Amazon Japan is now allowing international video game shipping - Polidicks

[url]http://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2016/03/09/amazon-japan-now-ships-videogames-internationally/#7eeda4bdb118[/url] [QUOTE]As discovered by some entrepreneurial gamers over at NeoGAF, Amazon Japan is now shipping videogames internationally. Previously, Amazon Japan didn’t ship videogames outside of the country and this meant importers needed to rely upon third party options. Often these re-sellers would charge a hefty mark-up as well. What with the advent of region free consoles like the PS4 and Xbox One, not to mention the PS Vita and PS3, it seems that Amazon Japan is now finally moving with the times.[/QUOTE]

I wonder what this means for play asia?

Perfect timing for the new Super Robot Wars and Gundam Breaker 3 games later this year actually getting official english translations but only being released in asian territories.

Do they ship other stuff as well then? That would be cool.

[QUOTE=Giraffen93;49897495]Do they ship other stuff as well then? That would be cool.[/QUOTE] books and CDs

If this works out cheaper than play Asia (and it probably will) then that's awesome.

[QUOTE=Perrine;49897501]books and CDs[/QUOTE] ah shame i wanted some boss coffee and figurines

I've been ordering from amazon jp to the uk for months, and not even just for games Hm?

Awww yis

[QUOTE=Giraffen93;49897590]ah shame i wanted some boss coffee and figurines[/QUOTE] There's a bunch of shit you still can't export Amazon Global is a filter option I've exported music cds and 3ds covers from the service friend's also done figurines with free vouchers he got from curse Still a bunch small shit I can't export, seller just doesn't do it

[QUOTE=.Lain;49897594]I've been ordering from amazon jp to the uk for months, and not even just for games Hm?[/QUOTE] Its depends on the seller and product. Some things were already fine for int shipping, some werent.

[QUOTE=Perrine;49897501][B]books[/B] and CDs[/QUOTE] I really hope this means manga and doujinshi can be bought internationally too, no more needing a middleman that charges you double. Some manga shipped internationally but other times it was japan-only, I'm glad this is happening.

[QUOTE=usaokay;49897554]Your original Amazon account won't work for Amazon Japan. Just tried it. But it would be pretty fucking silly to order from a Japanese warehouse with Prime. lol[/QUOTE] Well that's dumb, plus I don't see why, Prime isn't just fast delivery it's free delivery right? My Amazon account hasn't been used in months because my dad let's me use his Prime and I never get charged for postage plus some stuff comes really quickly.

Afaik games that they sell don't have English subs.

[QUOTE=AhoyMate;49897911]Afaik games that they sell don't have English subs.[/QUOTE] Of course doesn't stop fluent :weeb:s and if the platform has a exploit, some could patch in translation Visual Novels on PC sometimes are able to be hooked into to grab text from memory and translate in the overlay there's alternatives but it's profits all round, would help decrease piracy

[QUOTE=AhoyMate;49897911]Afaik games that they sell don't have English subs.[/QUOTE] Subs are for the weak. 💪🏼

[QUOTE=helifreak;49897926]Subs are for the weak. 💪🏼[/QUOTE] Makes me wonder if Helifreak is actually Rog Rogerson Prime minister of Australia

[QUOTE=Ehmmett;49897971]does this mean i can import titty games now[/QUOTE] I tried to import a soundtrack from a titty game and Amazon refused. Check Ebay.

Oh my fucking god yes

Some things just work A lot of obvious shit already support it eg. Mario Karts [t]https://jii.moe/41DywbYhg.png[/t] but a lot don't

[QUOTE=Rossy167;49897841]Well that's dumb, plus I don't see why, Prime isn't just fast delivery it's free delivery right? My Amazon account hasn't been used in months because my dad let's me use his Prime and I never get charged for postage plus some stuff comes really quickly.[/QUOTE] prime is localized, even though you can use a US amazon account on most international amazons (UK, Germany, France, basically any non-asian amazon) prime stays local to where you bought it and only applies within those borders, so buy prime in the us, and you can only use it on us amazon, for shipments inside the us.

so does this mean cheaper imported amiibo?

[QUOTE=Mio Akiyama;49899323]so does this mean cheaper imported amiibo?[/QUOTE] Maybe Amiibo are under twenty bucks here The price difference sometimes isn't worth the hassle for shipping times [url]http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/aw/d/B01BEUL5T4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1457543246&sr=8-1[/url]

[QUOTE=Scratch.;49898117]Some things just work A lot of obvious shit already support it eg. Mario Karts [t]https://jii.moe/41DywbYhg.png[/t] but a lot don't[/QUOTE] That's because the second one is a third-party seller, not amazon itself.

Are there things you can get for cheaper through Japamazon or is it specifically suited for items you can only get in Japan?

[QUOTE=Scratch.;49899366]Maybe Amiibo are under twenty bucks here The price difference sometimes isn't worth the hassle for shipping times [url]http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/aw/d/B01BEUL5T4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1457543246&sr=8-1[/url][/QUOTE] amiibo are under half the price they're over here, but it seems that half of them can't be shipped to me, which is weird

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;49899555]Are there things you can get for cheaper through Japamazon or is it specifically suited for items you can only get in Japan?[/QUOTE] more suited to items only sold there really. things might seem cheaper on the face of it, but depending where you live, the item and the price, you can be hit with quite a nasty import bill

Shit, now my dick has a stronger argument for getting DOA. My mind is telling me no but my body, my body is telling me yes

Hopefully figurines too soon.

[QUOTE=Wealth + Taste;49899504]That's because the second one is a third-party seller, not amazon itself.[/QUOTE] I realise that most of the products that can go global currently are the ones that imply already that they sell internationally it's why I called that shit obvious