Oh I'm pretty sure it'll never happen.
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NA : Virtual Console line-up for April (GBA games + SMB3 finally coming)
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Oh I'm pretty sure it'll never happen.
7DollarHagane
Banned
They have already started with running half off sales on certain vc games. There will be sales, and $8 isn't a high price. Most indie or downloadable games range from $10-$20 and these are of equal value in my mind.
Just because its older doesn't mean its lower in value or cheaper to release.
starwarsfan541
Banned
I completely agree
I really like he variable pricing I didnt get a lot of the non pokemon games on my DS Lite so I am really looking forward to getting some of these
I was hoping for all 7 but 7-8 variable is nice
Also Nintendo is actually giving us more than one game a week in NA that are actually decent
Boy Wander
Member
Their reasoning is that they don't yet have an acceptable standard GBA emulator on 3DS.
While it probably won't mean much, they only called it a release list of their "key titles", so technically there could be more games releasing that month.
Plus you get NES Remix 2 in April which is a lot of NES gaming.
7DollarHagane
Banned
I really don't understand who these people are who are so upset over like $3
Try buying carts of these games, I'm sure you'll be in for at least $10.
Try buying carts of these games, I'm sure you'll be in for at least $10.
BinaryPork2737
Unconfirmed Member
On one hand, most of those are $7.99.
On the other hand,
Easily a day one purchase. Hopefully this leads to a wider audience for the series so I can have the F-Zero GX sequel I need
On the other hand,
Easily a day one purchase. Hopefully this leads to a wider audience for the series so I can have the F-Zero GX sequel I need
;_;
Davey Cakes
Member
It doesn't even make sense to mention this.
Nintendo makes people pay $5 for Donkey Kong on NES. You can get the far superior Donkey Kong '94 for less. You can get 5 PAID iOS games for that, never mind all of the more compelling FREE content. You could at one point find Mass Effect 3 for, like, $4 on Steam.
Unless you expected an announcement (alongside the GBA VC launch) that Nintendo was overhauling their entire VC pricing structure across Wii, Wii U, and 3DS, then there's no point in talking about VC prices in comparison to other game prices.
Also true because every single one is exclusive.
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
YES! Omg yes! Advance Wars day one! Golden Sun day one! I'm so happy to see this! My Wii U can finally get some more use! I also like Kirby, but I remember liking Amazing Mirror when I first got the game, then when revisiting it years later I thought it wasn't too good. I Don't know, I might give it another try considering it's a little less expensive than the rest, but I still have my original copy so I could just play that, I suppose. But Advance Wars and Golden Sun! YES! Also Wario Ware! Loved the original and Twisted!
Waylon Drums
Member
Nintendo not getting called out on something? Are you new?
Metallix87
Member
Is this a real, serious post?
starwarsfan541
Banned
Yep except you get good games
7DollarHagane
Banned
Just because you can buy a game on iOS for 99 cents and forget about it a few days later doesn't mean that Virtual Console needs to be a similar market.
$7-$8 is fine for these titles. Advance Wars has probably at least 20 hours of gameplay and is one of the best titles on the system.
Do people just buy things to buy them, or play them?
$7-$8 is fine for these titles. Advance Wars has probably at least 20 hours of gameplay and is one of the best titles on the system.
Do people just buy things to buy them, or play them?
Zen_Arcade
Banned
Because the content is good on the PS2 games too.
Plus you could take your line of reasoning and stretch it. Advance Wars is a great game. What does it matter if they charge $20 if it's a great game? Mario Kart Double Dash is a great game. Who cares if they charge $50 to download it if the content is good?
Metallix87
Member
I think this logic is sound, actually, even if the prices you mentioned are exaggerated. Sales and discounts should happen, obviously, but why should the MSRP suffer because the content is old, exactly? Especially with people paying more for physical copies.
The GBA version is based on the All-Stars version.
:lol this place boggles my mind sometimes.
Amazeballs
Member
Higher prices allows Nintendo to be strategic by incentivizing purchases through sales. They'll also get more money from those willing to pick up the games at full price.
Nintendo sure took their sweet time releasing SMB3 in NA. Probably my most anticipated VC title.
Nintendo sure took their sweet time releasing SMB3 in NA. Probably my most anticipated VC title.
Davey Cakes
Member
If Nintendo charged $50 for Double Dash then they'd be pricing it at its original price.
GBA VC titles are priced WAY less than their original $30 price point.
Even Nintendo knows where to draw the line.
TheSlySoul
Member
While it is a solid line-up, nothing screams at me maybe besides Advance Wars. I wish they would allow games in which other sources of emulation does not work like Wario Ware: Twisted. I would pay 8 dollars for Wario Ware: Twisted. Also, it is funny a GBA is priced the same as an SNES game.
BinaryPork2737
Unconfirmed Member
But it's not $20. It's only $7.99. To be honest, $7.99 is perfectly reasonable for a GBA game like Advance Wars. It's slightly irking that Japan gets Advance Wars 1+2 as a single game while the West has to pay for both, but it's still cheaper than buying a physical cartridge of the game. Go on eBay and look for Advance Wars. The cheapest you'll find is around $14, and that's during an auction for a loose cartridge, and not a complete in box edition of the game. $7.99 is relatively cheap.
7DollarHagane
Banned
well if $8 is too much you can just go buy advance wars somewhere else.
or, you cant its exclusive content.
or, you cant its exclusive content.
Zen_Arcade
Banned
A lot of things go down in price because they are old. That question doesn't make any sense.
And physical games are always going to have fluctuating prices because of things like being able to resell it, the fact that it's a physical copy and the collectors market. None of these things are factors in VC releases.
I'm well aware, it was a hypothetical based on that posters line of reasoning. The whole point was that "If the content is good who cares how much isn't costs?" is a bad line of reasoning.
And see above for why physical retail carts aren't a good comparison point. People love to bring up that point instead of comparing it to the other digital distribution pricing models for retro games on other systems. Which is the more logical, direct comparison.
Walter Matthau
Member
Nothing wrong with your post, it all depends on the price consumers are willing to pay. Nintendo feels confident they are willing to pay x amount for their games. If the increase is 1 to 1 (Let's say a 20% reduction in price leads to a 20% increase in purchases) then there is no real benefit as Nintendo probably incurs a cost (probably extremely miniscule) for every purchase. Also the more games someone owns, the more they might question an additional purchase.
I'm just one person, but out of that list I have no problem paying the $7/$8 for the games I want. If they reduced the price to $4 or $5 on the games I'm less interested in, I still wouldn't buy them. At the same time, if Nintendo notices sluggish sales on certain titles then they should put them on sale or have permanent price reductions.
starwarsfan541
Banned
Yea I do wish it was only 7 or 6.50 but 7 and 8 variable isnt bad
I would love it if they retroactively changed NES and SNES prices for some of the games like Pinball and Volleyball on the NES are not worth 5 compared to Zelda NES or SMB2
Also I'd love it if we bought all four super mario NES games and world they would give us all stars SNES for free or 2 bucks or something like that
Incitemaybe
Member
I hope this yoshi's island isn't a blurry mess in motion like the ambassador game....
Metallix87
Member
They absolutely factor, since Nintendo's prices are usually much cheaper, allowing non-collectors to legally experience these games.
The issue is with you, not the prices. You seem to think these titles aren't worth $7 - $8, and that's on you. To me, the value is there, and the content is, for the most part, of very high quality.
Tell me, do you think a Blu-Ray release of a classic film should cost a few bucks as opposed to $14.99 or more, simply because it's old?
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Eh, what?
Black Republican
Member
wow some good shit, and i get to play golden sun again!
starwarsfan541
Banned
Just not legal....
Anyways I dont get why people are ticked off on the price
Its Nintendo GBA = SNES in their mind at least we get a dollar off in some cases thats some improvement
Pokemon would be great Maybe integration with PokeBank or emulated connectivity over Nintendo wifi would be great
I'd pay 15 for that per game
Waylon Drums
Member
Yes. Since when is Nintendo not called out on everything?
Zen_Arcade
Banned
You can buy whatever you want, I don't care. You're the one calling other people's opinions about Nintendo's pricing in this thread nonsense.
As far as your Blu-Ray question, a lot of old movies get discounted bare bones Blu-Ray releases because no one was going to pay $40 for Waynes World 2 on Blu-Ray. Not to mention the updated visuals and extra features that might come with a Blu-Ray. As far as I can tell the only added features to VC games are save anywhere and button mapping.
OnionPowder
Member
It saddens me to see how the Virtual Console could be so amazing, yet they'll fuck it up again and have light releases for the months to come just like they always do. A constant stream of new games like this and I'd be spending a lot more money on my Wii U. As it stands I barely turn the thing on anymore.
BassForever
Member
Will probably buy most of these even if I already own them for convenience
Screamapillar
Member
$7.99 well worth the price for Superstar Saga. Now if only Nintendo had this intense a VC release schedule for N64 titles as well... we'd be back in business.
Some people like to do it legally.
Waylon Drums
Member
The collector in me will probably want all of them...but I'll only end up buying most of them.
Metallix87
Member
The nonsense is simple: You can say you don't agree with the pricing, or that it's not in your budget, but to call Nintendo greedy, or to have expected different pricing, is nonsensical, and condemning the pricing model is illogical.
As for the Blu-Ray issue, you've now dodged the issue. Here, I'll give you a proper example. Citizen Kane is one of the best movies ever made, and the Blu-Ray is $20. Crimes and Misdemeanors is a solid film, and the BD is $35 with no special features. These are both old films. Do you think they are priced correctly? Should they be priced less than a newer movie like, say, Transformers or Man of Steel?
).True. Never thought about it (the last bit)
What if they reduce the price to $1 or $2, would you buy games you are less interested in?