Why hasnt Professor Layton 1 dropped in price? [Archive]

BenG76

06-03-2009, 01:27 PM

Its still a very popular title as well. I know when I finished playing mine I put it on Goozex and it was requested pretty quick. Seems like I saw it on one of the DS commercials that has whats her face from Friends on it too recently.

Oobgarm

06-03-2009, 01:30 PM

Because it is completely worth every bit of $29.99.

Quit being a cheapskate and buy it.

GrandAmChandler

06-03-2009, 01:36 PM

The best price I have seen it for new is $24.99 at Amazon. Spend a few more pennies, and it ships free.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000U5W3IW/?tag=retrcom-20

What Oob said, it's worth every cent.

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Chainsaw_Charlie

06-03-2009, 05:16 PM

Because it is completely worth every bit of $29.99.

Quit being a cheapskate and buy it.

I've had it, beat it and sold it, now I want it again so I can get the random password needed for Diabolical box

Jorpho

06-03-2009, 05:19 PM

I've had it, beat it and sold it, now I want it again so I can get the random password needed for Diabolical boxYou mean the stuff behind the hidden door? Save your money (http://professorlaytonwalkthrough.blogspot.com/2008/03/thehiddendoor.html). [Spoilers]

Pantechnicon

06-03-2009, 05:41 PM

Because it is completely worth every bit of $29.99.

QFT. Just got it myself, have barely scratched the surface of it. I'm waiting until I go on vacation next week before I dig too deeply into it. But I can tell already it's going to have some serious play value for the price of purchase.

joshnickerson

06-03-2009, 06:57 PM

Actually, I snagged it at Blockbuster during their clearance last month for $10 ;)

But we might see a price drop once the sequel hits.

ProgrammingAce

06-03-2009, 07:06 PM

Jorpho

06-03-2009, 07:39 PM

But I can tell already it's going to have some serious play value for the price of purchase.No, not really. Finish it once and you'll have seen all it has to offer (even if it's quite a ride).

Geddon_jt

06-03-2009, 07:41 PM

This is a first class Nintendo first party game we're talking about. Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii) is still $49.99 and it's been out nearly 3 years. Heck, Super Mario Kart DS is still $34.99 everywhere...

ScourDX

06-04-2009, 12:02 AM

I would search Craigslist for a copy. I found several sellers selling the game for $15.

PapaStu

06-04-2009, 12:12 AM

Nintendo doesn't often drop their first party releases. Heck, they don't even usually drop earlier Pokemon releases after new ones come out. Be happy that there are copies showing up in stores again. Normally when their titles go OOP they disapear and you never see them again.

Oobgarm

06-04-2009, 06:31 AM

No, not really. Finish it once and you'll have seen all it has to offer (even if it's quite a ride).

I think it is. You'll really notice you're getting your money's worth when you play through it. Plus, the downloadable puzzles are pretty fun too.

You don't necessarily have to play through multiple times for this game to be a good value.

boatofcar

06-04-2009, 06:42 AM

You don't necessarily have to play through multiple times for this game to be a good value.

This. If I play through a game once and had an awesome experience, I don't need to play through it again just to feel as if I wasn't ripped off.

Chainsaw_Charlie

06-04-2009, 12:14 PM

Why do people think that a game's price should drop just because it's been out for a while? The only reason companies drop their prices is to increase sales. So if the price is staying high, it means lots of people are still buying it.

Nearly 98% of games go on clearance and/or get a price drop and that includes past AAA titles like FF12, GTA, Halo etc

Nature Boy

06-04-2009, 12:14 PM

Why do people think that a game's price should drop just because it's been out for a while? The only reason companies drop their prices is to increase sales. So if the price is staying high, it means lots of people are still buying it.

The answer why is simple: we've been trained to expect price drops, and we have no idea whether it's still selling well or not.

Blame sports titles for creating the expectation that when the new one comes out the previous one will drop in price.

fishsandwich

06-04-2009, 02:59 PM

Why is Mario Kart still $30? Why is Super Mario DS still $30? Because they are both STILL in the top 10 game sales charts, that's why. Both came out 4 and 2 years ago, respectively.

Why would Nintendo lower the price on a product that continuously makes the top 10 even when priced at $30?

Super Smash Brothers for the GameCube never dropped below $30 new. It was STILL in production during the last good year of the Cube and it was a LAUNCH TITLE. Read that again. LAUNCH TITLE. You could pick up Geist (another Nintendo release that was released far later in the Cube's life when it had a higher installed base) for $10 a few months after it appeared in stores because it wasn't a very good game and, more importantly, it didn't sell well.

chrisbid

06-04-2009, 03:17 PM

nintendo has historically been fairly stingy with software price drops

it's their price points, they can set them wherever they want

unwinddesign

06-04-2009, 05:45 PM

No one's buying the 3rd party software, so they have to make up the lost license margins somewhere...

Pantechnicon

06-04-2009, 05:59 PM

I think it is. You'll really notice you're getting your money's worth when you play through it. Plus, the downloadable puzzles are pretty fun too.

You don't necessarily have to play through multiple times for this game to be a good value.

This. If I play through a game once and had an awesome experience, I don't need to play through it again just to feel as if I wasn't ripped off.

That's exactly what I'm expecting; A lot of fun mental puzzles to solve, perhaps occasionally involving the kids in coming up with a solution. Something other than staring fixedly at the screen trying to hit the right button combo or whatever. There's a time for that sort of thing, yes, and then there's a time to try something a little more cerebral, as Professor Layton seems to be.

boatofcar

06-04-2009, 08:58 PM

Nearly 98% of games go on clearance and/or get a price drop and that includes past AAA titles like FF12, GTA, Halo etc

But not until they stop selling large numbers of copies.

Nature Boy

06-05-2009, 11:07 AM

No one's buying the 3rd party software, so they have to make up the lost license margins somewhere...

I don't buy this - sounds like hogwash to me.

It still sells so there's no reason to drop the price is the only good answer so far.

Oobgarm

06-05-2009, 11:11 AM

I don't buy this - sounds like hogwash to me.

It still sells so there's no reason to drop the price is the only good answer so far.

Agree completely. Besides, there's so much 3rd party stuff out there, it's gotta be making them money.

Nature Boy

06-05-2009, 11:16 AM

Agree completely. Besides, there's so much 3rd party stuff out there, it's gotta be making them money.

3rd party stuff hasn't sold well, as is commonly stated in these here parts, since the SNES days. And yet Nintendo had no problem making money on the N64 and GC.

I'm sure they'd *love* to, but it's obviously not something they *have* to do.

Icarus Moonsight

06-05-2009, 11:33 AM

At their E3 conference, they stated that Wii and DS were the the top 2 platforms for total third party title sales. So, are they lying?

Nature Boy

06-05-2009, 12:00 PM

At their E3 conference, they stated that Wii and DS were the the top 2 platforms for total third party title sales. So, are they lying?

I'd be stunned if they were - it just proves the above idea is rubbish.