Does "Zelda: WW" sell good where you live?

[overengen]

Where I live (Örebro, Sweden) there are about ten stores selling games for the NGC. So far three of them have sold out every copy of "Zelda:WW" containing the bonus disc. I suppose this means that the game sells very good in some stores, if not all of them.

I would like to know if "Zelda:WW" sells good where you live. Do they still have the special "bonus disc edition" where you live?

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[EnemyZero]

yeah i work in the electronics dept at target and they usually dont stay in stock long, and yes we had those special edition disks, also the local eb's and gamestops are usually out as well oh yeah (im from buffalo, ny USA)

[Achika]

I haven't sold ANY WW since I've been home & working for the past few weeks in Flint, MI. I see it regularly in stock (and lots of them too) at every store I go to. Come to think of it, I haven't sold any cube stuff in awhile....

[hydr0x]

the limited edition is sold out in germany, the only store which still has got them is amazon i think

[hydr0x]

damn isdn :)

[dave2236]

We have lots of them in Wisconsin. The stores are out of bonus disks, but you can buy the game anywhere.

[Oobgarm]

It's selling only if people are buying the Gamecube system, since it's a giveaway.

Our store has plenty of stock, both new and used. Sales seem to have hit a wall. Those who wanted it most likely have it by now.

[Buyatari]

I haven't seen much interest in this title. Not since the debut with the free pack in zelda. Giving away the game with a gamecube is most likely the reason everyone is sold out.

Adam

[KJN]

Over here (Stockholm / Sweden) you can still find stores that have the limited edition. However since the regular version has become more common some stores are trying to cash in on it. I have seen at least two places that charges 799 sek (about $97) for it.

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[lendelin]

Yep, there is no shortage of WW in the US. It's not only a matter of demand where you live, but also a matter of supply, Nintendo might have not shipped so many WWs to Sweden. Let's face it: the most important market for videogames is still Japan, then comes the US, then comes Europe.

...and the reason you poor fellow Europeans have to pay much more for games (and all other electronics!!) is the EU. The EU put the tax barriers down WITHIN the EU market, but built a big wall around the EU market to protect the EU member states. I'm glad that I live in the US. :) Damn, if they had only better pastries, sausage and cheese here. :)

[kevincure]

If by cultural importance or density you mean most important, then I agree that Japan is the most important market. As far as sales are concerned, the US is by far the prime market for videogames. I don't think any game other than a Final Fantasy, Pokemon or Dragon Quest VII has sold over a million and a half in Japan in the last few years. Madden sells that much on the PS2 every year. Vice City did that in its first week. Hell, even SOCOM sold over a million, which would be a huge hit in Japan, and I don't know a single person who plays it. Halo sold many million.

As far as pricing in Europe, those VATs are a sonnuvabitch, huh?

[calthaer]

...and the reason you poor fellow Europeans have to pay much more for games (and all other electronics!!) is the EU. The EU put the tax barriers down WITHIN the EU market, but built a big wall around the EU market to protect the EU member states. I'm glad that I live in the US. :) Damn, if they had only better pastries, sausage and cheese here. :)

This would also be part of the reason why the Euro is beating the USD in the exchange rates. If the US did this with other countries, we wouldn't have such a huge trade deficit and the value of the dollar would go up (because dollars would be harder to get outside the US). We also probably wouldn't be in the economic straits we're currently in...read a few days ago that lots of manufacturing jobs are up and leaving and being outsourced to China and other places. You can't even call a customer service rep any more without getting some Indian (from India, that is) who barely speaks English. It shouldn't be so cheap to send those jobs overseas.

I wish they had better pastries and cheese here, too...and just plain bread. Man, I hate the pre-processed and chemically-jacked American bread. It's way too soft and it's not even fresh. It's like what zombie flesh must be like - it's old and should be rotten and it's soft but chemicals keep it from falling apart. That's what American bread is like.

[lendelin]

kevincure:

If by cultural importance or density you mean most important, then I agree that Japan is the most important market. As far as sales are concerned, the US is by far the prime market for videogames. I don't think any game other than a Final Fantasy, Pokemon or Dragon Quest VII has sold over a million and a half in Japan in the last few years. Madden sells that much on the PeeEssTwo every year. Vice City did that in its first week. Hell, even SOCOM sold over a million, which would be a huge hit in Japan, and I don't know a single person who plays it. Halo sold many million.

As far as pricing in Europe, those VATs are a sonnuvabitch, huh?

I agree.

calthaer:

lendelin wrote:
...and the reason you poor fellow Europeans have to pay much more for games (and all other electronics!!) is the EU. The EU put the tax barriers down WITHIN the EU market, but built a big wall around the EU market to protect the EU member states. I'm glad that I live in the US. Damn, if they had only better pastries, sausage and cheese here.


This would also be part of the reason why the Euro is beating the USD in the exchange rates. If the US did this with other countries, we wouldn't have such a huge trade deficit and the value of the dollar would go up (because dollars would be harder to get outside the US). We also probably wouldn't be in the economic straits we're currently in...read a few days ago that lots of manufacturing jobs are up and leaving and being outsourced to China and other places. You can't even call a customer service rep any more without getting some Indian (from India, that is) who barely speaks English. It shouldn't be so cheap to send those jobs overseas.


I have no idea, I'm not a Political Economist, its a difficult topic. Might be true for the strengths of the currency; however, I doubt it as a reason for overall economic performance. The increased tax barriers of the EU is going on since 1992, and it didn't hurt the economy of the US in the 90s for sure. One thing is for sure, though, the classic liberal "free trade" and "free enterprise" credo is taken much more seriously and implemented in the US as compared to traditional export countries like Germany and Japan. Both countries HAVE to export more than they import, otherwise they'll end up in a poorhouse, therefore they protect themselevs to a much higher degree from international competition.

calthaer:

I wish they had better pastries and cheese here, too...and just plain bread. Man, I hate the pre-processed and chemically-jacked American bread. It's way too soft and it's not even fresh. It's like what zombie flesh must be like - it's old and should be rotten and it's soft but chemicals keep it from falling apart. That's what American bread is like.

SIGH, how true. How can a country with such bad pastries and bread be a superpower? :) Hmm, a good German bratwurst with a nice German roll, I'm hungry suddenly.