That's not always the case... Of course, it's true for most big name Nintendo games, but there are a lot of great, quality Nintendo games that get clearanced out far too soon. I see this happen a lot at work. Many great games have been dropped to clearance prices of $20 and under, and it's a shame. It's great for the consumer, of course, but it's sad to know that a lot of these great games are being clearanced out because no one's buying them. Such games include Animal Crossing: City Folk, Wario Land: Shake It!, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, WarioWare: D.I.Y., The Legendary Starfy, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, Rhythm Heaven, and more. It's especially disappointing when we don't get the sequels to some great games localized outside of Japan because they do so poorly in retail. Of course, big name franchises like Animal Crossing and WarioWare/Land aren't anything to worry about, but the smaller, riskier titles and franchises are. Unfortunately, I doubt we'll see another Starfy or Rhythm Heaven game outside of Japan because of this. And we can forget about the second Fire Emblem game for DS, too.
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New Kirby game from Hal studios
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The Sign Painter
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Oh no, a game that people should have played 2 years ago is 20 bucks, what should I do?
You missed the whole point. >_>
Gnome
the poster formerly known as AverageSean
wait, you haven't played Black or White yet? But I thought anyone who cared played it, unless they're strict rule followers.
That's true, but really, Super Paper Mario is still $60 everywhere, and it's what, 3 years old now? It'd be easier for the consumer if older games at least got price cuts. Hell, even Mario Kart DS is still $45.
Where I go to buy games Twilight Princess is still $50 or $40.
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The reason why Mario games and other big first party Nintendo games don't ever drop in price is because people are always buying them. Unlike most other games, which either don't sell much at all, or only sell good for a few weeks after release, Nintendo's big games continue to sell at a steady pace even years after release. Such games are called "evergreen" titles, and because there's always demand for them, their price stays high. It's simple economics. No company in their right mind is going to lower the price of an item that's selling extremely well. It kinda sucks for us as consumers, but that's just how the retail world works. That's why you take advantage of sales. ;D
That's because all those games are ****, mate.
Dimitri Petrenko
Get on the point maggots!
Oh no you didnt!
For real? All the Wii games here are $50 and the DS games are $30.
A couple of guys did translate most of the game into english
.Oh, and this Kirby game looks pretty promising
.Not everyone knows how to work emulators, either.
Not the same experience, either.
Yep.
I once used an emulator set up by someone else (lol, I don't know how to) and it was easy to use, but not as fun.
I'm sure you haven't even played half of those games.
Psychonaut
Senior Member
when i saw Warioware: DIY on sale for $25 the weekend it came out, i knew they weren't even concerned about it. i was really close to buying it.
tye, evergreen or not, a game needs to go on sale at some point. i've made this point before about SSB Melee, and it's ****ing ridiculous. it isn't good economics, it's raping the consumer's wallet and taking advantage of parents who are trusting the Nintendo-brand without looking into things.
i love mario kart as much as an average person, and i love a good handful of games nintendo makes, but i would buy a used xbox before i payed full price for mario kart DS, or super smash bros. melee. (which i have played more than any person should)
i understand where you're coming from, but it simply existing does not make it right, it just makes it so. you can defend nintendo if you want, but i severely doubt that there are enough people still buying the games to warrant the price being that high. the only thing that keeps the price up is that it's a nintendo product, as opposed to another company's. it's all nintendo has to fight back with at this point, but that doesn't make it any more right.
tye, evergreen or not, a game needs to go on sale at some point. i've made this point before about SSB Melee, and it's ****ing ridiculous. it isn't good economics, it's raping the consumer's wallet and taking advantage of parents who are trusting the Nintendo-brand without looking into things.
i love mario kart as much as an average person, and i love a good handful of games nintendo makes, but i would buy a used xbox before i payed full price for mario kart DS, or super smash bros. melee. (which i have played more than any person should)
i understand where you're coming from, but it simply existing does not make it right, it just makes it so. you can defend nintendo if you want, but i severely doubt that there are enough people still buying the games to warrant the price being that high. the only thing that keeps the price up is that it's a nintendo product, as opposed to another company's. it's all nintendo has to fight back with at this point, but that doesn't make it any more right.
That was my point though. How can I take advantage of a sale, if the games that I want aren't on sale? Evergreen or not, there's a point where you need to lower the price of a game. See: Super Smash Bros. Melee. I still see it at some stores, priced at $45.
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