Author Topic: Skies of Arcadia Legends Sales Inquiry (Read 11905 times)

joeamis · « **on:** May 22, 2004, 07:05:14 PM »

I was wondering if anyone has the sales figures for Skies of Arcadia in the U.S. And to a lesser extent it's sales figures world wide. I'm wondering how rare the game will be in say 10,20,30,40,50 years barring no climatic world events of course. And it's nice to know how well it sold in general. Oh and how well did it sell on DC?

Mario · « **Reply #1 on:** May 22, 2004, 07:18:29 PM »

Skies of Arcadia on DC has sold around 110,000.

The GCN port has sold over 70,000 so far.

joeamis · « **Reply #2 on:** May 22, 2004, 07:36:18 PM »

Hmm maybe I shouldn't open my copy then. I was debating it because I just don't know if I have enough time to play it. Although I guess I could buy a 2nd copy. Thanks Mario
Damn I guess I have another question then, could someone write a little bit about the game, stuff I probably wouldn't find out in a magazine review or online, or a link to a really good/different review of the game.

Ymeegod · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2004, 07:47:47 PM »

Don't think it will become to rare, even though it sold that few, there's still quite a few floating around in warehouses and what not. Not to mentoin all those that had privated DC versions too.

joeamis · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2004, 08:03:59 PM »

As long as it sells less than 2.92 million copies things will be good. I guess I should explain, that's Chrono Triggers worldwide sales and even though it was also released on PS1, the SNES copies (opened and used) are climbing towards $100 on Ebay. The best thing would be to find a sealed DC copy though.

jasonditz · « **Reply #5 on:** May 22, 2004, 08:24:08 PM »

That's assuming SoA becomes as coveted as Chrono Trigger.

The only Sega RPG I can think of that appreciated in value is Panzer Dragoon Saga for the Saturn.

mouse_clicker · « **Reply #6 on:** May 22, 2004, 08:29:34 PM »

Chrono Trigger is so lucrative because so many people want it, and its initial sales reflect that. SoA has sold less than a 15th of what Chrono Trigger has, and across 2 platforms no less, which indicates not a whole lot of people even want it. It's a shame, too, because it really is an amazing RPG.

jasonditz · « **Reply #7 on:** May 22, 2004, 08:32:44 PM »

Of course a lot of that is Sega's fault. The additions from the DC version are almost impossible to notice when playing through the game, and even with only 70,000 sold the GC game is not exactly sitting in discount bins many places.

PSO1&2 didn't sell all that well on the Cube either, but damned if I can find a copy anywhere.

Ymeegod · « **Reply #8 on:** May 22, 2004, 08:38:18 PM »

Actually most dumped the game awhile back, recalled Bestbuy was selling it for $9.99.

Also rumor is sega is going print another batch too. Which would cut the price greatly (similar to FFC or FFA).

:0 So no, it's not going be a nestegg

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joeamis · « **Reply #9 on:** May 22, 2004, 08:46:42 PM »

It appears my source on Chrono Trigger sales may be alot less than it actually sold, I'm not sure I'll have to do more searching. Anyways it sold atleast 2.92 million. I figure despite SoA not being coveted anywhere near as much as CT, it's extreme rarity when compared to CT will play a significant factor. And the whole thing with it being sealed still say 30+ years later.

anubis6789 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 22, 2004, 08:50:03 PM »

I actually bought my copy of SOA out of 20 or so a couple of months ago at a Fry's Electronics for $19.99. Infact I was there a few days ago and they still had about 10 from what I could tell.

mouse_clicker · « **Reply #11 on:** May 22, 2004, 08:50:30 PM »

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And the whole thing with it being sealed still say 30+ years later.

Well sure, if you want to wait that long.

Seems like a lot of work, though.

Mario · « **Reply #12 on:** May 22, 2004, 08:55:27 PM »

In 30 years everyone will be able to download the game somewhere.

jasonditz · « **Reply #13 on:** May 22, 2004, 09:06:23 PM »

Everyone can download Custer's Revenge right now, that doesn't mean an unopened copy isn't worth a lot.

Of course, considering the rate of return one could get on the investment elsewhere, I'm not sure speculating on unopened video games is the best long term strategy.

joeamis · « **Reply #14 on:** May 22, 2004, 09:11:49 PM »

Yes of course, but you still see the old games which fit that case, garnering big bucks for their original releases on the multiple systems they came out for.

examples which fit the case and other random ones:
Radiant Silvergun for Sega Saturn just sold for $150
Phantasy Star 1-4 sold for $110
Boing for Atari 2600 $70
Merlins Walls for Atari 2600 $80
Top loading NES went for $95
Condor Attack for Atari 2600 $180
Sonic Adventure, Hollywood Video version for DC $70

see what I mean, and they weren't sealed

mouse_clicker · « **Reply #15 on:** May 22, 2004, 09:15:15 PM »

Neh, if you want to wait that long, it couldn't hurt. I doubt SoA's value will drop over that time.

joeamis · « **Reply #16 on:** May 22, 2004, 09:16:31 PM »

HEhehe you're right Jasonditz. The thing for me is they're the most fun longterm strategy. I'm crazy about collecting old games, I got 10 copies of Super Mario Bros/Duckhunt (1 of them being Spr Mario Bros/Duckhunt/Track Meet). Ofcourse those don't fall into the investment category unless for some weird reason someone was willing to pay money for 10 copies.

jasonditz · « **Reply #17 on:** May 22, 2004, 09:20:52 PM »

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Originally posted by: joeamis
Yes of course, but you still see the old games which fit that case, garnering big bucks for their original releases on the multiple systems they came out for.

examples which fit the case and other random ones:
Radiant Silvergun for Sega Saturn just sold for $150
Phantasy Star 1-4 sold for $110
Boing for Atari 2600 $70
Merlins Walls for Atari 2600 $80
Top loading NES went for $95
Condor Attack for Atari 2600 $180
Sonic Adventure, Hollywood Video version for DC $70

see what I mean, and they weren't sealed

Right, but even if its quadrupled in value over the 30 year period its not even a 10% return per year, pretty poor investment.

joeamis · « **Reply #18 on:** May 22, 2004, 09:40:30 PM »

Right, as I said just before you could post though is that they're the most fun longterm strategy for me. In almost all cases I won't keep the game sealed, but even if I do it's more fun to me. Even if it was not 10% return that's not too bad, the interest rates are so horrible now I'm making less than 40 cents per month on one of my bank accounts of $4500 so I'd rather spend the money.

mouse_clicker · « **Reply #19 on:** May 22, 2004, 09:46:01 PM »

Hell, if it's fun for you then it doesn't matter what kind of return you're getting- the pure enjoyment is reason enough.

Uglydot · « **Reply #20 on:** May 23, 2004, 12:52:34 PM »

SoA is nearly impossible to find here. I have the DC version, but with fewer random battles, I want the GCN version.

joeamis · « **Reply #21 on:** May 23, 2004, 02:41:42 PM »

Where are you from? If you don't mind ordering it online here's a good link: Skies

Rhoq · « **Reply #22 on:** May 23, 2004, 05:04:38 PM »

About a month ago my local GameStop had Skie Of Arcadia back in stock and priced at $19.99 for brand-new copies. What sucks is, this was about 2 weeks after I paid $40 on E-Bay for a sealed copy. LOL

Ian Sane · « **Reply #23 on:** May 24, 2004, 12:52:28 PM »

Here's the problem with never opening your copy: you can't play it and we all know that's not good.

Skies will never quite have that same demand that Chrono Trigger will have. CT comes from a very different time. When CT came out RPGs weren't very popular in North America. Therefore a lot of people missed out on it because they were unaware of how good an RPG could be let alone that one. That's not the case now. Plus we now have the internet which makes it harder for hardcore gamers to "miss" a game like Skies. I missed a lot of the great obscure games of the past because at the time I didn't even know they existed. It wasn't like I could just go online and read reviews and follow gaming news on a daily basis. Now if I miss a game it's because I'm stupid and put off buying a game only for it to disappear from stores (Iridion 2!).

If you're interested in Skies of Arcadia and you don't have it now odds are you KNEW when it came out but waited too long and missed your chance to buy it. With Chrono Trigger most of us didn't even know it existed until years later.

But then again who knows what things will be like in 20 years. Many of the most expensive games on Ebay are only around 10 years old. We don't really know how much people will pay for 20 year old games. Plus if a gaming standard came into place odds are a lot of these titles would be re-released which would change everything. A record becomes less valuable if the same album is available on CD right? If a standard format came out that all games used and Sega released a perfect port of Skies on it the Cube version would only be valuable to collectors.

joeamis · « **Reply #24 on:** May 24, 2004, 06:24:19 PM »

I know as I said before though I don't know if I'll even have time to play it, I say that because I don't like to play RPGS unless I have alot of free time so I don't have to stop playing the game and not start again until weeks later. You bring up good points. One thing though is that I doubt a standard format will come out for all games. Did you mean that all future games would be all for the same device/format (like a Nintendosoft Station or whatever people wanna come up with) or all the same format as in say all on blue ray discs? I think the argument is really plausible if there was only one device/format because we already have almost all games on dvd (PS2,XB,PC). Even though they're on different systems with different encodings they all use dvds and occasionaly cds.

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