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I just read that Nintendo plans on keeping their first-party software titles for the Revolution below 59.99. Then Iwata went on to say that he can't see first party titles selling for more than $50.
Do you buy titles at "just-released" prices? Personally, I wait. I bought The Mark of Kri a while back for $9.99. I loved it! Awesome game! This past Saturday, I caught the sequel, The Rise of Kasi (sp?) at blockbuster for......$7.50. Both titles brand new when I bought them. Blockbuster also had the Wario World game for GC at $12.99. Picked that one up too.
Also, I saw a few PSP batteries for $17.99. They had a big 50 percent off section. Rise of Kasi was not in that section, but it had half/price sticker on it.
Just curious as to what most of you folks do. I noticed that many posters here are pre-teen or early teens. I know that when I was that age, I paid $40 plus for Super Mario Bros 3 and Metal Gear. Probably a bunch more, but those are the ones that stick out the most. I remember my Mom asking me, "You're going to spend $40 on a VIDEO GAME?!?" . Ahh, if she only knew how much more $ I've spent on them.......
Do you buy titles at "just-released" prices? Personally, I wait. I bought The Mark of Kri a while back for $9.99. I loved it! Awesome game! This past Saturday, I caught the sequel, The Rise of Kasi (sp?) at blockbuster for......$7.50. Both titles brand new when I bought them. Blockbuster also had the Wario World game for GC at $12.99. Picked that one up too.
Also, I saw a few PSP batteries for $17.99. They had a big 50 percent off section. Rise of Kasi was not in that section, but it had half/price sticker on it.
Just curious as to what most of you folks do. I noticed that many posters here are pre-teen or early teens. I know that when I was that age, I paid $40 plus for Super Mario Bros 3 and Metal Gear. Probably a bunch more, but those are the ones that stick out the most. I remember my Mom asking me, "You're going to spend $40 on a VIDEO GAME?!?" . Ahh, if she only knew how much more $ I've spent on them.......
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I have bought a grand total of 2 games at full price new in the last 2-3 years. every thing else was used (excluding gifts). I will probably buy one more (Rise of Legeneds, well if my computer's specs are up to it).
My best deals of all time: Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds for all of 5.95 at staples, and this was well before there were bargin bin jewlcase
versions of it.
My best deals of all time: Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds for all of 5.95 at staples, and this was well before there were bargin bin jewlcase
versions of it.
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^ what he said.daguuy wrote:i buy big lots of used games on ebay. that way i get plenty of games for a cheap price and sell the ones i don't like
The only games I've bought new in the past year or so were GBA and PSP (short notice before a trans-oceanic plane flight). Plus if you wait a little bit you can actually read reviews of the game instead of judging it by all of it's marketing hype. I've found that like with cars you can judge how good a game is by how much used ones sell for on ebay. The faster a game depreciates tends to show how much fun they are to play or replay.
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