Wat? Uh...no....when the physical copy of the game costs half the price as the console you're going to see demand for said physical copy dry up until the price is lower and it doesn't make more sense to just buy a Wii U.
You don't understand what it is that drives the price. The price of Earthbound isn't high because people want to play it, the price is high because fans and collectors want it, and supply doesn't meet demand. If it was all about people wanting to play the game, you could have done so on an emulator for years and years now.
I fully understand what drives the price and that's why I'm telling you that the price will fall. People are simply going to buy a Wii U and Earthbound there. Some people will still want to collect it but given the choice of spending nearly $200 on a cartridge or $360 for a console + the same exact game, lots of people will just buy the console plus game. What I'm saying is that demand will soften on the cartridge. It's not going to hit $20 or anything but it could easily fall 50%. If you have the cartridge and you're holding it in hopes of further appreciation and you're telling me and everyone else that it will remain the same value or even go up because you own it and want that to be true...then I'd say sell. If you're holding your cart and don't care if it becomes completely valueless because you simply want to collect it then keep it. I sold mine a good 5 or 6 years ago and don't regret it.
Gambling on some stock and understanding supply and demand is a little different. I don't see you making a suggestion on what will happen to the cart value.
The people who are spending $200 on a cartridge are doing so to have that cartridge, it has nothing to do with availability of the game itself. Unless you start printing up new copies of the original SNES Earthbound and flood the market with them, there is no way this will affect the value. Joe Gamer who wants to play Earthbound because he's heard so much about it is not the person paying $200 for the cartridge. MasterBelch2782 who is obsessed with the game and wants to own the original cart isn't going to care that he can just download it on the Wii U, it's not the same as owning the physical cartridge, he will pay $200 to own it.
We shall see. All we have to do is wait and watch to see if the price drops over the next 4-6 weeks on eBay. Of course if you guys are wrong I'd expect you'll read my posts about my being correct then not reply since that's the way some people are (prideful).
There ain't no way in hell average joe gamer is paying $200 for an 18 year old game just to play it. At that price point 100% of the people buying it are collectors that will not settle for a digital copy.
Yes why is Nintendo releasing old software for new consoles! Put it out existing, popular consoles like the SNES!
I remember grinding a little bit my first time I ever played Earthbound (when it launched)..but in my many playthroughs since then, I don't think I ever had to grind to beat Frank. I just got to and saved at this spot. My level is 6, do you remember what level you are at when you started that fight? All I did was bash and PSI heal. I assume you bought the new bat at the drugstore when you got to Onett? (tip for anyone playing this the first time..ALWAYS check stores first when you get to a new town and upgrade equipment).
I was probably level 3 when approaching the sharks outside the arcade and level 5 when taking on Frank.
I think I was 4 when approaching and got to 6 just by pushing through the outside/inside of the arcade. Must explain the difference.
I still think it will go down. It will take some time. I'm certainly not basing it on recent auctions. We need to wait another week or so because people could have bid before the VC game came out or before they knew it was out there. If its still going for a lot after a month I will concede I was wrong.
