Calculating the Virtual Console’s savings rate
Posted on Feb 01, 2008 under Main |
Obviously, owning games on the Wii Virtual Console is a lot more convenient than having dozens of cartridges for a variety of classic systems laying around the house. But does it make fiscal sense as well as organizational sense? To find out, the folks at Vintage Computing & Gaming compared the price of current Virtual Console selections to the going rate for the same classic carts on eBay.
The results, unsurprisingly, showed an average savings of about 50 percent over the eBay price across the VC library. Sure, you’re paying a few extra dollars for ultra-common clunkers like Double Dribble, but you’re saving nearly $200 on ultra-rare games like Bonk 3: Bonk’s Big Adventure. In fact, Turbo-Grafx fans can save roughly 75% buying their library on the Wii rather than eBay.
Of course, as VC&G points out, games bought for the Virtual Console have functionally zero resale value, so those interested in collectability should shell out the extra money. Those interested in actually playing the games, however …
Source: Calculating the Virtual Console’s savings rate
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