Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Limited Edition Guide & Values for Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning

In February 2012 EA released Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. With the standard edition of the game they also released four special editions. Two are very rare and one is among the rarest games ever commercially sold.

Each limited edition is the exact same for each platform except for the game included inside. Each customer could choose which game was included inside so the number made for each platform was based upon customer demand. I have spoken with 38studios, the developer of the game, and they will not divulge the number of limited editions actually made per platform.

Assuming customer demand by platform is similar to Skyrim (another RPG released on the same platforms) 360 would be 50% of sales, PS3 32%, and PC 18%. The units available per platform listed below are based upon this assumption.

Use this Amalur Reckonging Limited Edition version guide to learn which version you have or verify you are buying everything included in a potential purchase.

The four limited editions listed below are in order of rarity:

Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning Limited Editions


Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning: Special Edition

See Prices & Historic Sales by Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC

QUANTITY: 2,000 (360: 1,000 | PS3: 640 | PC: 360)
PRICE RANGE: $90-130
INCLUDES:

  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckonging Game
  • Parchment map of Amalur's Faelands
  • Amalur themed 7-piece dice set and dice bag (D20, D12, 2x D10s, D8, D6 & D4)
  • Set of 40 Destiny Cards
  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckonging Soundtrack
  • Bonus Downloadable Content - Fate Touched Weapons Pack

Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning: Collector's Edition

See Prices & Historic Sales by Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC

QUANTITY: 700 (360: 350 | PS3: 224 | PC: 126)
PRICE RANGE: $250-375
INCLUDES:

  • All items in Special Edition
  • Limited Edition McFarlane Toys Prismere Troll figure
  • Original lithograph signed by Ken Rolston

Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning: Signature Edition

See Prices & Historic Sales by Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC

QUANTITY: 300 (360: 150 | PS3: 96 | PC: 54)
PRICE RANGE: $450-750
INCLUDES:

  • All items in Collector's Edition
  • Troll Figure is Signed
  • 1 of 300 individually numbered Todd McFarlane sketch screen-prints (looks like image above)

Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning: Exclusive Signature Edition

See Prices & Historic Sales by Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC

QUANTITY: 12 (360: 6 | PS3: 4 | PC: 2)
PRICE RANGE: $1,000-2,900
INCLUDES:

  • All items in Special Edition
  • Troll Figure is Signed
  • 1 of 12 individually numbered Todd McFarlane sketch screen-prints (looks like image above)

MORE INFO: 38 Studios sold these limited editions exclusively on their website. The Signature Edition sold out, but they mistakenly sold 312 instead of 300. Instead of canceling 12 orders or making more of the Signature they created an Exclusive edition with a different sketch print. This edition was given to the first 12 people to respond to this email from 38 Studios:


"Earlier this month, we announced the Reckoning Limited Editions, and the response from our fans was overwhelmingly enthusiastic and supportive. The Reckoning Signature Editions were so immensely popular that all 300 sold out in less than five days. In the process, due to an unexpected issue with our store system, we accidentally oversold our stock for the Reckoning Signature Edition by 12 units. It’s extremely important to us that none of our loyal fans—you—miss out on the items you ordered as a result of our mistake, so we want to assure you that will not be the case."

"So, what are we doing to resolve this? We’re making sure you get what you ordered, and for a handful of fans, a little something more. We’ve put together an extra special Reckoning Limited Edition package for 12 lucky Reckoning: Signature Edition customers. The first 12 customers to respond to this email will be upgraded to the Reckoning: Exclusive Edition bundle."

2 comments :

Miro69 said...

Very informative article. I was actually aware of these collectors editions sometime around release day of Amalur. When I checked then though, the Signature Edition, which I think retailed for 250$ at the time, was already sold out. All that were left were the Special Editions. I'm not entirely sure about the Collectors, but there still might have been some floating around at the time. While I had heard great things about the game, I didn't really seem interested in investing that much money into a CE item.

Anonymous said...

These games are going to be crazy expensive.

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