Spikeout Battle Street to be rare?

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http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox/953/SpikeOut-Battle-Street/p3/

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Collector’s item?

Apparently SpikeOut: Battle Street will be released in very limited quantities and will be exclusively available via EBGames. We’ve heard that most stores will only receive TWO copies which will immediately make the game a collector’s item. The total run of the game will only be approximately 3,600 copies. Sega lovers better be on the lookout come March 29th or you might be S.O.L.

Just a heads up for the Sega freaks out there. I personally pre-ordered two copies. It's onmly $29.99. Grab it while you can.

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/255825.asp

Bounce to it.
 
[quote name='AdamInPlaidum']Hm. Well, Freestyle Street Soccer was a Blockbuster exclusive, and we all know how that went. Could be that you're right, though.[/quote]

Haha. That's true. Well this is a game by Sega, Freekstyle was by acclaim and was rather medicore. It was also multiplatform.

I think Spikeout has a decent chance of being a good game, and It's an XBox exclusive game with live abilities (although with such a small userbase when It releases, I don't know why they would bother (Then again Line of Contact was Live, so I guess this should be fine). I can see the copies going pretty fast, gone by two months max, I'm just wondering if Sega will keep it rare or bury the hatcher.
 
[quote name='Graff^']3,600 is considerably less than a million Banky.[/quote]

*jumps up and catches Banky's line as it goes over Graff's head*
 
[quote name='Scorch']Thanks for the news. I will definately have to buy two.

//edit: After seeing screens.. maybe just one :)[/quote]

Yeah it's a looker for sure, but for "feel" it should play well. I just hope it doesn't turn into a Galleon. Worst comes to worst I return my sealed copy at Wal-Mart ;) Just don't say it was the Mack!

"Sorry we don't carry this item!"
"But I swear I got it as a Xmas gift!"
*dumb clerk overides*
;)

Just kidding. I'm sure It will fetch it's retail value sometime down the road, you really can't lose on buying an extra copy with such a low production amount.
 
3600 huh? That's a tiny tiny tiny amount of copies. Maybe I'll have to pick this up.

Or, this could be a rumor designed to sell product.

Either way, I wanted this on the DC, so maybe i'll PO it.
 
ill buy it for the fact that i loved streets of rage and other beat-em-up games

im not much of a collector though, so one copy should be fine
 
3600 copies just does not make sense, maybe its true, but there is no rational reason to print so few of a game.

of course they will sell all 3600 and 3600 copies will in no way return a pofit

A limited run of 10,000 or 20,000 would also easily sellout, especially because advance looks have not dogged this game.

what i would imagine is happening, if other sources confirm this low print, is a test or advance run to test the reception and maybe drum up some interest- then an actual run at 50 or 100k
 
$30 X 3,600 copies = $108,000 in profit (i wonder how long Sega spend times to made this game & add XBOX live to it)

Hmmmm.... I think i should wait for the review b4 i pick it up!! :)
 
I have been waiting for this game and was just going to pick it up later, but since this news came out I ordered a copy for myself.

If others are planning on playing this on XBL send me an friend request.

They should do this with many of the games coming out but they don't.
I think X-Men legends, Hunter Series and even Ninja Turtles would benefit from oline multiplayer and this game just looks like some old school fun!
 
Oh wow! I'd heard about this game a while back but had no idea when it was coming out!

I'm a pretty hardcore SEGA collector (mostly because I love their games, not to get any profit or anything) and I planned on buying this game anyways, so thanks for the heads up on the limited availability OP!
 
Word from TeamXBox is that Spikeout will be released at 29.99 and only 3600 copies will be available at EBgames. Anyone else heard about this?

http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox/953/SpikeOut-Battle-Street/p3

"Apparently SpikeOut: Battle Street will be released in very limited quantities and will be exclusively available via EBGames. We’ve heard that most stores will only receive TWO copies which will immediately make the game a collector’s item. The total run of the game will only be approximately 3,600 copies. Sega lovers better be on the lookout come March 29th or you might be S.O.L."
 
Guess, I'll be running by EB tonight and pre-ordering then. I'd hate for this game to keep me from completing the Xbox library. Thanks for the heads-up if this is indeed true.
 
[quote name='jboy']Don't believe everything you read.[/quote]

I know... but in terms of gaming news, TeamXBox has been pretty good. I put money down just in case, and if it turns out to be false, I could still transfer the money to store credit.
 
Gasmepsot and Best Buy don't have it listed. I pre-ordered mune to be on the safe side. You can take your chances if you want to, but Sega has put outl imited runs in the past. Dragon Force and Panzer Dragoon Saga come to mind.
 
Dragon Force and Panzer Dragoon Saga are very bad examples.

Dragon Force was not released by Sega, it's by Working Designs. As for Panzer Dragoon Saga, its the second to last title ever released for the Saturn in the US. The Saturn was virtually dead by 1997, and Panzer was released in May of 1998.

On a side note, I was at a Toys R Us in the summer of 1998, and it was clearing out the Saturn games. I saw 10 copies of Panzer Dragoon Saga there on clearance for $19.99 Of course I didn't buy any...only if I knew better back then.
 
[quote name='Garfield']
On a side note, I was at a Toys R Us in the summer of 1998, and it was clearing out the Saturn games. I saw 10 copies of Panzer Dragoon Saga there on clearance for $19.99 Of course I didn't buy any...only if I knew better back then.[/quote]

I think I seen them even lower than that. I just remember laughing about 'crappy Saturn games' after seeing them and going to buy, of all things, Magic F'n Carpet on psx. ](*,)
 
[quote name='Strider Turbulence'][quote name='Garfield']
On a side note, I was at a Toys R Us in the summer of 1998, and it was clearing out the Saturn games. I saw 10 copies of Panzer Dragoon Saga there on clearance for $19.99 Of course I didn't buy any...only if I knew better back then.[/quote]

I think I seen them even lower than that. I just remember laughing about 'crappy Saturn games' after seeing them and going to buy, of all things, Magic F'n Carpet on psx. ](*,)[/quote]

I paid $50 for my copy and it was worth it. Never saw it cheaper anywhere; in fact, my local EB Games didn't give it to me at its release, despite the fact that I preordered it. I had to call them every day for a month just to get the game that I preordered, cause some jerk sold my copy from the original run.

Also, the only Sega games produced in limited runs were those that were released in 98 for the Saturn: PDS, House of the Dead, Burning Rangers, and Shining Force 3 Scenario 1. Each had a production run of between 7,500 and 10,000 (don't remember the exact number) for all of North America. Other games like Dragon Force and Magic Knight Rayearth were produced in very limited numbers as well, but that was the fault of the jerks at Working Designs.
 
[quote name='Stryffe2004']Gasmepsot and Best Buy don't have it listed. I pre-ordered mune to be on the safe side. You can take your chances if you want to, but Sega has put outl imited runs in the past. Dragon Force and Panzer Dragoon Saga come to mind.[/quote]

Panzer dragoon saga was put out in limited casue the system was almost dead and they didnt want to have millions of copies lying around
 
I really did not want tis to break down into a discussion of PDS or Dragon Force. True, DF was released by WD, my mistake. As far as having an unusally high number of PDS at one Toys R US does not mean it was limited. My point was that games do come out in limited amounts and you can hold your breath holping they are re-issued (Air Force Delta and House of the Dead III) or you can hedge your bets and pre order them.
 
Burning Rangers was in limited supply?!

that game ROCKS! i still play it now & again.

but isn't this not a deal and off-topic?
 
[quote name='alongx'][quote name='Strider Turbulence'][quote name='Garfield']
On a side note, I was at a Toys R Us in the summer of 1998, and it was clearing out the Saturn games. I saw 10 copies of Panzer Dragoon Saga there on clearance for $19.99 Of course I didn't buy any...only if I knew better back then.[/quote]

I think I seen them even lower than that. I just remember laughing about 'crappy Saturn games' after seeing them and going to buy, of all things, Magic F'n Carpet on psx. ](*,)[/quote]

I paid $50 for my copy and it was worth it. Never saw it cheaper anywhere; in fact, my local EB Games didn't give it to me at its release, despite the fact that I preordered it. I had to call them every day for a month just to get the game that I preordered, cause some jerk sold my copy from the original run.

Also, the only Sega games produced in limited runs were those that were released in 98 for the Saturn: PDS, House of the Dead, Burning Rangers, and Shining Force 3 Scenario 1. Each had a production run of between 7,500 and 10,000 (don't remember the exact number) for all of North America. Other games like Dragon Force and Magic Knight Rayearth were produced in very limited numbers as well, but that was the fault of the jerks at Working Designs.[/quote]
It wasn't Working Design's fault, Bernie Stolar treated them like crap, didn't think much of them because their games weren't "mainstream", and announced that the Saturn was not Sega's future right before Working Designs was going to release a couple of games, they ended up being the last games they made for the Saturn.

Bernie Stolar did a lot of damage while he ran Sega, losing Working Designs was one of them.
 
[quote name='Masterkyo']$30 X 3,600 copies = $108,000 in profit (i wonder how long Sega spend times to made this game & add XBOX live to it)

Hmmmm.... I think i should wait for the review b4 i pick it up!! :)[/quote]

it's $108,000 in revenue, not profit. but I do wondering how much profit that would equal.

also, wouldn't it be hard to play coop online if there are only 3599 other people with it?
 
[quote name='maxflight'][quote name='Masterkyo']$30 X 3,600 copies = $108,000 in profit (i wonder how long Sega spend times to made this game & add XBOX live to it)

Hmmmm.... I think i should wait for the review b4 i pick it up!! :)[/quote]

it's $108,000 in revenue, not profit. but I do wondering how much profit that would equal.

also, wouldn't it be hard to play coop online if there are only 3599 other people with it?[/quote]
They get a bit less than $30, $30 is the retail price. Though, I would not think development costs were terribly high. Plus theres the money from the Japanese release, which was probably a lot more than they'll make here. Given the option of releasing 4000 copies, or not releasing it here at all, I think it would be more profitable to do a limited run.

As far as Sega and rarity go, you only need to look as far as Rez.


Don't forget that XBL doesn't typically separate games by region, you could probably play online against Japanese people. Was this released in Europe too?
 
Also, since the MSRP is about twice the price that the store pays, Sega would really be getting about $15 a copy. So now the revenue is down to $54,000 ... in the US. Not that the Japanese sales are likely to be higher than 3000 copies either.
 
[quote name='maxflight'][quote name='Masterkyo']$30 X 3,600 copies = $108,000 in profit (i wonder how long Sega spend times to made this game & add XBOX live to it)

Hmmmm.... I think i should wait for the review b4 i pick it up!! :)[/quote]

it's $108,000 in revenue, not profit. but I do wondering how much profit that would equal.

also, wouldn't it be hard to play coop online if there are only 3599 other people with it?[/quote]

Not if you get your friends to buy it. I am getting it and I called up a buddy and told him about it so he is getting it. Plus if any CAGs get it I think I will know enough people that will play.
 
Thanks for the news OP. I might jump on this. I don't understand why Sega would do such a limited run though and especially if they are putting Live with it. You'd think that they would want you to be able to play with others. Even though Live I've heard can connect with Japan and Europe, there still won't be enough people to play it with. Kind of a waste of an option even just to put it on there.
 
[quote name='hiccupleftovers']Thanks for the news OP. I might jump on this. I don't understand why Sega would do such a limited run though and especially if they are putting Live with it. You'd think that they would want you to be able to play with others. Even though Live I've heard can connect with Japan and Europe, there still won't be enough people to play it with. Kind of a waste of an option even just to put it on there.[/quote]

I also don't understand why they'd have such a small run with an Xbox Live mode. But look on the bright side, if the game is a really good beat-em-up (which is what I've heard) then you'll have something very cool to show off to your friends...
 
[quote name='evilmax17']I'd expect this to be addressed in Gamespot's next rumor report.[/quote]

They didn't address the supposed re-release of Rez so I'm not sure they will. Maybe.
 
[quote name='Stryffe2004']Gasmepsot and Best Buy don't have it listed. I pre-ordered mune to be on the safe side.[/quote]

Article said that you can only get it from EB, no other stores.

I'm gonna get my bro to preorder it from me. There's an EB next to his school.
 
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