Bombers in New Zealand

Hey All
Ok, so I have been in New Zealand for nearly 2 years now (moved from the UK) , Living 5 minutes from the beach is awesome, with another Summer Xmas coming up I can not wait.
 
Funds have been tied up towards costs sorting getting settled and now I am getting settled and I want to buy more games.
Picked up the odd one from stores but I normally order online in the UK and save some cash.
 
Anyone New Zealand folk care to share what online stores they buy their games/hardware from? Would be handy :)
Defiantly looking at MW2, and I need a wireless 360 network adapter, bloody expensive in the stores. Some of the new games for that matter (WTF) 

Anyone in Auckland want to meet up as well, let me know :)

playasia.com and dvdboxoffice.com are both good for importing region free games.   With Xbox 360, playasia has a comprhensive list of what is region free.  I use Homebrew on my Wii making it region free.  The DS, PSP and PS3 aren't a problem obviously.
 
I am Australian, just across the river in Tasmania.  I order a lot online because our prices can be terrible.  New Zealand prices are far worse.  The scenery and quiet lifestyle makes up for it though  ^-^  Welcome down under.

Cheers. NZ + Summer Awesome. Better then England by a mile but I am getting that time where I have a few hours to kill now and again and its perfect to get back into my gaming. Just the prices nark me off. No reason for the price hikes either.

Whereabouts in Auckland are you? As for online stores i wouldn't have a clue. I usually just go to JB they have pretty good prices.

i thought there has been bomber attacks on new zealand o_o

New Zealand is just an elaborate hoax.

I buy most of my new games from Mightyape.co.nz.
 
NZ represent! Even though I'm Australian...

are teh games still really overpriced like in Australia ?

" are teh games still really overpriced like in Australia ? "

Damn . And i thought we had it bad in the UK . lol

" Damn . And i thought we had it bad in the UK . lol "

New Zealand is a myth, just like Canada and Belgium.

I stick to mightyape.co.nz...hell I have 40000+ of their bonus points.  Shame all they have to redeem them for are Twilight posters.  Haven't been into a bricks and mortar game store in 6 months.  All EB seems to do here is sell used PSOne games and the odd N64 cart.   

" @turbomonkey138 said:

" Damn . And i thought we had it bad in the UK . lol "

 We also have shitty broadband. "

" @bwooduhs said:

" @turbomonkey138 said:

" Damn . And i thought we had it bad in the UK . lol "

 We also have shitty broadband. "

Heh, well I think its still better than fucking US Broadband. We are so goddamn behind in that category. Other countries being completely 2 to 1 faster than us. "

 @thenexus said:

" @bwooduhs: Milford, North Shore. You near? "

@thenexus

" @bwooduhs: I dont. I have 11mb down. Just distance of some site in the EU etc you get naff down rates but you only have the one pipe to oz and then out again. 

@Khann

" @pause422 said:

" @bwooduhs said:

" @turbomonkey138 said:

" Damn . And i thought we had it bad in the UK . lol "

 We also have shitty broadband. "

Heh, well I think its still better than fucking US Broadband. We are so goddamn behind in that category. Other countries being completely 2 to 1 faster than us. "

Wow dude, you have no idea. It's not unusual to have a 10GB data cap in NZ... "

mightyape.co.nz
 
 
Also broadband is not that bad....40gb data cap here and full speed. Usually get 6.5mbps and 77ping on speedtest.net

I use Mighty Ape or Gamesman (yeah its EB).  The online prices are pretty consistent and I'm happy with PC games being a good $20-30 cheaper than console games across the board.  Other than that I've been known to use Steam and Gamestop when the local online stores don't have what I'm after.

" @thenexus said:

" @bwooduhs: Milford, North Shore. You near? "

Titirangi. It's out West.

@thenexus

said:

" @bwooduhs: I dont. I have 11mb down. Just distance of some site in the EU etc you get naff down rates but you only have the one pipe to oz and then out again. 

Lucky you. I get like 100kbs at tops.

@Khann

said:

" @pause422 said:

" @bwooduhs said:

" @turbomonkey138 said:

" Damn . And i thought we had it bad in the UK . lol "

 We also have shitty broadband. "

Heh, well I think its still better than fucking US Broadband. We are so goddamn behind in that category. Other countries being completely 2 to 1 faster than us. "

Wow dude, you have no idea. It's not unusual to have a 10GB data cap in NZ... "

Ditto. "

" I buy most of my new games from Mightyape.co.nz.  NZ represent! Even though I'm Australian... "

Trademe anyone?

Not great on games in terms of the prices I feel.

Mighty Ape is decent. They seem to have good sales regularly and they manage to get games down to Christchurch fast enough :D They're based in Auckland anyway aren't they? So they could hook you up with games pretty quickly if you're ordering online.
I hardly ever go to EB and if I do, its usually the last place I look... they seem to charge ridiculous prices for some games.
 
Oh and the internet situation here in NZ? I still think it's a bit backwards but its getting there... At least down in Christchurch I get a decent connection, but a bunch of my mates with Telecom say its absolute crap.

I USED to live in Tauranga, on the north island. It's pretty nice, spent 2 years there in highschool.

If the game prices are as ridiculous as those in Australia, then you might find sites that sell just the cd-key to games handy. I'm not Australian (Texan), but I love a bargain.
 
All listed sites claim they're legal and that the devs get paid (unlike with the sale of used games):
  http://www.ozcdkeys.com/   (used this one for BF2:CC a while back -worked perfectly)
  http://www.cdkeysdirect.com/  
  http://www.directgamekeys.com/

New Zealand is Middle Earth!

Yeah go mightyape for games, even being in NZ your getting ripped off at those prices. 
Thats fucking daylight robbery

hey i think your thinking of hardened edition when you say 150 dollors, you can get the normal edition on pc for 100 dollers which i dunno what the exchange rate is right now but seems normal to me lol

 Anyone play rugby in here? I pride myself in being a part of the AGS/Kelston brawl a few weeks back.

"  Anyone play rugby in here? I pride myself in being a part of the AGS/Kelston brawl a few weeks back. "

Haha yeah. It got so overblown. Especially when the sentences were given out.