I've been looking around for somewhere to pick this up and noticed that all the retailers I usually go to (Best Buy, Future Shop & Blockbuster) are selling the game for $69.99.

Didn't Canada get past this price point years ago when I dollar got on par with the US? I don't remember paying $69.99 for a game in a while. Just listened to last week's Bombcast about how older game prices used to vary a lot and was just wondering this would happen now.

 @Lukeweizer: 
Sorry champ that's what games cost in Canada.

It is?

Live in ontario?

Blame your provincial government.

Games cost 70 € here so stop crying ;)

I think it might be just that game. Here in B.C. games have only been $59.99 for like six months. Before that they were always $69.99... Also a side note, last time I checked the Canadian Dollar was $1.03USD.

" @TechHits: I haven't seen a game cost 69.99 in years. You from the East or West coast? "

" I think it might be just that game. Here in B.C. games have only been $59.99 for like six months. Before that they were always $69.99... Also a side note, last time I checked the Canadian Dollar was $1.03USD. "

" Live in ontario?Blame your provincial government. "

" I think it might be just that game. Here in B.C. games have only been $59.99 for like six months. Before that they were always $69.99... Also a side note, last time I checked the Canadian Dollar was $1.03USD. "

Sounds like retailers trying to stiff you. The highest price I've seen was $64.99 and that was from EB Games.

"  @Lukeweizer: Sorry champ that's what games cost in Canada. "

" @Lukeweizer said:

" @TechHits: I haven't seen a game cost 69.99 in years. You from the East or West coast? "

I've never seen a game cost less than than that. I'm on the west cost, so I have to put a 12.5% tax on it as well.

@Patman99 said:

" I think it might be just that game. Here in B.C. games have only been $59.99 for like six months. Before that they were always $69.99... Also a side note, last time I checked the Canadian Dollar was $1.03USD. "

Where in B.C do you live? Just wondering if its Vancouver or something. I'm sitting near Revelstoke and the only way for me to buy a game is through a Play n' Trade. The loonie also just jumped today and is worth $1.0437 US dollars "

" Some games cost 69 It really sucks. Thankfully only a few cost that much. "

You're getting off easy with only 12.5% tax.

Vdeo game prices are just weird.

i am going to be in toronto on launch day coming back to cayman that morning, so i am going to try and hit a midnight launch, you think $70 usd is bad, games here in the Cayman Islands cost at minimum $85 CI Dollars ($1CI = $1.25USD) so i am happy spending whatever to get  it a bit cheaper!

Some games still go for 69.99 (mostly total trash games like the Dynasty Warriors games), I don't even know why. For a while now the Canadian dollar has been actually stronger than the American dollar (if I'm not mistaken).

I'm in Quebec and I think it's been more than a year since prices weren't $69.99 everywhere. Now, it seems as though a few stores like EB Games/GameStop have new releases priced at $64.99 and the rest (Best Buy, Future Shop...) have them for $59.99.

" @Pinworm45 said:

" Live in ontario?Blame your provincial government. "

So McGuinty is the one to blame?I am kind of curious since Crysis 2 is $59.99. Some games just randomly seem to cost $10 more (Fable 3 was another example). "

Extra packaging to protect from the cold.

"  @Lukeweizer: Sorry champ that's what games cost in Canada. "

" I'm in Quebec and I think it's been more than a year since prices weren't $69.99 everywhere. Now, it seems as though a few stores like EB Games/GameStop have new releases priced at $64.99 and the rest (Best Buy, Future Shop...) have them for $59.99. "

I don't know what the fuck you guys are talking about but I haven't seen any games cost over $59.99 (without the odd exception) for well over a year now and even then it was a mixed bag because of currency instability.

The one advantages Candians have is the ability to get the Steelbook at Future Shop.

" @Lukeweizer:  West coast, I live in Abbotsford BC (it's like 30 min from Vancouver)  "

"I've been looking around for somewhere to pick this up and noticed that all the retailers I usually go to (Best Buy, Future Shop & Blockbuster) are selling the game for $69.99. Didn't Canada get past this price point years ago when I dollar got on par with the US? I don't remember paying $69.99 for a game in a while. Just listened to last week's Bombcast about how older game prices used to vary a lot and was just wondering this would happen now. "

" @Lukeweizer:  looks like your gonna brake that trend.  "

Well, looks like I am going to buy my games online from now on. I'm getting screwed on price where I live.

The only reason I can think of for games costing more in Canada are two things.

• Game Manuals have to be printed in English and French
• Our nation has a population about the size of California, only it is spread out over an area larger than the entirety of the US. That has to cost a extra for shipping.
  

Because Kanada is Krazy?

David Mcguinty is behind this? Not surprised ;_;

Alberta here, new releases have been $70 for yeeeaars

" @Patman99 said:

" I think it might be just that game. Here in B.C. games have only been $59.99 for like six months. Before that they were always $69.99... Also a side note, last time I checked the Canadian Dollar was $1.03USD. "

You in the Lower Mainland? Because I've always  payed $59.99 for 360/PS3 games here in Surrey (granted that's before tax). I occasionally see $64.99, but never $69.99 unless it was a collector/special edition.On topic, I just pre-ordered MK from EB last week, and the dude told me $59.99 when I asked the price (I ended up getting the Kollector Edition though). Maybe different prices in different regions? I don't know... "

" @Three0neFive: What are you talking about? I live in Alberta and new releases are $60 for yearsssssss "

" @paudle said:

" @Three0neFive: What are you talking about? I live in Alberta and new releases are $60 for yearsssssss "

watClearly I'm shopping at the wrong places, then. Every new release - at EB, anyway - is between $64.99 and $69.99. Though I seem to remember it costing a lot more than that when I lived up north. "