DarthGohan1 said:
$50 isn't overpriced? Even from the best $50 games, you maybe get 30 hours of gameplay, max.
I can hang out with friends, maybe spend a couple bucks to go grab some food, and have a great time. If I've got nothing else to do, I can do a little homework - that's free to do, and when all is said and done, I'm getting free money from scholarships because of me doing my homework, pretty much. And, unlike some people think nowadays, you don't need to be doing something every second of every day - so maybe I can spend time with the family or just relax.
Option 2 ends up gaining me money (or at least spending a lot less) and spending those 30 hrs. a helluva lot better. Video games are overpriced, because they are not a necessity, and as of late, have been really disappointing compared to my SNES and N64 games.
I spend 5x as much time playing old games instead of Wii games.
You're forgetting something, my friend... N64 games NEVER cost $50. They were HIGHER. $60, $70... Hell, I even have a REALLY old EGM with advertisements for N64 games. Paper Mario was $70, some WWF game was $60... You just never paid for those games before, you asked your parents for them, just like any kid would do.
Now that you - and I - are paying for these games ourselves, we feel the damage to our pocketbook.
I'll agree with you, though -- games ARE overpriced, any way you look at it. That's why I buy DS and Virtual Console games more nowadays... cheaper.
Edit - My bro was reading a FFVI review in Nintendo Power, and noticed that the reviewer mentioned that the original game "cost $70". Yup, SNES games were expensive, too.
