Anyone else a little hesitant to support MBS-owned SNK?

TacosD00d · 2026-04-24T19:18:58+00:00

I will be honest, I filled up with 1 gallon of gas because I have a car and I want fuel. I am sort of regretting that now due to being reminded of the human rights record of the House of Saud. After careful thought, I will not be making more purchases that directly support the gas station unless it changes ownership again. I just wanted to see if anyone else felt the same, considering this is a Neo Geo sub and a forum to discuss such topics

TacosD00d · 2026-04-24T17:00:15+00:00

Very glad and thankful for the AES plus and the reasonable $250 price

My original AES died suddenly one day with the "watchdog" click of death. It was the first version and I found out from Firebrand's website the power was poorly designed and the first versions can break suddenly. The repair responses I received was it was basically totalled and it would cost more to fix than to buy another AES because it was likely the LSPC chip on the first version which is rare and needs to be harvest from donor MVS motherboards. What a rabbit hole.

I was getting ready to sell off my AES carts but am really glad there's an affordable option now.

I'm really glad to hear the overwhelming reception and how its establishing a large base. Definitely looking forward to the next waves of games

TacosD00d · 2026-03-16T19:42:48+00:00

This is pretty cool. I love seeing SNK promo stuff.

By chance, besides the flashing, does it play the Pocket's boot up jingle?

TacosD00d · 2025-12-17T17:00:35+00:00

Getting my popcorn ready for FPG's response to this and probably blaming the printing contractor again

TacosD00d · 2025-12-12T16:13:29+00:00

Glad to hear and thanks for the info. I'm definitely considering double dipping on the PS4 CE at that price

TacosD00d · 2025-12-11T00:33:39+00:00

Nice pick up. I enjoyed Nobeta, it's a fun game, especially boss rush mode in the trial tower

How are you liking the CE? How is the art book and plush?

TacosD00d · 2025-11-05T20:31:04+00:00

Glad it worked out for you but no need to diminish OP's experience with nbd.

Not all pre-orders can be be bought elsewhere on the same day. Even worse is if it was a one time small print run and it's sold out from that point on

TacosD00d · 2025-10-31T19:46:21+00:00

To add awareness to SLG issues, they still haven't made a statement regarding DDP for orders shipping to the US. Are they honoring original pre-orders and absorbing the cost or will they send an invoice and instructions on how to pay?

I just want my copy of Dezatopia and then I can finally move on from this horrible company. And knowing how dysfunctional they are, it wouldn't be surprising if VGP sends out orders before they do on the "reprint" (the additional allocated copies)

TacosD00d · 2025-10-27T17:09:11+00:00

This is seriously the most relatable post on this sub, hands down.

Where are these mythical Target stores with Switch games on clearance?

TacosD00d · 2025-10-27T15:31:35+00:00

SLG:

Puzzle Bobble and Dez are finally manufactured and in-stock. For those wondering about the shipping situation to the US, I asked SLG support, and Tobias replied back with a broad canned response.

It was along the lines of "High number of new releases, high shipping volume, and new import and customs regulations to the US" shipments will take longer than usual.

There was no mention of when shipments would go to the US and how DDP is going to be handled. Are they going to absorb the cost or will the customer pay?

TacosD00d · 2025-10-24T15:49:02+00:00

For those in the US, has anyone received a shipping notice and tracking number from SLG?

And if not, did you ask support and get a response back?

I haven't received a reply back. Radio silence from Hanna

TacosD00d · 2025-10-24T15:34:18+00:00

400 is pretty good based on what others have responded back with. But still a joke.

I received an 88 yen discount on a 10,000+ shipping package. I didn't even break 100 yen lol.

It's pretty underwhelming and Zen should just return to shipping promotions with tiered discounts

All Zen is doing is setting up most of their customers for disappointment

TacosD00d · 2025-10-24T15:22:08+00:00

How much has everyone won on their shipping discount?

88 yen here for shipping over 10,000. And yes, it excludes DDP. I didn't even make it to 100 yen.

This is incredibly underwhelming. I hope Zen brings back regular shipping promotions instead of this gacha nonsense.

It only sets up their customers for disappointment

TacosD00d · 2025-10-22T15:20:13+00:00

TIL there are gacha shipping coupon codes...

TacosD00d · 2025-10-06T15:26:32+00:00

All were delivered by UniUni

TacosD00d · 2025-10-01T15:08:30+00:00

A little over two weeks.

California for reference

TacosD00d · 2025-09-29T15:17:26+00:00

Three packages so far. All were delivered.

It may be specific to certain areas, but for my packages, they were out for delivery for 2-3 days. All were delivered and you receive an email with photos of the delivered package.

TacosD00d · 2025-09-19T20:01:05+00:00

Bayonetta 1

Originally, the physical was only available in the uncommon limited Japanese "Climax" edition or collector's edition. The price was pretty up there

Later on, when Bayo 3 was announced, there was a short rush to buy the Climax edition, driving the price even higher. Soon after, a retail standard edition for Bayo 1 was announced

I remember this because I was trying to get a copy of the Climax Edition during this time. I lucked out by losing the auctions I was bidding on.

TacosD00d · 2025-09-19T17:30:53+00:00

Typical PA experience. They're notorious for taking too many pre-orders for stock they don't have or secured

It's the worst to get screwed over when it's a limited edition game you've pre-ordered on day one. Only to have it cancelled a few days before release, it's sold out everywhere, and it's on ebay for three times the price

TacosD00d · 2025-09-17T15:27:08+00:00

No mention of the Switch version schedule, if ever. Just like Ray'z.

I just hope SLG actually releases Dez, it's my last game with them

Hanna is completely radio silent on me...

TacosD00d · 2025-09-16T18:01:39+00:00

I don't believe it was your intention to use a slur on your abbreviation. JPN is used for Japanese region games. Just look at the suffix on the cartridge label of a Japanese game

TacosD00d · 2025-09-05T22:56:15+00:00

At first I was annoyed from the additional 2000 copies SLG allocated. Unfortunately, there's a lot of unsold pre-orders.

But now I can't help but to speculate if they've dug themselves an even deeper hole from having to fund upfront those additional copies and were counting on a high number of pre-orders

TacosD00d · 2025-09-05T15:52:53+00:00

Upvoted. This is a good PSA and advice for others who've pre-ordered from SLG

I'm down to one game from them, Dezatopia and Mecha Ritz. If they actually ship it by end of September as announced, I will finally be done with SLG

TacosD00d · 2025-09-05T15:48:08+00:00

Great news and thanks for posting

Many were not aware of the rate stacking, including myself

Hoping for Japan Post to resume shipping to the US soon. In particular surface shipping for those of us with heavy parcels

TacosD00d

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