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Digital or Hard copy? What are you choosing?
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Jinglefruit
The black-nosed Reindeer
Because in the UK the price is determined wholly by the store and Nintendo doesn't get a choice in price. Our shops choose to sell it lower than Nintendo's RRP. (Thankfully, cause they don't seem to realise $1 =/= ?1) Why Nintendo doesn't match them on the e-shop though is beyond me.
Anyway I'm also going for both, getting the Bundle for the digital copy though, so I still don't get the benefit of midnight release.
Punchyleaf
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Because digital copy is sold at MSRP price. Which varies by region but usually is around $34.99 - $39.99 for NA 3DS games. And I'm pretty sure that 29.99 for the physical Is because of sales and stuff on the hard copy of the game, if I'm not mistaken
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Jinglefruit
The black-nosed Reindeer
?29.99, I'm pretty sure is just the retail price here. Very few DS/3DS games are more than that and near all of them are Mario/Pokemon/Zelda.
Though Smyths do it for 9p cheaper! o: And I imagine some supermarkets might offer it for ~?27.99 once it's out. - My local one always sells new releases for ?2 less than the Game store behind it.
Feraligator
Senior Member
No, I mean the physical version is ?29.99.
Edit: Didn't realise that you were already told.
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Digital of course. Why would I want to carry around game cards for a portable gaming console?
The golden age of physical game collection is dead- at least when it comes to Nintendo games. ****ty, flimsy boxes with plastic-saving holes cut out of them, non-reversible box art, and a four-page instruction booklet is hardly a collector's ideal purchase. Not to mention the mere existence of a digital version significantly reduces the long-term value of a physical game card.
I know Nintendo's eShop purchase system is broken in comparison to Steam, XBL, and PSN, but a physical game card is no more safe from theft or damage than your 3DS console is.
The golden age of physical game collection is dead- at least when it comes to Nintendo games. ****ty, flimsy boxes with plastic-saving holes cut out of them, non-reversible box art, and a four-page instruction booklet is hardly a collector's ideal purchase. Not to mention the mere existence of a digital version significantly reduces the long-term value of a physical game card.
I know Nintendo's eShop purchase system is broken in comparison to Steam, XBL, and PSN, but a physical game card is no more safe from theft or damage than your 3DS console is.
DJStarstryker
Senior Member
I agree with you that physical copies of video games are getting cheaper and cheaper in quality. The cases aren't as nice and more and more nowadays they come with an almost non-existent instruction manual. BUT I think that the 3DS isn't bad for carrying around a whole bunch of games. The game cartridges are really small. Even if you're traveling, you can fit a ton of them in one sandwich size Ziplock bag and it still takes up much, much less space than the 3DS itself.
McMuffinburger
Senior Member
Since I'm getting the bundle I will have to settle for digital, however I am not a fan of it since playing the sims you have to deal with origin...and upon downloading 1 of my sims games from there the files kept downloading corrupt, I would rather have a physical copy...but if something happens...well its not a big deal to either re download it or buy a physical for me anyway
Ehh... I prefer physical copies of any game, always have, always will. I feel excited every time I go to Gamestop or Target, I like being able to see the game card for the first time, put it in the first time, ect, ect, and I just don't get the same warm happy feeling when buying digitally. Blah.
XTheLancerX
Dedicated Gamer
I know this is late to reply to but you ever heard of steam? all that is is digital downloads basically and its really reliable. iTunes is crap. But anyway... I am getting digital copy because I want to play the game as soon as I can, and I hate switching out game cards all the time. I already have an empty space reserved in the home menu for animal crossing, and I will have fire emblem in my 3DS all the time (maybe luigis mantion dm).
I like my books physical.
I like my movies physical.
I like my music physical.
And I definitely like my games physical. I always prefer to have the tangibility of a physical copy of anything because it feels like I actually own it. That, and you don't get a case and manual with the digital copy. I suppose its a mild form of collecting. But yeah, definitely physical copy for me. Preordered it last Sunday.
I like my movies physical.
I like my music physical.
And I definitely like my games physical. I always prefer to have the tangibility of a physical copy of anything because it feels like I actually own it. That, and you don't get a case and manual with the digital copy. I suppose its a mild form of collecting. But yeah, definitely physical copy for me. Preordered it last Sunday.
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