The shmups sales/deals thread
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It is absolutely not supply-constrained. You can search for the game, and will get two results: the regular Japanese release and the Asia one. You can even click on the cover image with the SOLD letters, which will lead you to this page:
http://www.play-asia.com/caladrius-blaz ... -8fbr.html
Note the words "In stock, usually ships within 24hrs." This means that they only sold part of their stock (!) for that very cheap price. That kind of business practice is illegal in some countries, but probably not in HK and the US. ;P
http://www.play-asia.com/caladrius-blaz ... -8fbr.html
Note the words "In stock, usually ships within 24hrs." This means that they only sold part of their stock (!) for that very cheap price. That kind of business practice is illegal in some countries, but probably not in HK and the US. ;P
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I think what's meant is that they set aside a certain contingent of their stock for this deal and that amount of games probably sold faster then they estimated. Which imo is no surprise if you take into account the really low price and the fact that the limit, if you even want to call it that, was 15 copies per customer (seriously wtf). Would not surprise me, if we're going to see a lot of asian versions on ebay in the near future…Bonus! wrote:It is absolutely not supply-constrained. You can search for the game, and will get two results: the regular Japanese release and the Asia one. You can even click on the cover image with the SOLD letters, which will lead you to this page:
http://www.play-asia.com/caladrius-blaz ... -8fbr.html
Note the words "In stock, usually ships within 24hrs." This means that they only sold part of their stock (!) for that very cheap price. That kind of business practice is illegal in some countries, but probably not in HK and the US. ;P
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...but exactly that is a shady business practice and de facto illegal in several countries.
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Um, yeah, sorry. I think I totally missed the second part of your post, were you wrote exactly that. Even though I quoted it. XDBonus! wrote:...but exactly that is a shady business practice and de facto illegal in several countries.
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I was able to grab a copy before the price changed back, but a couple of my friends weren't able to get on it in time. =/ Kinda a shitty move by Play-Asia to only put part of their stock on sale (and the 15 copy limit, just begging for resellers to jump on it).
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Steel Empire (3DS eShop) on sale starting tomorrow for $15.99 on the NA 3DS.
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Damn it I missed out on this caladrius bargain. Play Asia, why you do this?
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Caladrius for the X360 for $40 on Play-Asia, not as good as the previous deal but just putting it out there.
Squire Grooktook wrote:*Yagawa smiles with the teeth of a shark*Captain wrote:The future of shmups is the past.
*cue Heavy Day*
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Steel Empire on the 3DS is on sale for 15.99. I actually got it for 5.99 because I used these points I earned for buying eshop games on the wii u. It's a great remake of a classic game.
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Astebreed 4.5$ http://playism-games.com/games/astebreed/, Revolver360 RE:Actor 4$ http://playism-games.com/games/revolver360/. DRM-free + steam key
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Squire Grooktook wrote:*Yagawa smiles with the teeth of a shark*Captain wrote:The future of shmups is the past.
*cue Heavy Day*
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All shmups on GoG discounted for the next 2 days or so. Noteworthy ones are Crimzon Clover and Raiden III, 100% DRM-free.
Squire Grooktook wrote:*Yagawa smiles with the teeth of a shark*Captain wrote:The future of shmups is the past.
*cue Heavy Day*
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SNK has a sale this week on PSN: includes shmups like Alpha Mission and Neo Geo Heroes.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/02/ ... pdate-380/
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/02/ ... pdate-380/
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REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR and the entire Tale of ALLTYNEX series are part of this week's Humble Weekly Bundle for beating the average (currently at $4.40).
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Snagged it at $4.47. Thanks!Shepardus wrote:REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR and the entire Tale of ALLTYNEX series are part of this week's Humble Weekly Bundle for beating the average (currently at $4.40).
Squire Grooktook wrote:*Yagawa smiles with the teeth of a shark*Captain wrote:The future of shmups is the past.
*cue Heavy Day*
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Oniros wrote:Snagged it at $4.47. Thanks!Shepardus wrote:REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR and the entire Tale of ALLTYNEX series are part of this week's Humble Weekly Bundle for beating the average (currently at $4.40).
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Amazing deal, thanks for posting! Bought it for the Alltynex games.
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No one mentioned the Chinese New Year sale on Play-Asia?
I snagged Gessen Love LE for $50.
I snagged Gessen Love LE for $50.
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https://www.indiegala.com/monday IndieGala Every Monday Bundle includes "Redux Dark Matters" on Steam for $2.49 or more - for another 17 hours.
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Akai Katana on sale for $10. X360 Games on Demand.
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Produ ... ?cid=SLink
and just noticed that I missed out on Redux for Steam
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Produ ... ?cid=SLink
and just noticed that I missed out on Redux for Steam
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Ha, I was just going to post that Akai Katana was at a good price on Amazon (10.78), but this is slightly better. Unless you want the physical disc, but if you do:genetik wrote:Akai Katana on sale for $10. X360 Games on Demand.
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Produ ... ?cid=SLink
and just noticed that I missed out on Redux for Steam
http://www.amazon.com/Akai-Katana-Xbox- ... a+xbox+360
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Under Defeat HD Deluxe is a steal on the EU PSN at the moment: £2.49
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Just bought it on disc for 17.79€ @ amazon.es
German version was even 2€ cheaper.
German version was even 2€ cheaper.
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Borderliner, but there's a brand new copy of Shin Contra for a tenner here. Korean version, which is basically the NTSCJ version in English. Nabbed a copy myself, good seller. edit: sold, hope it goes to a good home!
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I'll part with my copy of Shattered Soldier if anyone wants it...
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