Guild Wars 2

I am curious. Can you find Guild Wars 2 sold in stores in other countries other than ones in North America and the European Union? I would guess people in countries like Japan, Russia or Australia would have to order them online off of Amazon or whatever they use since their language (not counting Australia of course) is not supported and I assume the game is not rated by a review board in their country.

I live in Norway and I’ve seen physical copies of GW2 in Gamestop. Albeit not many copies (usually just one or two boxes on display, rather than the huge amount of WoW boxes and other popular PC games).

Went to my local gamestop a few weeks back and saw a HoT preorder box on display- I’m not sure if I saw the basic/core-game box that time, though.

I think Norwegian ratings are based off of a general European rating (not sure?). Most Norwegians are pretty fluent in English, so the game not being in Norwegian/a Scandinavian language doesn’t really pose too much of a problem.

I’m pretty sure that other countries’ equivalents to GAME or Gamestop would still stock GW2, even if the box isn’t necessarily in their native language. They may have a description of the game in their native language, or a translation of the blurb.

Here’s a list of officially recognised retailers. Unfortunately, the countries you gave as examples are not listed on the drop-down list. Almost every country is in Europe on that list, apart from USA and Israel. Israel’s national languages are Hebrew and Arabic and I can only assume that out of the 5 different retailers there are listed here, they’d sell boxed versions of GW2 in their stores.
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/retailers/

They can always check their local stores that sell video games. Those stores might even order a copy for them if they don’t have one in stock but they do have it in their catalog.

I wish Heart of Thorns would be sold as a physical copy, but I’m hearing that won’t be the case.

I found a returned copy of gw2 at Best Buy in the games section. That’s now my second account.

Just a flesh wound.3589:

They can always check their local stores that sell video games. Those stores might even order a copy for them if they don’t have one in stock but they do have it in their catalog.

Hm, I would have thought that illegal, because I always just assumed that game shops in all countries could not sell games that have not been screened by their country’s game rating board, even if they are only on catalog.

Ithilwen.1529:

I found a returned copy of gw2 at Best Buy in the games section. That’s now my second account.

Doesn’t Best Buy only exist in Canada and the U.S.? That does not really answer my question

I’ve picked up copies of the original (as in no HoT) in hard copy for about $20, no idea what regions its available in though.

Crimson Clouds.4853:

I live in Norway and I’ve seen physical copies of GW2 in Gamestop. Albeit not many copies (usually just one or two boxes on display, rather than the huge amount of WoW boxes and other popular PC games).

Went to my local gamestop a few weeks back and saw a HoT preorder box on display- I’m not sure if I saw the basic/core-game box that time, though.

I think Norwegian ratings are based off of a general European rating (not sure?). Most Norwegians are pretty fluent in English, so the game not being in Norwegian/a Scandinavian language doesn’t really pose too much of a problem.

I’m pretty sure that other countries’ equivalents to GAME or Gamestop would still stock GW2, even if the box isn’t necessarily in their native language. They may have a description of the game in their native language, or a translation of the blurb.

Here’s a list of officially recognised retailers. Unfortunately, the countries you gave as examples are not listed on the drop-down list. Almost every country is in Europe on that list, apart from USA and Israel. Israel’s national languages are Hebrew and Arabic and I can only assume that out of the 5 different retailers there are listed here, they’d sell boxed versions of GW2 in their stores.
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/retailers/

Interesting, I still wonder how Australia is able to get a hold of game copies… I find it surprising they got it selling in Brazil but not over in Oceania

Michelangelo.1742:

Just a flesh wound.3589:

They can always check their local stores that sell video games. Those stores might even order a copy for them if they don’t have one in stock but they do have it in their catalog.

Hm, I would have thought that illegal, because I always just assumed that game shops in all countries could not sell games that have not been screened by their country’s game rating board, even if they are only on catalog.

I have no idea. I meant stores such as the foreign equivalent of the U.S. stores like WalMart or Best Buy. Not independents which may not have a contact with ANet.

Michelangelo.1742:

Interesting, I still wonder how Australia is able to get a hold of game copies… I find it surprising they got it selling in Brazil but not over in Oceania

Do note that the list is “officially recognised” retailers (by A-net)- not every chain that sells GW2 is listed there.

Like I said, for instance, I went to 3 or 4 different "Gamestop"s and have seen GW2 being sold there… but only Komplett is listed as an official retailer for Norway on the link I posted.

I’m sure there are plenty of shops in Australia that sell boxed versions of GW2.