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How many VC games have you bought?

None 22 59.46%
 
One 1 2.70%
 
Two 9 24.32%
 
Three 4 10.81%
 
Four 0 0%
 
Five 0 0%
 
Six 0 0%
 
Bought DSi Ware games instead of VC titles 1 2.70%
 
Total:37
manuel on 27 June 2011

If one day GBA games hit the 3DS, those (or even higher) prices might become reality. :/

GBA games could easily be 10$. But then I'd probably not buy many. Only those that are expensive in cart form.



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ROBOTECHHEAVEN on 27 June 2011

havent bought any yet, but will this friday though.



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manuel on 28 June 2011
RolStoppable said:
manuel said:

If one day GBA games hit the 3DS, those (or even higher) prices might become reality. :/

GBA games could easily be 10$. But then I'd probably not buy many. Only those that are expensive in cart form.

I don't think Nintendo will go that high. It seems like the common pricing structure will be $3 for GB, $5 for GBC and $7 for GBA games. Since Nintendo has already shown that they won't use a one size fits all approach like on the Wii, the games they deem to be of higher value will go for an extra dollar, like Super Mario Land and Link's Awakening already do. So the premium GBA games would go for the same price as SNES games on the Wii which would be reasonable (well, for Nintendo standards) as GBA and SNES games are very much alike.


I hope you're right and not me.



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MrT-Tar on 28 June 2011
Euphoria14 said:
manuel said:
Euphoria14 said:
Nope, I can get all those titles for free on my PSP, DS and/or Smartphone.

No need to pay ~$5-$8 for Super Mario Land.

Super Mario Land is 4$. :) (Which is still a bit overpriced, but not too outrageous in my opinion.)

There are no games for 8$ (yet?).


I was going based on the high VC pricing model I've experienced on the Wii.

I never quite get why people think the Wii's VC is highly priced.  Because, in my experience it is quite the opposite.  Keep in mind that if one purchases their Nintendo points on the Wii Shop Channel, it will cost them £7 ($11) for 1000 points, here in the U.K.  Buying the games physically is a lot lot more expensive.

Take the example of Zelda II, this is the cheapest PAL version I can find on Ebay U.K:  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Zelda-II-2-Adventure-Link-NES-/290575018150?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item43a79ee8a6#ht_500wt_949  .  With postage, that costs £17.49 (£27.95), which is far more than it costs on the VC, 500 points = £3.75 ($6).

Another example is Super Metroid.  This is the cheapest I can find it on Ebay U.K:  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Super-Metroid-SNES-Super-Nintendo-Game-Cart-/170659591220?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item27bc1ab434#ht_543wt_698  .  With postage, that is £20 ($31.95) just for the catridge.  Compare this to the VC charge of 800 points or £5.60 ($8.94).

The examples that I have used are of fairly popular 1st party games, where costs of the physical games whould be in theory lower.  I'm going to go one step further and bring in rare games and in particular ones that was never released in Europe in their original form.  The only Sin and Punishment being sold on Ebay in the U.K is this  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SIN-AND-PUNISHMENT-NINTENDO-64-N64-BRAND-NEW-/370225600802?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item56332a5922#ht_500wt_949  .  Even with it's free postage and a 10% sale, it comes to a whopping £84.51 ($135.14), and this doesn't take into account that one needs a Japanese N64 to play it.  On the VC however, it costs only 1200 wii points or £8.40 ($13.43).  In Japan, it will be even cheaper as it is only 1000 points there.

Super Mario RPG also wasn't originally launched in Europe, here it is on Ebay U.K http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Super-Mario-RPG-SNES-Nintendo-Boxed-Complete-NTSC-/310327065925?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item4840ef3d45#ht_595wt_932  at £87.49 ($139.88).  On the VC however it is only 900 points or £6.30 ($10.07), it will be even cheaper for those in Japan or the US as it is only 800 points there.  Even then, I would need an NTSC SNES to play it.

The only way I can even see why you think the Wii's VC is overpriced is due to the very low marginal costs of producing the games.  If one goes down that road, it can instead be argued that all games on a disc format should be dirt cheap, and if that were to happen not many games would be produced as the profit margins would be non-existant.  However, the VC offers games from previous Nintendo, SEGA and other platforms at a fraction of the price of the nearest alternative, buying the original copies.  Other than that small point, I cannot understand how anybody can deny the VC's value for money, especially for rarer games and those not originally released in one's territory.




megaman79 on 28 June 2011

No, they're WAY TOO EXPENSIVE in Australia. Ive got $10 loaded, and ill prob. get Zelda soon, but meh.

$9 for Zelda, and US/AU exchange rate is basically the same.



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manuel on 28 June 2011

Zelda costs 9$ in Australia? O.O Damn...



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bmmb1 on 28 June 2011

So far I got Link's Awakening, and given the time I am spending with it it is more than worth the price. Oot is still on its way to me but I don't mind as I am only three quarters or maybe slightly less through Link's Awakening (that's what happens when you have to juggle between work, family and gaming time).



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Siko1989 on 28 June 2011

i brought 3 VC gsmes, and 3 DSi Games and that free game excitebike which everyone should have on their system

VC Games

Zelda Links Awakening

Super Mario Land

Double Dragon

 

DSi Games

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