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Video Game Inflation - Prices then and now - Minor Rant
Pikmin Overlord:
I tell ya, I never thought I'd see the day when old NES and SNES games would cost more than many modern games. I don't remember being able to walk into a store during the '90s and buy brand new SNES games on clearance for $20. Is it just me, or do modern games seem far more disposable?
Dan-Fu:
At my Fred Meyer's you can walk in and at your right are the electronics and they have a big bin full of $10-$30 games that are fairly decent. So I see where your getting that from. The person I got those boxed Intellivision games from, got Donkey Kong for $4 from a sale bin.
wiggy:
--- Quote from: Pikmin Overlord on August 15, 2012, 01:10:30 AM ---I tell ya, I never thought I'd see the day when old NES and SNES games would cost more than many modern games. I don't remember being able to walk into a store during the '90s and buy brand new SNES games on clearance for $20. Is it just me, or do modern games seem far more disposable?
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There was an awesome bargain bin at my local Woolworth's when I was a kid. I purchased many a game from that bin :D
So, I would say no, that's not the case.
sadikyo:
^^^ Yeah - that's kind of what I was saying earlier. There are a few outliers, but for the MOST part, the games are pretty cheap.
I took the data for SNES games from videogamepricecharts as of today, and if you take out the systems, accessories, and the powerfest and campus challenge items, you are left with 725 game entries.
The average price across all remaining games comes to $13.79, and that includes some large items that shouldn't really count, like MACS Combat Simulator and Starfox Super Weekend Competition.
Of those 725 entries, 634 are less than $20, 523 are less than $10, and 384 are less than $5.
Now I know this data isn't perfect, and the amounts aren't always exactly spot-on, but it's really the best data we have out there on current rates.
Basically, I'm backing up my thoughts with the best actual data I can find.
wiggy:
I was referring to brand new game sales though, not used values.