R4 Price Going Up In Akihabara

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August 1st, 2008, 23:28
wraggster

R4 Price Going Up In Akihabara

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Not only is Nintendo's legal action against R4 cart spiking the sales, it's also spiking the prices. Check out this Akihabara retailer on July 29th when the news was first announced. R4s were going for ¥2,980 (US$28). The following day, the price jumped to ¥4,980 at the same retailer. And today? This shop's price hit ¥5,980 ($55).

http://kotaku.com/5031834/r4-price-g...p-in-akihabara
August 2nd, 2008, 02:56
pibs

Wow they are advertising pandora batteries, I wouldn't doubt it if they were selling emus and roms too.

Its a good thing I bought an extra R4 last month, now to make my money back :)
August 2nd, 2008, 06:52
nightblade36

...Haha... I love Japan.
August 2nd, 2008, 09:27
Gene

Quote:

Originally Posted by pibs

Wow they are advertising pandora batteries, I wouldn't doubt it if they were selling emus and roms too.

Its a good thing I bought an extra R4 last month, now to make my money back :)

I'm sure it's all strictly for homebrew...
August 4th, 2008, 15:43
gamerleaf

But we also can order R4 from some online shop in a good price, like this one the price is $25 around
http://www.keepingfriends.com/155-r4...cartridge.html
August 5th, 2008, 03:52
rancor01

Quote:

Originally Posted by pibs

Wow they are advertising pandora batteries, I wouldn't doubt it if they were selling emus and roms too.

Its a good thing I bought an extra R4 last month, now to make my money back :)

Pandoras batteries are literally everywhere.. There were some shops that used to sell the 200-in-1 famicom cartridges, but pirated roms are pretty hard to find.. except on Sunday when the dudes out in the streets with card tables will sell you a DVD-R of Neo Geo roms for $100.00...