Earthbound NOW available on Wii U VC!?

[Opa Opa]

Nintendo comments on Earthbound's inflated pricing

Oh, and the company also kindly hiked the price up to $9.99 / £6.99, which is a little more than SNES games usually cost on the Wii U Virtual Console service.

So why the price increase? Speaking to Destructoid, a Nintendo representative attempted to explain the situation:

• As for EarthBound, Nintendo sets prices in the Nintendo eShop and Virtual Console on a game-by-game basis. Different games will be offered at different prices.

Translation: "We're gonna milk this for all it's worth."

[CavZee]

Does anybody really mind though? It's a game/series people have been clamoring for Nintendo to acknowledge for 20 years. We finally get the game on VC, it gets a brand new trailer in the Nintendo Direct, the full guide gets released for free online and it's even optimized for the Wii U browser. Getting upset over a $2 price hike seems silly to me.Then again it's the internet, and I guess it's just WAY more fun to be negative.

(Not directing this at you personally FYI)

[ZenErik]

I'm not sure if I'll buy this one or not but $10 is fair enough. Especially compared to the cart. I paid in the range of $100 for the cart only a few years back.

[Opa Opa]

Does anybody really mind though? It's a game/series people have been clamoring for Nintendo to acknowledge for 20 years. We finally get the game on VC, it gets a brand new trailer in the Nintendo Direct, the full guide gets released for free online and it's even optimized for the Wii U browser. Getting upset over a $2 price hike seems silly to me.Then again it's the internet, and I guess it's just WAY more fun to be negative.

(Not directing this at you personally FYI)

I only posted that half-jokingly, tbh. No offense taken.

Although, there is some truth to my "criticism". You can get FF VI and Chrono Trigger off of the Wii Virtual console for only $8. Those are technically better games in every aspect (better music, visuals, gameplay, story, etc) and they're cheaper.

I just thought it was a little funny when the Nintendo rep said they set prices on a "game-by-game basis". It's true. Look at the eshop and you'll find all the Nintendo-brand games carry a premium price compared to most other titles.

Honestly, EB at $10 doesn't bother me; what bothers me are those people that claim they're buying a Wii U specifically for Earthbound. (When the reality is you could purchase a real copy of EB and a Super Nintendo for less than the Wii U basic.)

[ZenErik]

Does anybody really mind though? It's a game/series people have been clamoring for Nintendo to acknowledge for 20 years. We finally get the game on VC, it gets a brand new trailer in the Nintendo Direct, the full guide gets released for free online and it's even optimized for the Wii U browser. Getting upset over a $2 price hike seems silly to me.Then again it's the internet, and I guess it's just WAY more fun to be negative.

(Not directing this at you personally FYI)

I only posted that half-jokingly, tbh. No offense taken.

Although, there is some truth to my "criticism". You can get FF VI and Chrono Trigger off of the Wii Virtual console for only $8. Those are technically better games in every aspect (better music, visuals, gameplay, story, etc) and they're cheaper.

I just thought it was a little funny when the Nintendo rep said they set prices on a "game-by-game basis". It's true. Look at the eshop and you'll find all the Nintendo-brand games carry a premium price compared to most other titles.

Honestly, EB at $10 doesn't bother me; what bothers me are those people that claim they're buying a Wii U specifically for Earthbound. (When the reality is you could purchase a real copy of EB and a Super Nintendo for less than the Wii U basic.)

Although Earthbound will 99% of the time look better on a WiiU than a SNES + cart for those of us that use HDTVs. Unless you're using a nice XRGB box or something similar.

[Jmustang1968]

Does anybody really mind though? It's a game/series people have been clamoring for Nintendo to acknowledge for 20 years. We finally get the game on VC, it gets a brand new trailer in the Nintendo Direct, the full guide gets released for free online and it's even optimized for the Wii U browser. Getting upset over a $2 price hike seems silly to me.Then again it's the internet, and I guess it's just WAY more fun to be negative.

(Not directing this at you personally FYI)

I only posted that half-jokingly, tbh. No offense taken.

Although, there is some truth to my "criticism". You can get FF VI and Chrono Trigger off of the Wii Virtual console for only $8. Those are technically better games in every aspect (better music, visuals, gameplay, story, etc) and they're cheaper.

I just thought it was a little funny when the Nintendo rep said they set prices on a "game-by-game basis". It's true. Look at the eshop and you'll find all the Nintendo-brand games carry a premium price compared to most other titles.

Honestly, EB at $10 doesn't bother me; what bothers me are those people that claim they're buying a Wii U specifically for Earthbound. (When the reality is you could purchase a real copy of EB and a Super Nintendo for less than the Wii U basic.)

It's not that far fetched. If you buy an EB cart that is all you get. Getting a Wii U for EB also gets you a console for future library additions.

[CavZee]

I'm not sure if I'll buy this one or not but $10 is fair enough. Especially compared to the cart. I paid in the range of $100 for the cart only a few years back.

I don't normally purchase VC games but this seemed like a no brainer for me. Bought it, and am enjoying it a lot. Never played it before now actually. Hope the series can make some kind of a comeback in some capacity.

[AppleQueso]

Does anybody really mind though? It's a game/series people have been clamoring for Nintendo to acknowledge for 20 years. We finally get the game on VC, it gets a brand new trailer in the Nintendo Direct, the full guide gets released for free online and it's even optimized for the Wii U browser. Getting upset over a $2 price hike seems silly to me.Then again it's the internet, and I guess it's just WAY more fun to be negative.

(Not directing this at you personally FYI)

I only posted that half-jokingly, tbh. No offense taken.

Although, there is some truth to my "criticism". You can get FF VI and Chrono Trigger off of the Wii Virtual console for only $8. Those are technically better games in every aspect (better music, visuals, gameplay, story, etc) and they're cheaper.

I just thought it was a little funny when the Nintendo rep said they set prices on a "game-by-game basis". It's true. Look at the eshop and you'll find all the Nintendo-brand games carry a premium price compared to most other titles.

Honestly, EB at $10 doesn't bother me; what bothers me are those people that claim they're buying a Wii U specifically for Earthbound. (When the reality is you could purchase a real copy of EB and a Super Nintendo for less than the Wii U basic.)

Its not that far fetched. If you buy an EB cart that is all you get. Getting a Wii U for EB also gets you a console for future library additions.

This. I doubt anyone's seriously buying a Wii U only for Earthbound. They were probably already on the fence about getting one and Earthbound just sealed the deal for them.

[CavZee]

Does anybody really mind though? It's a game/series people have been clamoring for Nintendo to acknowledge for 20 years. We finally get the game on VC, it gets a brand new trailer in the Nintendo Direct, the full guide gets released for free online and it's even optimized for the Wii U browser. Getting upset over a $2 price hike seems silly to me.Then again it's the internet, and I guess it's just WAY more fun to be negative.

(Not directing this at you personally FYI)

I only posted that half-jokingly, tbh. No offense taken.

Although, there is some truth to my "criticism". You can get FF VI and Chrono Trigger off of the Wii Virtual console for only $8. Those are technically better games in every aspect (better music, visuals, gameplay, story, etc) and they're cheaper.

I just thought it was a little funny when the Nintendo rep said they set prices on a "game-by-game basis". It's true. Look at the eshop and you'll find all the Nintendo-brand games carry a premium price compared to most other titles.

Honestly, EB at $10 doesn't bother me; what bothers me are those people that claim they're buying a Wii U specifically for Earthbound. (When the reality is you could purchase a real copy of EB and a Super Nintendo for less than the Wii U basic.)

I think third parties set the prices themselves. I know some of Square's PS1 games are set higher than others for example.

The only Nintendo games that I know of that cost more than usual would be the GameBoy Zelda games. Anyway, it's largely a non issue because the fans who want those games don't really mind the price because they want the game and Nintendo knows they'll pay that price.

[ninjainspandex]

did someone say that the Earthbound Wii U Virtual console version comes with a scanned official guide that you can read on your Wii U gamepad? how do you access it?