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White 2 / Black 2 Price

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 15:49:40 No.44584632 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>44584651 >>44584653 >>44584663 >>44584701 >>44584718 >>44584875 >>44585190 >>44586062 >>44586566 >>44586611 >>44586635 >>44590244

>Buy Black/White back in the day.
>Skip out on Black2/White2 because it's the same gen
>Years later decide to pick them up to complete my gen 1 - 7 collection
>Each game goes anywhere from 70 to 180 dollars online.
>Only cheaper versions are knockoff reproductions or Japanese copies with rape shipping prices
What the fuck is going on here? Why the fuck are these games so expensive?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 15:51:13 No.44584651 Report

Quoted By: >>44584669

>>44584632
Just hack your 3DS and play it on there. Far easier and if you play Drayano it's an upgrade.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 15:51:23 No.44584653 Report

Quoted By: >>44593091

>>44584632
>Why the fuck are these games so expensive?
So you'll be forced to buy the remake in 10 years

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 15:51:31 No.44584654 Report

Quoted By: >>44584669

Just emulate it in the meantime. I'm sure you know Vimm's lair.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 15:52:27 No.44584663 Report

Quoted By: >>44590194

>>44584632
It's the price of quality.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 15:52:32 No.44584665 Report

Quoted By: >>44584699

Who here can feel rich with their 2013 copies? Especially if you have both versions

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 15:53:27 No.44584669 Report

Quoted By: >>44584681 >>44584699

>>44584651
>>44584654
I wanted to be able to trade and transport the pokemon up which I can only do with a legit copy, right? I know it's kind of dumb since I didn't buy Sword and Shield (Call me retarded if you want, I haven't been to vp and cut pokemon out completely ever since those DLC filled cash grabs came out) but I would still like to be able to.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 15:55:07 No.44584681 Report

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>>44584669
If you really want to play it, you can do it via emulation, but if you want the legendaries or whatever just play ORAS or whichever game throws them all at you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 15:56:21 No.44584699 Report

Quoted By: >>44584728

>>44584665
I actually have huge regrets of not double-dipping for White/White 2 for these games since I like them so much, and a to a lesser extent, the same for HeartGold.
>>44584669
Look up something called PkHex. Basically, as long as you can access your games' save files (you can do this with 3DS homebrew), you can swap out Pokemon between gens without going through the actual transfer process.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 15:56:37 No.44584701 Report

Quoted By: >>44584713 >>44584728 >>44584837

>>44584632
All the DS games are quite highly priced now. You're better off looking locally at retro stores

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 15:57:52 No.44584713 Report

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>>44584701
Really? I thought DS games were all practically shovelware at this point. But I guess the same thing was happening to GB games in 2010.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 15:58:27 No.44584718 Report

Quoted By: >>44584728

>>44584632
>Skip out on Black2/White2 because it's the same gen
did you just not know the game was literally new?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 15:59:29 No.44584728 Report

Quoted By: >>44588706

>>44584699
I have two 3DS's (I was really into pokemon) and one is homebrewed with PkHex. Even with this other than pokemon gen I wouldn't be able to access the save from an emulator or bootleg copy no?
>>44584701
Are all of them really that much? Maybe I should look to selling my extra platinum online. I tried local stores, but I live in NY and the closest store to me that has it is an entire borough away.
>>44584718
I was retarded and just thought I could save money. I also wasn't too into post-game and competitive battle like I would eventually become, so god tier things like the PWT was lost on my low IQ brain.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 16:09:36 No.44584821 Report

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I bought a loose cartridge of B2 for 30$ in like 2015

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 16:11:17 No.44584837 Report

Quoted By: >>44585036

>>44584701
Looking online, Platinum only goes for like 20 to 35 at most. B2/W2 are still way more expensive. This is absurd.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 16:14:24 No.44584875 Report

Quoted By: >>44584963

>>44584632
Because it's the last good Pokemon game so it's in high demand

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 16:24:58 No.44584963 Report

Quoted By: >>44584975 >>44585036

>>44584875
Still, to be more than release price on such an old game is a bit much don't you think?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 16:26:27 No.44584975 Report

Quoted By: >>44585016 >>44590032

>>44584963
Nintendofags somehow believe their games are worth more than what they did when bought new.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 16:30:38 No.44585016 Report

Quoted By: >>44585073 >>44585971

>>44584975
At the end of the day I just won't buy it. Eventually I'll find it for cheaper. I waited all these years to play B2/W2, what's 1 or 2 more to make sure I don't get ripped off? I still have every other main series game aside from Sword/Shield to play.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 16:32:56 No.44585036 Report

Quoted By: >>44585065 >>44585281

>>44584837
Those could be fakes. Make sure the code on the back of the cartridge is "CPUEN0J13"
>>44584963
Collectors' items with only go up in price as they're harder to get. This applies to anything. Just look at the original base set Pokemon cards, or something like DDS Blue-Eyes for Yugioh. HGSS/BW/B2W2 are considered some of the best games, and there are plenty of people like you who missed out on them while most don't want to get rid of them, so of course they're only going to go up in price

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 16:36:46 No.44585065 Report

Quoted By: >>44585172

>>44585036
>HGSS/BW/B2W2
HGSS I guess, but the others are pretty inconsistently praised. And are they really collector's items?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 16:37:23 No.44585073 Report

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>>44585016
yeah man, do like i do and keep an eye on it on craig's list or gamestop, everyone hates gamestop but atleast their used old games are not that shitty except they sometimes get rid of the box, the motherfuckers

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 16:49:26 No.44585172 Report

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>>44585065
>HGSS I guess, but the others are pretty inconsistently praised.
>He fell for /vp/'s contrarians
Gen 5 is heralded as the peak of the series, with HGSS as a contender. Anyone bashing Gen 5 are just people like OP trying to get people to not care about them and lower the price on the secondary market
>And are they really collector's items?
Do you really not see people collecting video games, or Pokemon merch in general? This shit is like a decade old and people still wanna play them, so of course there's a market for them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 16:51:16 No.44585190 Report

Quoted By: >>44593132

>>44584632
>my copy of White 2 for 30€ just arrived yesterday
Heh.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 17:02:26 No.44585281 Report

Quoted By: >>44585355

>>44585036
Cards are hard to keep in the original condition they were bought in
Game cartridges dont.
People don't reaize their super special black 2 is one out of 7 million cartridges worldwide

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 17:12:26 No.44585355 Report

Quoted By: >>44585377

>>44585281
Labels? Boxes? Manuals? And yes, tons of people might have games, but more people care about them because of broader appeal, which balances out how hard it is to get older ones. Cards get destroyed by normies, while video games get locked away in basements or still get played to this day

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 17:14:57 No.44585377 Report

Quoted By: >>44585512

>>44585355
Let's be real, if you're selling your 40 dollar cartridge for 80 dollars, it's not because you really think that's the price of the game, you just want to pretend the game doubled in price while you let it gather dust in your closet for 10 years.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 17:31:47 No.44585512 Report

Quoted By: >>44585712

>>44585377
The Switch games sell for around that price, and the general fanbase agrees that the DS games are better. Combine that with how DS games are out of print, I genuinely see no problem with those games being even more expensive, especially including shit like the case and Pokewalkers and stuff that do get damaged or lost. What drives the price down is piracy and bootlegs really

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 17:54:33 No.44585712 Report

Quoted By: >>44585819

>>44585512
Yeah but I see just the cartridge or just the cartridge and case go for 80 to 100+. It doesn't have accessories like the pokewalkers.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 18:04:01 No.44585819 Report

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>>44585712
You checked at a bad time. Basically any collectible stuff more than doubled in price because of covid bucks

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 18:21:39 No.44585971 Report

Quoted By: >>44586026

>>44585016
It's been 10 years and doubled in price. Why do you think it'd be easier to get if you wait longer?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 18:28:47 No.44586026 Report

Quoted By: >>44586276

>>44585971
Like a previous anon said, corona bucks drove up collectible prices. There's also been more recent interest in gen 5, when that dies down the price may come down too. If it doesn't I simply won't buy it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 18:33:14 No.44586062 Report

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>>44584632
The games aren't being developed anymore. The amount of BW2 charts in the world is a limited amount.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 18:38:26 No.44586094 Report

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>own every mainline pokemon games from gen 1 - 7
>they're all jap so prices haven't inflated
Oh well, n-not like I was planning on selling them or anything

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 19:04:18 No.44586276 Report

Quoted By: >>44586543

>>44586026
I dunno if the price will die down soon or anything, but if it doesn't, is $80 really breaking the bank? I mean, if you have gaming as a hobby in general, you could afford to buy it since it's roughly the price of a modern game anyways. Not wanting to buy something because it used to be cheaper is kinda foolish, because the high price just means that it has long-lasting value and that it's worthwhile in terms of quality, and if you personally don't like it, you can just resell it yourself. Buying new games (that are generally worse) because they're new, and not older, yet enjoyable games is consoomer kind of thinking.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 19:40:50 No.44586543 Report

Quoted By: >>44586560

>>44586276
It's not that it breaks the bank, it's just that I don't really think it's worth it to shell out that much for something so old. Lots of new things coming out that I do want and am willing to shill out the money for. I wouldn't mind paying the release price or a bit more, but people charging over 100 for such an old game is a load of bull. I could use it for new stuff.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 19:42:48 No.44586560 Report

Quoted By: >>44586610

>>44586543
The question is why you assume the new stuff is inherently better than the old stuff.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 19:43:41 No.44586566 Report

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>>44584632
Low stock, and they still sell at those prices. They aren’t gonna lower the price when they don’t need to.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 19:49:25 No.44586610 Report

Quoted By: >>44588448

>>44586560
Not that it's better, but I've already played so much pokemon and have the other gen 5 games. I already also know the plot and differences in the V2 gen 5 games. The only reason I want it is to play it for myself since I've only seen and not actually done. But vs a completely new experience that I haven't played or have similar games to? That seems more worth it to me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 19:49:27 No.44586611 Report

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>>44584632
>people stuck at home
Gee i don't know

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 19:52:15 No.44586635 Report

Quoted By: >>44586847

>>44584632
Last year I have bought B2 complete (box manual cartridge) for like 20€ on eBay
I still have my W2 game, I have bought B2 only for Challenge mode. Pokemon games are not very expensive in my country. I got Platinum for 10€ recently

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 20:15:31 No.44586847 Report

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>>44586635
Lucky, but I'm glad you managed to grab it at a reasonable price.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 22:57:25 No.44588448 Report

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>>44586610
it's for authenticity, the ability to enjoy the series, and for your own enjoyment. if you won't enjoy it, don't buy it, because it's only going to get more expensive. maybe after the hype for gen 5 remakes dies out the prices will drop because nostalgiafags will have bought the initial stock.

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Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 23:19:53 No.44588666 Report

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>find great deals for both versions
good luck OP

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Aug 2020 23:24:55 No.44588706 Report

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>>44584728
Retard

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 22 Aug 2020 01:54:54 No.44590032 Report

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>>44584975
>Nintendofags somehow believe their games are worth more than what they did when bought new.
Ah, but it's not a question of worth, but a question of price.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 22 Aug 2020 02:13:46 No.44590161 Report

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I looked at this thread hoping it would give me the drive to play a copy of white 2 my friend gave me a week after release, but all you're convincing me of, is to sell it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 22 Aug 2020 02:17:53 No.44590194 Report

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>>44584663
Based

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 22 Aug 2020 02:23:47 No.44590244 Report

Quoted By: >>44591390

>>44584632
>buy a flash cart
>play blaze black and volt white 2
>also play whatever game I want for free
feels good

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 22 Aug 2020 04:42:49 No.44591390 Report

Quoted By: >>44593126

>>44590244
>buy a flash cart
>play whatever game I want for free
>buy
>free
On 3DS you can play DS games with just an SD card for portability, and on PC, emulation gives better features like higher resolution for models

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 22 Aug 2020 09:41:25 No.44593091 Report

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>>44584653
That's not how things work

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 22 Aug 2020 09:48:43 No.44593126 Report

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>>44591390
Flashcarts will always be better than twilightshit

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 22 Aug 2020 09:50:37 No.44593132 Report

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>>44585190
It may not be as expensive for the European version

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