Eaode
Smash Champion
Well, with the delay pushing the NA release date over a month past the Japanese release, I began seriously thinking about the details of importing the game. This thread asks the important questions that should be answered before deciding to import. After these questions are answered (by you guys), it will become a resource for information.
Now on to the Questions...
1) Where can you Import?
What are good sites from which you can buy the game, from Japan, and have it shipped to North America/Europe for you? Which of these sites are reliable? How Much will Shipping Cost?
2) How long will shipping take?
Simply put, if you decide to import from japan and it take a month to get here, it's not really worth it. What is a reasonable shipping time to expect? Time for specific import sources would be helpful.
3) Will the Japanese version WORK in an American System?
I think we can all assume that it will not work in Europe, due to different region coding for PAL. But if I recall correctly, both Japan and America use NTSC, so would it be plausible that a Japanese game will work with an American Wii?
4) Does the Japanese Version of Brawl have an English Option on it?
If you recall, the American Version of SSBM had an option to play with the game in Japanese (I have no idea if it's true vice-versa). So it seems plausible to think that the Japanese version will have english, making it more convenient for people here in teh 'states. I guess we'll have to wait for the Japanese release to answer this question, so we can put this one on the back burner 'til then.
Any answers you can provide to these questions would be greatly appreciated by me, and (I'm sure) by other members as well. Also if you have any other important questions you need answered, feel free to try and get them answered here.
Now on to the Questions...
1) Where can you Import?
What are good sites from which you can buy the game, from Japan, and have it shipped to North America/Europe for you? Which of these sites are reliable? How Much will Shipping Cost?
2) How long will shipping take?
Simply put, if you decide to import from japan and it take a month to get here, it's not really worth it. What is a reasonable shipping time to expect? Time for specific import sources would be helpful.
3) Will the Japanese version WORK in an American System?
I think we can all assume that it will not work in Europe, due to different region coding for PAL. But if I recall correctly, both Japan and America use NTSC, so would it be plausible that a Japanese game will work with an American Wii?
4) Does the Japanese Version of Brawl have an English Option on it?
If you recall, the American Version of SSBM had an option to play with the game in Japanese (I have no idea if it's true vice-versa). So it seems plausible to think that the Japanese version will have english, making it more convenient for people here in teh 'states. I guess we'll have to wait for the Japanese release to answer this question, so we can put this one on the back burner 'til then.
Any answers you can provide to these questions would be greatly appreciated by me, and (I'm sure) by other members as well. Also if you have any other important questions you need answered, feel free to try and get them answered here.