Topic: Do you think the original Shantae will be released on 3DS VC?

What do you think?

Yes. It's a given at this point, especially if the sequel does well.

It's likely, very likely. Unfortunately, that would decrease the value of the cartridge copy by quite a bit.

Then sell your copy now.

@Mickeymac: I would if I had one.

If you had one, why would it be bad that bozoes can't get away with charging $100+ for an old Gameboy Color game?

Elementary. Some people take pride in having a rare game.

The game (cartridge) would still be rare, a VC release wouldn't change that at all. It just would decrease in market value.

And the cart will still be rare, even if more people can play it. I doubt the price would go down that much, since VC/VH games are just roms that you pay for, and I doubt collectors would settle for that. All it really means is that avid and casual gamers are less likely to buy an actual cart, and the chances of them forking over $100+ for a 10 year old GBC game was already slim to none. It was only really valuable to collectors because it was rare and it was fun, and a rerelease on Virtual Handheld won't put a dent in that. At the very least, I haven't seen any evidence of VC doing much to reduce the value of rare games.

EDIT: Although maybe I'm wrong, because I just looked up Ogre Battle 64, which was usually priced at about $100 about 9 months ago, and now there are about 20 copies going for $10-$30.O_O

And yet some people are still willing to pay $75 for MUSHA.

I'm cool with that, since I don't have one.

Seeing the cult status of the game spawned a sequel for DSi, I think it is likely that the first game will be released for VC.

I'd say it would be quite likely, it'd be a great idea too, since getting an actual copy of Shantae goes for about 200 dollars online.