bookofholsety Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 As far as I can tell, nobody's posted about this yet anywhere on SF, but I could easily be wrong. Nintendo Australia announced FE13's Australian release date in a press release... eight days ago. I literally didn't hear anything about this at all until just now, when I checked the site on a whim, and I think Vooks may be the only people who reported on it (seriously who even reads Vooks). That's kind of sad. Anyway, the Australian release date is 20th April, 2013, a day after the European launch (or I guess at least partially the same day taking timezones into account). Nintendo Australia's website now has a catalogue entry up for the game, which needless to say doesn't contain any information that's new to us. For those inclined, here's EB Games's online shop entry for the game. There's no word on a special edition 3DS bundle of any description so far, but we've still got over a month to go before the release so it's not impossible that something could pop up in the meantime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I believe my local EB Store made a mention of the XL bundle when I went in and showed them my US Bundle for it, but they didn't have it in the system or anything. Anyways the 20th date was expected, at least that's what I expected when the 19th came along. We usually have the games released a day later than the Europe date cause of timeline differences, especially with download games because of our store just being a substore of the US store On the plus side, our games stores are leakier than the Titanic, so street date has probably, I'd say, a 70% chance of breaking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sw3Et Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I was expecting the 18th. Games usually come out on a thursday and definitely not a saturday.. I will throw down a pre-order at JB anyway and no doubt they will send me a txt on the 15th or 16th to pick it up early :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I need to find around $300 somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLYINGDAVEno2 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Odd that it is a Saturday. My local EB Games will probably sell it the day it comes into stock, they only ever keep off to the release date on major releases for TV consoles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 EB Games will probably break the street date again but that's never really a bad thing is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sw3Et Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 EB Games will probably break the street date again but that's never really a bad thing is it? I honestly don't see how a broken street date would impact anybody negatively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 It tends to screw up first-week sale numbers which are often used as a measure of how well a game does, similar to Nielsen ratings. Also, if one store starts selling a really popular game early, then desperate people will flock to that one store, creating unfair business practice. It's why retailers are all allowed to break the street date if one does, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookofholsety Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 I honestly don't see how a broken street date would impact anybody negatively. Other retailers, because EB's giving itself an advantage despite Nintendo Australia telling them not to do so? ie nobody actually cares in the slightest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sw3Et Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Other retailers, because EB's giving itself an advantage despite Nintendo Australia telling them not to do so? ie nobody actually cares in the slightest but every store can do it (and they do) so it's not unfair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Also the retailers themselves (Except EB because they've got the money to just appease all their suppliers) If a company breaks street date, the distributors can screw with them by 'losing' their shipments, or giving them incredibly small shipments. I know Target in my hometown received just 2 copies of Starcraft II, after a few years before that, they had broken release date on a WoW expansion or some such. Gametraders got into a big hoohah with Nintendo within the last couple of years too, as they've consistently been selling grey imports before the Australian release when the European release is before ours (LoZ:OoT3DS and the first 3DS Super Mario Bros come to mind, I believe Skyward Sword as well they did this too). So Nintendo responded by refusing to offer them stock, to which Gametraders replied "LOL you do that, we're taking you for discrimination/something like that". I've got family who owns a Gametraders store, and he basically told me that EB does msot of the street breaking that happens, they just put the blame on other people, and that, his local distributer at least, doesn't like EB all that much, and has on a number of occasions gone "So the word is EB are breaking date on Monday when they get their shipments. Come pick up yours early, and you've got permission to break date when you get them back to the store. We won't be shipping on the weekend, so you'll have the whole weekend headstart" In the latest leak case, Tomb Raider, I know my store were putting copies out on shelves (Not display cases, to buy cases) about 4-5 hours before they got the email that 'someone' had broken date and was allowed to sell. Not suss at allll guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 yesyesyesyesyesyesyes about two weeks after my birthday but still yay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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