Does anyone know what stores will be carrying Football Manager 2005 here in the states when it comes out on Nov. 5?
SI announced in the last couple of days that the release date was moved up to Nov. 4th. Anyway, here is what they have announced: I have some good news for you. Due to some unscrupulous retailers in Italy and Sweden who decided to start selling Football Manager 2005 early without permission, ourselves and Sega have made the decision to bring the release date of Football Manager 2005 forward to this Thursday, November 4th. So, that means that you'll be able to buy Football Manager 2005 from this Thursday from all good, and some bad, retailers. A full list of UK and Irish retailers stocking the game can be found at http://www.sigames.com/news.php?type=view&article_id=1055 If you do not live in the UK, then the release date for the game is now thus - 4th November Turkey Germany Switzerland Benelux Spain Bangladesh Hungary Portugal Malta Cyprus Israel Italy Singapore Nordic UAE France Iceland Romania Slovenia South Africa Greece 10th November Czech Republic Poland 12th November Australia New Zealand South Korea 3rd December China To be announced USA Canada Japan Indonesia Malaysia Thailand We hope you enjoy Football Manager 2005 as much as we enjoy making it, and we apologise about any release date confusion - but at least it's being brought forward, rather than slipping
In the U.S. the game will be called Worldwide Soccer Manager and not MLS Manager. Makes sense as MLS is such a small part of the game. Me? Well, I couldn't wait and ordered mine from England. They sent me email last night that it was shipped. I should see it here sometime next week. Because I got it from England I'm going to get nailed with shipping and foreign exchange rate. I just didn't wanted to make sure it didn't have a lot of Americanisms like "PK", "Give and Go" and "Goalie".
So, do we know if the game will be available in America tomorrow or Friday? From what I read in the last two posts, it does not sound definitive. Any ideas?
It definitely won't be anytime soon. I would think December. I just did a search on Amazon.com. Usually, they list release dates and allow early orders. Amazon doesn't have it listed in their database at all. Expect that U.S. version to come out long after Friday's official European release date.
Where did you order it from? I've been hunting around for the best price. Many outfits won't ship outside of the UK or EU.
I've been getting mine from www.gameplay.co.uk. I've been getting my copies of the official CM and FM magazines from them, too.
It just came through on my credit card. With the exchange rate of my card (which is lower than some I've seen) I paid $56.70. Stupid U.S. dollar. Before 9/11 I was getting $1.40 per £1. I just paid $1.89 per £1.
I would say $50 dollars is a bargain on this game including the shipping. If it is half as good as its predecessors I am afraid I will become more withdrawn from the "real world" and even more socially inept.
I'm gonna wait until the game hits stores here in the U.S. before buying it to help show Sports Interactive and Sega that MLS-licensed products can sell well here. -G
Sega doesn't have a date set yet but Marc Duffy from SI said they are almost finished with the US version so the original of 11/30 is looking good. gogamer.com is selling the "import" version for $45
The U.S version will have 'Americanisms' rather than the 'English' commentary. Basically it's the same game but suited to the North American market. When a patch is released it'll be suitable for both versions.
I was just handed my copy. Received my copy from www.gameplay.co.uk in less than a week. I will give you all a review just as soon I get it installed. I'm thinking about starting with the Icelandic second division. Today a small island, tomorrow the dominating force in the Champions League.
Sega now lists 11/30 as the release date so now I just have to annoy the local gaming store. I wanted to support the US sales of the game so I decided to wait. The Americanization doesn't bother me I guess because I'm American and because I'm flexible