In the U.S., if you were to buy from an importer, store or online, you’d find that that import games are marked up a bit to cover the store’s cost of importing and handling, althoughsome good deals can be found. Normally, you’re going to pay a bit more for an import than your average domestic title, and regular importers should be used to that by now. In Japan though, sometimes import games suck so much that they won’t sell, and they’ll just have to give them away.
This seemed to be the case at Amazon Japan on Friday, as they sold a few U.S. titles for 1 yen. At current exchange rates, that comes out to .08 cents U.S., and that basically says ‘take me’. ThisJapanese blogmanaged tosnap a screenshot, showing turds likeStar Trek: Legacyfor the Xbox 360 andDef Jam Iconfor the PS3.
In stark contrast, nowthe sale linkbrings you to an Amazon Japan page where the same games are grossly overpriced, with games likeDef Jam Iconstarting at about 88 dollars after conversion. What the hell happened? These may be their domestic versions.
The closest deal I could find in the reverse situation is this craptasticpachinko gamefor the Super Famicom, going for $2.90.
