Could someone buy me Celeste and Katana Zero? I can pay you through paypal
Could someone buy me Celeste and Katana Zero? I can pay you through paypal
Picked up Risk of Rain 2 and Katana Zero with no issues.
Went back for other games and my transactions are failing now.
It's learning.
Us Argentinians are probably fucked then, right? Thanks internet.Picked up Risk of Rain 2 and Katana Zero with no issues.
Went back for other games and my transactions are failing now.
It's learning.
Also: Check Argentinian Steam Store prices, you will go insane once you realize D2 Shadowkeep Deluxe is there for 12 bucks.
Why is this kind of post allowed?just imagine that you wanted to fly to Argentina, do a currency exchange, and buy the games fair and square, but you're choosing to ethically conserve jet fuel
what do you want from me
just imagine that you wanted to fly to Argentina, do a currency exchange, and buy the games fair and square, but you're choosing to ethically conserve jet fuel
This is my hypothesis:
Just so people understand how Nintendo is able to accept digital codes you purchase in the Argentine region, this is most likely caused by political reasons:
Due to the above event happening in mid-August, or last month, Argentine peso current weakened between August and September. Super-deflation will cause video game prices to plunge to really cheap prices, if we are to use another country's strong currency (USD) value to make purchases.
Hence, in USA, a game costing $15 USD will cost about $3 USD when converted, taking account of the inflation/deflation of the now weakened Argentine peso. What would amount to $88 USD normally, if using peso and taking into account the deflation, it will cost around $15 USD.
But, please correct me if my hypothesis is incorrect.
This is much older than just a few months, even your article mentions it.This is my hypothesis:
Just so people understand how Nintendo is able to accept digital codes you purchase in the Argentine region, this is most likely caused by political reasons:
Due to the above event happening in mid-August, or last month, Argentine peso current weakened between August and September. Super-deflation will cause video game prices to plunge to really cheap prices, if we are to use another country's strong currency (USD) value to make purchases.
Hence, in USA, a game costing $15 USD will cost about $3 USD when converted, taking account of the inflation/deflation of the now weakened Argentine peso. What would amount to $88 USD normally, if using peso and taking into account the deflation, it will cost around $15 USD.
But, please correct me if my hypothesis is incorrect.
Interesting that the digital/indie titles are much cheaper but the AAA Nintendo releases are $57 USD instead of $59.99 so barely lower in cost.
Your hypothesis is indeed incorrect (for starters, that article's headline seems biased AF and it's basically citing the crap our current government tries to peddle as an excuse for the mess they've made here).
Some games cost less here compared to the US for example, because the developers/publishers understand that they can't ask people from a country where a teacher earns less than 500 dollars per month (and that's not the minimum wage, by the way) to pay the same as a place where they might earn 5x/10x that. That's how regional pricing works. Companies do the math and try to adjust the price of their games so people can actually afford them. That's also why it's pretty crappy to see people from places where they earn 10x what we earn exploiting it (that, plus the very real fear that the powers that be will just stop doing regional pricing and punish us instead of the a-holes who abuse it).
This is much older than just a few months, even your article mentions it.
The strengthening dollar has made it harder for countries with dollar denominated debt to pay it back, it is effectively more expensive for them.
This is being exacerbated by the fact that the current govt in Argentina has done jack shit to stop the hyper inflation the past four years, and was trying to introduce severe austerity measures, in a sense, they fucked up, and want to take it out on everyone else.
So people are voting for the other side of the pendulum, and that is fucking up things even more, even though the actual elections haven't happened yet. And the reason it is getting messier is because banks worry it will negatively affect global finances. When in fact there is currently no evidence.
So taking advantage of it is kind of scummy, its kind of a gray area, and honestly don't have it in me to chastise people.
If you have used the Mex Eshop and seen how that has gotten worse due to everyone else raiding it when prices were really low, it would only be a matter of time before Nintendo closes off Argentina's eshop
Edit -- See post above. It seems a mess.
yupWas able to buy Katana Zero and Hotline Miami Collection as of 10 minutes ago, thanks OP.
FYI the don't accept Discover Card in case anyone was wondering, only Visa/Master Card/American Express?
Receipts for what? Nintendo still lets you hop around regions with your international CC, and instead of adding extra layer of authentication like everyone else, they just jack up the price. This also happened with MXN store and I don't blame people from Argentina if they're worried about a price hike.Receipts, please. That isn't why the SA store had prices jacked up. Titles that costed the same or more than on most eShops had the price jacked up. Most titles have. On average games cost now more on the SA eShop than on EU stores, if (what you said) was true they would have priced games at least the same and not higher.
Same here in India. Gears 5 is about $18. I'm glad Steam has robust region locking, otherwise we'd be fucked too.Also: Check Argentinian Steam Store prices, you will go insane once you realize D2 Shadowkeep Deluxe is there for 12 bucks.
Can someone hit me up with Celeste? Will pay you, of course!!!
can someone buy for me celeste, katana zero, hollow knight, wargroove, stardew valley and risk of rain 2? i will pay him with paypal . I will give a small tip too for the effort
Thank you in advance
I bought two games just to see if it would go through and my bank called me almost immediately. I'm glad they didn't freeze my card or anything.I feel good and bad that my transactions went through. Glad it did since I now have the games, and bad that my bank has no issues with putting through random Argentina transactions.
Hollow Knight is an incredibly polished 60 hours game which was priased for being sold at a really low price (15 bucks).
You have to be a fucking scumbag to buy specifically that one from the Argentina eshop, and I see many scumbags in this thread.
Yes, it is.
I'd refrain from using an epithet as strong as SCUMBAG for someone guilty of buying a digital goods on a store to save a few bucks, c'mon man.
I do agree that HK is a crazy deal already and I was ecstatic about getting it at launch for just 15€.
That being said, if some people haven't bought it yet despite being out for so long even when it was on sale for just €10 then it's safe to say they would have never grabbed it if not the ARG eShop's price. It's a gained sale for Team Cherry. Certainly nothing deserving people to be called scumbags.
This is not piracy, it's arbitrage. Not illegal but can be exploitative depending on how lopsided it becomes.Isn't this technically piracy? Not trying to be a jerk, but this smells bad. This pricing is not for non-Argentinians...
Picked up Risk of Rain 2 and Katana Zero with no issues.
Went back for other games and my transactions are failing now.
It's learning.
Companies do it without going through the loopholes such as falsifying their address or using VPN.Companies are free to use the global economy but heaven forbid customers even think about it.
Companies do it without going through the loopholes such as falsifying their address or using VPN.
They do things much worse like changing their address to pay less tribute to the country they are actually from and explore poor countries working force.Companies do it without going through the loopholes such as falsifying their address or using VPN.
Amazon prime CC worked with no problems.
Redeeming codes on your main account and getting coins also no problems.
Thank OP and CAG!