Where to buy a JAPANESE copy of FFXI...?

[Seeker_Onos]

Are there any import game shops online that specialize in the purchase of Japanese games?

Specifically, I want to buy the Japanese import version of this game so that I can type in kanji/kana... to include the POL viewer and the game itself.

I am also willing to buy the Japanese version FFXI CDs from someone here who is willing to part with them or a back-up copy thereof.

[Kafeen]

http://www.amazon.co.jp seems like the most obvious place to try. My Japanese knowledge is pretty crap though (haven't had much time to study) so I can't guarantee that they'll ship it.

[bside]

amazon in japan won't ship this game outside of japan, so not this one.

[Seeker_Onos]

Are there any other sites that specialize in import games?

[Batsu]

www.japanvideogames.com I havent gone there in a while but i know they sell em.

[Maki]

www.himeya.com

wheeeeeee thats where I got my import from :)

[Vairu]

thanks a bunch. I aslo want to buy this so i can type kana/hira. I can tell some JP players feel wierd talking to me when i only use romanji, i don't want to be thought of as just some random gaijin :'(.

arg the windows link on their site isn't working :(

oh wait, i seen that "don't work" button, now the new navbar comes up, sweet

[Seeker_Onos]

Thanks for the links...

they may be a tad pricey, but worth it in order for my wife (Japanese) and I (American) to both play it \(^^)/

[Vairu]

QUick question:

Can you use your NA registration codes on the JP version, or do you have to use the ones that come with the JP version? Thanks

[Seeker_Onos]

I'm not sure.... since this sort of thing is likely to be encoded back on line to a central registry at PlayOnline, I'd tend to think that trying to use my NA codes would result in a politely worded "Please renter a valid code" message.

I'm just going to use the codes from my JP copy anyway, since I will install it to my wife's computer, and the copy the necessary files to my machine after the big mongo download for her machine.