@Donutman That's a great story. So many "toys" nowadays are made for collectors to sit on a shelf. And that's fine but in your case you're talking about a new LEGO set. That is not on the same level as a collectible action figure.
I don't have anything that would be considered truly rare, not that my small collection is worthless. Nothing I have is sealed unless it's a newer game that I haven't gotten around to opening yet.
I had a Disaster Report on PS2 sealed and sold it since it was worth something. I was never going to play it so why keep it. I think that qualifies as playing games I own if I get rid of ones I have no intention of playing.
I would never send anything to be slabbed and graded though. That's a coffin for some rich investor's bookshelf.
Hey. So the pawn's excessive chatter was never addressed in any of the remastered releases? I remember hearing about this when the game was first released but thought the devs "fixed" the chatter, or made it less so?
Until there are enough they should be limited to 1 or 2 per person. Unless the sales show people only buying 1. Not everyone has friends. Or are scalpers.
It has to happen at some point. There are a lot of people that never played the HD versions of Twilight and Wind Waker. They would sell like hot cakes Nintendo. This article means nothing on that front. Nintendo is not going to announce the ports via a dev interview.
Been following this and related topics for some time. Wish something would have happened sooner but at least we are here now.
I don't think I'll be able to justify the price of a CIB retro game anymore, especially the titles that are in the news like Super Mario on NES, I just wanted a CIB copy mind you, not sealed.
Lots of crappy stuff. Dude from Heritage listing his graded collectibles up for auction, with no intent to sell, just to keep pumping up the value, what a jerk.
As many have said previously Nintendo should probably not try to change too much. Just give us a better Switch with full backwards compatibility for both physical and digital games. Play everything the Switch can now. And maybe work harder on getting better third party support? Not to say there is anything wrong with the Switch now or the games on it at all.
As others have said...this article should have used a different word than scalper.
This is not the typical definition of scalping, especially taking into account the high prices scalpers try to sell XBX and PS5 for. I can't go into a Target and by an old video game, unless it's a used game store. Simply put buying at retail and flipping it for profit is scalping.
Releases like this make it cheaper for people that want to play the original but cannot afford to buy it. Klonoa is another good exampled of this.
@Tobiaku Agree with you that "too much" is a relative term. I was focused on what is stated in the article at the end.
"Hopefully this move will at least ensure that Pokémon cards will be more readily available going forwards. Just recently, a man was sentenced to 3 years in prison for spending COVID-19 relief money on a rare Pokémon card."
This isn't going to stop people from spending too much on Pokemon cards, sorry. But if it helps people that just want to collect packs they can buy at retail then I'm all for it.
An excellent question. I've been playing games since before the NES. I would have no issue going back and finishing the older games. I have no idea how a more modern gamer would approach older games in a series. It could turn them off to the whole series. But if they play it after playing a more modern game they may have a different view of the franchise and it's roots.
Makes more sense for PlayStation owners to want GP since Call of Duty has been released for Sony consoles. Not sure how this applies to Nintendo really.
I fail to see what a lawsuit will solve outside of possibly giving money to people for complaining. If Nintendo is fixing the drift for free what's the issue?
Nintendo could have softened the blow significantly if at the end of the video they said Wind Waker and Twilight Princess would be out this summer. Hope they still announce them coming. A lot of people did not own the Wii U and others never played the originals. I'm sure they would sell well and I'd certainly be happy.
@JustMonika Maybe you're right. Don't know why they wouldn't move 100% of their content over eventually if they have the streaming rights still to those shows. But it's business.
@Ade117 I hope Funimation keeps dubbing and releasing Blu-Rays. The Funimation releases are usually sparse on extra content but I like to buy the shows I enjoy for keeps.
I will be moving over to Crunchyroll for sure. There are still some shows on Funimation and until they move over or are removed I will keep my account. Hopefully they do get moved over to Crunchyroll though.
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Re: Former Pokémon Art Director Reveals 'Plucky Squire', The First Game From His New Studio
Looks like another gem from Devolver. Cannot wait to see more.
Re: Best Video Game Soundtrack Category Added To The Grammy Awards
I generally don't care about awards shows. But I'm happy to see video game musicians getting some recognition along with the genre. Long overdue.
Re: Here's Your First Look At Netflix's New Castlevania Series
I still need to get caught up. But I'm glad to see fans are getting more Castlevania anime.
Re: Hidekazu Yukawa, Former Managing Director Of Sega, Has Passed Away
Thoughts and prayers for his family and friends. RIP.
Re: Limited Run's June Showcase Will Feature "Over 30 Game Announcements"
Castlevania Rondo of Blood for the TurboDuo/PC Engine please. I'm sure they are waiting for Analogue to release the Analogue Duo FPGA.
Re: Chucklefish's Spellbinding 'Witchbrook' Resurfaces With New Screens
Does look nice. Hope to hear more soon as well.
Re: Switch Online N64 Controllers Were Restocked Today, Did You Get One? (North America)
Again, no. Didn't even get notified.
Re: Video: Do You Own A Video Game So Rare That You Can Never Actually Play It?
@Donutman That's a great story. So many "toys" nowadays are made for collectors to sit on a shelf. And that's fine but in your case you're talking about a new LEGO set. That is not on the same level as a collectible action figure.
Re: Video: Do You Own A Video Game So Rare That You Can Never Actually Play It?
I don't have anything that would be considered truly rare, not that my small collection is worthless. Nothing I have is sealed unless it's a newer game that I haven't gotten around to opening yet.
I had a Disaster Report on PS2 sealed and sold it since it was worth something. I was never going to play it so why keep it. I think that qualifies as playing games I own if I get rid of ones I have no intention of playing.
I would never send anything to be slabbed and graded though. That's a coffin for some rich investor's bookshelf.
Re: Soapbox: Dragon's Dogma Is A Janky, Weird, Ageing RPG, And Everyone Should Play It
Hey. So the pawn's excessive chatter was never addressed in any of the remastered releases? I remember hearing about this when the game was first released but thought the devs "fixed" the chatter, or made it less so?
Re: Ubisoft Reportedly Wants Its Share Price To Improve Before It Sells
No lie, I don't understand stock stuff etc. Big wigs are are so much about greed.
Re: Apparently We're Getting More Info On The Final Fantasy IX Show This Week
I don't know much about Cyber Group Studios but some of their stuff is CG. I wish FFIX was being made as an anime.
Re: Switch Online N64 Controllers Were Restocked Today, Did You Get One? (North America)
@Edward_J_Grug_III Do you have to be an Expansion Pak subscriber to get notified of restocks? I never got anything but I just have the basic online.
Re: Switch Online N64 Controllers Were Restocked Today, Did You Get One? (North America)
Until there are enough they should be limited to 1 or 2 per person. Unless the sales show people only buying 1. Not everyone has friends. Or are scalpers.
Re: Random: The Perfect Pokémon Graphics Don't Exi... Oh
Meh. I would rather they make the games look more like the cartoons, anime style. It can be done, look at Ni No Kuni, etc.
Re: Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Dev Would "Love" To Bring The Game To Switch
It has to happen at some point. There are a lot of people that never played the HD versions of Twilight and Wind Waker. They would sell like hot cakes Nintendo. This article means nothing on that front. Nintendo is not going to announce the ports via a dev interview.
Re: Lawsuit Brought Against Game Grading Firm, WATA, Alleging Market Manipulation
Been following this and related topics for some time. Wish something would have happened sooner but at least we are here now.
I don't think I'll be able to justify the price of a CIB retro game anymore, especially the titles that are in the news like Super Mario on NES, I just wanted a CIB copy mind you, not sealed.
Lots of crappy stuff. Dude from Heritage listing his graded collectibles up for auction, with no intent to sell, just to keep pumping up the value, what a jerk.
Re: Nintendo Says It Wants To Avoid A Repeat Of Wii U With Switch's Successor
As many have said previously Nintendo should probably not try to change too much. Just give us a better Switch with full backwards compatibility for both physical and digital games. Play everything the Switch can now. And maybe work harder on getting better third party support? Not to say there is anything wrong with the Switch now or the games on it at all.
Re: Nintendo Switch Has Now Sold Over 107 Million Units
Congrats Nintendo. What a great console!
Re: Kirby And The Forgotten Land Sells Over Two Million Copies In Just Two Weeks
Great news. Game looks awesome.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Arceus Has Sold Over 12 Million Units Globally
Congrats to Nintendo and Pokemon fans!
Re: Rumour: Could Switch Get Zelda: Wind Waker And Twilight Princess This Year?
I hope we get them. With no new Zelda game in 2022 and how many people own a Switch that never had the Wii U. It would sell like hot cakes.
Re: Random: Of Course Someone Has Already Smashed Their TV Playing Switch Sports
Yeah. He probably got what he wanted, attention and more subs. Congrats dude.
Re: River City Saga: Three Kingdoms For Switch Launches This July In The West
This looks promising and fun.
Re: Japanese Charts: eBaseball Powerful Pro 2022 Is A Home Run As Kirby Slips To Third
@antisumo Right there with you. Love the graphic style and it looks like a lot of fun.
Re: 'Aka' Is A "Small, Open-World" Adventure Game With Wholesome Studio Ghibli Vibes
Looks delightful. Will check it out when it's available.
Re: Review: Pocky & Rocky Reshrined - A Thrilling New Interpretation Of A SNES Classic
Can't wait to get mine. Looks great. Thanks for the review.
Re: Talking Point: WATA And The Grey Areas Of Game Preservation - Is There Any Better Way?
WATA? Why should anyone trust them?
Re: Random: Euphoria Star Hunter Schafer Thinks It "Would Be Cool" To Play Princess Zelda In A Live-Action Movie
@Hydra_Spectre 100% agree! If they do a Zelda movie I would rather it be animated, and by Studio Ghibli. No thank you to Live Action.
Re: Random: Chrono Cross Director Rereleased Radical Dreamers To Stop Scalpers
As others have said...this article should have used a different word than scalper.
This is not the typical definition of scalping, especially taking into account the high prices scalpers try to sell XBX and PS5 for. I can't go into a Target and by an old video game, unless it's a used game store. Simply put buying at retail and flipping it for profit is scalping.
Releases like this make it cheaper for people that want to play the original but cannot afford to buy it. Klonoa is another good exampled of this.
Re: Konami Looks To Change Its Name, Because Why Not
What a whole lot of nothing.
Re: Stylish Metroidvania 'Souldiers' Gets Confirmation Of A Switch Physical Edition
Looks like a nice art style, pixels rule.
Re: Digimon Survive Finally Secures A Western Release Date
I've never played or experienced anything Digimon but I may have to check this game out with all the news around it finally coming.
Re: Feature: Will These 10 Classic JRPGs Ever Come To Switch?
Another PS game that is kind of lost now, only available on disc. I am assuming Brave Fencer Musashi would qualify for this list?
Re: The Pokémon Company Is Buying The Firm That Makes Its Trading Cards
@Tobiaku Agree with you that "too much" is a relative term. I was focused on what is stated in the article at the end.
"Hopefully this move will at least ensure that Pokémon cards will be more readily available going forwards. Just recently, a man was sentenced to 3 years in prison for spending COVID-19 relief money on a rare Pokémon card."
Re: Jason Momoa Reportedly In "Final Negotiations" To Star In Minecraft's Live-Action Movie
This movie is being made only because of how popular the game has become. The story doesn't matter at all. Typical.
Re: The Pokémon Company Is Buying The Firm That Makes Its Trading Cards
This isn't going to stop people from spending too much on Pokemon cards, sorry. But if it helps people that just want to collect packs they can buy at retail then I'm all for it.
Re: Random: The Weird And Wonderful Super Mario Bros. Anime Is Now Available In 4K
Wow. I honestly never knew this existed until today. Adding to my Watchlist. Thanks!
Re: Talking Point: If Breath Of The Wild 2 Launched Alongside New Switch Hardware, Would You Upgrade?
I wouldn't need BOTW2 to justify buying a Super Switch (SW2), assuming it can play all the old games of course. BOTW2 would be a bonus.
Re: Talking Point: Is It Ever A Good Idea To Start At 'The Beginning' Of Series Like Zelda Or Dragon Quest?
An excellent question. I've been playing games since before the NES. I would have no issue going back and finishing the older games. I have no idea how a more modern gamer would approach older games in a series. It could turn them off to the whole series. But if they play it after playing a more modern game they may have a different view of the franchise and it's roots.
Re: More Switch Owners Would Consider Game Pass If Activision Titles Were Added, Poll Finds
Makes more sense for PlayStation owners to want GP since Call of Duty has been released for Sony consoles. Not sure how this applies to Nintendo really.
Re: Now Parents Are Getting Their Kids To Sue Nintendo Over Joy-Con Drift
I fail to see what a lawsuit will solve outside of possibly giving money to people for complaining. If Nintendo is fixing the drift for free what's the issue?
Re: Random: Requests For Zelda Ports Increase Following BOTW 2 Switch Delay
Nintendo could have softened the blow significantly if at the end of the video they said Wind Waker and Twilight Princess would be out this summer. Hope they still announce them coming. A lot of people did not own the Wii U and others never played the originals. I'm sure they would sell well and I'd certainly be happy.
Re: Bandai Namco Is Creating A "Gundam Metaverse"
no clue what this means exactly. what do we have to compare to besides maybe something in the movies.
Re: Japan Gets Special Edition Of Klonoa On Switch Which Includes Drinking Glasses
Let's hope we get a western physical release, non-special edition is fine.
Re: Atari Acquires Video Game Database MobyGames For $1.5 Million
Regardless of Atari's current state in gaming, fairly irrelevant in 2022, this is bizarre.
Re: Crunchyroll Moves All Funimation Content Under One Banner
@JustMonika Maybe you're right. Don't know why they wouldn't move 100% of their content over eventually if they have the streaming rights still to those shows. But it's business.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Pre-Orders Go Live In The US
I need to know the differences between the two versions first. I assume that will be a while.
Re: Crunchyroll Moves All Funimation Content Under One Banner
@Ade117 I hope Funimation keeps dubbing and releasing Blu-Rays. The Funimation releases are usually sparse on extra content but I like to buy the shows I enjoy for keeps.
Re: Crunchyroll Moves All Funimation Content Under One Banner
I will be moving over to Crunchyroll for sure. There are still some shows on Funimation and until they move over or are removed I will keep my account. Hopefully they do get moved over to Crunchyroll though.