Those "Play On Wii" Games Will Cost You $30 -- So Says Amazon.

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The price is listed at $29.99 -- A bit ridiculous if you ask me -- Its $10 too much. If it was $19.99 it be a solid deal, but $29.99 is too much for an old game with slightly enhanced controls.

Shame on you Nintendo.

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The price is listed at $29.99 -- A bit ridiculous if you ask me -- Its $10 too much. If it was $19.99 it be a solid deal, but $29.99 is too much for an old game with slightly enhanced controls.

Shame on you Nintendo.

Haziqonfire

Are the graphics updated, too? Or is it just controls?

$30 ain't bad, though. How much does the GameCube version go for now? At least $20 on Ebay, more new, I bet.

I'v never played it so I'm sold.

$30 is a fair price. Try to buy a used Pikman 2 game for under $30.

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The price is listed at $29.99 -- A bit ridiculous if you ask me -- Its $10 too much. If it was $19.99 it be a solid deal, but $29.99 is too much for an old game with slightly enhanced controls.

Shame on you Nintendo.

Haziqonfire

I agree

Overpriced old software with control schemes that were never designed for the games

Nintendo is doing what other devs are doing. They don't care about quality with the games. They understand that anything sells and they're just trying to get money back that they lost last gen.

Nintendo said that they weren't happy with sales last gen and they're using this to fix them.

Pretty awful making Wii owners pay for Nintendo's mistakes last gen

I probably wont get it. Only reason why I got RE4 wii edition was because I never played the GC versionchansaet

Resident Evil 4 was also just a bit over 2 years old

Pikmin is over 7 years old

If they offered it for 10 dollars, heck maybe even 12 dollars that would be fine.

Asking this much for such old software is wrong

Seems pretty fair to me as well. If you have played the game/already own it, then there is no reason to be upset about the price. If you think it's too much and you can buy the Gamecube disk elsewhere for much less, then by all means, do so. It's more productive than complaining.Cesar_Barba

I largely agree with this. If you've never played the game before, it's basically a new game for only thirty bucks. That seems like a fair deal. If you have played the game before, then you're not in the target audience, so they don't care if you think it's overpriced. :P

Here's another reason I'm AGAINST the $30 price tag.

You can argue that these "Play on Wii" games are greatest hits titles, no? Well, last gen, Sony's Greatest Hits titles cost $19.99 at retail. Games were also priced at $49.99 that gen, just as Wii games are priced now.

I suppose you can argue that the control scheme alone adds an extra ten bucks to the final price, but the fact remains that you're paying for the same game from a previous generation for more money. I'm still having a hard time figuring out how this can be a good deal.

I'm still having a hard time figuring out how this can be a good deal.

CanadianEh

Well if you don't think it's a good deal, don't buy the games. I probably won't be, on account of the fact that I've played the games on the Gamecube. Nintendo wouldn't have priced it at $30 if they didn't think anyone would buy it for that price.

[QUOTE="Cesar_Barba"]Seems pretty fair to me as well. If you have played the game/already own it, then there is no reason to be upset about the price. If you think it's too much and you can buy the Gamecube disk elsewhere for much less, then by all means, do so. It's more productive than complaining.GabuEx

I largely agree with this. If you've never played the game before, it's basically a new game for only thirty bucks. That seems like a fair deal. If you have played the game before, then you're not in the target audience, so they don't care if you think it's overpriced. :P

That would be a perfectly reasonable answer except for one problem

Making these took away from them making new titles

There is not one first party Wii title in all of the first quarter in North America

$30 is a fair price. Try to buy a used Pikmin 2 game for under $30.

gooflee

Game Crazy-$12

Movie Gallery-$3.99 (just like every other Gamecube, PS2, and Xbox game they have)

If you were to buy these in Japan, it would retail for $43 w/o shipping, so I don't see why we're complaining about NOA buying in bulk and passing the price down to consumers. Also, many of these ports have had a few hours of entertainment added to them, which would explain the $10 markup.

As for the case with Pikmin 1, Nintendo completely fixed the problems it had. Eliminating the 30 day time-limit, implementing Wii motion (hopefully good) and updating the graphics to that of a regular Wii game. For $30, that is a steal.

As for games like Mario Power Tennis...since that was a Second Party title, Nintendo couldn't get Camelot to hand over the original code to tamper with. So that effort is the laziest of all the offerings so far.

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The price is listed at $29.99 -- A bit ridiculous if you ask me -- Its $10 too much. If it was $19.99 it be a solid deal, but $29.99 is too much for an old game with slightly enhanced controls.

Shame on you Nintendo.

I agree

Overpriced old software with control schemes that were never designed for the games

Nintendo is doing what other devs are doing. They don't care about quality with the games. They understand that anything sells and they're just trying to get money back that they lost last gen.

Nintendo said that they weren't happy with sales last gen and they're using this to fix them.

Pretty awful making Wii owners pay for Nintendo's mistakes last gen

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"][QUOTE="Haziqonfire"]

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The price is listed at $29.99 -- A bit ridiculous if you ask me -- Its $10 too much. If it was $19.99 it be a solid deal, but $29.99 is too much for an old game with slightly enhanced controls.

Shame on you Nintendo.

Hungry_Homer111

I agree

Overpriced old software with control schemes that were never designed for the games

Nintendo is doing what other devs are doing. They don't care about quality with the games. They understand that anything sells and they're just trying to get money back that they lost last gen.

Nintendo said that they weren't happy with sales last gen and they're using this to fix them.

Pretty awful making Wii owners pay for Nintendo's mistakes last gen

Jasonguy, I've seen you argue against a few people for saying this exact thing. Like this guy said, if you don't like it, don't buy it.

Making these took away from them making new titlesJaysonguy

I can also understand why they're doing it for $30. Most Wii owners weren't Gamecube owners. They'll sell these at $30 because they CAN sell them at $30. And I have a feeling that these games are a test to see if their whole New Gamer - Bridge Game - Dedicated Gamer plan will work, without losing any money on it if these games don't sell well. Metroid and Pikmin aren't games that new gamers would just pick up and play out of nowhere, so if these sell really well, then Nintendo can go full forward with their plan.

[QUOTE="gooflee"]

$30 is a fair price. Try to buy a used Pikmin 2 game for under $30.

SirSpudly

Game Crazy-$12

Movie Gallery-$3.99 (just like every other Gamecube, PS2, and Xbox game they have)

If you were to buy these in Japan, it would retail for $43 w/o shipping, so I don't see why we're complaining about NOA buying in bulk and passing the price down to consumers. Also, many of these ports have had a few hours of entertainment added to them, which would explain the $10 markup.

As for the case with Pikmin 1, Nintendo completely fixed the problems it had. Eliminating the 30 day time-limit, implementing Wii motion (hopefully good) and updating the graphics to that of a regular Wii game. For $30, that is a steal.

As for games like Mario Power Tennis...since that was a Second Party title, Nintendo couldn't get Camelot to hand over the original code to tamper with. So that effort is the laziest of all the offerings so far.

haha, i wouldn't buy anything from Movie Gallery. I hate their late fee policy (oh, one day late... well that's the same as renting it again, so we'll charge you full rental price... too bad you dropped it in the return slot before we told you that) and people are brutal on rentals. i should just buy a $5 coaster.

if they update the graphics, i'll buy. if they do that with games like Batten Kaitos or any other GC RPG, I'm in. I'd rather have all Wii titles then a mix of Wii and GC anyway.

haha, i wouldn't buy anything from Movie Gallery. I hate their late fee policy (oh, one day late... well that's the same as renting it again, so we'll charge you full rental price... too bad you dropped it in the return slot before we told you that) and people are brutal on rentals. i should just buy a $5 coaster.

-starman-

Their purchase policy on games is that as long as you have the reciept you can exchange the game at any time. It is literally forever.

As long as you hand them the broken game, a case, and have a valid card, you will never have to worry about wear and tear breaking your game.

It is so satisfying to know that my money will never be wasted as long as Movie Gallery exists.

That would be a perfectly reasonable answer except for one problem

Making these took away from them making new titles

There is not one first party Wii title in all of the first quarter in North America

Well, that may be true. And people can be incensed if they want. The only thing Nintendo will listen to is a lack of sales, however, so there's not much point in it. Whenever there's a lull in games coming out, I just find other things to do. I don't see the point in getting angry about something that I ultimately can't change.

Great deal for some people, lame for others.

For example, i can find Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2 both for $25 in great shape (in fact i get my MP for $8 ) but Pikmin, thats a different story, i saw a used one for $20 and it was very scratched,and Pikmin 2, well i cant find it anywhere.

I hope these sell well. If Nintendo starts getting new gamers to play Nintendo's other franchises, then they can focus more on those in the future instead of churning out, oh, say, Wii Music 2.

I'v never played it so I'm sold.

kingqaz

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The price is listed at $29.99 -- A bit ridiculous if you ask me -- Its $10 too much. If it was $19.99 it be a solid deal, but $29.99 is too much for an old game with slightly enhanced controls.

Shame on you Nintendo.

I haven't played half of those Play for Wii games on the GC and with those prices I'm still not convinced to pick them up.

Btw...

For Gc at gamestop

Metriod Prime $6.99

Metriod Prime 2 $14.99

Pikmin $24.99

Pikmin 2 N/A

Mario Power Tennis $29.99

DK: Jungle Beat(Game Only) $12.99

Basically your only getting a good deal with Mario Power Tennis but thats just at gamestop Most likely local video game stores have them for less.

Making these took away from them making new titles

Jaysonguy

Prove it. Show me Nintendo's internal budjet reports.

At least this'll shut up the people who made assumptions based on the given japanese price.

Anyway, I'm fine with $30. I could get the 3 games I'm interested in for less than 2 regular wii games.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

Making these took away from them making new titles

goblaa

Prove it. Show me Nintendo's internal budjet reports.

Money? Who said anything about money?

Making these took away from them making new titles

Prove it. Show me Nintendo's internal budjet reports.

Money? Who said anything about money?

[QUOTE="goblaa"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

Making these took away from them making new titles

Jaysonguy

Prove it. Show me Nintendo's internal budjet reports.

Money? Who said anything about money?

Then show me Nintendo's employee scedual and what resoarces are going to waht project.

I thought more people would be upset about the pricing but apparently not.Haziqonfire