In these economic times, I think so... which is why I usually buy all my DS games on clearance at Target or Wal-Mart or elsewhere. Target can have some pretty good DS stuff on clearance, mine does anyway... $9 for Drawn To Life and The Price is Right (and I play TPIR way more than Drawn, lol.) Anyway.. what do u guys think? Is $40 (after tax) too much for a new DS Game ($34.95 for a really good title)? If not, what are some other outlets and ways you've gone to buy new games for cheaper? Suggestions are welcome!
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Amazon often has discounts, and you can usually get free shipping I think. There's also always buying used.
Personally, I think more than $35 is too much for DS game. I paid $40 for Bowser's Inside Story, but that involved shipping to China, so that's where the added cost was.
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Amazon often has discounts, and you can usually get free shipping I think. There's also always buying used.
Personally, I think more than $35 is too much for DS game. I paid $40 for Bowser's Inside Story, but that involved shipping to China, so that's where the added cost was.
Me too! That's why I shop the clearance bins at Target, etc... Wal-mart seems to have alot more "junkware" games like "my secret prom lol whatever" and i hate those... Line Rider 2... who plays that? So yeah, I find some great stuff at Target and at pawn shops!
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IF my sister comes with me, when she's not working, then I get a discount on games from Gamestop, and I also have an edge card, which takes off I think 10 percent of the price or something.
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Did they just raise the price on DS games or somehthing, because this is the first I am hearing of $40 DS games. At my local game stores, all new DS games are $30.
it really depends. solid, quality titles, like Bowser's Inside Story or TWEWY, yeah, i was willing to fork over the dough for. other stuff, though, i might wait to find used instead.
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For most DS games, it's a bit much, but there are still quite a few DS games worth that price imo. So as long as not all DS games jump that high, only the best ones, I'm good with it.
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The RRP for DS games in Australia is AU$69.99, which is US$60.44, so no, I don't think US$40 is too high. Its cheap.
Exactly. I never pay that price though. The most I will pay for a game is $50 Au, but that is really rare. There is enough competition on promotional pricing to get plenty I want for $40 Au at most.
However, I import most of the good games I want from playasia.com and maybe dvdboxoffice.com and they are a hell of a lot cheaper than local, plus, you get many games long before a local release - especially Harvest Moon games (which I love)and many big RPGs.
it really depends. solid, quality titles, like Bowser's Inside Story or TWEWY, yeah, i was willing to fork over the dough for. other stuff, though, i might wait to find used instead.
I hate to be the one to tell you this, but I just saw TWEWY (The World Ends With You) at Wal-Mart for $15 and there were tons of them. I guess people aren't buying them or...? Anyway, just a heads up to all of you RPG fans out there! I bought the new Price is Right 2010 edition instead since I'm a game show freak (and I am loving the new improved gameplay and graphics, btw!)
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I hate to be the one to tell you this, but I just saw TWEWY (The World Ends With You) at Wal-Mart for $15 and there were tons of them.
(a) it might've been 29.99; seriously, i don't remember what I paid for it because i bought it last year. (b) I didn't want to wait a year to play it, I wanted to play it last year, when it came out. Again, if it's a quality game and I have read multiple reviews saying it's good, I'll fork over the dough for it, but otherwise, i'll wait until it turns up used or something where I get it for less than initial retail price. :3
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I hate to be the one to tell you this, but I just saw TWEWY (The World Ends With You) at Wal-Mart for $15 and there were tons of them.
(a) it might've been 29.99; seriously, i don't remember what I paid for it because i bought it last year. (b) I didn't want to wait a year to play it, I wanted to play it last year, when it came out. Again, if it's a quality game and I have read multiple reviews saying it's good, I'll fork over the dough for it, but otherwise, i'll wait until it turns up used or something where I get it for less than initial retail price. :3
No, it was 15 on clearance!
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