Amazon Japan claims exclusivity to Korg DS-10
Talk about an importer's nightmare.Granted, those interested in Korg DS-10 will still be able to import this intense synthesizer/music-creation software, but being an Amazon Japan exclusive will make it that much more expensive (as if imports didn't already make our wallets bleed). As much as we love Amazon, the retailer doesn't ship outside of its respective country or region, meaning a direct purchase from the site is impossible.
Going through some of the normal channels (like NCS or Play-Asia) will still work, but since they have to pay extra for retail, taxes, and shipping, the cost of the software went up $14. Now, instead of paying $48.90 for the import, interested parties have to pony up $62.90 -- and that doesn't even include shipping costs. Our wallets are crying.
Of course, if you don't need the software this month, you can always wait for Korg DS-10 to release worldwide -- whenever that will be.
[Via Destructoid]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Loren @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:01PM
Actually, most items on Amazon.co.jp can be directly bought and shipped to the US. They're just restricting this particular game.
shiawase @ Jul 8th 2008 9:26AM
Amazon.jp will happily take orders from outside Japan but unfortunately they won't ship any software outside Japan.
The Japanese DS software titles I own have "Not to be sold or used outside Japan" helpfully printed in English on them.
(I especially like the prohibition on usage)
As these are kanji learning titles that will never get a distribution outside Japan it's rather short-sighted to stick to this market segmentation.
So you've got to pay a premium to a third party, go to Japan yourself or get a Japanese friend to accept delivery and reship it to you.
LocalToast @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:26PM
Sadly it won't be a problem for people with flashcarts. In no time, I'm sure the ROM will be released making people that actually buy games even more angry.