Post by: Pikkcuber on July 12, 2004, 04:49:44 PM
Post by: Mario on July 12, 2004, 05:03:06 PM
And I don't even own any sports games.
Post by: mouse_clicker on July 12, 2004, 05:05:40 PM
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on July 12, 2004, 06:21:20 PM
Post by: Infernal Monkey on July 12, 2004, 06:45:12 PM
Memory Card 59's are still the standard. Memory Card 251's cost about $40 US. Memory Card 19035350 or whatever it is will most likely never be released. If it does, it'll most likely be $99.95.
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Post by: Syl on July 12, 2004, 09:15:59 PM
I recently transferred ALL of it to a single 1019, which isn't even half full.
only annoyance is that I can't transfer my damn F-Zero GX file >_>
Yeah, i have to admit that I do feel slightly ripped off, but thats quickly replaced by the fact that I'm *hoping* that the revolution uses the exact same memory card, so that when that system comes out, there will be no issues with mem card space, ever.
Post by: KDR_11k on July 12, 2004, 09:26:47 PM
Post by: soulfate on July 12, 2004, 10:44:49 PM
So far I've only bought 1x251 card, got a free 59 with my cube (not the Sims bundle, lol) and I've got 2 more 59's coz they seem to be giving them away with games quite a bit. I don't own any games that need big saves so I'm alright with my 251, but I'd like a 1000 and whatever it is one. BTW, when I bought my 251 over here it cost $79.95, 59's are $39.95
Post by: Nephilim on July 13, 2004, 12:03:46 AM
Even old crappy 20meg chip (cost em proberly less then a buck), squezed inside the cube, would of made me happy
Post by: DrZoidberg on July 13, 2004, 03:08:00 AM
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Over here (NZ) they had a cube bundle for sale with The Sims, I think two other games and a 'FREE' standard 59 memory card. Look on the back of The Sims and how many blocks does it take to save? 60! Can't even save the game with the free 59 mem card! lol Pretty pathetic in a way...
NAL strike again.
Post by: joshnickerson on July 13, 2004, 03:55:24 AM
Post by: Draygaia on July 13, 2004, 05:18:40 AM
Post by: kennyb27 on July 13, 2004, 06:17:49 AM
QuoteAnd the reason we have 3rd party stuff...drumroll...to break!
Um you know theres not muct third party can do to mess up a memory card. In general all first party stuff is more expensive. I got three 3rd party memory cards for the playstation for the price of one first party memory card. Theres a reason we have 3rd party stuff.
Although it may not seem like there's not too much a third party can do to mess up a memory card, they always seem to find a way to mess it up.
Post by: soulfate on July 13, 2004, 06:35:35 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on July 13, 2004, 07:12:18 AM
Memory cards aren't the only rip-off though. Nintendo supposedly still charges too much for third party licensing and they have $30 Player's Choice titles when MS and Sony only have $20 "Hits" titles. Nintendo's got to stop dicking everyone around for a few extra bucks. Stupid stuff like that is just turning people away.
Post by: KDR_11k on July 13, 2004, 08:05:48 AM
Post by: Syl on July 13, 2004, 08:24:50 AM
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
This is an issue that pretty much everyone tends to agree on and with good reason. I mean how could anybody think that selling a 0.5 meg card for the same price as the PS2 8 meg card is good? You can't defend it no matter how loyal of a fan you are. Nintendo finally does have a comparable sized card so it shouldn't be a problem anymore. However I REALLY hope Nintendo learned from this. The smaller memory card not only pissed everyone off but it completely screwed up the Cube's sports lineup which I'm sure resulted in lost sales. This better not be an issue with the Revolution. It might not be if the Rev has the rumoured hard drive.
Memory cards aren't the only rip-off though. Nintendo supposedly still charges too much for third party licensing and they have $30 Player's Choice titles when MS and Sony only have $20 "Hits" titles. Nintendo's got to stop dicking everyone around for a few extra bucks. Stupid stuff like that is just turning people away.
I see a lot of $20 players choice games,Metroid Prime, RS3: Rebel Strike, F-Zero GX, the 2 RE remakes, all of them are $20 new
I know theres quite a few other ones, like a few of the sega titles (I know Mega collection is, as was one of the monkey balls)
I really don't think i've ever seen a $30 players choice.
Post by: Ian Sane on July 13, 2004, 08:45:55 AM
Post by: soulfate on July 13, 2004, 02:23:48 PM
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on July 13, 2004, 08:33:50 PM
EDIT: Sorry I just couldn't resist.
Post by: mouse_clicker on July 13, 2004, 08:41:03 PM
Post by: Caillan on July 13, 2004, 08:45:21 PM
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Even in NZ it's like that. Xbox Classic is $54.95. PS2 Platinum is $54.95. Gamecube Players Choice is $69.95. That's $60.50CAD, $45.80USD, so we're getting even more ripped off.
I didn't even know Monaco distributed player's choice titles here. I'm down in Dunedin though, and there's lots of instances where Auckland/Wellington will get deals that aren't down here (Metroid Prime was released here a month late because it sold out up north the first two shipments). Are you buying from an EB games? They privately ship their product from Aussieland, so they have player's choice titles for retail, just they're not 'official', Monaco-approved ones.
Out of interest, did you see a deal a little while ago where you would recieve a free player's choice title with a new GC? It was with both EB and Central Park down here, so I have a suspicion it was Monaco's bidding. It was on top of the Zelda bonus disc deal as well, so I sold my Cube and bought another one.
If you're from NZ and interested in memory cards, there are a few going cheap on TradeMe.com (I just got an official 251 block for 41NZD including shipping).
Post by: Pikkcuber on July 15, 2004, 10:05:45 AM
Post by: Djunknown on July 15, 2004, 04:00:34 PM
The other thing is the stability. the 251 can't be hot-swapped like the 59 (Either that or I have bum version), and there are some issues with the 1019 not recognizing certain games because of programming issues (Sonic Adventure 2 can't recognize 999 blocks or something like that.)
Hopefully the Revolution will fix some of these things.
Post by: Syl on July 15, 2004, 04:02:43 PM
Post by: Renny on July 15, 2004, 04:42:52 PM
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Post by: KDR_11k on July 15, 2004, 09:48:51 PM
Post by: soulfate on July 16, 2004, 03:46:10 AM
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Originally posted by: Caillan
I didn't even know Monaco distributed player's choice titles here. I'm down in Dunedin though, and there's lots of instances where Auckland/Wellington will get deals that aren't down here (Metroid Prime was released here a month late because it sold out up north the first two shipments). Are you buying from an EB games? They privately ship their product from Aussieland, so they have player's choice titles for retail, just they're not 'official', Monaco-approved ones.
Out of interest, did you see a deal a little while ago where you would recieve a free player's choice title with a new GC? It was with both EB and Central Park down here, so I have a suspicion it was Monaco's bidding. It was on top of the Zelda bonus disc deal as well, so I sold my Cube and bought another one.
I buy from EB and Gamesman. I'm pretty sure that Gamesman has Players Choice games too.
I saw that package in EB, and really wanted the Zelda game, but I didn't wanna buy another Cube just for the game. Since you can't buy it retail, I bought it off someone that was buying the package right there and then in the store for $80
They seemed pretty happy to get rid of it...Post by: Ian Sane on July 16, 2004, 07:17:10 AM
I fail to see how this would have been an issue if the 1019 had always been the standard. There would have been no programming issues because the developers wouldn't be working under the assumption that a smaller card would be used.
Post by: Pikkcuber on July 17, 2004, 06:59:00 AM
Post by: Deguello on July 18, 2004, 12:00:06 AM
And to be honest... I'd rather have a small memory card that only cost $15 or so bucks, rather than a huge one for $40, like the PS2 one, that EA stuff would still bloat over.
Post by: KDR_11k on July 18, 2004, 10:05:04 AM
Post by: RCmodeler on August 11, 2004, 04:08:40 AM
QuoteAs someone who owns both a Cube & PS2, the bigger card is better. I've only bought one PS2 card, and it's still half empty. I'm now on my 4th 251 Cube card. So the Cube savecards actually cost MORE than my one PS2 savecard ($80 vs. $40).
Originally posted by: DeguelloI'd rather have a small memory card that only cost $15 or so bucks, rather than a huge one for $40, like the PS2
Perhaps the reason Nintendo can afford to sell Cubes for $50 less than the competition is because they are making big bucks off the savecards.
Post by: SuperMario35 on August 14, 2004, 02:44:59 PM
Post by: Renny on August 14, 2004, 08:17:26 PM
Post by: Syl on August 15, 2004, 10:55:21 AM
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Originally posted by: RCmodelerQuote
Originally posted by: DeguelloI'd rather have a small memory card that only cost $15 or so bucks, rather than a huge one for $40, like the PS2
As someone who owns both a Cube & PS2, the bigger card is better. I've only bought one PS2 card, and it's still half empty. I'm now on my 4th Cube card. So the Cube savecards actually cost MORE than my one PS2 savecard ($80 vs. $40).
Perhaps the reason Nintendo can afford to sell Cubes for $50 less than the competition is because they are making big bucks off the savecards.
Apparently nintendo is just flat out losing over 20 billion yen a year on hardware: http://game-science.com/news/000671.html
I'm guessing "hardware" includes memory cards and other things like controllers (And obviously systems)
Post by: RCmodeler on August 16, 2004, 03:50:25 AM
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Post by: manunited4eva22 on August 16, 2004, 02:52:27 PM
Post by: RCmodeler on August 16, 2004, 03:39:31 PM
