60% Price Increase For UK Version Of Tekken 6 Arcade Stick Edition
Set to be released on 27th October in North America, followed by a UK release on 30th October, Tekken 6 will be the first game of the series to hit the current generation of home consoles. Naturally, alongside the standard edition there is a collector’s edition, containing a 100-page art book and a wireless Hori fighting stick. Also, not surprisingly, the UK release of the arcade stick bundle is massively overpriced compared to the rest of the world.
The RRP for the American version is listed at $149.99, which seems fairly reasonable considering what is included in the bundle. The Japanese release also stays fairly near to the US price with an RRP of ¥17,829 ($188). However, the UK release is set at £149.99 ($250), 60% higher than the US price! Having already seen a massive increase in the price of Modern Warfare 2: Prestige Edition, Namco Bandai seem to be following Activistion’s example, believing they can charge whatever they like to British customers.
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Who ever has a big boat needs to stock up on these in the USA and sail to the UK pronto !
If you think about all the money you can save by importing the PS3′s higher price point won’t matter anymore.
Apparently whoever comes up with retail prices doesn’t know that pounds>dollars
The sad thing is, we all know the people will accept this crap and buy it. It’s what allows Activision to charge silly amounts of money for MW2, and now Namco-Bandai are getting in on the act. Companies are not (usually) stupid. They’ll have worked out that they won’t lose enough sales over the price to not cover the increace, ergo, more money.