GC games to drop to 29.99???

Well i dont know if its true but its speculation right now. as its seems walmart has most of its gc games at 29.99 right now..

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Walmart.com is advertising Eternal Darkness for just under $30. This comes two days after the GC has been cut $50. Will more games follow? Will more stores follow? Only time can tell.


All first and second party games for the GC are now joining ED at $29.96 on Walmart's online store. Sonic Adventure2: Battle is also listed just under 30. The current speculation is that Nintendo will announce this as the offical price, however they have not commented yet. There is no word on whether or not GBA games will drop as well, but it is probable that they will also get a price cut. If you have any interest in getting a GameCube, but do not own one yet, there's no reason you shouldn't be on Walmart's website buying some games, and reserving ED.

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link www.tendogamers.com

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That would be fuckin' crazy !!

WOW!

http://icyicy.com/forum/icon_smile_jaw.gif

*speechless*

Oh my. As a terminally cheap gamer, I so very much hope this is true. It would also force MS' hand even more, which is always nice.

Still, going to take a 'wait and see' approach before getting too excited.

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Originally posted by Mode7
Oh my. As a terminally cheap gamer, I so very much hope this is true. It would also force MS' hand even more, which is always nice.

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EXACTLY. That's what I'm talking about. Paying $80 cdn for new XB games is wack, but if we were suddenly to enter a golden age where games and DVDs were comparable in price...

Actually, I don't want to think about that. My Pile of shame is so big I have to drive to Ottawa just to get a tan.

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Still, going to take a 'wait and see' approach before getting too excited.

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Why? It's happened, hasn't it? If nothing else, this'll make the GC everyone's second system.

So I could conceivably get a system and Zelda for $180.

and all I want is Xbox controllers to drop in price...


This is awesome news, hope it comes true.

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Originally posted by sggg
WOW!

http://icyicy.com/forum/icon_smile_jaw.gif

*speechless*

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You got that one right....

What's REALLY going on? Man....

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...A85863%3A85864

Wow. Hard to believe, but you can pre-order it at that price. Amazing.

-Kevin

Leave it to Nintendo to do the right thing. It made sense to charge $50-$60 when it cost the companies $30 to make the games, pakage and all. But now that they are less then $5(I think) to make because of the CD/DVD format it was just gouging at $50. I love Nintendo.

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Originally posted by Nigel-The-Landstalker
Leave it to Nintendo to do the right thing. It made sense to charge $50-$60 when it cost the companies $30 to make the games, pakage and all. But now that they are less then $5(I think) to make because of the CD/DVD format it was just gouging at $50. I love Nintendo.

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I think you just love cheap stuff :D

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Originally posted by MajinRyu

I think you just love cheap stuff :D

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You've got me all wrong, I love great, cheap stuff! hahahahah

I wont believe that ALL new GC games will be 29.99 until Nintendo announces it officially.

As I stated in the PS2 thread, lowering the price of games could lead to lowered quality of the games...

When you buy a DVD for 15-30 bucks, you are most often buying a program/movie that has already made money on TV or in theaters. The home release comes after the fact, and it is economical to charge such a price.

The same is not true for videogames....


I want games cheap, but i dont want cheap games.

Well, Its a great news, if it is true ofcourse.

I still need to get Bloody Roar and AUF for my Cube, and I like those low prices :)

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Originally posted by Zerodash
I wont believe that ALL new GC games will be 29.99 until Nintendo announces it officially.

As I stated in the PS2 thread, lowering the price of games could lead to lowered quality of the games...

When you buy a DVD for 15-30 bucks, you are most often buying a program/movie that has already made money on TV or in theaters. The home release comes after the fact, and it is economical to charge such a price.

The same is not true for videogames....


I want games cheap, but i dont want cheap games.

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By your theory Nintendo couldn't have made any money when they were producing carts. It's really simple, If Nintendo can make a ton of money(which they did) making cartridge games for $50-$60 dollars then charging the same price for CD/DVD games is rediculous. Everyone knows that the price to produce a cartridge game is between 5 to 10 times more( don't quote me on the exact #'s here) then it is to produce a CD game. Remember when the N64 and the PSX were brand new? Any games that came out on both platforms was cheaper on the PSX. Why do you think that was? Think about it.

This is the best way to combat piracy, sell more games, and get new gamers to take the plunge into gaming (the cheaper gaming is in general, the more of a impulse 'aww hell, I'll try it' purchases will be made).

I hope this becomes the norm.

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Originally posted by EThugg
This is the best way to combat piracy, sell more games, and get new gamers to take the plunge into gaming (the cheaper gaming is in general, the more of a impulse 'aww hell, I'll try it' purchases will be made).

I hope this becomes the norm.

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I belive that's the truth.. I see more people saying. the hell with all buy two games instead of one.. I can see my self picking two games, instead of one, at this price.. I can also see this, as people take chances on games that they would never would have tried.. maybe an animal leader, or doshin the giant.. or animal crossing..

I hope this meens they will be dropping the ridiculous prices for GBA games to somewhere in the neighborhood of $19.99. Paying $30-$40 for a GBA game is not cool

If this is true, then it's a bigger step for the industry than anything we've seen in a while. That 20 dollars would make gaming so much more accessable to the common person, as well as give Nintendo a huge boost in the marketplace. I, for one, hope it's true.

supermonkeyball, here I come!!

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Originally posted by AFX
If this is true, then it's a bigger step for the industry than anything we've seen in a while. That 20 dollars would make gaming so much more accessable to the common person, as well as give Nintendo a huge boost in the marketplace. I, for one, hope it's true.

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Hope!??! have you been to the Wal-mart site? It's on there as we speak. I know this is only one store and 1st party games but what do you think will happen when other stores see this price? They will drop to match so they can compete. Same goes for 3rd party games. It would go something like this, " Gee, Nintendo who makes arguably the best games in the world is selling their games for $30. I think maybe I should drop the price of (insert cheap ass movie game here)." It worked for cigarettes back in the early 90s when they first went over $2.00. One store did it and everyone followed suit. It stayed that way until I quit a few years later. I know cigs and videogames aren't the same but competition is.

Awesome. I have noticed some GC games are getting cheaper, so I'm happy.

Still where does the extra 10-20 dollars go? I was under the impression that retailers make little on games these days and it's definitely not coming from raw materials. Perhaps Nintendo will slash the licensing fee?

The cool thing about a $29 price point is fringe games (read 2D) could slip back into the market, as it is aside from a few fighters 2D games sell horribly at $50 price points.

In theory anyway... *-neo

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Originally posted by amerlop
supermonkeyball, here I come!!

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SMB has been $29.99 for a few months now because of the impending release of SMB2 :D
Go buy it now!

All of these price drops are crazy. Let's see how low they're willing to go...

Maybe next we'll see games bundled with systems? I miss that.

That's cool... I'm all for low prices.

This would possibly piss off some third-party publishers, but since when has Nintendo cared about them? :D

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Originally posted by Nigel-The-Landstalker


You've got me all wrong, I love great, cheap stuff! hahahahah

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Cheaper prices all around are great.

And for the person who said that DVD movies are only in the 15-30 range because they made the bulk of their money in theatres. Can't the same be said for arcade ports to consoles??

I also wonder how much of all this price dropping in attributed to Sony and Nintendo being a little fearful of Microsoft? Sure Sony has this generation in the bag. Microsoft is laying down a plan to build a good report with consumers for xbox2. Nintendo will always make money but trying to get back to #1 isn't a bad goal on their part. So my question really is, Could Microsoft be the savior of gaming?

I don't think this has anything to do with MS. I don't think anyone fears them because they have a solid showing in America. I think you're right about Nintendo trying to get back into the drivers seat. The Sony move seems to me that Sony's trying to put the dagger in the heart of the XBOX, not out of fear but because they have them on the ropes. I think the fear thing would make more sense if MS was kicking ass all over the world but that clearly isn't the case. By the way, I went back onto the Wal-Mart site and all of the stuff is back up to $49.99. The GC is back up to $199 on the site now too. I don't know what the hell is going on over at that site but it was different earlier.

maybe walmart is just betting on Eternal Darkness never actually coming out...:p

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By the way, I went back onto the Wal-Mart site and all of the stuff is back up to $49.99. The GC is back up to $199 on the site now too. I don't know what the hell is going on over at that site but it was different earlier.

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They probably accidently jumped the gun and got yelled at (by either higher-ups or Nintendo).

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Originally posted by MechDeus
They probably accidently jumped the gun and got yelled at (by either higher-ups or Nintendo).

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This would make sense if they didn't put the actual Gamecube back up to $199. Everywhere else it's $149 as we speak. That makes no sense to me at all.

As far as I know/have read the Walmart site simply had pricing errors on their site and they have been corrected. Time will tell though.