Australians may need to bring about some support for piracy of this system in our region =\
EB Games has recently updated the price for the 3DS on their website (it doesn't state it is an Estimated RRP or any estimate at all anymore), bumping it up to $398. Also, not to mention the fact that regular DS games are still launching for $70, 3DS games would most likely be well above that =\
As all Australians, I still hope that this still isn't the final price for the system, but if it is, and games do go as expensive as we may expect... Piracy may be one of our best options =\
(Saying this of course, because compared to other regions we are getting ripped off hard)
Now, importing is an option, but being an avid gamer it is often difficult for me to wait weeks to play a game which I have been looking forward to (after release that is). Since I can import games from the UK at decently discounted prices (I've once bought a recently launched game for my PS3 at a 50% discount compared to the AU price from the UK) I would most likely stick with a PAL 3DS, but I can't get much of a discount on the system itself. I may also import everything from the US, but the problem is finding someone trustworthy who would be bothered to do all that work for me and have it all shipped, but doing so I save most of my money on the system itself.
EB Games has recently updated the price for the 3DS on their website (it doesn't state it is an Estimated RRP or any estimate at all anymore), bumping it up to $398. Also, not to mention the fact that regular DS games are still launching for $70, 3DS games would most likely be well above that =\
As all Australians, I still hope that this still isn't the final price for the system, but if it is, and games do go as expensive as we may expect... Piracy may be one of our best options =\
(Saying this of course, because compared to other regions we are getting ripped off hard)
Now, importing is an option, but being an avid gamer it is often difficult for me to wait weeks to play a game which I have been looking forward to (after release that is). Since I can import games from the UK at decently discounted prices (I've once bought a recently launched game for my PS3 at a 50% discount compared to the AU price from the UK) I would most likely stick with a PAL 3DS, but I can't get much of a discount on the system itself. I may also import everything from the US, but the problem is finding someone trustworthy who would be bothered to do all that work for me and have it all shipped, but doing so I save most of my money on the system itself.
