Just a heads up for fellow importers, Play-Asia is having their annual Lucky Lunar New Year Sale for nine days. Nothing really interest me at the moment except the few below. Check out the announcement page for more. Please note that most Asian version are actually the Japanese version with a brief English manual.

• Final Fantasy XIII (Japanese language Version) (Asia) $59.90
• Naruto Shippuuden: Narutimate Accel 3 (Asia) $44.90
• Gundam Battle Universe (Gundam 30th Anniversary Collection) (PSP the Best) (Asia) $19.90
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next Plus (Asia) $44.90
• Persona (Asia, Japanese language version) $19.90
• Dissidia: Final Fantasy – Universal Tuning (Japan) $39.90
• Gran Turismo (US) $29.90
• Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Asia) $29.90

For some reasons the PSP bargains at Play-Asia is getting rarer these days but our favorite online store added a few new items to the Bargain section last night. This include Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops Plus and Silent Hill: Origins, both now selling at $17.90. The rest of the offers are as follow, items are limited, so expect some of them to be out of stock soon.

PSP

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus ($17.90)

Silent Hill: Origins (Greatest Hits) ($17.90)

SEGA Rally Revo ($19.90)

God of War: Chains of Olympus (Greatest Hits) ($14.90)

Wipeout Pure (Greatest Hits) ($14.90)

DS

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars ($19.90)

PS3

Ninja Gaiden Sigma (Greatest Hits) ($24.90)

They’ve also just added the Japanese version of God Eater and .hack//LINK to the PSP section, both are not cheap at $54.90 and $64.90 respectively.

Some ad-hoc discounts at Play-Asia again. This time Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow, Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee (Greatest Hits) and Wipeout Pure (Greatest Hits) are all on sale for $14.90 only. Also if you have a DS, the Japanese version of Nintendo RPG SomaBringer is also selling for the same amount.

Play-Asia is now offering Pump It Up EXCEED Portable for free if you purchase a copy of Atlus’ fun-looking platformer Hammerin’ Hero, which costs $34.90. Pump It Up EXCEED Portable, the Korean-made rhythm game is also given away free if you purchase Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam at $48.90.

Play-Asia added a bunch of new items to their PSP category yesterday. Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days will apparently come out in August for $34.90 only (should be $30 at Amazon then). Bleach fans who missed Bleach: Heat The Soul 5 might want to check out the budget re-release version, which is only $30 now. My only purchase from the update will be the recently announced Boku no Natsuyasumi 4: Seitouchi Shounen Tanteidan, Boku to Himitsu no Chizu, which will stay in Japan forever and is $49.90.

Update: Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days cover added, click for larger view.

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