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Pokémon Community Thread 3: "Soon, All of Hoenn Will Be Under Its Withering Glare "
- Thread starter UltimateIke
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problem is, Pokémon is going to be in your 3DS at all times anyway
so say good-bye to it when you get burgled!
I just saw the english origins trailer. o: Pretty excited for it to be dubbed. shame it wont be airing on TV, though.
That's a pretty interesting plan. I'd love to get the X/Y 3DSXL but I sprung for the pikachu one the instant I could, plus I have 2 other 3DS' I may end up downloading Y and just keeping my lil brothers box, since he usually tosses them.
Though, I want X to be my first experience.. I suppose I could play up to when I get my Kanto starter in Y, then go to sleep. Give myself a little tatse of the game.
Y starters will be Chespin, Torchic, Squirtle.
While X will be Froakie, Torchic, and Bulbasaur. o:
That's a pretty interesting plan. I'd love to get the X/Y 3DSXL but I sprung for the pikachu one the instant I could, plus I have 2 other 3DS'
I may end up downloading Y and just keeping my lil brothers box, since he usually tosses them.Though, I want X to be my first experience.. I suppose I could play up to when I get my Kanto starter in Y, then go to sleep. Give myself a little tatse of the game.
Y starters will be Chespin, Torchic, Squirtle.
While X will be Froakie, Torchic, and Bulbasaur. o:
ArchedThunder
Banned
How is that a shame? We get to watch it on our own time.
ArchedThunder
Banned
What do you mean?
Well, the servers aren't all going to be hosted in the same place for each region.
I like to call it 'Nintentax'.
PreyingShark
Member
My computer can't do HD because it's an outdated POS. My TV could if it was aired on TV. That and the my TV's much bigger than this monitor.
Aren't they still like ~$40? Or are you not in the US?
ColtraineGF
Member
I know :B
But it's fun to think about for a bit. Can't imagine when this has been done before.
ST2K
Member
I'm in the US. New copies are unavailable at Gamestop, and going for $70-80 on Amazon. Even used copies of questionable condition are $30-40 there.
fredrancour
Member
Nobody sells their pokemon games. They either keep them forever or hand them down to kids. The used market is supply constrained and the new copies that are left can have a silly markup applied.
WTF!?!? $70-80!?!? That's insane, here in Canada, you can find them at EB Games (Gamestop equivalent), Best Buy, and Future Shop (essentially the same as Best Buy) for $40 and is available everywhere I've been.
ArchedThunder
Banned
Still 40 at my local Walmart...
I traded in Diamond and Platinum to pay off Y. :/
ST2K
Member
Hmm. I'm trying a bunch of online retailers here and not seeing anything. Kind of sucks, 'cause I never got to play the Johto remakes and was hoping to get one to try to burn through it before X & Y release.
Checked Walmart.com and it doesn't look like they carry it at all, from what I can tell. It might just be one of those things where you have to roam from store to store and hope they have a copy.
I saw some new copies at Best Buy around a month ago. Walmart had them in stock when I was looking for something else a week ago. Unless you're way out there, I'm surprised this would happen. Heck, I still see new copies of Platinum in stores for $35.
ArchedThunder
Banned
Reminds me of how Emerald could go for really high amounts when D/P were new. I wonder why used copies of Pokemon games go for so much, it isn't like they are rare or anything, most of the games sell 10million + copies.
ArchedThunder
Banned
And then if you go to a pawn shop you can pick up a copy for 2 bucks.
It's crazy yo. I can not believe some one is trying to sell Fire Red for $950! WHAAAAT
ST2K
Member
Alright, well, thanks for your help guys. I guess I'll go hunting at my local retailers this weekend in hopes of finding a copy.
...What is it with Nintendo and not printing new runs of games? This seems to happen quite a bit with them, and from a consumer perspective it's kind of baffling.
...What is it with Nintendo and not printing new runs of games? This seems to happen quite a bit with them, and from a consumer perspective it's kind of baffling.
Decade+ old games sells for A LOT as fresh new unopened copies.
Because Nintendo
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Please understand
Etc etc
Who really knows? Maybe it's not cost effective? I don't work for them so I don't know if there are any benefits to printing extra copies or not and if it would outweigh costs. Or maybe Nintendo is planning on DS eshop releases for whatever is the next Nintendo handheld/console.
Just looking at those prices. I'm just :0
It's more likely that your local retailers just don't want to put them in stock for whatever reason.
PreyingShark
Member
HGSS has had many print runs. It's weird you can't find it new TBH. Most of their sizable titles have many print runs. As for the prices it's cuz they can get away with it. The market has proven that.
ST2K
Member
Yeah, I don't mind paying a full $40 for the game a couple years later. I've gotten used to that with certain games that have a high retention rate. It's just the insane mark-up prices they're going for that I find baffling. And the fact that people can get away with it would seem to indicate to me that another print would be in order. Seems to me like Nintendo's just throwing away money with some of these Pokemon games.
ST2K, if you can't find HG/SS, and if you haven't already, get Pokemon Conquest. Koei just has to make a second one.they have to
Is it really worth it? I tend to avoid the Pokemon spinoffs because they've been rather low quality, in my experience.
Why reprint when you can remake after a few years? Besides, the older pokemon games usually get made obsolete by the new ones.
I say definitely worth it. It's like only $30 unless it's been further reduced in price.
Reila, I think we will get along just fine
ArchedThunder
Banned
ST2K, if you can't find HG/SS, and if you haven't already, get Pokemon Conquest. Koei just has to make a second one.they have to
They've made a Nobunaga's Ambition on 3DS, so they are already half way there.
Did it sell well?
ArchedThunder
Banned
I dunno, came out exactly one week ago.
ScraftyDevil
Banned
You have chosen... Wisely.
Conquest is a fantastic game. I've sunk over 180 hours into it as of last week, and only about 3 of those are in multiplayer
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
15 days is kinda hard wait
There's no unfinished business you have in any of the other games? I have to breed a good Gallade and play dice with the Sinnoh Dragons (I'll have two of each to snag.)
You did good.
Well whatever the sales are, I do know one thing, it needed some Pokemon.
ArchedThunder
Banned
I've got plenty to do in my free time. Ascend Hand of Kul just came out, GTA Online comes out October first, I just got New Super Luigi U, WWHD comes out soon(physical) and on top of all that I just started a new playthrough of White.
Surprisingly it's going by quick for me.
Bought Oracle of season and I'm having a great time. Almost to the end....and then to start oracle of ages
ArchedThunder
Banned
Surprisingly it's going by quick for me.
Bought Oracle of season and I'm having a great time. Almost to the end....and then to start oracle of ages
Oh damn, I forgot I started a playthrough of Seasons... I wanted to get Seasons and Ages done before WWHD.
Whoops.
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Not especially, but I don't think that matters when considering a new Pokemon Conquest when the opening week sales of the first one were better than any other Nobunaga's Ambition title's total sales.
ArchedThunder
Banned
Chet Rippo
Member
I hope you all remembered what day it is today.