Happy Friday EOJ Fans,
We are pleased to have received confirmation from Wizards of the Coast that Set 2 cards will be available in North America on April 28th. We realize people have been having a hard time finding cards both here in the US and in Canada, so we hope to follow this post up with a list of retail stores as info becomes available.
Since our PlayStation Store resets every Thursday, we thought it would be best to make the Set 2 download available a few days earlier (April 24th) for $14.99.
We want to thank all the US fans for their patience and support. If you read the last EOJ post, we called out some great EOJ sites that consistently support the community. Since that post we have been able to reach out to these sites and are happy to support their efforts with exclusive EOJ content and official updates.
In addition, we have made some of these portals “official” EOJ sites. So the next time you see the seal below, you know that they get art and information right from the source.
Here are some of the new “official” EOJ sites-
Look forward to seeing a lot of great content coming from these sites as well as right here on the PlayStation.Blog.
As always, thanks for the support and have a great weekend!
And Mark posts on a Sunday…wow, what a trooper indeed. I hope you’ve been having a great weekend :D
Thanks for the explanation, it’s really appreciated. I understand (as much as I can) the difficulty in getting the cards out. I mean, I know that Collectible Card Games are enjoyed by a niche crowd and a little more difficult to push/get out there. When I really start thinking about the scope, my mind whirls. I think you all underestimated the demand from the card collecting junkie though.
I guess my biggest frustration is with the fact that Sony allows these stores to sell the game set, but doesn’t make taking the cards mandatory. For instance one box of “Theme Decks” and two boxes of “Boosters” per three or four copies of the EOJ set. Something like that. If Walmart is unwilling to sell the booster packs, then they should be unable to sell the EOJ bundle. Let’s face it, the game hinges on the cards…. It just saddens me that some of these retailers stock Yu-Gi-Oh cards and don’t stock the EOJ cards.
There is a local “comic specialty” store here that sells comics, Pen/Paper RPG books, Card games, models, etc. and he has been asked about getting the cards. He kinda just laughs and says good luck, that he’s been trying forever to get the cards to no avail. Now, he could be blowing smoke up my PS3 vents, but I don’t think so. I guess his supplier just sucks LOL
Of course, what would be very awesome, would be for Sony to sell the cards over the Playstation Network. I don’t mean scans, I mean the actual booster packs and theme decks (with shipping and handling of course). Now THAT would be sweet.
Anyway, I’m rambling and should move on now. I hope to be able to pick up the cards locally and if not, I look forward to the list of retailers (with a section for Canadian specific locations ;) ) where I can order the cards….and in bulk. :P LOL
And just in case I haven’t said it enough, Mark, you’re a shining example of awesome customer experience. GO YOU ! :D
Thanks,
TristanMike
one of these days i need to pick up this game.. the camera seems a real useful addition to the PS3 system..
Don’t forget that My Eye of Judgment Community (www.myeyeofjudgment.com) is a “official site” too!
That was a good idea to have the Playstation Store sell packs.
still waiting on the Sony Character Card Pack. i have been thinking about checking this game out so i’m glad to see the support for the game.
Hiya Mark, my questions is when i buy the update, am i only allowed to play online against others who have also purchased it as well, or can we still play against those still on set one? Will there be new element packs as well as booster? and for all of you wondering about getting cards, i work at WalMart in a small rural (country) town, and we have instock right now about 30 booster backs cuz i bugged the electronic dpt. manager to get on the suppliers butt to bring more in cuz me and my 3 buddies cleared them out in one week, took about a month but she supplied them and then some, so be persistent, ask the store to talk to their suppliers and dont give up, and our store is just lucky i guess, 3 of us have 2 phantoms and the 4th person has one phantom so far….. hope it works for you
You\’ll be able to play anyone with the original or set2 purchasers. And there will ne new element packs as well.