kurthnaga Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I've been trying to get ahold of a copy of Radiant Dawn for a long time now, and I just don't understand why the games are still running at 60+... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icon of Sin Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Likely because of their rarity. PoR is even worse since it got released at the end of a console era rather than the beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Red Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) Yeah, and it might be other things too such as a a "monopoly" on the copies (not exactly that but if there are less places to get it from that means less competitive pricing which is bad for the consumer), and perhaps more people keep the game or something so there are less copies in circulation or there weren't originally a lot of copies put out lol, just theorizing here though EDIT: it's possible demand also went up a while after (e.g. because of Awakening) and I know Xenoblade Chronicles and Metroid Prime Trilogy have similar circumstances though still somewhat different but the prices are equally if not moreso high Edited January 19, 2014 by Blazer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Haar Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) It basically is all a result of the fact that these games are rare and also renowned for their epicness. It's a terrible combination when it comes to pricing. Luckily, I knew someone who knew someone who just lent them to me. Dodged a very big reduction to the ol' savings account. Edited February 14, 2014 by Mr. Haar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowofchaos Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 renowned for their epicness Radiant Dawn flopped in sales, so that's not the reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookofholsety Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 on a related note, it never ceases to amuse me how i've only ever seen exactly one copy of FE9 and maybe two or three new copies of FE10 in the flesh (one of which being mine). even in the local second-hand circuit copies of FE9 are non-existent, though there's usually two or three copies of 10 around (probably the same three never being bought) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightBow Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) Radiant Dawn flopped in sales, so that's not the reason. That's not a contradiction. Games like "Psychonauts" and "Beyond Good and Evil" are down right legendary for managing to bomb despite receiving tons of praise by critics and players alike. Fire Emblem is no Psychonauts but it has always received critical praise since it was around. The Tellius games were no exception there. Anyway, maybe these games were probably mostly bought by devoted fans. These kind of people would probably rarely sell the discs, leading to the high prices. Edited February 14, 2014 by BrightBow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Haar Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Radiant Dawn flopped in sales, so that's not the reason. You're saying it's bad because it didn't sell many copies? I can't imagine a worse way to judge a game's quality. And you're doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I think soc is saying the reason the game itself is so rare is because it sold so poorly. The game might be epic to fans, but the sales numbers say otherwise. 8U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solrocknroll Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I got my copy of RD for $70 and my PoR for $50. I got RD from a GameStop and PoR from a second-hand not-Gamestop store. The prices aren't terrible, if you know where to look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alertcircuit Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 The prices aren't terrible, if you know where to look. Like where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moira Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) Well I just got a PoR rom on my computer for free from that cool rom website, so you can look there if you want to play it. As for Radiant Dawn, I'm probably not ordering it any time soon and I didn't find a rom of it either. Edited March 18, 2014 by n00srac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book of Ereshkigal Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 You're saying it's bad because it didn't sell many copies? I can't imagine a worse way to judge a game's quality. And you're doing it. Where in his post did he even imply that? Low sales = less copies to be resold, often meaning higher price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moira Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Where in his post did he even imply that? Low sales = less copies to be resold, often meaning higher price. well, he was responding to someone saying that it was rare and held onto because it is an epic game (paraphrasing), and he specifically targeted the part about the game being epic by saying they didn't sell well, which means thats not a reason. So it can very easily be interpreted as "since the game didn't sell well, the games not epic." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elieson Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Its a collectors game Now that 13 came out, more ppl are exposed to fe, and more ppl now want it, which means price jacks aren't a surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I got PoR from a GameStop for $30, though it was used. Same with RD. But then that copy of RD stopped working right. Then an FE miracle happened and I found one remaining BRAND NEW copy of RD at Walmart for $60. Yeah, I probably just got lucky, but if you look hard enough, I'm sure you can get them for decent prices somewhere! No fan should be deprived of playing these awesome games! Screw sales, they're way better than the numbers say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceBrand Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I use to have both POR and RD. Until someone robed my house and stole my games. I bought RD back and saw my POR for 30$. Sadly someone bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florete Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I find it rather awesome that I could sell back games I bought new for $50 each - and Radiant Dawn on release day - for a profit all these years later. Not that I ever would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dondon151 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I find it rather awesome that I could sell back games I bought new for $50 each - and Radiant Dawn on release day - for a profit all these years later. Not that I ever would. damn, i should have stocked up on FE10 discs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I find it rather awesome that I could sell back games I bought new for $50 each - and Radiant Dawn on release day - for a profit all these years later. Not that I ever would. Right? My Tellius copies came from like, first wave. PoR was 50 bucks like normal when it was released. I got that one on release day. RD i got for Christmas the year it was released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I think, that Gamestop does not know, how precious FE9 and 10 are. In Germany I bought both games used for each 30€ = 42$. If I sold them, Gamestop would give me for each 8€ = 11$. I do not know Gamestop works in other countries, but you should try your luck there, first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alertcircuit Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 American Gamestop isn't really an option, they stopped selling Gamecube stuff like 2 years ago. You could theoretically get FE10 there but like none of the stores have it. And about the trade-ins, I think they do know, and they're just trying to make a profit. I have a feeling the majority of their income comes from the used games because they pay people a small amount and then throw it back on the shelf for about $3-$5 under retail price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 My GameStop has an RD. I know it does. Im not sure how much they want for it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Sage Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 as noted, the games didn't sell well at all, but my guess is that they never had a particularly large printing run anyway. So there's not much of a supply to begin with but combined with the fact that the target audience will rarely sell their copies, you're going to get those high prices. Frankly I'm surprised PoR isn't more expensive. I got a used copy of Persona 4 (PS2 version, not Vita) for $30 and I think that's a more widely available game. Stuff like the PSX Tactics Ogre sells for like, $100 and that game is more in PoR's scarcity range. Then again PSX Tactics Ogre was released like 8 years before PoR so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Refa Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Well, like you hinted at, it'll probably get more expensive with time; probably around when people who grew up playing Game Cube games (that just feels so wierd to say to me) become old enough to be super nostalgic about them and start increasing the demand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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