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The following thread are for niche-based Japanese video games by smaller companies such as Atlus, NIS America, AKSYS, XSEED, D3 Publisher, KOEI/TECMO, SNK Playmore, Ignition, Natsume or any sweet deals for those who are passionate and hardcore about Japanese video games even from the bigger companies like SquareEnix, Sega, Bandai Namco, etc.

But to avoid any messiness of links everywhere, we'll focus on games within the last 2-3 years as opposed to the last five-ten. [although, if you do see older titles on sale, please post them regardless].

The theme of these deals are Japanese video games distributed in the US by the smaller niche companies. The thread is literally for those who love Japanese games. There will be a few Korean games that you may see on this list, such as the "DJ Max" games.

If you see a deal, please post!

NOTE: Please check the most recent page for the latest deals.

And I want to thank many of you in advance who submit their deals and their support!!!
 
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[quote name='DarkSageRK']Paying $50 for SMT IV? Yeah, you guys sure are CAGs.[/QUOTE]

I agree. They're all a disgrace to the site.

Now let's hurry and buy a bunch of shitty games we'll never play because they're $5 and then complain about having a backlog!
 
To me CAG is about finding the best deal when you want the game. If the best deal on release is MSRP, then be it. If some retailer is having $5 discount compare to the other, this is to me when CAG kicks in... finding the best deal, not "oh I will wait for $20"
 
[quote name='whoknows']I agree. They're all a disgrace to the site.

Now let's hurry and buy a bunch of shitty games we'll never play because they're $5 and then complain about having a backlog![/QUOTE]

I don't believe SMTIV is $5 yet, but when it hits that point I'll be doing exactly that.
 
[quote name='wasabi5858']To me CAG is about finding the best deal when you want the game. If the best deal on release is MSRP, then be it. If some retailer is having $5 discount compare to the other, this is to me when CAG kicks in... finding the best deal, not "oh I will wait for $20"[/QUOTE]

CAG is just a place with deals on games to me.

If there's a game I really want and no deals on it I'll just buy it. One game I really want for $60 is far more worth it to me than six $10 games I don't really care about.

If there's a deal on it, cool. Otherwise I'll just buy it.
 
Dark Souls is the last game I paid msrp/bought at release I think. The next one MIGHT be The Last of Us. I'm considering SC2 HoTS but that paying $40 for a handful of new units seems like a waste.
 
[quote name='DarkSageRK']Paying $50 for SMT IV? Yeah, you guys sure are CAGs.[/QUOTE]

People who want to play it right away pay full MSRP. Collectors or people with large backlogs can be more CAGish since we aren't in a hurry to acquire new games. I still haven't even touched the previous SMT games, so I can wait for $20.
 
[quote name='bruceg'] Collectors or people with large backlogs can be more CAGish since we aren't in a hurry to acquire new games. [/QUOTE]

Or you want to collect value (to clarify, this is not always in monetary terms but of course, easier to quantify in those terms). Nocturne print with sound tracks vs the reprint...
 
[quote name='DarkSageRK']Paying $50 for SMT IV? Yeah, you guys sure are CAGs.[/QUOTE]
I may be a person who will not buy a game simply over a dollar on the Steam sales, but when it comes to JRPG's I feel like I don't have the option to be a CAG sometimes.

For example, Atlus games comes with soundtracks a lot of the time. If you don't buy them at launch, you will be missing out on the soundtrack. I seen copies of P2 for PSP with soundtrack hit $45 on ebay while reguar editions hit $22.

JRPG's and games from these publishers are a different market. It's not just wait for a price drop, it's sometimes buying these games even as MSRP because you may never find another copy.
 
[quote name='salty tbone']There is no one true CAG. Some are more "gamer," some are more "cheap" and certainly some are far more "ass."[/QUOTE]

Sounds about right!

There's a lot of collectors in this thread, I suppose, as opposed to gamers that blast through campaigns and then resell or trade in games the week after release. I appreciate the symbiosis, really. It wasn't good times for collectors on a budget in the 90s.

Even the cheapest gamer has a developer or series that they are day 1 marks for, otherwise this business model really couldn't continue. You could do worse than Shin Megami Tensei. I've never played a game in that series or its spinoffs that wasn't quality.
 
[quote name='whoknows']I agree. They're all a disgrace to the site.

Now let's hurry and buy a bunch of shitty games we'll never play because they're $5 and then complain about having a backlog![/QUOTE]

:applause:
 
I thought that I had read/been told some time ago that the $39.99 price on (3)DS games was a standard max price set by Nintendo? I'll (a little grudgingly) put out $50 for SMT IV, but I hope this isn't a sign of a general increase in price to come for (3)DS games... :/

Of course maybe it'll include some great extra that will be worth the additional money. I just hope it's something better than the lame 20 minute CDs of incidental music that have accompanied other Atlus releases lately...
 
[quote name='arcane93']I thought that I had read/been told some time ago that the $39.99 price on (3)DS games was a standard max price set by Nintendo? I'll (a little grudgingly) put out $50 for SMT IV, but I hope this isn't a sign of a general increase in price to come for (3)DS games... :/

Of course maybe it'll include some great extra that will be worth the additional money. I just hope it's something better than the lame 20 minute CDs of incidental music that have accompanied other Atlus releases lately...[/QUOTE]

Resident Evil: Revelations originally had a MSRP of $49.99
 
[quote name='62t']Resident Evil: Revelations originally had a MSRP of $49.99[/QUOTE]

It was scaled back to $40 before release though. Of course we have yet to see what happens with SMT IV.
 
[quote name='DarkSageRK']Paying $50 for SMT IV? Yeah, you guys sure are CAGs.[/QUOTE]
Never seen anyone post that thought before.

Welcome to CAG.
 
[quote name='Soma_Cruz']It was scaled back to $40 before release though. Of course we have yet to see what happens with SMT IV.[/QUOTE]
If SMT 4 is a 30+ hour JRPG I can see them charging the full $50. I mean considering localization fees and all. I wish it wasn't $50 but at the same time I guess I am ok with it considering what I am getting.
 
[quote name='Sir_Fragalot']If SMT 4 is a 30+ hour JRPG I can see them charging the full $50. I mean considering localization fees and all. I wish it wasn't $50 but at the same time I guess I am ok with it considering what I am getting.[/QUOTE]

Eh, I don't buy that they have to raise the price by 25% due to localization costs. They've been doing DS games for years now (including several other SMT games), and they've put out plenty of 30+ hour RPGs (some of them likely a lot more complicated to localize than this one) at the $40 price point. If they are charging $50 for this game, and it's not some limited edition with some more expensive bonus item that we haven't been told about yet, it's more likely simply because they think they can.

Which of course opens the dilemma that by actually buying it at this price, we're essentially saying "sure, we'll pay $50 for 3DS games", opening up the chances that we'll start seeing a lot more at this price in the future. But like a lot of people, I've been waiting for this game for a while now (knowing it was coming was one of my big reasons for buying a 3DS), so it's hard to resist it anyway.
 
[quote name='arcane93']Eh, I don't buy that they have to raise the price by 25% due to localization costs. They've been doing DS games for years now (including several other SMT games), and they've put out plenty of 30+ hour RPGs (some of them likely a lot more complicated to localize than this one) at the $40 price point. If they are charging $50 for this game, and it's not some limited edition with some more expensive bonus item that we haven't been told about yet, it's more likely simply because they think they can.

Which of course opens the dilemma that by actually buying it at this price, we're essentially saying "sure, we'll pay $50 for 3DS games", opening up the chances that we'll start seeing a lot more at this price in the future. But like a lot of people, I've been waiting for this game for a while now (knowing it was coming was one of my big reasons for buying a 3DS), so it's hard to resist it anyway.[/QUOTE]


what you say is truth an why CoD comes out every year with $15 dlc that sell millions, so other company's, are wanting see if they can increase their profits am sure
 
Curious about the $50 tag as well, though I suppose we wont know much until the full site comes online. Doesn't seem to be anything official said on the Atlus forums about that yet either.

I went peeking at the JP version of the site and Amazon JP's posting looks like its the usual artbook + OST deal there, so HOPEFULLY that'll be the case here too... (bg music on the page is pretty sweet)

If not, then who knows... Haha, anyone remember back in SNES days when the "larger" memory games costed more? I remember SF2 costing a pretty penny back then. Or what if we're getting Aniplex'd LOL. I doubt either of these though...
 
I would guess Atlus knows we will pay $50 and are simply taking advantage of that. Then it will eventually drop so everyone who didn't want to pay that price will pick it up as well.
 
I don't doubt that Atlus will do this right. It is the 1st numbered release in 10 years and given their usual care with other "lesser" properties, there is no reason to believe that this will be a let down.

I like how they use these terms in their description :)

貴重
豪華
 
Once the art book / OST is shown in the pre-order, I'll pull the trigger on the pre-order. I didn't play Nocturne but I am intrigued.
 
[quote name='scol']Curious about the $50 tag as well, though I suppose we wont know much until the full site comes online. Doesn't seem to be anything official said on the Atlus forums about that yet either.

I went peeking at the JP version of the site and Amazon JP's posting looks like its the usual artbook + OST deal there, so HOPEFULLY that'll be the case here too... (bg music on the page is pretty sweet)

If not, then who knows... Haha, anyone remember back in SNES days when the "larger" memory games costed more? I remember SF2 costing a pretty penny back then. Or what if we're getting Aniplex'd LOL. I doubt either of these though...[/QUOTE]
Could be simply a placeholder price and nothing more. Here is hoping it comes out $40 or $50 for a Special Edition.
 
[quote name='apterous']Once the art book / OST is shown in the pre-order, I'll pull the trigger on the pre-order. I didn't play Nocturne but I am intrigued.[/QUOTE]

Will probably be like the jp, more a dvd size artbook.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/真・女神転生IV-“豪華ブックレット仕様-サウンド-アートコレクション-付/dp/B00BIYSEFA/

I hope it comes in a nice hard outer case, like persona 2, but wonder how that would fit in with the rest of the 3ds games...

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oh nvm, I misread. It is more about amazon.com currently has no indication that anything but the game comes with the $50 tag :)
 
I have a feeling Persona 5 will be announced for :ps3: later this year, what with Persona 4 coming to the :ps2: after the :ps3: debuted.

...OK, so it's not so much a feeling as it is a hope, but can you blame me? :oops:
 
[quote name='Vigilante']I have a feeling Persona 5 will be announced for :ps3: later this year, what with Persona 4 coming to the :ps2: after the :ps3: debuted.

...OK, so it's not so much a feeling as it is a hope, but can you blame me? :oops:[/QUOTE]

Can't blame since I have the same feelings as well.
 
I wish they stay off Persona for awhile. Too many in too short a time. They are milking it for all it's worth but yawn, a HD SMT anything but would be my preference.

I still remember when their announcement was P4 and not SMT IV... huge disappointment for me... so soon after P3.
 
Two games in 7 years doesn't really feel like too many to me.

I don't count the ports to the handhelds since they're not new games.
 
Atlus does a pretty good job of not gouging customers.
There certainly will come a day when inflationary dev costs force $50 3ds games, but at least increases are quite rare compared to other industries.
 
[quote name='wasabi5858']I wish they stay off Persona for awhile. Too many in too short a time. They are milking it for all it's worth but yawn, a HD SMT anything but would be my preference.

I still remember when their announcement was P4 and not SMT IV... huge disappointment for me... so soon after P3.[/QUOTE]

Are you talking about too many Persona games in general or just specifically P3 and 4?

If it's the latter 2 in 7 years doesn't seem like too many to me...
 
I will pay 50 dollars for it cause I know it's a numbered SMT game first of all and plus it's Atlus. I really bought my 3DSXL because I remember seeing early videos of SMT 4. I will support them as much as I can and hope other developers wont see this as good idea to go higher on the usual 40 price. It is getting a bit to close to new console game releases....but it's SMT4....I will always pay more for that.
 
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I preordered it, don't mind paying the extra $10 at all. I am, however, a bit irked that I won't be able to play it for a month after it comes out due to the fact that it releases while I'm at basic.
 
[quote name='specialist']I want that SMT 3DS XL. I doubt it'll come stateside, though.[/QUOTE]

Same even though I'd end up having to sell my Pikachu one.
 
[quote name='specialist']I want that SMT 3DS XL. I doubt it'll come stateside, though.[/QUOTE]

Yeah it probably won't. But with SMTXFire Emblem coming out on Wii U, maybe NoA would be more open to bringing it over.
 
Anyone know where to get Dragon's Crown for PS3 for less than $50? I remember when I pre-ordered it for $29.99 a while ago from amazon before it switched over to Atlus. Still want it, just not at $50. =/
 
[quote name='wasabi5858']I wish they stay off Persona for awhile. Too many in too short a time. They are milking it for all it's worth but yawn, a HD SMT anything but would be my preference.

I still remember when their announcement was P4 and not SMT IV... huge disappointment for me... so soon after P3.[/QUOTE]

You are so far in the minority that you're really going to have to deal with the fact that you aren't going to get what you want. If they listened to you they would see profits drop of a cliff. The Persona series is their moneymaker, no one but niche fans care about the other games and they can't fund a project's development.
 
sigh... whatever...
I probably have more Persona stuff than you do and support it more so, however, it is always fun when fans of a spin off dismissing the main series for its irrelevancy.
 
[quote name='salty tbone']There is no one true CAG. Some are more "gamer," some are more "cheap" and certainly some are far more "ass."[/QUOTE]
Love it. :D

SI
 
[quote name='Thrinn']Typically they're around 30-40.[/QUOTE]

I can think of one that launched at $50 (Uncharted), but that's the only one I can think of off the top of my head.
 
[quote name='specialist']I want that SMT 3DS XL. I doubt it'll come stateside, though.[/QUOTE]

I doubt it will come too, but I'm hoping maybe they release a high quality skin that looks like. But my luck would be that they do that and it's only for the 3ds and not the XL.
 
[quote name='vherub']Atlus does a pretty good job of not gouging customers.
There certainly will come a day when inflationary dev costs force $50 3ds games, but at least increases are quite rare compared to other industries.[/QUOTE]

What's your definition of gouging? They have one of the few $50 3DS games, they have a region-protected PS3 game which they made no bones about doing solely so they could maximize profits, they rereleased their DS SMT titles on 3DS with minor improvements, and their Vita game released to critical acclaim is a port of a PS2 title. I like their games but that's gouging by any definition of the word.

I can't imagine $50 3DS titles to be the norm - sales would drop off a cliff. And what other industries are you talking about that have seen price increases? Most other entertainment products have held steady while games have gradually gotten more expensive.
 
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