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1. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 00:38 GMT

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2. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 00:39 GMT

what do you mean Lately

they always been overpriced :)

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3. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 00:42 GMT

because they get more money from it.

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4. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 00:48 GMT

Unchained Blades is underpriced by $10. Go buy it now.

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5. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 00:49 GMT

Which particular game(s) are you referring to?

I've felt like I've paid a fair price for every eShop game I've bought.

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6. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 00:49 GMT

All I wanna buy is Pokedex 3D Pro, but I can't buy it because I don't have money :(

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7. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 00:52 GMT

Yeah that $2 Gunman Clive is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too expensive! I'll never be able to afford it. :(

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8. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 00:55 GMT

They're not. Denpa Men is more than worth 10 bucks from what I hear, Mighty Switch Force is worth 6(?)bucks, and Pushmo is worth every penny. The prices are higher than DSiWare ever was though. That's because these games are a million times better. There's more money and resources being out into these games so they have to give it a higher price tag so they can earn back a profit.

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Nibelilt

9. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 00:56 GMT

Both Pokémon apps are overpriced...
But I've been more than happy with everything else I've purchased. People only say that eShop apps are expensive because iOS apps are usually $1.99 or less.
Honestly, as long as a game is quality, I find it rewarding to play, and I get what I find is a good amount of content from it, I'm fine paying anything for it(besides souls which are stupidly non-exchangeable on Earth!).

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10. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 00:58 GMT

MrWalkieTalkie wrote:

Yeah that $2 Gunman Clive is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too expensive! I'll never be able to afford it. :(

Made me laugh. It's nice that there's a game priced the same as the mobile version.

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11. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 01:37 GMT

@Machamp_King - Unless you have a 2nd DS in addition to your 3DS, you may just want to check Amazon or a video game retailer like Best Buy for a paperback B2/W2 Dex. Seems more efficient imo to have a paperback instead of constantly having to shuffle between your game and a Dex app, and you can probably find one for cheaper than the "expensive" $15 eShop one.

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12. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 01:44 GMT

The only ones I feel is overpriced are the Pokemon ones. $15 for something I can essentially get on the Internet is ridiculous, and Dream Radar doesn't have enough available to get for the price.

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13. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 02:08 GMT

Everything is fairly priced besides those useless Pokemon apps and Nicalis ports ($8 for a 5 dollar game with less content?). EDIT: I forgot Mutant Mudd. It WAS on the 3DS eShop first, but because of how terribly unfair it is to us I'm including that. ($9 on 3DS vs $5 on PC vs $1 on iOS? What the hell is that!?)

Games like Denpa Men and Dillon's Rolling Western? Those have the length of full retail titles at $10. Totally worth it. Games like EscapeVektor and Order Up aren't as fit for retail IMO but are still definitely worth $10.
Shorter games (Usually around 2-3 hours) like Mighty Switch Force and Sakura Samurai are still priced fairly at $6-7 (considering if you multiply that by 5 you'd get 10-15 hours like what a typical retail title is).
And then we have the in-between titles like Art of Balance: Touch which offer us a good 6-7 hours for inbetween prices.

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14. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 02:49 GMT

Nibelilt wrote:

Both Pokémon apps are overpriced...
But I've been more than happy with everything else I've purchased. People only say that eShop apps are expensive because iOS apps are usually $1.99 or less.
Honestly, as long as a game is quality, I find it rewarding to play, and I get what I find is a good amount of content from it, I'm fine paying anything for it(besides souls which are stupidly non-exchangeable on Earth!).

Yeah, I can't afford FREE.
And 3D Pro is 10 dollars less than the App version.

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15. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 02:52 GMT

Nothing on the Eshop is overpriced. If it's $8, it's usually a long game or a well made one. And pokedex 3D pro isn't even something you can complain about, as it's the SAME price as the paper book, if not cheaper. Plus it's 10 dollars less than the iOS

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16. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 02:53 GMT

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pokedex-for-ios/id573135437?mt=8

It's only 11 bucks less if you don't buy any DLC.

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17. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 02:54 GMT

rayword45 wrote:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pokedex-for-ios/id573135437?mt=8

It's only 11 bucks less if you don't buy any DLC.

Without the extra reigions, ITS JUST POKEDEX 3D

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18. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 02:56 GMT

rayword45 wrote:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pokedex-for-ios/id573135437?mt=8

It's only 11 bucks less if you don't buy any DLC.

Yeah, but 3D pro has all of the pokemon from the get go... That app only has the same as the original Pokedex 3D, which was free!

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19. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 02:59 GMT

Shadowing27 wrote:

Yeah, I can't afford FREE.
And 3D Pro is 10 dollars less than the App version.

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Nothing on the Eshop is overpriced. If it's $8, it's usually a long game or a well made one. And pokedex 3D pro isn't even something you can complain about, as it's the SAME price as the paper book, if not cheaper. Plus it's 10 dollars less than the iOS

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20. Posted: Sun 6th Jan 2013 03:34 GMT

Shadowing27 wrote:

Nibelilt wrote:

Both Pokémon apps are overpriced...
But I've been more than happy with everything else I've purchased. People only say that eShop apps are expensive because iOS apps are usually $1.99 or less.
Honestly, as long as a game is quality, I find it rewarding to play, and I get what I find is a good amount of content from it, I'm fine paying anything for it(besides souls which are stupidly non-exchangeable on Earth!).

Yeah, I can't afford FREE.
And 3D Pro is 10 dollars less than the App version.

This isn't free, and it isn't really that great considering that the only exclusive, worthwhile content is the legendary Pokémon(I.E. Therian formes). It just severely lacks content. And the Pokédex 3D Pro is awful, considering you can get a physical guide for only slightly more, and get much more from it.

Edited on Sun 6th January, 2013 @ 03:36 by Nibelilt

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