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Katamari Damacy Sold Out

Posted by Zonk on from the retailers-take-notice dept.

mausmalone writes "Katamari Damacy is completely sold out at most game retailers." The relatively unknown game is completely out of stock because retailers base their orders on preorders...which they didn't allow for this title.

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  1. Re:So which is it? by Pluvius · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'd say that it was highly anticipated by "in-the-know" gamers (not to mention people in the game industry itself) and not much else. Though word-of-mouth seems to have worked in the game's favor since it got media attention a few months ago.

    Rob

  2. Re:Fuck you all by Pentomino · · Score: 2, Insightful

    To be honest, most American gamers know what's coming out of Japan, and they're just as formulaic as American games. We've got our first-person shooters and mission-based driving games, while they've got fighters, insanely long RPG's, and quite a few too many card-based battle games.

    So, while we're celebrating how Japanese the game is, it's really secondary to how non-formulaic the game is, compared to what we've usually been seeing.

    This is especially true of Playstation 2 owners. Gamecube owners are already accustomed to formula-breaking games; they have Pikmin, after all.

  3. Re:Preorders suck by ivan256 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I don't pre-order often, just for games I know will sell out early (e.g. Doom3).

    I think Doom 3 is a perfect example of a game that won't sell out early, and, of course, didn't sell out at all.

    The only two really good reasons I can think of for preordering, is if the game *isn't* really hyped and the store may not be planning on stocking it, or if you get some bonus for pre-ordering.

    As for marketing issues, KBToys takes your address. And yes, you start getting junk mail afterwards. Luckily I've moved since I pre-ordered my PS2.