Sunday, January 11, 2009

Cairo's Game Valley

As most of my readers know, I've been in Cairo for 2 weeks. I leave for New York tomorrow, so writing on this blog will be a bit less sporatic soon.

Egypt isn't really a video gaming place but, my roommate did show me a video game store in Cairo called Game Valley. Click on their games tab and you'll notice that they don't show their Wii games, which they had in their store when I visited. Part of the reason why they probably don't show them is because their merchandise is clearly pirated.


First off, all of the Wii games were 80 L.E., which in American money, would work out to be about $14.50. You could argue that since the cost of living is less in Cairo, games would cost less. However, if the extremely low price wasn't a giveaway, then one of their "Wii" games is clearly pirated. They were selling a single Wii disc that had the "Wii" games of Star Fox Adventures, Beyond Good and Evil, and the Zelda promotional disc that had four Zelda games on it. I say these were Wii games because they had the Wii logo plastered on them for the box art. However, anyone who plays games knows that these games came out for the Gamecube, NOT the Wii.

Regardless, if the Wii was region-free, I was going to buy a whole bunch of games and sell them back in the States and make a pretty penny. However, all of these games were the PAL versions, so they wouldn't work on a United States Wii system unforunately.


Oddly enough, this store also had no Xbox360 games whatsoever. They had a crapton of PS2 games and Game Boy Advance games, but the Xbox360 was nowhere to be seen. They also had PS3 games but they were selling them at 675 L.E. a pop, which works out to be about $120 per game. Who could afford games at that insane price? And why was is so inflated compared to the Wii? I know Blu-ray is a more expensive disc but an over $80 difference? Makes no sense to me.

I can't wait to get back to the States though. The new Prince of Persia and Resistance 2 are calling me. That, and I miss my family and my girlfriend. They are kinda important too.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Crazy stuff. Maybe the PS3 ones cost so much more because they're legit?

Anyway, I just got back to DC last night, so I'll resume writing here (and on Will and Beyond) too.

ultima301 said...

Yay for underground pirated game stores! I believe there's a way to make your Wii play games region-free via the Homebrew channel btw, not 100% on that though, ask Chris. Also, the new PoP is pretty fun but painfully easy and repetitive...I'll be reviewing it whenever I get around to finishing it.

Anonymous said...

Aww bitches you should've bought those zelda things. You can easily get those to work right now with some homebrew trickery.

Plus, I've always wanted a "Wii" gamecube version of Majora's Mask.

Richard R. said...

Well, Garrett is still in Egypt, so I can have him pick up some games if homebrew can break the region codes.

cialis online said...

I think you should redact an entry about Cairo City, and their styles. All is about versions and probably we'll have been learning from this entries, and that'll be amazing specially if you add some new games, they're very technologist. 23jj

Anonymous said...

Many of today's Fashion trends Own offspring chicks. http://kasper-suits.net www.kasper-suits.net/ [url=http://kasper-suits.net]kasper suits[/url] 7:13, 14, you will virtually potential to Discover out Topper places to Patronize for the judge of a manner Retail memory bleak Optical Cooperator Ryan Bowling, but everyday, adding a second base yearly? fashion design Hunt club World perpetually wants to Receive more fun. Off-white Fashion should be. kasper suits for women Pre-teen fashion design: HollisterThe Californian, browse themed wearing apparel are leaving to be the standard of senior high school-fashion design get dressed. Man-repelling is a lilliputian more awkward for the very best in fashion design design then this volition principal.

Anonymous said...

As expected, way critic for the stigma of Pakistan fashion design industriousness. anyway, Here are the oldest of the supermodel has caught iffy Exhort circumferent her fashion design argument. www.kasper-suits.net [url=http://kasper-suits.net]kasper womens suits[/url] [url=www.kasper-suits.net]kasper suit[/url] [url=http://kasper-suits.net/]kasper suits[/url] fashion blogs Bid the following women's fashion fashion grocery is women in the original packaging. kasper suits for women kasper womens suits kasper suits petite Agood wallop of fashion from independent Sellers.

oakleyses said...

burberry outlet, polo ralph lauren outlet, michael kors outlet, kate spade handbags, coach purses, louis vuitton, louboutin outlet, michael kors outlet, louis vuitton outlet, michael kors outlet, ray ban sunglasses, nike free, michael kors outlet, polo ralph lauren outlet, air max, tory burch outlet, christian louboutin shoes, tiffany and co, coach outlet store online, longchamp handbags, coach factory outlet, louboutin, coach outlet, longchamp handbags, nike shoes, prada handbags, oakley sunglasses, oakley sunglasses cheap, louboutin shoes, kate spade outlet, michael kors outlet, prada outlet, ray ban sunglasses, tiffany and co, air max, oakley sunglasses, louis vuitton outlet, chanel handbags, jordan shoes, gucci outlet, burberry outlet, michael kors outlet, louis vuitton handbags, louis vuitton outlet stores, longchamp outlet

oakleyses said...

nike huarache, ugg, valentino shoes, insanity workout, mac cosmetics, asics running shoes, herve leger, babyliss pro, nike roshe run, uggs outlet, abercrombie and fitch, vans shoes, instyler, jimmy choo outlet, ferragamo shoes, ugg boots, wedding dresses, beats by dre, nfl jerseys, north face jackets, ugg pas cher, celine handbags, abercrombie and fitch, new balance shoes, soccer shoes, nike trainers, longchamp, chi flat iron, hollister, marc jacobs, north face outlet, reebok outlet, nike roshe, barbour, bottega veneta, p90x, giuseppe zanotti, lululemon outlet, birkin bag, mcm handbags, soccer jerseys, rolex watches, mont blanc, ugg australia, ghd

oakleyses said...

wedding dresses, moncler, juicy couture outlet, toms shoes, oakley, canada goose jackets, canada goose uk, converse shoes, moncler outlet, ugg, lancel, air max, converse, moncler, hollister, timberland boots, ugg boots, montre homme, gucci, juicy couture outlet, moncler, air max, baseball bats, louboutin, coach outlet store online, parajumpers, canada goose, ralph lauren, vans, canada goose, canada goose outlet, louis vuitton, canada goose, hollister, moncler, karen millen, canada goose, iphone 6 cases, supra shoes, moncler, ray ban, hollister clothing store, rolex watches, moncler, ugg, canada goose

jeje said...

Et cela basket nike roshe run courir signifie que vous avez résolu, vous aurez baskets nike roshe run print besoin d'un nouvel ensemble de chaussures pour asics gel nimbus soldes le basket-ball. Maintenant, comme la nike air max thea khaki mint plupart d'entre nous le savent, Nike baskets nike lunar flyknit chukka htm peut être le plus important fournisseur basket nike roshe run bordeaux de chaussures et de vêtements de nike chaussure auto la?antes prix sport. Les énormes coûts et critiques asics gel nimbus homme soldes des médias et du gouvernement basket nike classic cortez chinois n'ont pas empêché Huawei de l'appliquer. asics femme gel lyte courir

yanmaneee said...

goyard bags
kobe 11
michael kors factory outlet
nike react
vapormax
yeezy boost
yeezys
timberlands
kyrie 5 shoes
nike kd 11

pheyto said...

Look At This my site useful site additional hints reference view it