Is Wii U the Dreamcast of the 2010's?

[MikeRox]

RubberWhistleHistle said:

wow a complete PAL set, that is incredible! Japanese versions of games tend to be worth much less than NA and PAL versions when it comes to dreamcast. Complete collections tend to drive prices up quite a bit too.

PSV is an interesting one. I know it has a lot of really cool exclusive japanese titles here in NA. Those may be worth something. I do see the Wii U and 3DS being great collection pieces moving forward, and I wouldnt be surprised seeing PSV being included in that.

I sold it all individually. Couldn't believe some of the prices I was getting for titles. £36 for Spirit of Speed was a particular highlight lol.

Unlike my Vita collecting at the moment. most of my Dreamcast titles I picked up in clearance sales for between £1 and £5 while stores were getting shot of stock. I don't think we'll ever see anything like that for any system ever again.

I think the Wii U will avoid such a situation because Nintendo aren't pulling out of the games industry even when they decide to officially pull the plug on the hardware.

3DS could be a good shout. Nintendo software in general is good at holding it's value. Especially in good nick. I don't know if having the plastic cases now will impact much as having decent condition games will be much easier. But yeah historically, Nintendo software has held it's value very well.