Will the REVO will have a dramatic impact on the value of the original games?

[cyberlian]

Will the ability to download all the old games from nintendo (nes, snes, n64) for a small fee (like $3-$5) impact the value of the actual "hard-copies" of the games... Games like: The megaman x series, secret of mana, the ogre series, harvest moon, the final fantasy series, earthbound, some of the better first party nintendo games, etc.

I'm thinking about selling all my old games of value now, and waiting to buy them back after the release of the revolution, when I think the price of the games will drop.

What do you guys think?

[CoffeeEdge]

Has emulation caused the values of these games to drop? No, of course not.

Collectors will always value these games. Nothing compares to owning the real cartridge, to a collector.

The Revolution's back-catalog will probably have pretty much no noticible effect on the values of these games. It's pretty much completely because of the collectors that they are so valuable to begin with (it's not like it's the casual gamers who are out there paying $120+ for complete copies of Earthbound), and seeing as they will always value the originals, then the Revo's back-catalog should not logically have much of an effect of the classic games market.

Yes, the people who just want to play the games and that's it, will probably be fine with the Revolution's emulated versions. But because of the collectors, the originals will always be valuable.

[Derwood43]

You bring up an interesting point.

I don't think the "value" of the carts will go down much. But people like me, who don't want to spend $40 for Secret of Mana, will buy the download version at a much cheaper cost.

[Blind the Thief]

I agree with the second post. It's the knowledge that they have complete, real copies of a hard-to-find game that brings value. Otherwise, why would the complete versions be pricier than the thrashed copies?

[mtxbass1]

So you are going to sell all your copies based on speculation that these games are going to be available to download? Nothing has been said on what exactly will be offered and at what price. Why would you even consider this?

[PawnTakesKing]

You've got to keep in mind that so far it's only been confirmed that Nintendo's original first-party games will be available for download. It's completely up to third-parties if they want to participate.

I can possibly see the value of Nintendo's first-party hard copies dropping, but if a major third-party such as Square-Enix doesn't want its back catalog available on the Revolution, I think the value of those hard copies would actually increase.

[Morrigan Lover]

Megaman X2 and X3 aren't going for as much since Capcom anounced MegaMan X Aniversary Collection.

[CoffeeEdge]

Megaman X2 and X3 aren't going for as much since Capcom anounced MegaMan X Aniversary Collection.
Really? I'd like to see where you're looking, that MMX3 has been going for less these days.

[Vinny]

Will the ability to download all the old games from nintendo (nes, snes, n64) for a small fee (like $3-$5) impact the value of the actual "hard-copies" of the games... Games like: The megaman x series, secret of mana, the ogre series, harvest moon, the final fantasy series, earthbound, some of the better first party nintendo games, etc.

I'm thinking about selling all my old games of value now, and waiting to buy them back after the release of the revolution, when I think the price of the games will drop.

What do you guys think?

You pretty much answered your own question... so far, Ninendo is the only one who'll have their games for download. No Final Fantasy, no Mega Man, no Dragon Warrior, etc. As it stands, only games that Nintendo published and still hold the rights to will be available for download.

Of course, other companies could jump on board... Sega's shown a lot of interest but other than that, everyone else is just saying 'it's an interesting idea but we have no plans to utilize it'.

And besides, what others have said is very true. Most people like hard copies of their games, I know I do.:)

[cyberlian]

My concern is that all of my "collectable" games are cartridge only, for instance, take a game like Mario RPG... great game but iits value is built upon the quality of the game more so than the rarity of the game. It seems like most serious collectors are going to pay the extra money to get a complete copy, where as people who just want the opportuninty to play an excellent game will lean more towards the cartridge only at the discounted price. At the very least, I see the revolution widening the price gap between cartidge only games and complete games.