wrote:Different product, that's the Egret II Mini. Thread here.
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Marc wrote:Too much pre-Xmas beer!Ghegs wrote:Different product, that's the Egret II Mini. Thread here.
No such thing.
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It's a selling point, actually. You'll be able to even move the displayed area and rotate 90º or 270º.davyK wrote:If connecting this to an external monitor/display is there an option to rotate the screen?
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Its sold out, but thats a good thing. Too many people preordering with no quality assurances on the end product and still lots of questions to be asked of the product.
Mind you, if people liked the first edition then they will probably like this one as well.
I can't really see myself playing on a tiny screen so it would be for gameroom shelf only if the display on your big screen is not up to par. With Analogue products already out there with tons of features hitting the sweet spot in many areas its kind of strange to take a step backwards.
Mind you, if people liked the first edition then they will probably like this one as well.
I can't really see myself playing on a tiny screen so it would be for gameroom shelf only if the display on your big screen is not up to par. With Analogue products already out there with tons of features hitting the sweet spot in many areas its kind of strange to take a step backwards.
This industry has become 2 dimensional as it transcended into a 3D world.
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Again, there's HDMI out, and we've also confirmed that there will be Tate options. TBF, we don't yet know how perfect the emulation will be, but I think we can at least get past the idea that anyone is seriously going to be playing this on the mini console alone.neorichieb1971 wrote:I can't really see myself playing on a tiny screen so it would be for gameroom shelf only if the display on your big screen is not up to par.
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Bassa-Bassa wrote:It's a selling point, actually. You'll be able to even move the displayed area and rotate 90º or 270º.davyK wrote:If connecting this to an external monitor/display is there an option to rotate the screen?
That's excellent news.
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Right now you can order this on amazon.co.jp without using a proxy service. I just changed my order to skip dealing with Tenso.
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Thanks for the heads-up, I got my pre-order in now.
Hopefully it wasn't just a mistake on Amazon's part so they won't end up cancelling the order.
Hopefully it wasn't just a mistake on Amazon's part so they won't end up cancelling the order.
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I wish I had bought the arcade stick last year, as it's now 20000 yen+ from resellers. Hopefully Sega will make some more of them.
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I regret it as well, but I opted to go for a pair of the control pads they made and they are really nice. Pretty damn close to a Japanese Saturn pad, though the d-pad itself is made out of a slick, hard plastic that feels a little weird at first.Steven wrote:I wish I had bought the arcade stick last year, as it's now 20000 yen+ from resellers. Hopefully Sega will make some more of them.
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