Question about getting Shenmue

Just wondering if anyone thinks Shenmue will go up in value as time goes on?

Maybe, if Sega doesn't port it to another system like they did with Shenmue 2. But they did print a ton of copies too.

I know one thing, I bought both brand new & will never sell them. I have a feeling a lot of people feel the same way.

Good games, but you need a guide to finish the game. Its also not as slow like people said it was. I think the game is alot of fun, i just wish sega would of made shenmue 1 & 2 for the PC.

The value will never go up, unless someone gets about 60% of the run and destroys them. There were just too many copies of that game to be vaulable.

Not only were there a LOT of copies of it out there but there's no demand for it like there is for the older Final Fantasy games. I would say there's a 0% chance of it ever being worth a significant amount of money.

Buying games as an investment with the intention of them appreciating in value is not a very good idea. I can count the number of games released over the past ten years that have appreciated well on one hand. 95% of video games depreciate (often very rapidly) in value as time progresses.

Buy something with a limited supply. Exampes are:

gold
silver
other precious metals (see kitco.com)
certified rare coins
land

Buy video games for fun, not for making money. It might happen, but you will loose more money than you will make before you hit the jackpot.

Shenmue was a system seller for a system that no one plays today.

High supply / low demand = low value

It will never go up in value. And eventually Sega will re-release them. They've re-released almost everything in their catalog of games. Satrun games have started to be re-released. And sooner or later Dreamcast games will be re-released.

i suspect that there will be another shenmue eventually.. and when there is.. its value may rise.. but its more likely to be released episodically on XBL or something like that..

it'll get rereleased.. i mean how many genny games have been rereleased over the years.. its only a matter of time when it becomes cost effective.

Sega printed too many copies for it to be rare, and it doesnt have a large fanbase either.

The only rare version of Shenmue would be the one Sega offered through their Sega online Store since they didn't have enough to fulfill even pre-orders. It had an extra soundtrack maybe?

I don't know. I just remember being disappointed I didn't get it and using the apology certificate to buy Seaman for $5 before they closed the store down.

Not to mention, and maybe this was just my area, but I was coming across new versions of Shenmue well into 2002.

[quote name='steve_k']Buying games as an investment with the intention of them appreciating in value is not a very good idea. I can count the number of games released over the past ten years that have appreciated well on one hand. 95% of video games depreciate (often very rapidly) in value as time progresses.

Buy something with a limited supply. Exampes are:

gold
silver
other precious metals (see kitco.com)
certified rare coins
land

Buy video games for fun, not for making money. It might happen, but you will loose more money than you will make before you hit the jackpot.

Shenmue was a system seller for a system that no one plays today.

High supply / low demand = low value[/quote]
Rephrase that to "Shenmue was a system seller for a system that NOT MANY PEOPLE PLAY today". I know several people that still own and play the Dreamcast, me being one of them. I haven't seen a Dreamcast copy in a very long time. So someone please tell me where I can find one of these overproduced copies. Now the Xbox version of Shenmue II, that's another story altogether, isn't it?

I see it at the flea all the time. I used to own it and a dreamcast but I sold both at some point.

Will it go up in value? No. Will you ever pry it out of my hands while I'm alive? Hell no.

[quote name='Vega$']Good games, but you need a guide to finish the game.[/quote]

I beat both games and at no point did I feel like I needed a guide. Shenmue is more enjoyable without a guide telling you what to do.