Reed Rothchild | 9,520 Editorials Team · Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 Yeah, I think you're right about that. Between the small library size, durable and very compact cases, low shovelware ratio, and the fact that many of the games are basically unportable, makes it a very attractive system for collecting/full set collecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makar | 1,946 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 This makes me wonder when we'll see Wii prices take off. It's still a relatively cheap system to collect for. Glad I got all the 3DS games I wanted when I had the chance, although I think it's only certain games taking off. Stuff like fire emblem is still cheaper than the original MSRP. Im really surprised with how cheap fire emblem echoes is. So maybe the train hasn't quite left the station just yet for the 3DS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeuceGamer | 35 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Galdius said: Right now, my biggest problem is finding any copy of Barbie. Since I started to go for the fullset, I have yet to find a CIB copy for sale. I don't think it will be a big problem for the collecting scene. You can play any game from the previous gens on almost any console you want and that hasn't made prices lower at all. What I find interesting about the 3DS is the size of the library. It's smaller than the GBC library. I think that once people notice this, they will go for it. It helps that the cases are a lot better than the cardboard boxes from previous handheld gens. Yea, I currently have 183 with most big boxes and the expensive rare titles. Just need to get Barbie and I don’t see it up complete ever either. Obviously it isn’t going to be cheap, but as more people go for a full set I’m afraid prices may go even higher and at some point I’m not sure I’m going to be willing to pay the going rate. Hope I’m wrong and a case is found, or we find out it was prevalent in Mexico or South America somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galdius | 1,512 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 5 minutes ago, DeuceGamer said: Yea, I currently have 183 with most big boxes and the expensive rare titles. Just need to get Barbie and I don’t see it up complete ever either. Obviously it isn’t going to be cheap, but as more people go for a full set I’m afraid prices may go even higher and at some point I’m not sure I’m going to be willing to pay the going rate. Hope I’m wrong and a case is found, or we find out it was prevalent in Mexico or South America somewhere. It definitely isn’t prevalent here in Brazil lol there are a few rare games in the US that can be found with ease here but sadly Barbie is not one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeuceGamer | 35 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 11 minutes ago, Galdius said: It definitely isn’t prevalent here in Brazil lol there are a few rare games in the US that can be found with ease here but sadly Barbie is not one of them. Dang...well maybe someone will find a couple pallets full of them lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.G. CIB | 415 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 41 minutes ago, DeuceGamer said: Yea, I currently have 183 with most big boxes and the expensive rare titles. Just need to get Barbie and I don’t see it up complete ever either. Obviously it isn’t going to be cheap, but as more people go for a full set I’m afraid prices may go even higher and at some point I’m not sure I’m going to be willing to pay the going rate. Hope I’m wrong and a case is found, or we find out it was prevalent in Mexico or South America somewhere. It was released in Canada as I understood. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeuceGamer | 35 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 42 minutes ago, Mr. CIB said: It was released in Canada as I understood. Yea, that seems to be the belief. I doubt there are any pallets anywhere, but who knows. I can always hope lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelin03 | 314 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 5 hours ago, RegularGuyGamer said: WOW I remember passing that one up on BF too I think the Switch might be effecting 3ds prices in 2 ways. 1) gamers have been brought out of hibernation with the success of the Switch and are catching up on a lot of the games theyve missed, like the Disgaea and Persona franchise which makes them aware of the 3DS games and makes the demand more than what it was when the games were released. 2) The Switch is largely legitimizing handheld gaming like we haven't seen before. Most people thought of handheld gaming like a Gameboy game or a phone game and not like BOTW. Now 3DS and Vita are getting a ton of interest, especially the most playable games which include RPGs. One thing I do worry about is how easy the 3DS is to mod and how available all the games are on the internet. I know that hasn't slowed down Saturn or Dreamcast collecting or prices but it still makes me wonder how much of a demand physical games can have considering how simple it is to play them all after about an hour of tinkering, downloads and installs I have a feeling the modding of 3ds won't keep people from collecting. The casual gamer may very well opt to pirate over buying carts though. Most of the consoles I modded have resulted in reduced or no new purchases. It also hasn't caused me to sell games. My Wii U stuff is still on the shelf. I wouldn't be surprised if these higher prices stay. 3ds may be a missed handheld for a lot of people playing catch-up. Switch has brought a lot of people back to gaming. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,520 Editorials Team · Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Makar said: This makes me wonder when we'll see Wii prices take off. It's still a relatively cheap system to collect for. Glad I got all the 3DS games I wanted when I had the chance, although I think it's only certain games taking off. Stuff like fire emblem is still cheaper than the original MSRP. Im really surprised with how cheap fire emblem echoes is. So maybe the train hasn't quite left the station just yet for the 3DS. Echoes is still in stock with major retailers. Give it a year or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,012 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) Damn, maybe I should pick up the pace on my set. I pretty much put it on the back burner for the past year and a half. I think it at 140 games and I have most of what I want to play. I'm not much of an RPG guy which is one reason I kept putting off the Shin Megani tensei titles and the like. I an still one of the few sadists who goes out to sm yard sales and I generally pick up any game I don't have if I see it for under the going price. Edit - went to cruise eBay for sure 3ds games. Bought a DS game instead This is the third time it's happen in a row. Oh well. The DS collect keeps growing. Edited July 28, 2020 by RegularGuyGamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makar | 1,946 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 17 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: Echoes is still in stock with major retailers. Give it a year or two. That surprises me considering how echoes is imo one of the best fire emblem games ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,012 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 23 hours ago, Makar said: That surprises me considering how echoes is imo one of the best fire emblem games ever made. Echoes CE was for sale long after it was released, at least for a year at the major retailers. Fates sold out instantly and wasn't available outside of the initial preorder or 1-3 copies retailers got in at launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adorabear | 69 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I've started to collect more for 3DS (and DS too) lately! Just bought Bravely Default and Bravely Second from a coworker for only $15, and it turns out Bravely Default was even a sealed copy! I got into the 3DS very late (the Switch was announced the day after I bought it), so I'm trying to get all of the stuff I missed out on now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowgameboycolor | 22 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I can't believe how much 3DS has skyrocketed. I recently picked up a 20th Anniversary Pokemon NN3DS for about $300 shipped after taxes. I remember it was hard to unload those back then because there were so many. I'm glad I picked up everything I wanted before quarantine but the only things I did not pick up were DQ 7 and 8 which I regret. May pick them up on my next paycheck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makar | 1,946 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 7/29/2020 at 1:12 PM, RegularGuyGamer said: Echoes CE was for sale long after it was released, at least for a year at the major retailers. Fates sold out instantly and wasn't available outside of the initial preorder or 1-3 copies retailers got in at launch. Yea I've always been baffled by that. Why do so many people seem to skip over echoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,520 Editorials Team · Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 36 minutes ago, Makar said: Yea I've always been baffled by that. Why do so many people seem to skip over echoes? The Switch was out. People had moved on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makar | 1,946 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 6 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: The Switch was out. People had moved on. Yea it had been out for 2 months. Anyways, if you guys haven't played it, you really should. It's in the top 2 fire emblems, if not #1 for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLevel83 | 85 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 I traded for a used 3DS that had Recca on it. Score! Also, my wife found her love for SMW on this 3DS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galdius | 1,512 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Limited Run Games announced that Atooi Collection will be released next Friday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeuceGamer | 35 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 6 hours ago, Galdius said: Limited Run Games announced that Atooi Collection will be released next Friday! Hope it’s not too difficult to land one of these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,932 Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 I mentioned it in the pick ups area of the site, but I got stupid due to a nice price and have a 2DS and I just dumped all my 3DS stuff in the last quarter. There was a nice stack of mostly DS games with it to make it foolish not to grab. Now I sit here with this crystal red 2DS and I kept 3 games (ace combat+, mario kart, smash) in the box with it (there was lego city and Mario/Sonic Rio too) contemplating not ever collecting for it again but to keep as a tester or just offloading it onto someone who would appreciate it more. These stories of pricing on the games getting asinine is getting a bit discouraging, makes me kind of want to look into it to see if I even did selectively bother, if that would be an instant turn off. I'm trying to scale back, not up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,520 Editorials Team · Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 I avoid going out in public in these times, but I'm starting to think I should do a loop of all the local retailers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,012 Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 On 7/31/2020 at 3:58 PM, Galdius said: Limited Run Games announced that Atooi Collection will be released next Friday! Any chance of a standard release? I really don't want to play $70 for stickers and CDs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snes_collector | 56 Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 I'm really surprised at the prices of the shin mega tensei games right now, I just can't see those prices staying. I think I am almost finished with getting all the games I am interested in for the 3DS. I tried to grab them as they were clearanced out but slacked at the end. I am up to 112 games a may add around a dozen more. I suspect this system will be highly collection as will the vita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.G. CIB | 415 Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 6 hours ago, RegularGuyGamer said: Any chance of a standard release? I really don't want to play $70 for stickers and CDs. It’s has a standard release 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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