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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - VC is not overpriced, and this is proof.

BenKenobi88 on 01 February 2008
sc94597 said:
My problem with vc is that you can't just get just 500 points and the prices are uneven making you waste money on points you can't use until you buy more but you can't only buy 500 more you have to buy 1000 more.

 I don't think Nintendo has a problem with that.  Ensures more purchases hehe.  Doesn't really bother me though...I've got like 1500 points just sitting in there...waiting for the perfect purchase.



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Copycon on 01 February 2008

I prefer having the real cartridge, especially if I can get it for around the same sum of money as a VC-copy of that game.



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smbu2000 on 01 February 2008

VC is okay, but I still prefer playing on the actual system. My Wii 5000 point card came with a free "classic controller", so that was good at least.

The prices do seem a bit skewed on some stuff. For example, Super Mario World $13.18 $8. $13 for SMW? WTH? Aren't there millions of used copies out there for much less than that? I still have my copy(the free pack-in that came w/the SNES) sitting around at my parents house somewhere.

Plus there are a lot of games that aren't available on VC. I picked up a used Super Famicom w/several games including DQ 1/2, 3, 5, 6 for like $30-$35. I also picked up FFIV and FFVI for about $2 each complete w/box and manuals. 




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Garcian Smith on 01 February 2008
DSLover said:
Cheap compared to buying them elsewhere, still too expensive when you can get them for free and nothing can be done to stop it.

 Yeah, exactly! And, you know, why pay for food, too? I mean, I can just steal it and nobody can stop me. In fact, why pay for anything when you can just take it for free? 



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Ari_Gold on 01 February 2008

VC is overpriced for me, i can go a flea market in mexico and get original used games for 5 buxx or less..



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LordTheNightKnight on 01 February 2008
Magnific0 said:

LordTheNightKnight said:

Genuine copies of a game will only increase in value as time draws incessantly on, but on the Virtual Console? Your games will die the same day your Wii does.


Now wait a minute. Are you telling me you can only download a VC game ONCE per purchase?


Why is my username there? That's not in anything I posted. 



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Stillwell on 01 February 2008

I can't believe noone cares more about the added value of owning the actual hard copy. Its resell value will be many times that you get for your VC games(if you get anything at all) and the valeu of having the original game in your collection should mean alot to collectors, too.



ikilledkenny on 01 February 2008

VC will save you money for many games, but there are quite a few exceptions to this rule. For example, F-Zero X on VC is 10 dollars. On ebay, you can get it for two to three dollars, in addition to shipping, which costs no more than five. On the other hand, Fatal Fury goes for around 30 dollars on ebay, but it only costs nine on the VC.
I personally prefer to get the cartridge whenever I can, it's nice to actually be able to have it in your hands.


Desroko on 01 February 2008

I'm not a collector, and I buy games to play them, not to sell them.



brute on 01 February 2008

i never expected them to be overpriced ,but it seems they should drop the price of nes games by 1 dollar



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