Sick of waiting for games to come to your country?

[Ragnar004]

Yesterday, I was wondering how long it would be before Heartgold/Soulsilver came to Australia. I figure having been out in Japan since September, it couldn't be that long. Then I find out that there isn't even a known release for Australia! I think, "I'll probably import it anyway," then find out that it doesn't come out until Spring in America and the UK! That's August here! What could possibly take so long for a game to arrive that has already been made and played for three months!?

As i pondered this, I wondered, has anyone else been waiting and waiting for something, to find that it's not going to come to your country several months after it was first released elsewhere?

[nakamura]

Used to bother me, don't care anymore as there are so many great games I haven't even played.

[kryss]

Same as nakamura. Too many games bought too soon for too much money. Me = idiot.

Plus North America gets most stuff before Japan these days, it's just the really niche titles that they/we don't. And SRW games (naturally those are my favourites).

Can I point out Australia had Animal Crossing on the GameCube more than a year before Europe? My first import game. From Australia. Perhaps that one was a fluke though.

[charlesr]

Excitebike64 - was out a year before Europe in Australia. I imported from tunzagames.com.au but that seems to be just an ebay shop now.

[kryss]

I used DVDcrave for my Aussie imports.

[speedlolita]

Not really, I just import the games I actually want.

I've already completed SoulSilver in Japanese..

[Welrain]

nope...no longer care.

[Yakumo]

Well I was a Wii owner here in Japan but the lack of any western games really did piss me off. We got **** all in Japan. Dirt 2 came out foe 360 and PS3 but Wii, did it bollocks. In this year I imported 6 Wii games from the US to Japan and bought 2 Japanese Wii games. that's how bad the Wii releases are in Japan. In the end I said sod it and sold my very good collection and bought a Japanese 360 elite which I have never regretted. Pretty much region free imports and some kick ass Japanese exclusives.

Yakumo