Shuffle Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Online retailer Amazon Japan has begun shipping video games and video game consoles overseas, after previously restricting orders to Japanese shipping addresses. International shipping only applies to products that Amazon Japan sells directly, not to orders that Amazon fulfills for third-party sellers. Orders still require an Amazon Japan account, separate from accounts on Amazon sites in other countries. Amazon Japan Begins Shipping Games Overseas - News - Anime News Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sora9427 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Yeah i've read about this yesterday, such an amazing news, finally i say! I Tried 3 years ago to buy Idolm@ster 2 there to discover then that they don't ship outiside Japan.... Finally we can order from there, maybe now with a new competitor even the other sellers will drop some prices, it's pretty ridicolous see that the lowest price VN that has like 5-6 years costs even now 25 or more € to import them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 If only the import charges weren't so high... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChibiRico8 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 This is a very good news, although I'd have been happier if that actualy also included retro games such as SFC or PS1 or something. The way I'm interpreting the article I doubt it is included since they are mostly from 3rd party sellers ._. Oh well, at least we have more options now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmartHawk Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Or just use Play-Asia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sora9427 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 If only the import charges weren't so high... Yeah but at least i won't spend again 100 € to buy a game i hope XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze Naruto Shippuden Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 They still cost too much. There are some Japanese games I like to get or stack trophies with, but the cost is just too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickeyMix Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Import charges though:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morg106 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I had a look earlier and for the odd item, game + postage + import fees was actually cheaper than playasia, and even eBay in some cases. Add to that the fact that not many games are actually on eBay and Amazon are probably my favourite company, I'll likely give this a try when I have a little more money to test it. Apparently the import fees are a deposit and you'll get refunded if it turns out the actual fees are cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionSquid Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) I heard game prices in Japan go down quick. Might pick up a few games if that's the case. Pity about needing an Amazon.co.jp account. Edited March 11, 2016 by LionSquid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfree7 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 More money for Amazon. We use it like crazy. Thank you prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanH Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 If only the import charges weren't so high... Import charges though:( I don't know about you guys but when I use the national courier, you either have no import charge or it's very low. The import charges are obviously astronomical if you use private couriers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morg106 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Just ordered a few games to test this out. Delivery scheduled to here in the UK for 15th - 17th March (that's 4-6 days from now). I've never ordered from playasia due to the price and this was way cheaper. I'll let you guys know how long it actually takes and whether I get refunded for the import charges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Jakob Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Oh, this could be fun. Thanks for the heads up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I don't know about you guys but when I use the national courier, you either have no import charge or it's very low. The import charges are obviously astronomical if you use private couriers. But you are in Canada. In EU, import charges include customs, which for example is in my country 21% of the price+shipping if the goods exceed measly 25 bucks. Which obviously goes for all games. Example, I buy a Vita game for 40 bucks, Amazon, being way too uptight, puts the correct price 40+shipping, customs obviously catch it because it's non-EU Amazon and because it exceeds 25 bucks. So they charge additional 21% of the 40+shipping price AND I have to pay additional 10 bucks to courier for handling. NA has it easy and can definitely be happy about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morg106 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 My package from Japan arrived today. It took 4 days exactly from ordering, to arriving at my front door. Extremely happy with that, and cheaper than everywhere else too. Feels weird having brand new, sealed VNs though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChibiRico8 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 It took 4 days exactly from ordering, to arriving at my front door. From my experience with amazon JP they are extremely fast with shipping. I buy a lot of manga from them and they usualy take between 2 or 3 days to come ^^ I have yet to buy games from them, but I will test them out when I get paid (if my wallet isn't dead at the same time, like usual xD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liv3urway Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Do you know if this includes things like: Light Novels? Would love to import some series such as: Date A Live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuffle Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Do you know if this includes things like: Light Novels? Would love to import some series such as: Date A Live. I don't think Amazon Japan or any Amazon store has had any restrictions on Light Novels, Manga, and stuff like that and Anime on Blu-ray and DVD never seemed to be a problem besides customs. I could be wrong, but pretty sure. Videogames and consoles were some of the main concerns with Amazon with importing, but now the Japanese branch removed that rule of theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azsharra Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Has anyone had recent successful orders and pre-orders for PS4 games? I checked recently on Amazon Japan and every PS4 game I picked says it cannot be shipped internationally. I don't get it. Do I have to go through the check out process to test it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuffle Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 Has anyone had recent successful orders and pre-orders for PS4 games? I checked recently on Amazon Japan and every PS4 game I picked says it cannot be shipped internationally. I don't get it. Do I have to go through the check out process to test it? Are they more recent games and are they from a 3rd party seller or Amazon directly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfree7 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I heard game prices in Japan go down quick. Might pick up a few games if that's the case. Pity about needing an Amazon.co.jp account. Wouldn't think that would be to hard to set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janne-da-arc24 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 That is awesome news! About time I say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azsharra Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Are they more recent games and are they from a 3rd party seller or Amazon directly? A link to preorder Fate/Extellia An older game Onechanbara New release Overwatch In these examples, I've noticed they have an Amazon Global icon which I believe denotes international shipping. But scrolling down, I check the product details section which still states "can not be shipped outside of Japan." I'm getting mixed signals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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