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I need to future proof against future consoles with an out of date handheld just so I can play games from an even older generation of handhelds. Nintendo, gotta love em.
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What physical games are looking to be rare with the announcement that I should look into grabbing before they get too expensive? Yokai Watch Blasters and Yokai Watch 3 are apparently already fairly rare.
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Apr 22, 2019 15:43
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Even with the rumors of a more kid friendly Switch, I think I'm still going to pick up a three pack (maybe four, one for myself and my wife) of 2DS XL's for my kids to burn through some great games and also just some near-bulletproof gaming on the go. If somehow this new kid-Switch could play the NDS lineup, that would change something for me, but the clamshell style and classic layout is super attractive to me. When do we think the announcement may be made so a final decision can be made? Ideally, I'd like to have something purchased before our August trip to Europe.
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Apr 22, 2019 15:55
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I imagine anything that came out in the first year or so of the 3DS' life and was never made available digitally is already pretty pricey, even though most of those games are crap or obsoleted by later revisions or ports to other systems or whatever, like OG Theatrhythm, Ace Combat and Kingdom Hearts 3D.
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Apr 22, 2019 15:56
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First year stuff has been relatively easy to find and pretty cheap in my experience. The only launch title that still goes for $30+ is Madden NFL for some reason. It's hard to figure out what is going to be rare. Ebay and Amazon has some shovelware puzzle games that I've been trying to get CIB, but they're mostly new copies and they're going for around $50. It's really annoying.
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Apr 22, 2019 16:18
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If only Jaws: Ultimate Predator weren't absolute garbage. I rather enjoyed the Unleashed title it was based off. Maybe if it hadn't been an immediate cash grab near launch it would be worth trying today.
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Apr 22, 2019 16:30
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That's one of the games that I do need. Ebay has a bunch floating around ~$20. For titles like these, I can usually get a better deal at my local used game store. But things have been getting dry lately. Gamestops have been rear end for 3DS games lately.
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Apr 22, 2019 16:34
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I would not worry about rarity. Gamecubes are still <$100. The Vectrex I bought from the early 80s was $300 with 10 games Do not overestimate the future value of bideogame consoles, the digital landfill is vast
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Apr 22, 2019 16:42
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I'm more worried about getting games CIB. Kids and parents would love to throw out the boxes to DS and 3DS games. It makes shopping for them such a hassle, and CIB games more expensive.
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Apr 22, 2019 17:08
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Detective No. 27 posted:I'm more worried about getting games CIB. Kids and parents would love to throw out the boxes to DS and 3DS games. It makes shopping for them such a hassle, and CIB games more expensive. This has been my experience. I've been looking at Gamestops for the past week or two, and they have a ton of DS and 3DS games, like at least a hundred at any given store. And maybe 20 still with the original box.
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Apr 22, 2019 18:01
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Detective No. 27 posted:I'm more worried about getting games CIB. Kids and parents would love to throw out the boxes to DS and 3DS games. It makes shopping for them such a hassle, and CIB games more expensive. GameStop threw out boxes at the end of DS's life. If you care about getting boxed 3DS games, maybe get a move on on figuring out which games you're gonna want right now.
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Apr 22, 2019 18:29
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Detective No. 27 posted:I'm more worried about getting games CIB. Kids and parents would love to throw out the boxes to DS and 3DS games. It makes shopping for them such a hassle, and CIB games more expensive. Yea, if you're a collector, this will be a long and expensive journey
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Apr 22, 2019 18:33
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elf help book posted:GameStop threw out boxes at the end of DS's life. If you care about getting boxed 3DS games, maybe get a move on on figuring out which games you're gonna want right now. Yup, I traded in some DS games earlier this year and they asked if I wanted the boxes back because they were just going to throw them away.
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Apr 22, 2019 18:40
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elf help book posted:GameStop threw out boxes at the end of DS's life. If you care about getting boxed 3DS games, maybe get a move on on figuring out which games you're gonna want right now. I worked at GameStop when this happened. I wasn't happy with it. I did save as many boxes as I could though. Spellman posted:Yea, if you're a collector, this will be a long and expensive journey Oh, I am well aware. I know I keep posting about it, but I'm trying to get the entire US 3DS library. Last I checked, I'm over 2/3 of the way there.
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Apr 22, 2019 18:46
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Detective No. 27 posted:Oh, I am well aware. I know I keep posting about it, but I'm trying to get the entire US 3DS library. Last I checked, I'm over 2/3 of the way there. Are you gonna play them all?
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Apr 22, 2019 18:52
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Gripweed posted:Are you gonna play them all? I might.
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Apr 22, 2019 18:52
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Persona Q2. Pre-order it because you might not ever even see it in stores.
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Apr 22, 2019 19:07
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Any of the Atlus games are a good bet. Especially Radiant Historia.
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Apr 23, 2019 01:14
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So I ended up getting a new 2DS XL with Mario Kart 7 deal. Hilarious that the system transfer process is still this convoluted. And apparently the 2DS has no open contacts for cradle charging? And if you have a New 3DS XL, you have to have a screwdriver to remove the backplate to get at the microSD card? And it doesn't come with a charging cable? Oh Nintendo, what goes through your tragic, broken brain sometimes.
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Apr 23, 2019 01:35
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Heath posted:Any of the Atlus games are a good bet. Especially Radiant Historia. I feel like Atlus did really good print runs for their 3DS titles. But they will be sought after, and they're mostly all good quality. They did a better job supporting 3DS than Square Enix, who had to be dragged kicking and screaming to localize DQVII.
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Apr 23, 2019 01:55
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Is that one special edition of Code of Princess rare any more? I know it got ported eventually for what ever reason, but for a while it was desirable and pricey.
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Apr 23, 2019 02:51
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I don't have an exact answer, but yeah probably. I don't really see it at any used game stores. You'll get lucky to find a complete special edition of an Atlus game a couple years after release.
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Apr 23, 2019 03:57
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Hell, just the regular edition of Radiant Historia was GONE about a week after release. It's quite possibly the most expensive PAL game, given I've seen eBay listings for $100AUD+. I really regret not buying a copy when I actually saw it on store shelves  .
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Apr 23, 2019 04:04
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Aw drat, Australia. I saw a new copy at a GameStop here a few weeks ago.
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Apr 23, 2019 04:20
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Looks like the most $$ 3ds game is Barbie something or other. And then Fire Emblem Fates SE. Then yokai 3. Weird. After that the prices aren't really that high so pretty much anything you want is either around retail or slightly more or less, of course.
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Apr 23, 2019 04:45
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:So I ended up getting a new 2DS XL with Mario Kart 7 deal. Hilarious that the system transfer process is still this convoluted. And apparently the 2DS has no open contacts for cradle charging? And if you have a New 3DS XL, you have to have a screwdriver to remove the backplate to get at the microSD card? And it doesn't come with a charging cable? The charging cradle that came with my old 3DS was garbage, though, and it never really worked right, so I pretty much exclusively use the AC adapter to charge my 3DS. No cradle charging on new 2DS is no big loss, IMO. Neddy Seagoon posted:Hell, just the regular edition of Radiant Historia was GONE about a week after release. It's quite possibly the most expensive PAL game, given I've seen eBay listings for $100AUD+.
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Apr 23, 2019 13:29
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Detective No. 27 posted:I feel like Atlus did really good print runs for their 3DS titles. But they will be sought after, and they're mostly all good quality. They did a better job supporting 3DS than Square Enix, who had to be dragged kicking and screaming to localize DQVII. I mean, tbf to square, Dragon Quest has never been a huge overseas seller especially before XI, and in interviews they basically admitted going on that they knew 7 was a very unprofitable entry to localize but they still wanted to do it.
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Apr 23, 2019 14:04
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So Shakedown: Hawaii, a.k.a. Retro City Rampage's "16-bit" sequel, is releasing May 7th on most platforms. Still coming to 3DS (will work on old and new units), although "later", apparently.
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Apr 23, 2019 15:09
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Last Celebration posted:I mean, tbf to square, Dragon Quest has never been a huge overseas seller especially before XI, and in interviews they basically admitted going on that they knew 7 was a very unprofitable entry to localize but they still wanted to do it. I'm glad they did eventually got Nintendo to publish it. It's been really frustrating to be a US Dragon Quest fan, having to hear "We'll probably not translate more if this one doesn't sell well" before every game comes out. Maybe pre-DXI games would have sold better if they actually marketed them, I dunno.
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Apr 23, 2019 15:46
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Square's international marketing plan for like a decade was "do nothing and wait for Nintendo to foot the bill".
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Apr 23, 2019 16:09
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good call on persona q2. does dq8 have anything different from the ps2 version?
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Apr 23, 2019 16:37
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Shadow225 posted:good call on persona q2. An extra playable character and portability. It's a pretty good port. Sadly, they removed the orchestrated music that the US PS2 version had and replaced it with the lovely midis. You can always download to get the orchestration back in if you have custom firmware, but the hacks I found were also dumbly connected to retranslations, which are incompatible with the voice acting.
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Apr 23, 2019 16:43
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Also there's no random battles (except on the ship). Enemies move around on the field and you go into battle when you bump into them. Plus there's a fast forward in battle and some other QoL stuff
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Apr 23, 2019 16:45
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Is it worth hunting down Radiant History 3DS or would I be better off playing the DS one that I think already is in my house somewhere. I seem to remember someone here complaining a lot about the 3DS version but they seemed really really mad about it to the point that I'm not sure their complaints were things I would care about.
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Apr 23, 2019 16:48
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RichterIX posted:Is it worth hunting down Radiant History 3DS or would I be better off playing the DS one that I think already is in my house somewhere. I seem to remember someone here complaining a lot about the 3DS version but they seemed really really mad about it to the point that I'm not sure their complaints were things I would care about. I had never played the DS version and the 3DS version seemed fine to me, although I got bored of it after a while
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Apr 23, 2019 16:49
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RichterIX posted:Is it worth hunting down Radiant History 3DS or would I be better off playing the DS one that I think already is in my house somewhere. I seem to remember someone here complaining a lot about the 3DS version but they seemed really really mad about it to the point that I'm not sure their complaints were things I would care about. The 3DS one is mostly the same, but with new character art and extra postgame content that adds to the story and ties up some hanging plot threads from the original. Some people don't like the extra stuff. I liked it a lot. If you don't want to buy it again though the DS version is also great. Either way it's one of my favorite RPGs of all time so you should play it in some form.
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Apr 23, 2019 17:00
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Radiant Historia 3D is good, but it's not a drastic overhaul or anything. Kinda just polishes up the DS version, which already looks gorgeous.
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Apr 23, 2019 17:02
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Thanks! I probably should just play the DS one but the 3DS one sounds tempting if I run across a physical copy or the eshop has a sale.
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Apr 23, 2019 18:56
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For Radiant História, I prefer the original DS character portraits that appear in conversations. I think the originals can optionally be used instead, but 3DS only NPCs will appear with their mismatched art so I wouldn't recommend bothering with that dlc.
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The 3DS one is also retranslated (and not as well) but the differences aren't super great. I also preferred the original portraits, and you can have them on the 3DS for actual money if you want to buy the insanely overpriced dlc Edit: and they gave Eruca long hair for some reason. I liked her boy cut.
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