In Real Life

Boy, Is China’s Illegal Grey Market Blatant


November 12, 2010
News

Super Mario Wii Bundle Is Not Japanese Internet Gold

To mark the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros, a special Wii bundle that includes a “hacked” version of the game was released in Japan on November 11. It’s November 12, and the bundles are flooding online auction sites.


January 2, 2010
News

The 2009 eBay Holiday Video Game Grey Market Report

While game publishers look to retail sales figures to gauge the success of the holiday season, let’s take a look at how our favourite games and consoles performed in the shady back-alleys of eBay’s 2009 holiday grey market.


November 21, 2009
News

Valve Bans Grey-Market Modern Warfare 2 Keys

Some who bought CD keys for Modern Warfare 2 — no physical media in other words — from import resellers have seen their access to the game vanish, as Activision has apparently asked Valve to ban such keys.


January 13, 2009
Uncategorized

The Wii Holiday Grey Market 3: When Supply Meets Demand

Nintendo’s apparent ability to meet demand this holiday season seems to have flattened the turbulent Wii grey market, with eBay sales of the console going for far less than in previous years, according to eBay sales data analysed by Kotaku.