While DS games are mercifully cheaper than software on the home consoles, the sheer volume of must-have titles can make owning the handheld an expensive pastime.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
9-18-2008 @ 9:13AM
Nigeria said...
I spend around £60 on DS games a month, but often, unless it's spectacular, I tend to sell the games on. And because I usually import I can make £10, on top of the RRP, on every £20 game brought. So it's financially sustainable.
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9-18-2008 @ 9:43AM
supa_s said...
$300+ for the last few months and it'll stay this way for the rest of this year -___-
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9-18-2008 @ 10:08AM
bbot said...
Well, I just bought a DS, after seeing them everywhere at PAX, so I guess I'm up to $300 by now. (DS, games, USB charging cable, flash cart...)
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9-18-2008 @ 10:33AM
Puddles said...
On average, I buy a game a month. So $30/month. I don't have time to finish games faster than that.
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9-18-2008 @ 10:52AM
Zealot said...
$20-$50 a month on average, which is anywhere from the price of a used game to the price of a new game and a used game. My only other systems are a PS2 and a Wii, and there's only Persona 4 on the horizon between either of those through the end of the year, so I don't really have a set fund for my drought-ridden consoles.
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9-18-2008 @ 12:36PM
cookie said...
this is what R4s are for...havent purchased a ds game in almost two years now
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9-18-2008 @ 1:14PM
dswill79 said...
***Insert typical rant about using pirated roms and then bragging about it here***
9-19-2008 @ 4:26PM
Zealot said...
Just in case the above poster was being sarcastic about "ranting", let's be serious. Bragging about DS piracy on a site purposed with promoting titles is a really jackassed thing to do. Doing it anywhere, for that matter.
9-19-2008 @ 7:02PM
dswill79 said...
While sarcasm was a component of my comment, it still amazes me that anytime that we have a discussion about game purchases that pirating still enters into the equation and people still think that bragging about it is alright. I personally don't pirate video games, and probably never will, however I can see how some people might feel the need. However to blatantly brag about it on a public forum (where a user could easily be tracked down) is mind-bogglingly stupid. My comment was a tongue-in-cheek reply because I knew that someone down the line would, as always happens, post a reply about people talking about pirating games.
As long as people are out there pirating games, I guess this is just a topic that will continue to pop up.
9-18-2008 @ 12:46PM
thegadgetguru said...
I rent them from services like gamefly first. if they are worth purchasing all I have to do is click on keep it and its mine.
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9-18-2008 @ 12:55PM
aj said...
It depends on what's coming out, and whether or not the used video game shops in my area have anything good.
Just the other day, I lucked out and picked up a handful of really hard to find games at EB. But then again, some months I'll spend nothing. I guess the average works out to a reasonable amount of money over a long enough period of time....
Am I the only person who doesn't own a flash cart and download my games?
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9-18-2008 @ 9:53PM
Alisha Karabinus said...
I don't know... let's compare the comments from people talking about spending money and the comments from people talking about pirating games. What do you think? Are you the ONLY PERSON who buys games?
Remember, there was math involved in today's topic. ;)
9-19-2008 @ 6:59AM
aj said...
At the time of my posting (you are aware that more posts may be added over time, yes?) the split was about 50/50 of people who did mention buying an R4, and who did not mention an R4.
The rest was what we like to call "hyperbole", which is something people do to make what they say more interesting. But thanks for taking the time to show your superior grasp of number theory. Congratulations! You've shown how smart you are ON THE INTERNET. Your parents must be so proud.
9-19-2008 @ 10:34AM
Pizza Pasta said...
Oh my, Alisha! You've upset the baby. Poor thing. Maybe he needs to find his own place on the internet to BAAAAAAAAAAW!
9-18-2008 @ 1:08PM
neaux said...
I've been playing Etrian's Odyssey since June. That's almost 4 months. Assuming I finish it by early October, that's almost 5 months without buying a new game.
the moral: buy long drawn out RPGs and you'll save mega bucks!
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9-18-2008 @ 3:37PM
Patrick said...
Or buy infinitely replayable games like Clubhouse Games or Chessmaster.
I'm amazed when I hear reports like some of those above. I've bought a dozen games since I got my DS a year or so ago, and I chastise myself for having too many to ever actually play. With most of 'em, I've barely scratched the surface. The only game I ever "finished" is Phantom Hourglass, and I rushed through that with the help of a walkthrough.
Generally, I don't like games that can be finished. I like games I want to keep coming back to forever.
9-18-2008 @ 3:57PM
Lord Khyron said...
I love my K6
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9-18-2008 @ 4:10PM
chibi_wings said...
i spend quite a bit on my DS monthy (60-100 canadian dollars), since I tend to favour it over any consoles. I also get a bit paranoid about certain games (altus i am looking at you....) that tend to be really hard to track down the longer I wait after release day to purchase them, hence I tend to buy games that I will probably not be able to play in the near future, due to commitments in school. I can safely say that 80% of my games have yet to be finished.
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9-18-2008 @ 4:11PM
chibi_wings said...
oh, and I'm also an impulse buyer, which doesn't help. I just can't resist a good deal or a nice looking game ^^
9-19-2008 @ 4:57AM
karagh said...
Same problem here.