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Where ca I buy American wii games in Korea?

 
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m3erds



Joined: 22 Feb 2010

PostPosted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:36 pm    Post subject: Where ca I buy American wii games in Korea? Reply with quote

I have an American Wii and I can't find American games. Anybody know where to look?
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Steve_Rogers2008



Joined: 22 Mar 2010

PostPosted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ebay... Wink
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crossmr



Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul

PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Play-asia.com
shipping is pretty fast, works great, you can generally get everything you want. I bought the new super mario bros there and it worked great.
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computermichael



Joined: 01 Jul 2010
Location: Anyang

PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 4:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yongsan station.
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crossmr



Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul

PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 6:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

computermichael wrote:
Yongsan station.

Why would any seller there go to the trouble of importing genuine north american region versions of Wii games?
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kimdeal54



Joined: 28 Feb 2008

PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 7:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's been a few years since I've needed to buy region-locked games (PS3), but they used to have North American versions of PS2 games in Yongsan.

There's always a huge selection of Wii games in 'Game Alley' (ask if you need directions)... so it might be worth a shot. A long shot. But if you've got time on your hands.
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computermichael



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

crossmr wrote:
computermichael wrote:
Yongsan station.

Why would any seller there go to the trouble of importing genuine north american region versions of Wii games?


I think some of them would go through the trouble because it's close to a military base and a lot of foreigners buy games there. Moreover, I've seen NTSC and PAL versions of XBox360 games there in the past, which would be equally troublesome to get. Play-asia is more convenient and has a better selection, but Yongsan is usually cheaper.
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crossmr



Joined: 22 Nov 2008
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

computermichael wrote:
crossmr wrote:
computermichael wrote:
Yongsan station.

Why would any seller there go to the trouble of importing genuine north american region versions of Wii games?


I think some of them would go through the trouble because it's close to a military base and a lot of foreigners buy games there. Moreover, I've seen NTSC and PAL versions of XBox360 games there in the past, which would be equally troublesome to get. Play-asia is more convenient and has a better selection, but Yongsan is usually cheaper.


That's pretty random for shops that don't usually advertise.
While you get soldiers and foreigners wandering through, I expect soldiers could get it easier through other means since most places ship to bases just like they're in the US.

It doesn't seem like a great business model to be carrying random games on the hope that a foreigner walks through who owns a foreign system.
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