Aussie Punch-Out!! bargain round up

What? A bargain round up for a game thats only being sold in one chain of stores? You better believe it!

Today, Punch-Out!! goes on sale at JB Hi-Fi stores. Yes, a Nintendo published game, developed by  agood developer and a game that frankly is excellent receives a limited release at only one chain of stores across Australia. All stores will have the same price of $79.

Australian Capital Terrority
Belconnen
City – Canberra
Fyshwick
Woden

New South Wales
Blacktown
Bondi
Brookvale
Campbelltown
Castle Hill
CBD- Galeries Victoria
CBD- Pitt St Mall
Chatswood
Eastgardens
Erina
Glendale
Hornsby
Kotara – Westfield
Kotara Homeworks
Leichhardt
Liverpool
Miranda
Moore Park
Mt Druitt
North Ryde
Parramatta
Parramatta – Westfield
Penrith
Rouse Hill
Tuggerah
Tweed City
Warrawong

Northen Terrority
Casuarina

Queensland
Bundall – Gold Coast
Cairns Central
Capalaba
Carindale
Chermside
City – Brisbane
Indooroopilly
Ipswich
Kawana – Sunshine Coast
Kedron
Loganholme
MacGregor
Morayfield
Pacific Fair
Robina – Gold Coast
Rockhampton
Strathpine
Toowoomba
Townsville

South Australia
City – Adelaide
Colonnades
Elizabeth
Gepps Cross
Modbury
Oaklands Park
West Lakes

Tasmania
Hobart

Victoria
Ballarat
Brighton
Broadmeadows
Camberwell
Chadstone
City – Bourke Street
City – DVDs – Games
City – Elizabeth Street
Cranbourne
Dandenong
Doncaster
Epping
Epping Plaza
Essendon
Frankston
Geelong
Heidelberg
Keilor East
Malvern
Maribyrnong
Maribyrnong – Highpoint
Narre Warren
Nunawading
Plenty Valley – Westfield
Prahran
Preston
Ringwood
Shepparton
Southland
Taylors Lakes (Watergardens)
Wantirna South – Knox
Werribee

Western Australia
Cannington
Carousel
City – Perth
City – Piccadilly
Claremont Quarter
Cockburn
Lakeside Joondalup
Malaga
Midland
Myaree
Osborne Park
Rockingham City
St. Georges Terrace
Whitford

Yep, that’s it. Those are the only places in Australia you will be able to buy the game, that means no competition on price, you pay whatever JB Hi-Fi want to charge and if you don’t live near a store – you’re out of luck. Be sure of this we’re not angry at either Nintendo or JB Hi-Fi or any other retailers. But infact… disappointed.

Punch-Out!! was passed on by retailers except for JB Hi-Fi, we don’t know if this is because other retailers truly think the game won’t sell like they say or another reason. That’s irrelevant, what is relevant is that a AAA game for the Wii, the console with the biggest install base in Australia is getting treated like an obscure Japanese RPG. If you haven’t imported the game already, do buy the game – it’s a great game and we’ll have a review up shortly.

It’s just unfortunate that you won’t have any choice locally to decide where to buy it and you better hope you have a JB Hi-Fi near you.

Update:indigokami reminds us that you can indeed order it online… From JB. Thanks!