Frequently Asked Questions

Account

About Account Creation

Only an email address and password are required to create an account.
You do not need to enter your name, and you do not need to enter your real name.
Also, if you created your account using social login, the name from the social service you used will be temporarily used.

To change your account name, you can do so from My Page.

Account Deletion

Due to the fact that we use Shopify, we are unable to delete your account.
If you wish to delete your account, please contact us using the Contact Us form.

We will delete your account as soon as we confirm your identity.

Can I change my account name (profile)?

Changes can be made by accessing My Page.
To access My Page, click on the human-shaped icon in the upper right corner of the site.
Your profile name does not have to be your real name, as your account name does not have to be the same as the name in your address book.

Products

When will GamerFinger be in stock, etc.?

This is the most frequently asked question among the inquiries.
The availability of GamerFinger is still very erratic at the moment.
We will do our best to sell as many as possible, but there is a limit to how many we can stock.
Also, we do not know the time of arrival, the number of items, or the colors until right before the order arrives.
Therefore, we can only answer "unknown" to any questions we receive.

Is it possible to incorporate additional products into a pre-assembled FIGHTSTICK that are not available as options?

When purchasing a [assembled] product, if you separately purchase custom parts that are not included in the bundle set at the same time, you can incorporate them into the FIGHTSTICK or STICKLESS you have purchased.
In this case, there is no additional cost for the incorporation of custom parts.

For example, if you select a lever of Sanwa Denshi for [assembled] ZERO ONE FIGHTSTICK, and then purchase OTTO DIY V5 for [assembled] ZERO ONE FIGHTSTICK.
OTTO DIY V5 at the same time, you can receive it with these parts incorporated.
Similarly, if you purchase artwork at the same time, we will send it to you with the artwork installed. (including the insert part)

How can I get a product you don't carry?

This is possible for Sanwa and Seimitsu products.
Please contact us if the product cost is 30,000 yen or more.
We regret that we are unable to respond to individual requests for small quantities.
We will use this as a reference for the products we handle in the future.
For details, please contact us using the inquiry form.

Why are there quantity limits on some products?

As a specialty store for arcade games and fighting game enthusiasts, our goal is to supply products to as many people as possible.
Unfortunately, however, there are some domestic and foreign resellers and individuals who try to purchase single specific products in unusual quantities.
For example, there are some people who order more than one GamerFinger in a row, even though the quantity is limited, and try to purchase more than 100 pieces in total.

If we accept this behavior, we will not be able to supply those who need the product at a reasonable price. To deal with this, we limit individual quantities and reject multiple orders.
Some people create multiple accounts to avoid this, but in the majority of cases, the system detects this and cancels the order.

International Shipping

Available delivery areas

DHL and all areas handled by international mail are available.
The following areas are not available for delivery due to political reasons.

North Korea
Russia
Belarus
Iran

I do not want to pay VAT and Taxes etc.

You are importing goods from Japan to your country.

Depending on the carrier, you may be subject to consumption taxes in the receiving country (applicable to the total value of your order), customs duties on the value of the goods, and fees applied by the carrier in connection with the importation of this shipment.

If these charges are incurred, you must pay them promptly.
If you refuse to pay, your shipment will be destroyed on the spot.
We do not guarantee any damages resulting from this and no refunds will be made.
Also, if you ask us to falsify the amount paid, we will not do so.

I was charged additional shipping costs, why?

The current shipping fee system cannot absorb all shipping fee calculations for international shipments.
Therefore, depending on the combination of items, there is a possibility that additional shipping charges may occur.
If this occurs, the customer will be notified by e-mail and asked to pay the additional shipping charges or choose to cancel the order.

The main combinations that may occur are as follows
If you purchase more NOBI levers and other parts
When you purchase a lever and artwork
When you purchase a large quantity of artwork and other parts

In addition, if the package exceeds the e-packet's package regulations, a different shipping method will be used.

I added an item and the shipping cost is too high!

For international couriers, the gross weight or the volume factor of the package up to 2Kg is the same as the contracted amount, but the amount increases after that.
Therefore, for large items such as Fighting Edge's acrylic panels, even if the weight is less than 2 kg, the size of the package may make it more expensive.

For EMS and e-Pakect, there is no price increase based on package size.
However, the weight system is based on a fine-grained unit weight system.
In addition, there is a maximum package size rule, which is not available if the package size exceeds the maximum package size.

The product was damaged when I opened the package upon arrival, what should I do?

Please contact us via our contact form or email us at customer@akecon.games with your name and order number.
Our staff will contact you as soon as possible.

After contacting us, we will check the damage to the product and packaging with photos and contact the shipping company.
Please do not throw away the cardboard and other packing materials in which the product was packed.
If you throw these away, the shipping company's insurance may not apply.

Why are shipping costs higher than before?

Both DHL and Japan Post have added special rates due to COVID-19.
DHL charges 200 to 400 jpy for all areas.
For EMS, additional fees are charged by weight in Zone 3 and Zone 4.
(Oceania, Canada, Mexico, Middle East, Europe, and the United States)
In addition, the reason for this is that recently there have been frequent price increases due to rising transportation costs caused by soaring fuel costs and other factors.
*From 2023, there is a decreasing trend regarding surcharges.

We are continually negotiating contracts and other measures to ensure that we can ship worldwide at the lowest possible cost.

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Reward

About Rewards

Rewards is a reward system based on your actions within our site.
To participate, you must register an account.
You can use the system by registering an account and logging in to the site.
You can check the Rewards tab in the lower right corner or visit the Rewards page in the Support menu to learn more about your rewards.

I placed an order, but the points are not instantly credited.

Points will be awarded 5 days after payment is confirmed.
If points are not awarded after 5 days, please contact us.

Expiration date of points

Points expire one year after last earned.
You can earn points by making purchases or creating reviews.

Artwork

About Artwork Services

We only receive the artwork data from the customer, print it on special paper, and cut it to fit the selected arcade controller.
We only print out and laser cut the artwork.

We do not sell the artwork data.

We assume that the data provided by the customer has cleared copyright and legal concepts.
However, we reserve the right to refuse service for any data that we deem problematic.

Can you print any artwork?

It is our policy not to get involved in personal tastes and preferences.
However, we reserve the right to refuse service for items that are extremely offensive to others.
In addition, we refuse to provide services for any of the following

Material that constitutes pedophilia.
Material that appears to be underage pornography
Material that is racially discriminatory.

Orders that fall under any of these categories will be refused.

I do not have Photoshop.

If you do not have Photoshop and would like to create artwork
We strongly recommend using the online application Photopea.
https://www.photopea.com/

You can create artwork using templates distributed online.
It also supports exporting in PSD format, which is recommended for uploading.

Other

About Resale

The products and services offered in our store are for personal enjoyment only.
Please refrain from using our services for resale.
If our store sells a product or service for malicious resale, we will refuse the purchase.

In addition, our store will not be involved in any way regarding any problems that may occur if you resell the item.
Please use your own judgment based on these factors.

I bought a button 6 months ago and it is no longer responding. Can you replace it?

We are sorry, but we can only provide initial support for defective products for two weeks after delivery.
Please note that buttons, joystick levers, and other parts are consumable items and may be damaged within a month or so depending on how you use the product.