>>53278843I'm not even the anon you were arguing with initially. Of course people want new carts, it goes without saying. Hyper-consumerism and scalping aside, tons of Pokemon fans are adults, and many of them would kill for a second chance at owning a new cart. This time, they won't scribble on it, or leave it out in the sun, or drop it on the concrete a hundred times, or accidentally throw it in the laundry, or any number of other stupid, irresponsible things people do when they are kids. That is not the point I'm arguing.
The issue I took was with your explanation of why repros were being made. It's not because the OEM carts are old, it's because they are expensive, because demand for them, is still high. That's literally the reason repros exist - aside from duping grandmas into buying them as Christmas gifts. They're made to provide a cheaper alternative to an official product. The average end user doesn't even know RBY have a battery in them, they certainly don't know or give a fuck about their Sapphire flash RAM failing in 90 years.
