Importing Xbox 360 for SHMUPS

[Doctor Fugue]

Finally got an answer from Yesasia that is the Japan version of the US Live pack. NO XBOX360 . Does anyone know of a place that sell the new version of the Japanese XBOX 360 with HDMI for cheap, i.e. less than 300 dollars???

JP Xbox 360 Arcade, Falcon chipset, HDMI 1.2, $289 + shipping (UPS Ground to US is around $10)
[restock within a week]

http://www.ncsxshop.com/cgi-bin/shop/XGX-00007.html

[peace4myheart]

thanx dr. fugue. i will definitely look into that. i think santa is gonna give me a nice present this christmas because i have been a very very good boy. BTW, Dr. Fugue, are you a licensed doctor???

[Doctor Fugue]

I'm not a medical doctor, but I have a Ph.D in music. So, legally I can put "Dr." in front of my name, and my students refer to me as doctor. I make girls call me Doctor as well.

I paid a lot of money for my education so I use my "title" every chance I get, even in forums.

[ZenLogikos]

I've always thought people should refer to me by "Lord" or "Master", but it hasn't happened yet...

[Japhei]

I always like referring to myself as a god.

Seeing as I have the ability to change the present and the future!

[shallowgamer]

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Finally got an answer from Yesasia that is the Japan version of the US Live pack. NO XBOX360 . Does anyone know of a place that sell the new version of the Japanese XBOX 360 with HDMI for cheap, i.e. less than 300 dollars???[/quote]

Yeah, the listing looked fishy from the start. And it was waaay too cheap for YesAsia. Anyway, they've revised the listing and lowered the price. A guy on the Shmup forum had the same problem.

[RackGaki]

The only place I could think of where you could get such a cheap HDMI-equipped 360 is in Japan itself. Shipping one of those things overseas isn't cheap.

[Radiant Hero]

I just got my Japanese 360 in yesterday with Raiden IV and I love it! I'm so excited about all the other titles coming in a couple months or so, not to mention the Hori Arcade EX.

[LoneCynic]

Just got Raiden IV yesterday myself, and it is a very awesome game. Many of the stages had remixed music from the first two games. I like it better than Raiden III, and definately recommend it to anyone who picks up an Import 360 console. I think I will order Do Don Pachi next for 360. It comes out around Christmas, right?

[Doctor Fugue]

I think I will order Do Don Pachi next for 360. It comes out around Christmas, right?

Indeed, most places have it listed as a Christmas Day release.

I'll probably have my JP 360 in January; hopefully I can give you a little competition!