N64 Prices Are Falling FASTER Than Other Systems (Why is That?)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2022
- Prices for the Nintendo 64 are falling in 2022, more so than other games on other consoles. I decided to investigate and figure out why. By looking over many layers of data, I have found the answer.
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Note, only four game systems have averages going down in 2022 (N64, Virtual Boy, GBC, Vectrex) with the N64 going down the fastest. This video is an investigation as to why the N64 is leading in this way.
This is interesting, I think n64 may fall into the same category of systems to collect for as atari 2600. 35 years after the popularity of these systems saw the most focus and then almost all interest is lost. This is because the generation that is nostalgic for these systems aren’t going to collect for it forever. They are going to stop collecting at a certain point. Nes and PlayStation do not fall into this category at all.
The first round of people getting out "collecting" after the pandemic are going to be the most casual of collectors. The N64 by far draws the most casual type of collectors/gamers. I call it the "bro" console. So many people remember playing Goldeneye, Mario Kart, and Smash bros in college dorms and whatnot back in the day.
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@@awesomehigames yea, those systems trashed the N64 back in the 90s...
N64 online is likely the main cause. Another could be that after the NES mini and SNES mini, people were hoping for a N64 mini that never came. Those that wanted it had to go physical or buy a Chinese emulation box. These boxes also made a resurgence in the last few years and emulation for that generation has improved greatly.
Also the everdrive. You can just emulate them and play them on your 64 console.
@@awesomehigames Main stream won't do that
i wouldnt say n64 online is a major cause imo. we would see the same with nes, snes, genesis and now GB and GBA. Many n64 fans find the n64 online ports god awful and controls are terrible. if you want as NSO n64 controller its cheaper just to get a real n64 console. not to mention there isnt alot of n64 games available yet.
@@hueso5071 everdrive has been around for years before the pandemic though. but with price increases of games it and its clones are ever popular not to mention the original everdrive is supporting a Ukraine based company.
That is the case for all old cartridge based systems though. That still doesn't explain why N64 in particular is dropping like this while the SNES is not.
I think it's a combination of a few things.
1. Elevated pricing during the pandemic made it a good time for some collectors to sell, increasing supply in circulation.
2. Physical games went up in price while ROM Carts remained similar in price, even if temporarily unavailable. Made the transition easier to justify for many, decreasing demand for physical cartridges. The N64 is the newest console that doesn't have an optical drive, so there's no modding required to use one.
3. N64 on Nintendo Switch Online announced/debuted, which further reduced demand.
4. Emulation makes all the games free
@@doomedtoobscurity3965 Yes, but that was true before this change.
It could also be that modern TV's are not so kind to the N64. Most HDTV's now are phasing out AV inputs and opting for HDMI only which the N64 doesn't support nativity. Even if you do hook up a N64 to a HDTV, you'll find that the console's antialiasing filter looks far worse and blurrier on a HDTV versus using an old CRT TV (which most people don't have anymore).
Good to see someone understand economics and supply and demand
Sounds like a good time to start collecting for the N64.
No market ever escapes the correction forever. This has been a long time coming. We're in a global recession and people aren't buying like they may have a few years ago. The "retro craze" i.e the people that got into it in the last few years purely for the money when it took off are now trying to cash out which is a great thing.
Even the rarest 3ds games (minus YKW3) are going down in price
I think it's mostly because the library is so small. People get complete sets then they move on. N64 is the go to complete set. 20-30 games are bangers out of the whole library so interest burns out faster than say PlayStation or Saturn
Fewer than that number!
Sega CD had even fewer
ehhh I think it's much larger actually but usually ppl's interests only cover a small amount of games because not everyone likes every type of genre. It's like when I showed my niece some of the ps2's best games off the system and she was disinterested in most of it XD@@joyasmusicales603
The Chinese are releasing more and more knockoffs for the popular titles and, unfortunately, Pricecharting can't differentiate the knockoffs from the real copies, so the average selling prices of the popular titles will continue to decrease and come down somewhere closer to the knockoff prices... Pricecharting is only good for getting a rough estimate!
There are multiple reasons why n64 titles are going down in price but the main one has to be the lack of ‘great’ games coupled with most of the games people has nostalgia for on the n64 going to nso (even goldeneye is moving to nso, probably the n64 game with the most nostalgia behind it to the average person who grew up with the n64). I expect prices to go down to pre pandemic prices or close to that.
I'm more curious about why Sega 32X and CD are still going UP and by a LOT. I noticed the other day how expensive it was for a model 2 with just the 32X at a local shop and was confused. The hardware side is getting dumb for some things. Is there some kind of demand I'm missing? I've had a model 2 myself forever and always wanted to pick up the add-ons but never did for whatever reason and now due to prices, may never get a decently priced chance to do so.
Because idiots nowadays think anything old = gold.
I'm wondering about that too, especially since you can burn Sega CD games
Systems that didn't do that well are always more expensive, less people owned it making it rarer than a very successful console like for example the PS2 and the GameCube.
As someone who recently obtained a N64, was stoked to see this video!
I think it was odd that I could find OoT for $20 locally, but I never questioned it. I figured the guy just wanted some money for a game he once loved, while just seeing it go to someone who valued it.
Usually it’s the titles themselves that push demand. Especially when you see those Madden N64 game going for like $1, same can be said for Majora’s Mask selling for ~$60.
The N64 Nintendo Online has to be a contributing factor also. There’s probably people who have off-loaded their physical media in favor of digital. I can’t not imagine that crowd at least exists, which may be pushing this surge in price-fall for that particular system even further.
Nevertheless the N64 always seemed like the most favorable console by a lot of people, so maybe it’s the console whose games are most affected by market shifts(?).
Love your videos mate, always informative and fun.
As someone with a pretty decent N64 collection, I did enjoy seeing the value inflate for a few years, but I'm glad to see it coming back down. Maybe I'll go for a complete set again.
I buy and Sell Videogames since '99. It was never this hard to sell a (Good) Game. You can feel ,here in Europe, the People save there Money for the Energy Crisis.
On the other Hand is that the Prices are going nuts since couple of Years. I mean i Remember in the early 2000s something like Megaman X3 PAL SNES CIB (wich is mutch more rare than the US one) goin for 60-80€. (Nearly Release Price) That was nuts for an "Old" Game. Look now what a CIB copy is worth. Same with many other Games.
Great video! I work in ops management so data analysis is a huge part of my day. Cool to see it applied to my biggest hobby as well.
Been back into the PS3 library recently, and man are there a ton of great games to be gotten on the cheap line moto storm, uncharted series, vanquished and fear series and Dante's inferno. So many games so cheap I'm building a great collection quickly.
I love that when asked, you recommend people to just EMULATE and play - that's what I've ended up doing. So many bad actors in the retro game space - I just want no part of it.
I got a N64 flashcart back in 2016! No regrets.
Ditto
I really think it is the controllers. They are straight up painful to use, and the sticks go bad QUICK. Add to that a lot of growing pains with camera angles create a reality check type of situation. Despite very fond memories classic games like Goldeneye are pretty painful to play today.
@@tlst94 tl;dr - Experiences would have been better with a more modern controller, but if we assume the games themselves didn't change, control difficulties that seem glaring in the modern view would still curb collector nostalgia in ways that older and newer retro systems don't.
That is a bit of a tricky question because developers would have been building the games to suit the controllers, and I presume that having a dual stick controller would have led to different lines of though in the development stages that could have fundamentally changed the way games controlled and played. But that is too wide of a net, so let's say they thought the games were going to use the original N64 controller but it was switched to a Wii classic controller at the last second.
To me the biggest problem with the N64 controller are the sticks that started to destroy themselves internally as soon as they were used, leaving you with a floppy, drifting, slow responding apparatus within weeks. Second would be having the controller designed for 3 different grip variations. The ergonomics of holding the controller, setting aside the stick issue, were actually really good. However, most games went with the center and right prong grip scheme, meaning that some buttons are always hard to reach, and kind of proved out that while having a controller with a bunch of different ways to use it is a cool idea, in practice what you really want is a sort of common basis for everything. Finally, single stick turned out not to be the way to go. The C buttons usually served as a stand in, either controlling other axes of 3d movement or being used to try to bully the camera into a good spot.
From the times I've used it, the Wii Classic sticks solve the stick quality problem, as do most modern controllers. We still battle drift over time, but it is far less of an issue. There is only one way to hold it, and all of the buttons are at your command. It does have 2 sticks, but since our developers did not know this at the time, they don't really factor as much as the other improvements. My beloved "Z" trigger from the middle prong of the N64 is of course gone, but that seems a reasonable trade.
So in the end a controller like the Wii classic definitely helps in some important ways. The big thing that they don't cure is the fact that N64 games were designed in an era when everyone was making their 3d control and camera engines from scratch with limited experience, code libraries, and reference to draw from. While that was tolerable at the time, from a modern perspective even the most well regarded setups still verge on torturous, no matter what controller you are using. Classic N64 games like Goldeneye, Star Fox, and Shadows of the Empire don't hold up to just pop in and play like NES and SNES Mario, Metroid, and Zelda games, and I think that boils down to the fact that those older games control in such a way that you rarely think about the controls at all, while they are a constant struggle with above mentioned N64 games. I don't think that is a misstep or anything, it is just a more awkward phase of playability which will inherently cause your nostalgia to crash into a brick wall, and hence reduce the desire to collect, good controller or not.
I have always felt, since it's release and to this day, that the N64 was an over rated system. Sure, it has a few gems but overall its games just felt a bit....meh.
For it's time, it had groundbreaking 3D for a console. As for game-play and production value, it was pretty hit or miss, especially compared to the refined high-quality of Super Nintendo releases.
@@stevenrosscarpenter SNES and the Gamecube after it were definitely superior.
@@thecurmudgeon7350 True, but Gamecube wasn't cutting-edge 3D for its generation like n64 was.
@@stevenrosscarpenter The Gamecube was cutting edge for its time and wasnt so far behind compared to its competitors in games and hardware ability. It had superior technology and more visually appealing games compared to the PS2 and was marginally weaker than the original Xbox...which it could have been more on par with if Nintendo didn't cheap out on avoiding to pay to use DVD technology and so paranoid about piracy.
Technically the N64 was inferior compared to the PS1 even though it was the more powerful console because of its use of carts which resulted in limited game memory, low res and blown up stretched textures that attributed to the N64 blurry look, poor muffled sound, no space for expansive cut scenes, and extra voices.
@@thecurmudgeon7350 Thanks for your reply, but you're incorrect on both your points. The gamecube was behind the xbox in terms of 3d rendering (2nd place is not cutting edge). Gamecube did have some cool effects which did add some graphical enhancements, but still 2nd place overall.
In terms of 3d rendering, n64 was a big step up from PS1. CDs being a cheaper per-byte storage medium doesn't effect 3D rendering. In fact, the ps1 used pre-rendered video files so often because they looked so much better than in game rendering.
I don't think this has been talked about but I can imagine that the prevalence of repro carts atm would have helped to drive prices down. I don't see the price charting api being able to differentiate between real and repro.
I think maybe the reason why the N64 is mostly Hit buy the price decrease is a tthat ,like you said, many people bought there Childhood memory, but the N64 Graphics look very dated to them. (Not to mee :)) Especialy on a LCD screen, unless you have a Ultra Hdmi N64 or something improve the look of the Games.
I've been liking your channel quite a bit lately! I love content creators that cover the nerdier side of retro gaming in particular.
This is why I emulate! My virtual games (100,000+) are still worth nothing. 😝
I guess I did good then. I have been collecting retro games for about 15 years but stopped collecting for the most part about a year before the pandemic. About a year ago I decided to sell off some of my collection that I felt I didn't want anymore. I sold off my entire N64 collection for good money and my Sega Genesis collection as well randomly and a few of my Nintendo and Super Nintendo games. I don't regret it because honestly N64 aged very poorly for me and the games I sold from my other consoles were just games I would never play again really and were not fun. I was surprised how much everything got in price. It was a good time to cash out.
Very nice! I agree with you on this. I sold a whole bunch of Nintendo 64 games during the pandemic, they would sell very soon after listing them. Keep up the good content!
Great analysis! Maybe it’s time to finally complete my N64 collection 😃
Interesting video! I bought a whole bunch of N64 games towards the end of summer 2022 and I have to say I got some pretty good deals. So I’m glad to know that I did not significantly overpay. The only two games that I think I paid a lot for our paper Mario and Conker, but now that I have them, I am never getting rid of them. I really don’t care how much they’re worth.
Nicely researched. Like seriously, not many people in the professional setting can analyze and compile data as good as you did here in this video.
Thanks. I'm posting another price-related video on 3/24.
good points all of them, but i think the market have also been overflooded with bootlegs that are hard to spot as a bootleg on sight. So we pretty much with the mix of it all went from actually playing old n64 classics like goldeneye or paper mario was a niche thing that needed some investment both in money and in time to find a copy at a reasonable price, to being very easy especially for some games being on the switch it self.
as someone else mentioned here, a lot of "casual" collecters are in the n64 market as well and i doubt many of them will see the difference of a bootleg and an official copy, and that would definitely bring down the prices. I am not certain of this, but if i'm right, the only thing that needs to be done to stop the deflation would be to put light on bootlegs being a thing and make people aware that they are paying for fake stuff when collecting and that way originals might increase a little in price again, being important as official originals.
Here's to hoping I can eventually buy a genuine copy of Conker's Bad Fur Day or Goemon's Great Adventurefor less than $100 (CDN)
The last 12 months n64 games have came to switch for the main stream not collectors and people aren't collecting as much as during covid
I'm not really seeing games really going down. A few years ago, $5 games nobody really wanted are now like almost $15 and some are even higher. I hope N64 games come down, add to my collection. Graphics wise, N64 still rules compared to NES or SNES, smaller library, have chance to own every game. If anything think prices will keep driving higher.
I should also mention that I sometimes sell off parts of my collection, & in 2022 I had LOTS of ppl wanting to buy N64's along with 4 controllers & Goldeneye and/or Mario Kart 64.
Lol it was always the same games they wanted, and they always wanted 4 controllers. Always got a chuckle out of it when that happened as I knew exactly what was happening, or moreover the childhood experience those individuals were chasing. That 4 player experience was the one main thing the N64 had over the PS1.
Great deep dive Kevin. The content and thumbnail are awesome.
Interesting video. You put a lot of effort into trying to figure it out!
Not sure I get it all, but I'm glad you're covering such things
Good, gives people a chance to buy 'em for more normal prices.
Not all are going down I noticed that Super Smash Bros has been going up, it was at 64 bucks a few months ago and now it’s gone up 78 bucks.
From what I've seen in local shops and from local listings it also looks like that every "mint" or games in "perfect" conditions are less and less common in circulation so people are resorting to selling their scuffed copies with bad or repro labels on them asking less and less
Also consider that the N64 isn't *that* old either, so most people who owned one back in the day still have it in perfect condition more than likely with all their games working fine and the vast majority of people only want that, working console and working games, not perfect copies.
Not to mention repro cartridges, some people simply don't mind having a repro and paying much much less.
Fast, detailed, informational. What a video!
Love this video. Thanks for the deep dive!
Which JVC CRT is that? Do you recommend it for CRT gaming?
What is the music you use for your intro? It seems super familiar. ActRaiser maybe?
Hey man don't apologize for your content. We're all nerds here.
Too many people dumping their hoards moving towards emulation and then there are flash carts.
It's all about the nostalgia cycles. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, the 3rd and 4th generation were all the rage. As time goes forward, that range for nostalgia also shifts. It's why Gamecube and PS2 games are generally the most expensive as of now, the people who grew up with Gamecube and PS2, born in 1997-2003 ish, are all now adults with enough income to spend on stuff like this.
I'm really happy to hear some prices are actually going down. Prices on anything retro have gotten crazy. And the N64 is one of the few systems I don't own, so this is good news for me!
Great video!
Good info thanks
Great video! 👍🏻
The more Excel spreadsheets the better.
For me... Very few games from the N64 are on my list of the 100 best games from Nintendo.
That might have something to do with it.
@@DrRespectful Mario Kart 64, Diddy Kong Racing, Super Mario 64, GoldenEye 007, Star Fox 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time... Is ok... and the controller is revolutionary... but I wasn't a fan of it.
@@TEXTMANNEN few!
This is good. I've been wanting pokemon stadium.
Yes this video has alot of charts and talky talky... But I like it. Helped me upstanding the proxe charting more. Good video.
Thanks god, maybe I can finally go back to collecting for the thing.
Man I am jealous of your gaming setup. That is one nice setup!
Also, awesome job having Detroit Become Human playing in the background - Freaking amazing game!
Online seems to be a good call. One phenomena we have seen in the retro game world is nostalgia. People seem to become nostalgia at a certain similar age. Every few years we see an uptick in the next generation of retro consoles. So GameCube is probably going to be picking up.
GameCube is already really expensive
@@nicklesm202 Just checked pricecharting. You can get about two thirds of the games inexpensively. But yeah, the popular and uncommon games are $$$.
@@larryladeroute971 well yeah it’s most of the ones you’d want that are overpriced lol
@@nicklesm202 we need Gamecube games to crash in prices
fingers crossed the CIB Genesis games plummet too.
"Keep falling please" The common gamer folk
just found your channel I was about to move on without a sub until I found this video. really appciate the work you put it thanks
It's a system that a lot of people find hard to go back to since a lot of the games did not age well. Still one of my favorites, but its much easier to go back to gamecube and even snes. That being said, being that is has a small library, the good ones are really really good for me anyway.
Fortunately, the good ones tend to be readily available on other consoles.
Few good ones, most bad ones!
I would LOVE to see a video about NES pricing. That to me has seen one of the biggest overall drops & would make for an interesting video.
With the NES, I think that drop has to do with the decline of those who grew up with it that are actively collecting for it. Since by now most of them have either gotten out of the hobby or completed their sets and moved on. Similar to what happened with Atari and other 2nd generation consoles before it. Because late 90's-Early 2000's was peak 2nd generation collecting but that dropped off for NES by the mid 2000's. That's just how the scene works from what I observed for my years in it. People will always gravitate the most for the Era that was the most nostalgic for them and maybe the generation after or a generation before but mostly that console generation they grew up in. Which causes prices to rise but eventually they go down because there's a smaller amount of people gunning for it because they are not as nostalgic for them
@@The_Real_DCT Very true, but I do think NES has some staying power simply due to the quality of the games. That was the first system to have a true, full gaming experience.
I think prices will fall to reasonable ranges but that rarer titles will still remain valuable, as they should be honestly. NES games are amazing & it would be a SHAME if they were forgotten...
IT'S OPEN SEASON BOYS, HURRY
I’m a gamer in my 30’s. I never had the 64 growing up so I bought one during the pandemic. Getting games for it had this mystery that came with it as I didn’t know what to expect. Everyone talks about wwf no mercy being the best wrestling game ever made so I paid $35 for a physical copy and honestly could not get into it. Picked up more games and slowly started to realize that maybe the games just don’t hold up well. I still have my n64 and I’m constantly going back and forth on whether or not I should sell it or not. The way I play n64 games today are through Nintendo switch online or through rare replay on my series x.
9:50 Do you always sit that close to the TV? Or is it just to get in the same frame for your video? Can't be good for your eyes I would imagine
Only for the TH-cam shots
Love the intro. Putting game after game on the shelf. Nice touch. I think the N64 controller is not very good.
Honestly, whatever the reason may be, I am happy this is happening to the N64. I personally love the N64 and I appreciate its game library more than most other people do so when I saw so many people picking up these games just because they're valuable it kind of irked me. The N64 is a console that can only truly be appreciated by those that grew up with it or by those that understand where it came from and what its capabilities are. I know what to expect from the N64 when I use it and, instead of comparing it to other consoles, I accept it for what it is. Most others are not going to see it that way and will just see something that doesn't look as good or control as good as other retro options. I'm always trying to collect new N64 games that I enjoy when I find them at good prices so it's great to see prices finally coming down to where they should be. Even though I own an Everdrive for the N64 I still do this because I just appreciate the console that much.
The bad news is that CIB N64 games are still going up. I originally included that in the video, but it was cut.
@Mister Black New flash my guy, I DO buy stuff that I'll actually use. I never said I wanted ALL the N64 games, I just want what I would see myself playing. Also, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. What you may see as something that isn't very good may be seen as something that is treasured by someone else. The N64 is far from perfect, but I love it regardless of its flaws and I accept it for what it is. If you don't like it, cool story bro. Not going to knock you for having an opinion, but I'd appreciate it if you left others who do enjoy it alone. They don't want to hear your opinion as much as you don't want to hear ours.
@@GamingTheSystems1 Good thing I don't collect CIB N64 games then lol. I play all games I collect so I don't like cardboard boxes. They make it difficult to get the game out to play. Instead, if reasonable, I opt for custom plastic cases or just keeping my carts loose on the shelf. Only games I like to collect as CIB are disc-based games like PS1 and anything onwards.
Really enjoyed this vid, not sure it's relevant for Australia as well but would presume so.
I don't even really like the N64 like that but I have to admit that there are at least a 20-30 games I think are worth playing but I wouldn't buy them though...just get an Everdrive.
New fan and subscriber. Loved the Nintendo 64 system. And acquired one for $240.00 and with 6 retro games.The system is original ( thank the heavens) with a memory pak. One original controller and one third party controller. The guy didn’t list the games as original. Was sad about that otherwise they work thankfully. But next time I know what to look out for. I want to own a few original games to build my collection. Keep up the good work love your content.
It's crazy how five years ago we didn't have to worry about fake N64 carts and now the market is filled with them like a minefield.
@ Nonya biz yeah it sucks and also I heard playing the fakes damages the system. So I’m not playing them until I get real legit games. And if they actually loved and are gamers themselves they wouldn’t sell fakes but I guess there’re not.
The only way for prices to come down is for people to just not buy it. Once most people realize these games should not be worth much and just stop buying them, the prices will drop to where they should. I'm calling it, by 2025, no one will care that much anymore about older games again. What we are seeing is the pandemic collectors getting rid of all their stuff and people getting priced out moving to emulation. I'd go with a ODE or everdrive any day then pay some of these prices.
I doubt it unless the people selling them are desperate for money I know if I had a expensive game and a customer tried to out wait me to buy it for cheap I would rather keep it then sell it
N64 Prices Are Falling FASTER Than Other Systems (Why is That?)
You answered that question perfectly with one statement in the video "the games don't hold up as well as they did when they were a kid".
They spent years talking about how the N64 was the best thing ever, went out and spent several hundred dollars to relive those experiences, played extremely poorly aged games on disastrously designed controllers with ugly and blurry graphics (which are even worse on modern TVs) and then came to the horrible realization of "Oh no! All those people who told me that the N64 sucked were right, and I just wasted a s***load of money!", then sold it all off at a loss.
It's unfortunate, they could have gone with nearly every other system in existence and would have had a much better experience. So many folks finally taking off the nostalgia glasses is why the prices are dropping so fast. Nintendo has had some seriously amazing systems, the N64 just isn't one of them.
Thank you for the analysis.
Another interesting video, thank you.
Couple of things. The pandemic had no effect on video game prices. Viruses affect us humans, some animals and possibly Windows PCs. They do not infect N64 cartridges. It was the decision of governments around the world to place their populations under house arrest, which drove people onto eBay looking for something to do, a nostalgia fix and some escapism. So it's more accurate to say prices rose due to lockdowns, not the "pandemic".
Also I think rather than the "weekly price difference" column a column for the price difference as a percentage of the Jan 2022 price would have shed more light on which games have been affected and which haven't. The price difference on its own doesn't mean that much - a $400 game with a price difference of $20 has hardly changed, whereas a $40 game that's dropped by the same $20 has seen its price slashed 50%.
Are there people who doesn't like data??
And I wonder if there's any correlation between used gamesprices, stock prices and the national/global economics.
There is a Big Mac-Index...
Most people are only watching 6 minutes of the video, so it may be the data scaring them away.
Is that excel file available for public download
It is not. Sorry.
I hope prices keep going down, I have avoided N64 collecting wise for a few reasons. First, if you're not running an old crt set up the N64 looks bad on modern TV's, and the hd options for the system aren't that great and the HDMI for the system is pricey if you can't do it yourself.
Next up is the thing most of these other systems had and N64 doesn't is great jrpgs. Just not much there, most devs went with the CD based systems in this era. Normally if something is on another console that's usually the better version.
And really the great thing about the N64 was local coop and playing with your friends. And most of us are adults now and it's hard to get a few people that wants to play in the same room these days.
I think everything will come down on the used game market over the next year. The pandemic spike is over, most people have scratched the itch and are not buying up everything. Also tons of stuff is getting remakes and remasters.
N64 has so many video out issues. If you don't have a CRT the only way to play N64 games on a modern TV is with a HDMI modification and an Everdrive with auto disable AA patches.
I use game eye on android to keep track of every game in my collection and prices of games im going to buy. Really awesome app
unfortunately i don't think the falling prices of Nintendo hudsonsoft, and others games are going to keep going down.
least the ones that are on the wiiu eshop.
that was the last real alternative to getting some of these games without paying 100 dollars for a single title.
the wiiu was the last bit of competition to the used market. and one of the few reasons why earthbound doesn't go above 170, because for around 180 you can buy earthbound and a wiiu for that price.
i predict that after the wiiu eshop goes down for good prices of all the games that were on that storefront will shoot up in price on the used market
I expected it to have a bit to do with the lack of availability of Everdrives during the start of the Ukrainian war while Kirx was relocating shop.
I love it. Cruisin exotica is like 40 dollars down from 55
Umm...Goemon is pronounced as Go-E-Mon, not "Go-Man". hehe...
Anyway, it's good to see prices going down on something. I wish more systems can level out too.
Thanks for the correction. Nowadays I check the pronunciations ahead of time (or issue a correction on screen), but I didn't check Goemon because I never imagined it could be said any different way.
You missed something that may factor. The love for the N64 was Kindled just like all other Nintendo but the factor that I think may be missing is N64 casual collectors during the pandemic quickly realized the N64 video quality and HD TVs is the biggest hurdle for enjoyment. So the switch online service really fill the void for the average person not a person like me that bought a retrotink just for better video quality. I have a CRt you have a CRT but really I see them throwing away crts every day. Also is there a metric that shows the amount on the market. When the price of something goes up people tend to list more and flood the market. It’s probably a combination of factors but don’t discount the video quality factor for the average person during the pandemic
Price charting is out of date by 18 months it is slow to update you only have to look at Japanese wii games they are not price listed due to no sales tgey say butbon ebay there has been many sales for Japanese wii games so it might be ok for US games but games from elsewhere its falling behind great vid though with some good info 😊
Bro my Japan excite bike copy coming in today and it was only 9.99 I love Japan carts plus they come in outstanding condition 8/10 times
Its going down because they just released a bunch of games on the Switch I believe. Also, the bubble popped and Gamecube are the games to get now.
where i live, its like 100 dollars for any of the main n64 hits. majoras mask is probably the worst offender. most stores dont even have it, and when they do its 250 dollars. at that point id just buy an everdrive
I have to ask why the NES isn't even included in your price decrease sheet. Why wasn't that taken into account?
The data I show is accurate. NES prices were not going down at the time of the video. They plateaued a bit since then.
@@GamingTheSystems1 Hm, very interesting. My findings have shown a pretty sharp decline overall. Others like Pat the NES Punk have also reported on this trend and have predicted that the NES will continue to fall.
I'm waiting to buy an Evercart64 before I start spending way too much on 64 carts, they are about $170-180 and has the abilty to play mods and romhacks. Some titles id like to have authentic carts but anything i really want to play ill just emulate on my pc.
Collectibles are no longer a priority for the people they used to be a priority for. People also had a small boost in $ over pandemic to spend on collectibles when gas wasn’t needed nearly as much
But many system prices are still going up, while the N64 is having a large decrease. There's something unique about its situation.
Super 64 bit retro and everdrive cartridges have almost completely eliminated the demand for authentic games.
The games being available on the switch is definitely a factor, but I think the N64 is also something of a boutique system. There were an astonishingly low number of games printed for it, but many of them demand a high dollar. I think that a lot of the collectibility of the system is contingent on the low numbers of games, the variances between prints, and the nostalgia, making the N64 more of a collector's console than most. With many Western countries facing increased inflation right now as well as the artificial bubble created in America by politicians redistributing wealth during the COVID panic thereby dropping cash in the pockets of people who didn't earn it and were thus eager to waste it, I think it makes perfect sense that many prices on games are coming down right now, but especially on those boutique items that people bought specifically as investments.
Edit: The assertion that video game prices coming down equals deflation is a strict non sequitur. Inflation indicates that the value of the dollar is decreasing, not that prices are coming down. Also, I know that in America, a lot of small-time video game buyers and sellers were inhibited from buying and selling games on many online marketplaces due to those marketplaces volunteering to report sales above 600 USD to the IRS.
The Excel data stuff is right up my ally!
Certainly not the case here in Australia. I’m gonna say anything n64 is at an all time high
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In the long run, I think all loose games get cheaper. For the purposes of collection, only CIB and sealed ones matter. So the less nostalgia, the cheaper the games. And the more people of the N64 generation die, the more games there are on the market. Because the current generation doesn't care.
Lol I'm just like you. As a collector I have always enjoyed checking out the graphs & pricing trends on Pricecharting. I am very interested in this sort of thing, would love to see you continue to make videos like this!
I bet the steep decline is basically all these ppl with wrongly acquired nostalgia for the system becoming N64 crazy around that time, then quickly losing interest altogether once they've had their quick fill.
This just reiterated the complete lack of staying power the N64 has in general and the lack of overall quality of the system. Ppl are realizing just how crappy the N64 really was 😅
EDIT - I left this comment before actually watching the end of the video, and it seems your thoughts mirrored my own.
Hm... I think the NES decline has been comparable, with some of the rarer titles going up in price probably evening things out a bit. Some of the more common/semi common games for the NES have really taken a drop in price lately.