Wad(Elite) posted this on Sunday, 20th July 2003, 08:50
Theres a disclaimer on www.newageconsole.com saying they are no longer allowed to sell Nintendo games in the UK before the offical UK release date due to a legal dispute. This will upset a fair few folk I`d have thought. It probably means we wont be able to get games such as Animal Crossing that haven`t had a UK release either.
Looks like importing is going to get tougher if buying from UK sources. Not sure if and when this will affect foreign companies shipping to the UK like dvdboxoffice though.
RE: Nintendo clamping down on imports.
Mike G(Elite) posted this on Sunday, 20th July 2003, 09:11
Quote: Not sure if and when this will affect foreign companies shipping to the UK like dvdboxoffice though.
I don`t see why it would.
This kind of `clamping down` has happened sporadically ever since the days of the Mega Drive and SNES; all it means is that foreign suppliers benefit at the expense of UK ones. It`s ridiculous, really - I don`t think Nintendo do themselves any favours by being so snotty about imports.
Mike
RE: Nintendo clamping down on imports.
sj(Elite) posted this on Sunday, 20th July 2003, 18:38
Quote: I don`t think Nintendo do themselves any favours by being so snotty about imports
Nevermind not doing any favours, I think they lose themselves a lot of business and customers with some of their ridiculous policies and release schedules.
Ste
RE: Nintendo clamping down on imports.
kwar(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Tuesday, 22nd July 2003, 20:42
I got City Racer last week for GC us version (i dont think its ever coming out over here). And it is great....
RE: Nintendo clamping down on imports.
Wad(Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 22nd July 2003, 20:50
This is the reason its so annoying. I can usually wait for UK releases (except I`ve just imported Advance Wars 2 :) ) but there are often games released we don`t see.
