Lumpy Onion
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After playing through the game recently I would say it's worth it at that price. Incredible game that shouldn't be missed for a JRPG fan. It's pretty gouged in price, but still lower than the lowest amazon shop seller price.
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Xenoblade Chronicles is now $90 [pre-owned] at Gamestop
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entremet
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As much as I hate GS, It's 100 percent Nintendo on this.
this game is niche and is a niche seller. can't blame nintendo for not promoting it here.
Samurai_Heart
Member
Oh wow lol and I brought 2 copies of Xenoblade for my friends on Xmas at £30 all together XD
Edit: They were new unopened copies
Edit: They were new unopened copies
This is how I feel after having two copies of the game, one sealed.
Whatever the opposite of that is, that is what I feel.
I bought the game when it came out but then decided to return it, since I already owned the PAL version and didn't see the point in having two. If only I knew then what I know now...
Very few, especially people who would rather just sell the game case at nearly the full retail price without the actual game - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Metroid-Pri...se-w-Instruction-manual-NO-GAME-/271252932579
foxuzamaki
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Preach
moltonasty
Member
Paid $100 for this off Craigslist. Honestly, worth it, considering how rare it is. If you wanna talk about outrageous game prices, check out Panzer Dragoon Saga on ebay sometime...I'm still pissed at myself for not picking that up in the late 90s. >:0
This is how I feel after having two copies of the game, one sealed.
lol this generation's Earthbound...except its actually rare.
To be fair, it was pretty widespread news to people who would even be remotely interested in the NA release that it would have a very limited release at only Gamestop and Nintendo.com
Shadow Hog
Member
Picked that one up for $160 or so off of eBay back in 2008. Glad I did; the prices are now closer to $300 or so.
Uncle Rupee
Banned
I bet you Wind Waker HD is going to become the next Metroid Prime Trilogy / Xenoblade in terms of prices. Just watch.
Not promoting it is one thing, but when it goes for as much as does (a year and 4 months after release no less), there's clearly demand that's not being met. This is like with Disgaea 1 where it was a big sleeper hit and getting impossible to find really soon after it came out, except Atlus actually noticed and reprinted it before it could get out of hand.
highoffcoffee496
Member
I remember thinking to myself "I'll wait for a price drop"...what a mistake that was
most nintendo games aren't directly sequential, doubt this game will be any different
Nah, if anything it'll be Luigi U. I think thats supposed to be another limited physical?
Kirby collection hasnt gone anywhere, so i'm sure thats widely available. Dunno about the Mario all star disc.
Gillian Seed
Banned
FaintDeftone
Junior Member
Thank god I preordered this bad boy prior to it's release. I still haven't finished it yet.
Schadenfreude
Member
Selling my copy for the low, low price of 89.99. 1 cent shipping and handling. PM me for details.
Not really.
Me. Waggle Waggle Waggle.
umm... wtf? Prime Trilogy has possibly the best shooter controls of any game on the Wii? Infinitely better than ANY dual analog shooter controls since they've existed. Think the only Wii game that comes close is RE4Wii.
All of them are so far the closest thing you will have ever gotten to KB+M on consoles (well, aside from UT2006 on PS3
)WrenchNinja
Member
I'm glad I was smart enough to know that this would turn out to be rare and hard to find and bought it as soon as it came out. I remember I only picked it up a couple of weeks after it released and the store was full of copies.
Just really funny how it's super hard to find and over priced it is now. Now anyone who wants this game understands how I feel about missing out on Metroid Prime Trilogy!
Just really funny how it's super hard to find and over priced it is now. Now anyone who wants this game understands how I feel about missing out on Metroid Prime Trilogy!
This is how I feel after having two copies of the game, one sealed.
Same here. Put in all the work with my Euro copy. US version is still sealed up nice and tight.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Traded folklore for this with my friend. Oh boy wait till he hears this.
It's been this price for a few weeks now I think. I've been checking pretty regularly hoping one would go in stock within a hundred miles of me.
I hope Nintendo starts releasing wii games on wii-u and this game is one of the first they rerelease, good games should be readily available for everyone to play.
Isn't move controls for games like killzone 3 and resistance 3 basically the same thing? I'm genuinely asking, I don't have a move but have considered getting one just for the few fps/tps that support it.
I hope Nintendo starts releasing wii games on wii-u and this game is one of the first they rerelease, good games should be readily available for everyone to play.
umm... wtf? Prime Trilogy has possibly the best shooter controls of any game on the Wii? Infinitely better than ANY dual analog shooter controls since they've existed. Think the only Wii game that comes close is RE4Wii.
All of them are so far the closest thing you will have ever gotten to KB+M on consoles (well, aside from UT2006 on PS3
Isn't move controls for games like killzone 3 and resistance 3 basically the same thing? I'm genuinely asking, I don't have a move but have considered getting one just for the few fps/tps that support it.
Someone's gonna buy that too...
Franklinator
Member
Same here, although I still haven't even opened mine. I don't plan to unless I know I'm going to finish it, otherwise it'll lose value for nothing.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Madness. It's available for less than £40 used in the UK.
HomerSimpson-Man
Member
When looking for this game a few months back, it was inevitable, I couldn't find it anywhere and the closest Gamestop was 30 miles away for a used copy for $50 back then, so I said 'screw this'. Went online and bought brand new sealed PAL copy that came with the red classic controller pack-in for $89.99.
ThatStupidLion
Member
question - so i bought this new in gamestop hawaii a few months ago... its still in its shrinkwrap, but the shrinkwrap is more of a plastic sleeve not that tightly sealed shrinkwrap... i just looked at it sitting on my shelf and now the corners of the plastic are kind of puckering open - is that still brand new?! should i just play the damn game?
It's worth comes from it being an outstanding game. Play it and you'll be thankful.
after about a decade of wondering if i should pull the trigger, i finally got panzer dragoon saga last year as a gift. turns out that the $200-250 price range the game was going for just a year ago is inexpensive compared to where it is now. insanity.
i have a sealed pal xenoblade. i bought it after i figured it would never come to the states. i think as it was shipping, the north american release was announced.
Omegasquash
Member
Every now and then my brother asks me about it. Every now and then I have to tell him there's no way in hell I'm letting it out of my house.
Should have imported the Euro and kept the US sealed up, but whatever. Been noticing SMG2 prices going up too.
Should have imported the Euro and kept the US sealed up, but whatever. Been noticing SMG2 prices going up too.
Alcoholikaust
Member
glad I got my copies when they were 49.99!
chaostrophy
Member
I bought my copy in the early 2000s for about $90...seemed expensive at the time... Though PDS might be an exceptional case due to the source code being lost. Presumably developers keep better track of source code now and a game as new as Xenoblade will be easier to re-release on a new platform than PDS.
Miles Quaritch
Member
This should serve as a warning for those interested in X. Buy it on release or expect to pay a lot more than $90....
Gillian Seed
Banned
umm... wtf? Prime Trilogy has possibly the best shooter controls of any game on the Wii? Infinitely better than ANY dual analog shooter controls since they've existed. Think the only Wii game that comes close is RE4Wii.
All of them are so far the closest thing you will have ever gotten to KB+M on consoles (well, aside from UT2006 on PS3
I am just not a fan. I enjoyed Prime and Resident Evil 4 a lot more with the Wave bird.
DXLelouch153
Banned
just include a free HD copy with preorders of X
you sell the WiiU and you sell X
you sell the WiiU and you sell X
X will be on the eshop. Of course some prefer physical, but digital availability will hopefully keep the price down somewhat even if it is rare.
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