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Shenmue I & II Suddenly Skyrocketed in Price
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Dr. Black Jack
Member
I remember GameStop selling Shenmue II for $5 when they were winding down on sixth gen stuff. The only one I ever found in my area was incomplete and scratched to hell though so I passed.
On Tuesday night I went to a local game store late since I had passed out in the afternoon...they sold their copy at 3pm. D'OH
I've got a Dreamcast bundle deal set up for the first game...should I wait to play it myself, or can I just watch the DVD that comes with Xbox II?
solokazama
Banned
welcome to level 1 basics of economy: supply &demand
breakYODAy
Member
Thanks for the heads up. I purchased and insert and manual for the Xbox game case, as my copy is in an old Planet Hollywood rental case that I hate.
Moon_frogger
Member
would be shocked if this isn't already in the works. I'd buy a steam version day one.
Zuhzuhzombie!!
Member
Rumor is that they can't for legal purposes
Dr. Black Jack
Member
If you're set on selling them now's the time. Any remaster news will drop the price; probably not to pre-E3 prices, but still.
I can understand Shenmue 2 if theres some contract with MS. But why not 1?
Also these issues are really nothing a little $$$ wont fix.
Night Hunter
Banned
Because the licenses for some middleware from way back when appear to be missing and nobody seems to know who they belong to now. That's the rumour, anyway.
MrCunningham
Member
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
Nier PS3 is also now more expensive. Both can still be had around or below the prices they launched at. Not exactly hagane levels here.
Night Hunter
Banned
I'm not sure. Maybe it also had something to do with licensed products in the game. I just read the rumor yesterday or so in another thread.
Dr. Black Jack
Member
Shenmue II DC PAL is going for $150-175 though, pretty huge jump on that one.
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
ss_lemonade
Member
If anyone's from Seattle and looking for a copy (specifically Shenmue 2 on the Xbox), Another Castle might still have some copies left. Was able to buy one the other day for $14 and it was pretty much a mint copy too.
StrangerInTheAlps
Member
I hesitated to grab the Japanese Dreamcast version on Amazon.jp and it has doubled in price in a day. I went ahead and bought it for 9800 yen because, shit, it's not gonna get any cheaper at this point.
Dr. Black Jack
Member
Yeah it's still affordable. A big jump proportionally but not into insane territory.
I have no idea why people are paying more than $20 for Nier though. GameStop (in my area at least) still has a shitload of copies cheap, even for the PS3 since it got reprinted a while back.
riskVSreward
Member
My man! I'll just have to sit here with my USA DC Shen1, PAL DC Shen2 and XB Shen 2x. Much better off than a lot of people it seems.
I'm also kicking myself because I sell video games online and just don't have any DC stock that isn't my personal games and there's just no way I can part with them.
MrCunningham
Member
I don't think it could be licensed products, because brands like Timex and Coca Cola were removed from the American version of Shenmue. The only brands that were i the game were from Sega's own collection of games like Hang-On, OutRun, Space Harrier and etc.
I am curious about this though. Would be a shame if Sega lost the license to Shenmue somehow. But it also wouldn't be a surprise, give that this is Sega and they tend to lose a lot of things.
Shenmue is such a weird franchise. Really, not many people have played or owned the original Shenmue, given that it is exclusive to the Dreamcast. Shenmue II is much easier to get and play as it is playable on the original Xbox and the Xbox 360.It would be a shame to see these ones never get a re-release.
Fahrenheit
Banned
Still got a sealed copy of PAL Shenmue 2 on Dreamcast that I got for free a million years ago.
IdreamofHIME
Member
Its not the games that are a problem for me
It's that I don't have a Dreamcast anymore. The itch to play is so strong too! Grr.
It's that I don't have a Dreamcast anymore. The itch to play is so strong too! Grr.
Valkerionseven
Member
Definitely starting a playthrough of 1 again soon. So much nostalgia.
ss_lemonade
Member
I always thought Shenmue 1 looked better than 2. Maybe the smaller environments packed more detail? Wish an HD remaster would come out. I think a Shenmue game with passport quality models would still look really good (wasn't the dreamcast sort of capable of running Passport Ryo in game? I remember seeing a video of it once)
Shenmue 2 was a much better game though so I would at least try to play that too.
Evoker1995
Member
I might have to sell my copy of Shenmue 1. I bought it for $15 last year!
Need to play it first though.
Need to play it first though.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Gougers raise prices, and people assume the "value" went up.
brianmcdoogle
Member
I ordered a copy of Shenmue II from Amazon right after the E3 conference so I got it for under 20 bucks. It was listed as only "good" condition, but all the discs work great and it came with the original case and instruction manual in great condition. I guess I lucked out.
I own Nier on 360, but might try to hound a PS3 copy, knowing full well that they might link both games via saves, trophies or something.
Figure this would be a good place to ask with all the Shenmue collectors around here. I've come across a decently priced copy of Shenmue 2 for Xbox. The seller claims that it's brand new and factory sealed but it doesn't have the usual Y-Fold. I have seen a few other closed listings on eBay that have shrinkwrap instead of Y-Folds such as these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sealed-XBOX...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Shenmue-II-...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Shenmue-II-...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Do you guys think this is a reseal?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sealed-XBOX...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Shenmue-II-...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Shenmue-II-...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Do you guys think this is a reseal?
Looks like a reseal to me.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Still got my copies of both games on the Dreamcast and Shenmue II on the Xbox in great condition in my wardrobe.
Shenmue is worth those crazy prices, honestly. There are videogames, and then there is Shenmue. The experience of Shenmue I and II is something I'll never forget and something very special to me. I urge new players to check the games out and understand just why the fans love them and are so passionate about them.
Shenmue is worth those crazy prices, honestly. There are videogames, and then there is Shenmue. The experience of Shenmue I and II is something I'll never forget and something very special to me. I urge new players to check the games out and understand just why the fans love them and are so passionate about them.
Augemitbutter
Member
still got my DC japanese copies and DC NA/EU copies. all in perfect condition.
get them while you can.
get them while you can.
sixteen-bit
Member
Maybe I'm misremembering, but wasn't Shenmue on Partnernet for XBLA years ago? I remember seeing a screen grab ages ago, but maybe it was just a Photoshop.
Look at the ending credits for Shenmue I (from 6m40s):
https://youtu.be/V0JjhkWgQcg?t=6m40s
There's an endless amount of logos from external companies somewhat involved with the game. I can totally believe the rumour of a licensing nightmare being what is stopping the remakes from being released.
Yes. Rumor is there are legal issues with some of the underlying tech, as one of the companies went under. After some of their other DC re-releases underperformed, Sega decided it wasn't worth it to untangle the legal mess and didn't release it.
friskykillface
Banned
I sold my copy of shemue 2 last week for $60 , that's enough for shemue 3 so I'm all set B^)
Usually previous game titles go up in value when a sequel is announced x released , really silly
I also had chances to get shenmue 1 for like $10-$15 for ages and ages lol
Usually previous game titles go up in value when a sequel is announced x released , really silly
I also had chances to get shenmue 1 for like $10-$15 for ages and ages lol
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
You'd be my hero if you did.
Audioboxer
Member
You mean you did have. My pet Khajiit has already infiltrated your home and stole everything.
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
this doesn't even make any sense.
game prices going up after some event like this couldn't be a more crisp example of supply + demand at work. It's not some evil conspiracy. It's called basic capitalism.