Do we know if the NES/SNES classic changed the prices on any games at all?
It’s hard to tell if the Classics caused it, but most of the games on these classic systems have been trending down slightly.
I think this has less to do with the Classic Mini consoles and more to do with people moving away from NES and SNES. Those consoles peaked back in 2016 and since then have been slowly trending downward overall.
well actually the nes and snes mini had a huge impact on especially casual players who wanted to relive some memories by playing mario bros etc on an original console.
many retro stores could sell lose consoles and lose carts of mario bros etc for insane prices since there where little options and the average guy for nostalgia does not have the knowledge of emulation. prices where even more insane in certain european countries where these consoles where hardly available.
When the nes and snes mini came out those stores had lots of trouble since all those casual people bought a classic console.
In terms of real collectors less impact but the casuals for the nostalgia the people who bought the hyped common games for insane prices where no more. classic consoles where good enough for them
Not worth the effiort to spend allot and to bother getting an old tv or lesser image quality. one of the bigger retro stores in my country mentioned this before closing down and many of their competitors at the countries where supply was very hard to keep in stock and people paid insane money for very common games. when classic consoles got nice supply these stores profits dropped by allot very few stores staid open since it's not that profitable anymore.
This was for europe but I am sure also in the USA something like this has happened to the casual people who just wanted to play some games from back in the day wich are the crowds who buy the games for (way) above ebay value.
cib was less effected by classic consoles since it was not only purchased for gameplay only and supply is very mediocre.
also the release date of the nes mini was 2016 and sales for those stores for the popular games went downhill after that. that the peak was at 2016 was no coincidence. classic consoles had quite an impact on even the bigger retro stores since so many customers left when supply got better in 2017. lose carts and consoles are the main potatoes for most retro stores. cib just a fraction. not that much stuff out there to keep the lights on for most.
I'm not to sure if the turbografx mini will have any impact on the collectors market since very few people played turbografx games back in the day. 99% serious collectors who are intereste few people for nostalgia and supply is very bad. no comparison to the market of nintendo wich was pricy even when supply is pretty nice for especially common good stuff.
