How many people determine whether to get a game based on price?

I was just curious if the price of a DS game was a consideration in buying that particular
game? I can go either way on this topic. I do not to spend over 29.99 for a game and
sometimes have waited for something to go on sale at Amazon or elsewhere before buying
the game. For instance I had wanted Zelda Hourglass but didn't want to pay 34.99 for it and
eventually was able to get the game 50 percent off at Circuit City when they had a 2 day memorial day sale.
Also I can remember not caring about getting a game like Touch Detective 2 1/2 but when it was
selling new at Gamestop for 9.99 had to buy a copy. I know that certain games will always be 29.99 or
perhaps even higher than that. For my games that I paid 29.99 they were ones I truly knew had to be
in my collection i.e. like Professor Layton. I tend to be the kind of person who checks circulars from stores
regularly and looks at Amazon for price drops. Now when a game is 19.99 I'm more apt to consider buying
it. I'm curious to the pricing structures in determing which games will be selling for a decent price and other's
that will be selling for more. For myself I try to consider how much time will be spent playing a game when
considering the price and realize that certain games are more worth it than others. I do realize one can get
good prices by buying used games (though if a new games is only a few dollars more then I tend to buy the
new one). Thanks for reading my long post and will be interested to hear people's opinions on this topic. Thanks!

If there is a brand new game and it is really cheap it usally is a crap game. But brand new games at full price means usally its pretty good.

Soz if ya find the word crap offensive. But it isn't an offensive word.

((raises hand)) Always. I'm entering my fiance and I are entering our final year of undergrad school. We'll both be attending grad school (she in the fall). Then there's planning a wedding, rent, insurance, food, utilities, gas, loan repayment...the list goes on. Life costs money. To those who say money is no object are either incredibly successful, very lucky, or have yet to enter the real world.

However, that doesn't mean I buy bad games because they are cheap. In fact, I feel that I'm at an advantage. I let all the hype die down on yesteryear's games and then can sift through what is truly great and worth my time versus what isn't. I'm a huge last-gen gamer for that very reason. Games like MGS3, RE4, FFXII, GTA SA, Wind Waker, F-Zero GX, Ratchet and Clank, and Jak and Daxter can all be had for $10 dollars or less easily. These are all AAA titles from last gen. They are better than the majority of games available today that people drop $60 for. Heck, even games like SSBB can be had for $20 now-a mere 5 months after it was released.

I allow myself a couple of "new" gaming purchases each year (this year's were all Wii titles...Mario Kart, Wii Fit, and soon to be Tales of Symphonia 2). Other than that, I'm perfectly content stretching my gaming dollar while everyone else clamors for "the next big thing." Doesn't bother me one bit.

I'm much more inclined to buy a game at $15 or $20 than i would be at $25 or $30, especially when the game in question is something i wouldnt mind owning but could do without.

However, i won't just throw $10 away for a crap game, i would instead put that money towards something i'm actually anticipating, via preorder.

If it's a game I know will be great and deliver me a ton of quality gameplay, I don't mind paying a premium for it.

For example, I had no problem putting down $40 for Final Fantasy Tactics A2, because I knew that it was at least a hundred hours of gameplay, so it was more than worth it. Same thing with Civilization Revolution...I know that game will give me plenty of fun.

More or less, if the game can give me nearly unlimited replayability, I'll buy it at whatever price needed.

On the other hand, there's no way I'll even buy a game if it's only going ot give me 6-8 hours of gameplay. I'd rather just rent the thing for a fraction of the price, beat it, and be done with it.

I usually get DS games for free, so I don't care.HardcoreBunni

Well, you know, some of us like to legally buy games so that the developers will have money to eat and make more games.

I buy games based on reviews and if I think a game would be fun, but I try to stick to a $25 dollar limit, because since now I'm a teenager, I have a limited source of money, and $50 or $60 for a game is just too much. I usually just wait for a price drop on the game or look for a used or greatest hits version of the game.

Sometimes though, if the games is really rare, or I just have to play it right now, I will buy it no matter what the price (within reason).

No. I determine whether to get a game baseed on the reviews.

Price means nothing to meXraydon

[QUOTE="HardcoreBunni"]I usually get DS games for free, so I don't care.Radiohead85

Well, you know, some of us like to legally buy games so that the developers will have money to eat and make more games.

What? I don't get games off the Internet if that's what you're insinuating. My spoiled 8 year old cousin buys DS games and gives them to me when he's done. For example, he only got bored of Pokemon Diamond a couple weeks ago so I only started playing that now. The only game I ever bought was Legend of Zelda when I got my DS.

Genarally i get games later because they are on sale.

For instance, i really wanted Bully SE, but i couldn't buy it when i wanted to, so i waited a few months then it was only $30 on amazon.

I check multiple sites for reviews. I don't care too much on the price but I often scour the used sections and keep an eye out for sales to maybe catch a deal. Waiting for sales can sometimes backfire as some games actually cost MORE once they are off the shelves.

(I don't know how many times I walked by Electroplankton thinking, "ya know..I should buy that", only to pass it by)

For me, it depends on how confident I am that I'm going to like the game. I knew Zelda would be worth whatever it costs, but I can't bring myself to pick up FFIV or TWETY for $40+ each (in Canada). Maybe if I saw them in the discount/used game sections I'd consider it, but to spend $50 (after tax) for a game I probably won't like is just stupid.

That said, you have to acknowledge that there are some companies that just never drop the price of their games, like Squeenix. So with them, it's a "get it now or wait until they release it as a greatest hit in five years" kind of deal -_-

I don't let the price of a DS game stop me from getting it. FFIV and FFCC:RoF were well worth their $40 (by the way, I just saw FFCC:RoF for $20 at Target)

That said, I do pick up as many different bargin priced games for the DS as I can. I got Gunpey and Guilty Gears for $5 each and recently Magical Starshine, Children of Mana, and My Word Coach for a total of $18. I use my DS a lot more than my other systems, and like a lot of different games for it, so I'll bick up almost anything if it's under $10