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If there are people like me that are collectors, they'll still want the original versions even if they can download them. I don't think the used market will be affected that much. Maybe less than 5%.
 
Bluevoodu said:
crap though... what is this going to do to 2nd hand game sales?  :-\
You see... The PS3 at least has a way that older games can be sold.  But if all the NES, SNES, N64...etc.. are available for download... why would people want to buy the original?  Besides collecting of course.  This is awesome, but it can be a bad thing as well.
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I'm failing to see what is wrong with downloadable games and why you're bothered about 2nd-hand game sales.
 
Beanie said:
I'm failing to see what is wrong with downloadable games and why you're bothered about 2nd-hand game sales.
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I think that BV is afraid that people would rather downoad than buy the cartridges themselves from venders like himself. His business is run on used games mostly.
 
Oh. That makes more sense now.

Maybe once people play some of the old games they might decide they want a hard copy of it. Wouldn't it make the originals worth more, too?
 
Beanie said:
Oh. That makes more sense now.

Maybe once people play some of the old games they might decide they want a hard copy of it. Wouldn't it make the originals worth more, too?
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Not necessarily. For example if everybody downloads a certain game then nobody is going to want the hard copy. Meaning it will be harder to sell, meaning that he has to reduce prices in order to sell it.
 
Can't you already download old school NES games off the net onto your computer?? My brother says he does that and yet he still is bugging me to find him an NES consolefor cheap. I still think it won't have an effect on second hand sales.
 
Yeah but see those are illegal. Unless you actually own those games in cartridge format. I dont know how many people actually download those but I dont think its quite a lot. But we wont know exactly how it will affect second hand sales until it actually happens.
 
Yeah but see those are illegal. Unless you actually own those games in cartridge format.
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Actually, its still illegal. Even if you own a copy of the game you don't own the rights to duplicate it. The theory is that you have the right to make "back up copies" of your own stuff, but I don't know if that has any legal standing.

The problem with downloading games from the internet (aside from the legality issue) is that it really isn't the same playing the game on a computer. For that reason I think buying them on the Revolution (if the price is right) might appeal to more people who are looking to play the old school NES games. The best option is to buy the console and the game off of someone like BV here, but then you have to remember how flimsy and chincy the oldschool systems actually were.
 
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