So Shout Factory has exclusive release on it except for Amazon, for the first three weeks? At which point other retailers can list it and we might get a better price?
Amazon are excluded from the embargo
Shout Factory releases will be available to pre order from Shout Factory website and Amazon USA/Canada websites
The other USA retailers have to wait until 3 weeks after release date to list shout/scream factory releases for sale
Amazon don't price match shout factory they price match Best Buy/Walmart/Target etc
So amazon very likely won't drop the price until Best Buy/Walmart etc drop price
It's a crazy decision shout have made they want more orders direct done using their shout factory website because the other retailers have been selling pre order releases lot cheaper.
IMO Shout are not doing themselves any favours as they are risking ending up with some of their releases selling less units overall.
USA/Canada retailers pay shout the dealer price for their releases anyway and some smaller retailers end up paying RRP so shout get paid either way.
Pre ordering a release leads to less likely canceling an order but if you can only purchase 3 weeks after release date the impulse to purchase might have reduced by then.
Shout Factory website don't ship outside USA/Canada so they need the other USA/Canada retailers who ship worldwide and local high street based USA/Canada retailer stores to sell their releases to a wider base of customers.