GPX | 1,373 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 As per title, what was the last game you purchased at retail price? The time when you actually walked in a store instead of sitting on your ass bidding on Ebay or Heritage Auctions? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeatherRebel5150 | 1,056 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 About a week ago to get Pokemon Arceus. And who is using heritage after all the backroom shenanigans they had? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,204 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 It’s few and far between I buy something from a brick and mortar. The only current gen system I own is switch and owl boy is the last game I bought (Walmart). I’d reckon that was years ago. when the local stores do get a game I’d be interested in I find the condition can’t hold up the price thats on par or $5 below e bay. i find you have to deduct 13% and shipping in order to move items local. An item that sells for 25 on e bay I sell for 15 local. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone3969 | 308 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 I mean I ordered the collectors edition of the new Metroid Switch game from Amazon. I would have walked in and bought it in an actual store but why bother when I can have it delivered right to my front door. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,124 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) I went to two games stores yesterday. I think I got $250 worth of stuff at one because I’d never been there and about $50 at a store I frequent. All SNES save for one Genesis game. Sure I probably could have got the games cheaper online but being hyper focused on getting games dirt cheap takes away from the fun for me. You can’t complain about not having games stores around you and simultaneously not be willing to pay a little bit more than online to support those stores. Don’t be an idiot though, the one game store had Peace Keepers for SNES priced at $95 but they do a cool thing where the put the month/year the game was priced and it was way out of date. Had the person look it up and they lowered the price to more inline with recent numbers. I find local game stores are willing to deal. Edited February 12, 2022 by a3quit4s 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aguy | 773 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 1 hour ago, tbone3969 said: ... but why bother when I can have it delivered right to my front door. So you can make sure you don't get a crushed SE box because they shipped it in a bubble mailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Count | 531 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 I bought a Switch game for a Christmas gift and before that was the previous Christmas for a gift as well. I really don't buy games via retail anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,579 Editorials Team · Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 I want to say Blue Fire and Chicken Police a month ago when they were on clearance prices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintegageo | 582 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Honestly, it's been yers due to the whole pandemic thing and my local store closing. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Pretty sure everything was actually discounted at the time, but it was still purchased in a non-gaming-specific retail big-box store. It would have to be the games I bought my son and wife for Christmas. My tastes are pretty far off from current popular game culture, so I'd be hard pressed to say I'd bought anything new at retail for myself since maybe the launch of Fallout 4 (which I played for 15-20 minutes, hated, then returned to its CE coffin). There were odds and ends I picked up toward the beginning of the PS4's life, and some odds and ends during the PS3 generation (primarily Skylanders), but I'd have to say the PS2 era was really the last time there was enough stuff coming out that I was interested in for me to make any sort of regular purchases, sadly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,950 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Pokemon Arceus, beyond that it's hard to remember really. Most of what I've had around that are all online grabs for Switch between LRGs long run delay tactics on shipping and presents. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,882 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 The last game I purchased at retail price was Dragon Quest 11 at launch. That sort of bit me in the ass when they then released a better version that I’d have to pay full retail for. The last game I bought actually in a store had to have been Suikoden 5 or something on PS2. It’s been a long time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koifish | 561 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Last game I bought new in a store, probably either something on switch close to launch, or more likely, it was the launch night for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. I remember that weekend because I had preordered the game and two gamecube adapters, but in our subsequent party it turned out we only had four gamecube controllers, so I never opened the second one. Turned out to be a boon, as the next day a friend told me about how they were going wild on ebay, and I turned around and sold my extra for more than the whole game and two adapters cost me, so thanks to the insanity for giving me that free game I might have also bought splatoon and breath of the wild in store, but I really don't remember. More recently I don't buy new games much, more often I will buy used stuff. Blame the high sales tax here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 988 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 BvB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,965 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 I got to go into a B&M game shop for the first time in maybe a year last week. Nothing caught my attention, but I always like to support them by at least picking up a cheap, nice NES or N64 title that I don't have that's $20 or less. They had a copy of Ring King for the NES for $15. Not the most amazing purchase but like I said, I like to support local Retro shops. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,017 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 I think the last time I purchased a game at retail was Xenoblade Chronicles for Switch on clearance at Walmart for $10. The time before that was also at Walmart for 3DS games on clearance for a couple bucks. So basically whenever Walmart had dirt cheap games lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koifish | 561 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 16 minutes ago, RegularGuyGamer said: I think the last time I purchased a game at retail was Xenoblade Chronicles for Switch on clearance at Walmart for $10. The time before that was also at Walmart for 3DS games on clearance for a couple bucks. So basically whenever Walmart had dirt cheap games lol Nice prices. Guess I need to make a better habit of checking walmart's clearance sections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlternatorDelux | 61 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 I got the Fire Emblem 30th Anniversary Set in store. Of course, the game itself was a download code, so if that doesn't count, then it would have been the Nintendo Labo VR Kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLevel83 | 86 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Target/Walmart sometimes have clearance games. Most recent retail purchase was Cyberpunk 2077 last year sometime for $9.99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Hill | 276 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 I do it very often, but mostly with trade credit at GS. Last was probably Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart. Next will be GT7 in a couple weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,585 Graphics Team · Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 I might've bought myself a new, retail Nintendo DS game in-store back when that was the current-gen. But every in-store game purchase I've made since then has been retro or at least pre-owned (unless AtGames Flashback systems count haha). -CasualCart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirVillain | 490 Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Bought a Sansui Joycard SSS. $19.99. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Tank | 974 Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, AirVillain said: Bought a Sansui Joycard SSS. $19.99. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,534 Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 7 minutes ago, AirVillain said: Bought a Sansui Joycard SSS. $19.99. Nice. One of the best controllers for NES. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,124 Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Bought a bunch of SNES games loose from Super Bit Games in Annandale, VA. Trying to hit my local game stores a few more times before I move in July. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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