EarthBound (SNES) is releasing on Wii U VC... TODAY!
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You have a right to complain. I have the right to reply that you really shouldn't complain as you couldn't legally play this game for $10 before today. Period.
Fox Mulder
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I don't think the wiiu has sold well enough to really nuke the price of the cartridge. I really want it for the collection though.
Maybe if Nintendo had also released it on the wii and 3ds, then tons of more people would have been able to get it cheaply.
Flame Lord
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Yeah man, telling people they're idiots because they aren't willing to bend over is totally telling it like it is.
And like I said I don't care what the price of that cart is. It's overpriced, and this is aswell, but if you want it that's fine. Has nothing to do with me.
Then wait for a sale then.
We get it you think $10 is too much, but your opinions don't reflect everyone's.
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Lightning Lord
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EarthBound was also released at a slightly higher price when it was released for the SNES, I do believe.
$10 is now "bending over"? Get your head checked.
I'm sure you know they range from $0 to about $49.99. However, due to the constant deep sales, that outdo any of the console makers specials, the majority of games slip to incredibly low prices withing a year.
It's still overpriced digitally though.
I played it for free legally. I borrowed the cart from a friend.
SonicMegaDrive
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Yep. 60 bucks. Because it came with a guide.
OT is up folks. Again, sorry if it's a bit rough. I wasn't ready yet!
And then there are those people who are just trying to ruin a thread. Everyone does not have the best of intentions all the time.
Zuhzuhzombie!!
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Today people learn that Wii U isn't Steam.
PaulExcellent
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Well, this released "today". (In a sense, of course.)
It's a swell game that is definitely worth paying an extra $2, in MY opinion. I guess it is because I wanted to own a copy of it myself for quite some time now, instead of borrowing it from friends. >.<
It's $2 more. That's like two apps on your phone, a value meal, two video rentals, etc. Not too bad for a game and a strategy guide.
Feel free to check out how the other SNES games are priced on Virtual Console and report back your findings. Is it hard to understand that some people are upset because Nintendo put in a fuck you tax just because they could?
How much would you like to pay?
SolidChamp
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Seriously! I really can't wrap my head around how some people are outraged at the price.
If this was on the 3DS VC I'd happily pay $15, even $20 for a game I haven't been able to play since way back when I was in elementary school.
$10 is a friggin' steal, and people need to chill out.
Aeriscloud
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30 Cents from the Eshop promotion, but the game has never been re-released in the West. I don't see a problem here at all.
Same price as other SNES games? Or even better how about they put the whole Virtual Console back to drawing board because it really is a fucking joke.
freenudemacusers
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Put it at $20 and I might bite
The same as every other SNES game. Nothing about Earthbound makes it heads and shoulders above other classic SNEs games like FF3, Super Metroid, ALTTP, Super Mario RPG, etc.
Traumahound
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Maybe I shouldn't be, but I'm very surprised at the amount of venom directed at those that think $10 for a SNES VC release is a high price.
Are you saying you would prefer that all games be free or similar prices to iOS?
Is it cheaper than eBay prices for the physical cart? Absolutely, but the fact that Nintendo is charging $10 bucks for a SNES game in 2013 (albeit a SNES everyone with a Wii U right now will buy) when the going rate for all other SNES games on the VC is a couple bucks less is really underhanded.
PaulExcellent
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Woah, woah, woah.
Is Super Mario RPG on the e-Shop?
Serious question, for sure.
Yeah, but those didn't come with the PLAYER'S CHOICE GUIDE.
lolCalamari41
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Guys, you get the full, unique, and great strategy guide for the extra $2. For God's sake. If you don't like it, don't buy it. Nobody is "fucking" anybody.
My whole thing is like... people think old games don't hold value. I don't know, I just spent like $150 on five Famicom carts. $10 for a convenient digital download of a game that hasn't even been on the service before seems fair to me. *shrug*
SonicMegaDrive
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It isn't a straight rom dump. They added the strategy guide.
Maybe that isn't worth the extra 2 bucks to some people, but that's why it's more. It's not a "hurr hurr, fuck you fuck you fuck you" tax. It's because you get more and because more work was involved.
Nothing except the fact its value on the collector market is super high and people haven't been able to get it any other way since the dawn of digital online videogame sales...
Price and demand go hand in hand.
It's $10. Ten. Not $100 or more. It's TEN! How many of you work for Sony or Microsoft? Seriously. There just isn't any other explanation for this bullshit.
Woah, woah, woah.
Is Super Mario RPG on the e-Shop?
Serious question, for sure.
Yeah, but those didn't come with the PLAYER'S CHOICE GUIDE.
I know its available on the Wii VC. Not sure about the Wii U.
Other expensive titles, like Harvest Moon and The Megan Man X sequels, didn't receive an increased price. Neither did rare PS1 games when they were released on PSN like Xenogears or the Suikoden games.
Would I prefer? Of course I would fucking prefer because I'm a customer. But I'm also trying to be realistic here. Now I don't think it would be unrealistic to say that not all SNES games for example are worth $8. Some might be (for example Earthbound) but not all. Tiering the prices using platforms was a bad idea from the start and I have no idea how they decided it was a good idea to carry it on Wii U.
For other improvements how about universal Virtual Console? Buy once and be able to play on Wii, Wii U, 3DS and future Nintendo platforms.
If that was true then we would have seen other prices for SNES games previously than $8. It just isn't and you're for some reason having difficulties understanding the situation.
Lightning Lord
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Like it's been stated, unlike other VC releases this one comes with a digital copy of the player's guide, mimicking the original SNES release... which was also sold at a slightly higher price.
Would a choice between an $8 version with the game only and a $10 version with the game + guide have been nice? It sure would, and it sounds like a great idea to me, but that is something that needs to be taken to NoA, not calling out people who have been fighting for a VC release since 2006.
PaulExcellent
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The only one with the difficulty is you. You want something you can't have unless you pay $2 more. Hell, I don't even think you want to buy it in the first place. You're just here to troll the thread, and yeah, I fucking let you succeed because people like you need to be called out on this stuff. It's asinine.
SolidChamp
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Wait a second...that $10 INCLUDES a virtual version of the strategy guide???
SERIOUSLY!???
And people are complaining about the $10?
I must resist the urge to be really rude, here. Holy blue fucking hell...people are spoiled brats sometimes.
I'll go check my 3DS eShop and sit there and stare at it until Earthbound magically appears...
punkmaggit
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Not gonna lie - this is pushing towards buying a WiiU.
The extra $2 is easily explained by the guide. Probably had to pay them licensing fees.
Fox Mulder
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it's not rare, just highly sought after with no other legal option to own before now.
ElectricBlanketFire
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Just so I'm clear, people are upset over a $2 increase for one of the most rare and beloved video games of all time?
I'm clear on this, right?
I'm clear on this, right?
Quadraphonic
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No. The strategy guide is here:
http://earthbound.nintendo.com/playersguide/
All you get is a URL.
Oh no! I'm looking at the strategy guide without buying the game? Where should I send my $2 to Nintendo? Alternatively, can I delete it from my browser history to get my $2 back?
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