BooJaka

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  8. Posted

    "Hey, kids -- welcome to 'Mickey Mouse Economics*' with me, Wrestlevania!"

    US game and instruments = $190 (inc. 10% tax) = ~£100 (ex. VAT)

    US game only (derived EU %) = ~$58 (inc. 10% tax) = ~£30 (ex. VAT)

    EU instruments only = £130 - 17.5% = ~£111 (11% markup)

    EU game only = £50 - 17.5% = ~£43 (43% markup)

    Don't forget though that you can only get the EU version as two seperate things, not as a bundle so unless there really is a price retraction it's more like...

    US game and instruments = $190 (inc. 10% tax) = ~£100 (ex. VAT)

    EU game and instruments = £180 -17.5% = ~£149

    Not much difference but it makes it a 49% markup overall

  9. Posted

    I just got it (everywhere's been sold out the last few days. Only managed to get it because I walked into HMV while they were getting a delivery). Took me about three Grand Prix (Prixs?) to get used to the wheel instead of trying to just spam to D Pad but now I love it. Every course I've tried so far is excellent too. Can't wait to crack out the other controllers for some kart-on-kart action.

    And yeah, the Mii thing bugs me too

  13. Posted

    Just getting back to the Zack & Wiki thing (which seems to be spelt different in every region, anyone else notice that?), yeah it gets pretty frustrating but all the levels in the castle are incredible. I'd say it's well worth some of the more annoying bits before it

  14. Posted

    My home town is "protected" by a massive cliff so that blocks out all the snow and all that. Today though it proper snowed! I don't think it has in about... 12 years.

    I remember last time it snowed was the day I got the Beano with the Bash Street Kids on the front instead of Dennis the Menace :getmecoat

  15. Posted

    I've been too busy with uni work and house hunting which means any free time I've had hasn't really been taken up by games.

    Having said that though at the end of the week I'm back home for 4 weeks of mind-numbing, soul-crushing, depressingly lonely boredom so I imagine I will be bantering more then

  16. Posted

    I'm in the middle of looking for a house to rent at the moment and a little while ago I decided not to shave until it was sorted as motivation to get it sorted as quickly as possible.

    I sign the contracts next week so we'll see how bad it looks then

  19. Posted

    "Following yesterday's news that a port of Biohazard 0 would be stumbling its way onto Wii, Capcom has noted that the game will likely never see the light of day outside of Japan.

    Head-scratching ensued when Famitsu revealed that a remake of the underwhelming 2002 GameCube title was coming to Wii this summer. However, a Capcom Europe spokesperson today stated that, "We currently have no plans to bring the Wii version of Resident Evil 0 [...] to either US or Europe at this point in time. It will most likely be a Japan-only release."

    Anyone saddened by the news would be advised to wipe away the tears and point their web browser in the direction of eBay, where copies of the Wii-compatible original are going for under five pounds." -- IGN

    Ahh well. It was fun while it lasted