Topic: Not enough bang for your buck!

Where the hell do you buy yours?

Based on the context I believe he was referring to games.

Lol thanks everyone for comments:)

Ive just trade in pilotwings and SSF4 and got conduit 2 which am very happy about:-P

And i am to looking forward may and DOA DIMENSION which is on cards for me!

Cant wait:)

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There have been plenty of offers on 3DS games knocking the price of them down to about £25 - £30 instead of the £35 - £40 RRP, but that being said SSF4 has enough content and production value to justify the RRP whereas UBIsofts lineup is a bit hard to swallow even at the reduced price. Its all about the quality, I dont mind paying top retail price be it handheld or home system if the content is there but I dont see why some companys expect a game to sell at top dollar #cough# UBIsoft/Gameloft #cough# just because its a new system.

The question is do you have enough buck for a bang?
I would suggest waiting until summer or Christmas for new features to come to the 3ds before you go and buy it cause it seem most of the 3ds games out now where rushed. But i still have high expectations for Nintendo's new console. Hope the NGP doesn't kill it.

Ask this question once late may hits.

until then, you can't judge it.

Back of a truck. An entire case of them "fell" out. Would you like one?

Okay, so you got 5 games on day one of the console launch that are worth the full asking price to you, and yet you're complaining? I don't get it at all. Keep in mind that 10 hours of gameplay is considered "standard" in the industry today. Wii games all release at $50 and PS3/360 games all release at $60. The cost of development for the 3DS is potentially equal to the Wii. You're getting a good price, and these are just the day one games. I don't remember a console ever launching with so many "worth your time" games on day one.

Many responses in this thread comment on a cost of $40 for a game. The original post mentioned £40, which is roughly $66 US.

Comparing the price of 3DS games to other forms of entertainment - bowling, cinema, theatre - does suggest value for money, but comparing it to the price of other games on other game systems tells a different story. I could pick up Little Big Planet 2 on launch day for £30 and I know a lot more development time and money went in to that game than any of the 3DS launch titles. A more fair comparison would be the Lego Star Wars game which is available on pretty much every system. Content wise, the 3DS version is inferior to every other version (except, I assume, the DS version) yet the retail price point is the same.

I don't think the problem is down to Nintendo. I suspect the problem is down to Nintendo not being able to set the prices of the games in Europe, giving the retail stores the opportunity to fleece us. The solution is simple. Buy online. Zelda is available on pre-order for £30 from a very simple search. I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to find it even cheaper.

i totally agree. buying online is the best solution. almost all my best games deal were online.
of course, you have to wait for delivery. you pay less if you can wait, you pay more if you want it NOW.
stores gotta have some profits to live on, like anyone who is working.

depending on the game and my current line-up of gaming time, i usually wait for them to come for cheaper. but if my game line-up is dead, which is rare, i dont mind paying 5$ more to get my game in my hands right now.

I agree that 3DS games will need to offer more content and value going forward, as I'm sure the PSP2 will offer full-on games, like LittleBigPlanet w/user created content for a similar retail price, ~$40 U.S.

Not yet. I don't know about you, but I bought this system for the eShop, Super Mario 3DS, Paper Mario, Mario Kart, Cave Story 3D, Gaijin Awesome Game, Ocarina of Time 3D, Star Fox 3D, Kid Icarus Uprising, etc. etc.

At first glance I thought the thread title was "Not enough bang for your brick!"

Doubtful. Perhaps certain games, depending on the content, but considering that the NGP is basically a portable HD console, the development costs could easily equal that of PS3 games. The fact that the games are portable does not make them cost less.

I agree that the price is an issue with not so full featured launch games. For 40 bucks, I'd expect there to be more than just the WSR island in Pilot wings for example. In general, for a portable game with Gamecube level content however, 40$(€) is allright.

However: Don't compare 3DS game prices to the budget price you payed for a game that was released several months ago, that's ridiculous! New Vegas? Would never even have existed, if they had to sell it at 17$ from the start. So the correct comparison is 40$ to 60$, At least for genuinely new 3DS games.

Asking 40 bucks for mediocre ports of an iPhone and other existing games is downright bold though. But that's Ubisoft for you.

Okay, we have to understand that whether or not the game itself is very good or very long, they're going to charge you the $40 because that's how much 3DS games cost. This isn't anything new. It has always been like this for console gaming. This isn't a "3DS" issue at all, it's just the way life/reality/the industry is.

Keep in mind that Nintendo probably put more budget and work into Pilotwings than half of the Wii's library that retailed at $50.

youre right i guess. and its a new console to work on, developpers arent used to it yet, and development must be a little tougher. i dont know much about the software kit they work with for this 3DS neither. might be similar to the Wii and DSi.

but in any way, creating something mediocre or simply bad isnt an excuse. its a matter of doing your job right. You're hired in a game company, lucky you, then do your job ! At least make something edible, not just something frustrating.

From what I see, I'm betting on enough quality for my quid. Pun most definitely intended.

I understand that handheld development costs are similar to home console costs. Regardless, $40 seems like a cap price/market price for handheld games, especially with IOS game quality increasing (such as Dead Space for only $0 - $7). Sony could shoot themselves in the foot if PSP2 games retail above $40.