Just a quick note to let you know at least one retailer has started selling Batman: Arkham Asylum early. That being JB Hi-Fi’s Galleries Victoria store in Sydney.
We’d heard last week that Gametraders had broken the street date much earlier, but it turns out they were selling import copies. Same game, though.
Let us know in the comments if you’ve seen Batman on sale anywhere else!
[Thanks Crono!]
fORS4kEN
September 2, 2009 at 4:03 PM
LOL everyone is selling its broke this morning
Report PermalinkCrono
September 2, 2009 at 4:03 PM
They’re also selling some brand spanking new PS3 slims as well.
Report PermalinkMatthew Smith
September 2, 2009 at 4:03 PM
I got mine from JB HiFi in Hobart, too. They TXT’d me at around 1:30 to say it was ready for pickup. Very cool service.
Report Permalinkspanx
September 2, 2009 at 4:14 PM
Yeah a friend told me that EB were selling it around lunch time then i got a phone call from JB Geelong saying that they can sell it to me today as someone broke street date so now home bout to throw it in the console.
Report PermalinkNathan Bennell
September 2, 2009 at 4:17 PM
I pre-ordered my CE from Games Warehouse. Looks like I’ll be waiting a bit longer. QQ
Report PermalinkLuke Caporn
September 2, 2009 at 4:22 PM
Yeah it’s been out since morning here in Perth
Report PermalinkElliot Strang
September 2, 2009 at 4:26 PM
Which stores in Perth are definitely selling? Any selling non-preorder copies?
Report PermalinkBen
September 2, 2009 at 4:22 PM
I picked up my copy from EB in Maddington (PERTH) this afternoon. I’m assuming, then, that all WA EB stores will be selling it today.
Report PermalinkKorwin
September 2, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Yep all the major retailers in Tuggeranong Canberra are selling now.
Report Permalinkdylan zuccala
September 2, 2009 at 4:38 PM
What was the price of the standard game at JB?
Report PermalinkJordan Dautovic
September 2, 2009 at 4:40 PM
Dungeon Crawl on Elizabeth st in melbourne… but they always sell import copies early. No big deal. Release date’s tomorrow!
Report PermalinkTony Nguyen
September 2, 2009 at 4:40 PM
i got my copy today round 11am, everyone broken the street date
Report PermalinkFriar Tuck
September 2, 2009 at 4:41 PM
Yep, every retailer is selling it now, and since 11am this morning.
However, not all retailers have it on the shelf – some you need to ask for it.
Report PermalinkMario maniac
September 2, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Bah, I’d have to wait for tomorrow to pick it up anyway; I won’t have a PS3 ’til then. >_<
Report PermalinkMitchell Geyer
September 2, 2009 at 5:20 PM
I got my collectors edition today aswell. It’s a bit different from the opening video I saw last week. There’s no leather journal, just a book. The batarang is still pretty awesome on my desk
Report Permalinkdead5ega
September 2, 2009 at 5:32 PM
Pfff, my local Gametraders have been selling the game for the PS3 for over a week now, got to love that non-region protection.
Report PermalinkRoss Guerin
September 2, 2009 at 5:48 PM
Yep, All EB games stores in Adelaide have it up for grabs..
Report Permalinkalinos
September 2, 2009 at 5:51 PM
yet they wont give me my PS3 slim the %$^$ seriosly im sick of this stupid bricked one thats sitting here stupid 2.8 firmware update
Report PermalinkDavid Zhu
September 2, 2009 at 6:45 PM
got mine today from JB Hifi Bourke St Melb at lunch time. They are open until 9 if anyone wants to pop down.
Report PermalinkDean Henderson
September 2, 2009 at 6:16 PM
I can’t see why they can’t break street date as soon as they have it. My reason is other places in the world have already had a release so it is no issue on secrecy etc. A global release date I can understand but not when you are playing catch up. If you have it sell it.
Report PermalinkNeil Williams
September 2, 2009 at 10:49 PM
Street dates are there for a reason. The publisher sets up their marketing buildup months in advance to coincide with a particular date they’ve chosen. If a store sells early, it can completely throw off their marketing strategy, and in some cases can cause the amount of overall copies sold to be lower. As such, some publishers will punish stores that break street dates by ways of a large fine or not shipping more stock of that title to them for months after release. It’s why certain stores require proof of another store breaking street date (generally via a receipt of the purchased game) before they can themselves sell the game – they need to cover their ass. Also, if one store gets their copies a few days earlier than another store and decides to sell early, the other store can potentially lose a lot of sales, especially since most games make more money in the first week of sale than later on in their sale life.
While I enjoy getting games early (and I’m certainly not complaining about having Arkham Asylum in front of me right now), broken street dates can be quite damaging to a publisher’s success with a particular game. Street dates exist for a reason.
Report PermalinkSam Parker
September 2, 2009 at 6:40 PM
I got my copy in perth yesterday :D
Report Permalinkozjad
September 2, 2009 at 9:03 PM
I got my copy today as well from Kmart Burnie.
Report PermalinkI noticed they were also selling FF Dissidia (PSP) which EB are saying isnt supposed to come out until friday.
nzn
September 2, 2009 at 11:04 PM
I got mine from kmart with ps3 slim, price match it with dick smith
Report PermalinkDylan Zuccala
September 2, 2009 at 11:41 PM
where is it selling for the cheapest i wanna pick this up tomoro
Report PermalinkSweating Bullets
September 3, 2009 at 8:31 AM
The cheapest you could get it is probably at JB.
They have a trade in deal for it. Buy 3 cheap games at JB that are second hand and trade it in for Batman.
You could probably get it for around $68 or so this way.
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