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Virtual Console VS. Used

On February 1st, 2008 in Uncategorized -

Despite the superior graphics and more complex gameplay of current-gen systems, many still enjoy the more retro systems. The question raised by some is whether or not buying games on the Wii virtual console is actually worth it, considering between Ebay and various gaming stores you can often find older systems and cartridges for sale. Vintage Computing and Gaming has done some research into that question. It seems that in most cases purchasing from the Virtual Console is cheaper overall than buying hard copies of games. The individual prices of games vary, but more popular titles can cost up to $20 on the Nintendo, $60 for the Snes, $30 for the N64, $35 for the Sega Genesis, $24 on NeoGeo and a staggering $200 for TurboGrafx16 titles. Overall when you take all the titles available on the VC and compare the total prices per system with the cost of purchasing them used all of the systems come out as being cheaper on the VC with the exception of the NES. Here’s the rundown:

System

Used Price VC Price
Nintendo Entertainment System $273.53 $288.00
Super NES $354.38 $216.00
Nintendo 64 $169.42 $102.00
Sega Genesis $406.59 $353.00
Neo Geo $135.00 $72.00
TurboGrafx-16 $1,177.67 $294.00

Totals:

$2516.59 $1325.00

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