UPDATE: According to the Nintendo Direct Mini, EarthBound is coming to the Wii U eShop today.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/34940
EarthBound may be showing up on the Wii U eShop today, July 18.
The classic Super Nintendo RPG is currently listed on Nintendo of America’s website, as well as the European eShop with a release date of July 18. However, an official announcement has yet to be made.
These listing are, unfortunately, not completely reliable. For example, Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara was originally listed as a June 18 release, but its release is now TBA.
EarthBound has also received a new rating from the ESRB. When it was originally released in North America on the SNES, it was given a K-A (Kids to Adults) rating. The K-A rating was replaced with the E (Everyone) rating, but it has now received a T (Teen) rating.
UPDATE: Today's Nintendo Direct Mini has confirmed that EarthBound will indeed be available today, July 18, on the Wii U eShop for $9.99. Additionally, It was announced that the original player's guide will be available for viewing online, on the EarthBound website. The player's guide is also optimized for easy viewing on the Wii U GamePad.
I really don't see more than a handful of people paying $300+ for a Super Nintendo ROM.Especially since it is just a ROM. I'll probably end up getting this, but I've been able to play EarthBound on my Xperia Play for the past year. This really isn't much different than that or playing it on any other emulator.
You are vastly overestimating the amount of people who care about Earthbound. It's an extremely vocal, but fairly small fanbase. I don't expect Pikmin 3 to be a huge system seller either, but I really don't see more than a handful of people paying $300+ for a Super Nintendo ROM.
Will EarthBound outsell Pikmin 3? I kind of think so...
Restore points, Miiverse integration and off-TV play on the gamepad. Those are the differences and I think they are huge. Also, that bit about the manual being optimized for the gamepad is an additional perk.I really don't see more than a handful of people paying $300+ for a Super Nintendo ROM.Especially since it is just a ROM. I'll probably end up getting this, but I've been able to play EarthBound on my Xperia Play for the past year. This really isn't much different than that or playing it on any other emulator.
I keep getting various error codes when trying to access the e-shop...Is one of the "OMG I'm getting used like I probably should be?"
Crap! Looks like I need to start getting the internet at my new place so I can download this sucker. Unless I bring my Wii U into work....
I keep getting various error codes when trying to access the e-shop...Same. Had to input my CC info four times cause of errors on the very last step.
Since I can't download the game right now I went and watched the ND Mini to get some hype going (as if I needed it for this title) and I must say..
If Trinnen ever gets canned from Nintendo, he'll have a decent career in the hand modeling business. Did you see how perfectly he highlighted that players guide!?
Restore points... are still far inferior to the options that have been provided by emulators for well over a decade.
How many suckers are gonna support these outrageous prices!??Thats a very nice looking NES game :D
although I'm almost tempted to buy it just out of curiosity. $10.00 is hard to swallow for a NES game though, especially for one I will likely never really play.
How many suckers are gonna support these outrageous prices!??Thats a very nice looking NES game :D
although I'm almost tempted to buy it just out of curiosity. $10.00 is hard to swallow for a NES game though, especially for one I will likely never really play.
How many suckers are gonna support these outrageous prices!??Thats a very nice looking NES game :D
although I'm almost tempted to buy it just out of curiosity. $10.00 is hard to swallow for a NES game though, especially for one I will likely never really play.
NES games... SNES games, whatever.
$10 for a game that is almost 20 years old is just a little much if you ask me.
But this game has been on the most wanted list for so long, that most people wouldn't care if they charged $20. I just hate that Nintendo feels the need to keep the prices on these games so steep when I think these very same games might garner more sales and attention if Nintendo just made a few changes to the Virtual Console in it's entirety. starting with the prices of these games and going all the way to universal access of said games.
Virtual console could be Nintendo's trump card if they only treated it as one service across all Nintendo consoles. But stating this is probably akin to digging up a horse that was already beat to death and then beating it some more. [/rant]
Free phone games have kids so spoiled these days. I agree, I wish the game was cheaper, but $10 is fair. Nintendo would give away it's games too if it could charge you $50-$150 a month to use it's products. Jesus.
My biggest issue with the VC in regards to pricing is the entire "NES Games = $5", "SNES Games = $8" idea.
NES Yoshi is *NOT* worth the same as NES Super Mario Bros. 3.
With that said, what's with Nintendo charging a $2 premium for Earthbound?
How many suckers are gonna support these outrageous prices!??Thats a very nice looking NES game :D
although I'm almost tempted to buy it just out of curiosity. $10.00 is hard to swallow for a NES game though, especially for one I will likely never really play.
NES games... SNES games, whatever.
$10 for a game that is almost 20 years old is just a little much if you ask me.
But this game has been on the most wanted list for so long, that most people wouldn't care if they charged $20. I just hate that Nintendo feels the need to keep the prices on these games so steep when I think these very same games might garner more sales and attention if Nintendo just made a few changes to the Virtual Console in it's entirety. starting with the prices of these games and going all the way to universal access of said games.
Virtual console could be Nintendo's trump card if they only treated it as one service across all Nintendo consoles. But stating this is probably akin to digging up a horse that was already beat to death and then beating it some more. [/rant]
I don't get how people can think that just because something is old, means it should automatically cost less. Do people complain when a movie is released on DVD or Blu Ray for the same price as a new release?
The game costs $10 now, it used to be what, $50-$60 when new?
If there was a new rpg game that was released today for the first time that had 16 bit style graphics and they were charging $10 for it, none of you would say jack about it. It's only because they game is old and most of you have played it that you're griping about the price.
I've NEVER played it and I've always wanted to, so $10 for a new gaming experience ($5 off thanks to deluxe credit deal) is a good deal. I will for sure get my $10 worth back in entertainment value.
Compare that to Contra 3, a game that I have played and beaten more times than I can count. I will NOT be buying that game any time soon because I've played it to death. So, $8 or whatever they decide to charge is not worth it for me. But, I'm not going to sit here and argue the point that the prices need to be lower across the board. If you've never played Contra 3, I would say it's worth paying $8 for you to play.
Where does it end, anyway? $5 too much? how about $3? How about .99 cents? How about they give YOU money to play it?
...I take issue with that statement simply because $10 is smack dab in the middle of the range of Comparable Quality. So what your saying is in Earthbound's Peer group their are $15 games and also $5 games. That makes Earthbound at a Median price and not a premium price.
PSN and XBLA are full of $5-$15 new titles of comparable quality to full retail titles like Earthbound was.
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...I take issue with that statement simply because $10 is smack dab in the middle of the range of Comparable Quality. So what your saying is in Earthbound's Peer group their are $15 games and also $5 games. That makes Earthbound at a Median price and not a premium price.
PSN and XBLA are full of $5-$15 new titles of comparable quality to full retail titles like Earthbound was.
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All those examples reinforce the $10 price. In fact I would argue that Psychonauts is a rip off at $10 because its been relatively easy to get it for vastly less than that. In fact I have 2 copies and I paid all of $5 total....I take issue with that statement simply because $10 is smack dab in the middle of the range of Comparable Quality. So what your saying is in Earthbound's Peer group their are $15 games and also $5 games. That makes Earthbound at a Median price and not a premium price.
PSN and XBLA are full of $5-$15 new titles of comparable quality to full retail titles like Earthbound was.
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I still argue that it's a premium price for what's pretty much just a ROM dump. You want a more apt comparison? Fine, I can go onto PSN right now and buy the considerably newer Psychonauts (another cult classic game that failed at retail) and Persona 3 FES for $10 each. Final Fantasies 4-9 on the PS1 are also $10 on PSN, and non-Square Enix PS1 games are commonly priced at $5.99. Are you going to tell me that an SNES game should cost more than a generation-newer PS1 game, or for that matter that a ROM dump of a 30 year old NES game like Ice Climbers is worth just $1 less than a ROM dump of Resident Evil 2 on the PS1?
Like I said, I paid my $10 for Earthbound, and aside from the slowdown issues I don't have much of a problem with the product. However, Nintendo's VC pricing in general makes absolutely no sense when you look at the competition, both on and off Nintendo's digital download services, and I don't think Nintendo's justified the value proposition of their premium pricing.
i wonder if the 2$ difference is a part of some settlement Nintendo made over some of the rumored legal issues this game had so they could rerelease it in the first place.
Another reason why VC prices would be more justified if VC was a universal account based platform exclusive to all Nintendo systems.
And I'm not even gonna address some of the ridiculous "comparisons" someone had made earlier in the thread.
Now some others have obviously realized that this issue is more than just the cost of Earthbound, it's with VC pricing in general. Some games are obviously worth more than others, but the general pricing for the majority of these game is way too high.
i wonder if the 2$ difference is a part of some settlement Nintendo made over some of the rumored legal issues this game had so they could rerelease it in the first place.
Nintendo has been on the record since announcing EarthBound for the VC about that: there never was a legal issue.
And if you can't see that older=less valuable, you haven't seen a Used Games shelf in your local GameStop in a while. Scarcity and unreliable hardware are usually the only things that maintain a game's value, which is why games like EarthBound retained their value.
This thread just keeps ticking in the back of my head what Iwata said about the phone market eroding game prices.
How long is this game? I am not sure if i should start it proper, cause i am already going through about four different plot heave games. Can i blast through within a weekend?It isn't lengthy compared to today's games, but it's long for an SNES game. I'd estimate around 20 hours for a first-timer, and there isn't much in the way of side stuff to extend that either.
How long is this game? I am not sure if i should start it proper, cause i am already going through about four different plot heave games. Can i blast through within a weekend?It isn't lengthy compared to today's games, but it's long for an SNES game. I'd estimate around 20 hours for a first-timer, and there isn't much in the way of side stuff to extend that either.
But if it's your first time playing then you have no idea the 1/128 items exist, unless you're following a guide...How long is this game? I am not sure if i should start it proper, cause i am already going through about four different plot heave games. Can i blast through within a weekend?It isn't lengthy compared to today's games, but it's long for an SNES game. I'd estimate around 20 hours for a first-timer, and there isn't much in the way of side stuff to extend that either.
Unless you're seeking out some of the rare items, like Poos sword that can only be found in one particular part of the game by battling one particular enemy. Trying to get that sword adds a few hours if you don't really know what you're doing :P
Which ninty was nice enough to provide for "noobs" :pYou mean that online guide? That thing doesn't even load for me.
Which ninty was nice enough to provide for "noobs" :pTrue. Does the book mention the 1/128 items?
