Aaand the UK gets the royal screwjob.. from retailers this time...

[Stalkid64]

Well... something had to mess with the NGC`s UK launch. I noticed the preorder ad banners in Argos today (along with notable lack of XBox material ANYWHERE IN TOWN!) quoting the price as "£169.99"
Ba$tard retailers... that`s one less game I can afford come launch day. Wish we could start some campaign against them... knocking £20 extra onto the RRP purely for profit margin reasons frankly sucks ass.
(And hey, is anyone else getting one of those purple inflatable chairs for free with their `Cube?)

 

[Redah]

The suggested retail price is like 149.

You're forgetting UK has huuuuuge import taxes tho...

 

[Jaz]

I hear that the Euro price is still the same (£150), it's a shame..

I can't wait for GameCube..

 

[Stalkid64]

well...

The annoying part is that this has absolutely nothing to do with import taxes or anything else. According to Nintendo UK the £149 RRP is how much it should cost. Final buying cost. It`s the greedy scum retailers who claim not to be making enough money from that (yeah... right) and so have stuck another £20 on top of the RRP. It`s not that its a high price to pay, its just the fact that it really pisses me off that retailers have ignored the £149 price to make themselves extra money that Nintendo will never see. 5 `cubes sold with £20 on the price is another £100 the store will make which is just ridiculous. This is retailers ripping us off. Isn`t there somewhere we could complain to about this..? I`m thinking Office of fair trade, trading standards or somewhere like that...



BTW Redah, I love that little GBA avatar.

 

[Jaz]

I like the term `royal screwjob`, btw..

 

[blizz]

Order it online there are bound to be a few sweet deals kicking about.

 

[Jaz]

I've ordered mine from Germany..

£149..

Now, when is PSO Cube out??