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| darko:
I don't see it dying completely. Video games are a huge defining characteristic for Generation Y (and the later years of Generation X). There will be a nostalgia factor there until we're all dead and gone. Collecting might slow down, but I highly doubt it will ever die off completely. Video games are a massive entertainment empire now. As long as we have video games being made there will be new blood brought into collecting. The numbers will more than likely dwindle as time moves on, as those interested in playing the older titles grow up in a world without physical media. As far as in the next 2 years? No. Most collectors are between the age of 25 & 35 that I've met (getting to the point where they have some disposable income). I think this is the key factor when it comes to looking to the future of collecting. You have the SMS/NES collectors (those who grew up with the systems as their primary) that are now between the ages of ~ 30-35+, the 25-30 age range out looking for SNES/Gen nostalgia, and the 20-25 year olds looking for N64 & PS1 stuff. My ages might be a little off but I think you can see the picture I'm trying to draw. I realize that most of us on this site are collecting across platforms and generations, but not everyone does this. The biggest price divergence at the moment seems to be in the SNES world, where games have basically doubled or tripled in price over the past year or so. The same thing was going on in the NES world several years ago. We'll see the same thing going on with the N64 & PS1 libraries soon enough. I think another system that is about to see a hefty price bump is the GBA. Consider this: if you're favorite system is the SNES (which seems to be the retro system in the highest demand at the moment), you're more than likely going to like the offerings from the GBA library. At the same time, you're going to have collectors that grew up with the GBA as their primary handheld coming into the marketplace. (we're going to have an overlap in interest). Thus, a price spike in GBA games. I don't think GBA titles will get totally out of control, but I think they will be inflated for a year or so while the overlapping interest drives up demand. |
| jcalder8:
--- Quote from: hexen on January 28, 2013, 07:30:40 am ---No. Retro collecting is far from dying... if anything it is becoming way too mainstream. The ludicrous price jumps over the last couple of years on pretty much EVERYTHING is pretty solid evidence to this, I would say.... --- End quote --- This is why I am saying that it is dying. To use a Yogi Berra quote "Nobody goes there anymore it's too crowded" Everyone knows that they are worth so much but from what I have seen there aren't as many people collecting. Having more people selling than buying is never a good way to keep value up. I don't think collecting well continue on much past the SNES. Gaming in general was more mainstream by the time the N64 was done it's lifespan so unlike previous console generations most people who wanted it had it. Also in my opinion SMB holds up better than Mario 64. I have an easier time getting my son to play classic 2d gameplay than dated 3d. I think most people who grew up playing Goldeneye and the like have moved on the COD and Halo. I went back and tried to play some Goldeneye and it was fun for the nostalgia but honestly I would just rather play a modern FPS if I was in the mood and I think the same can be said of most 3d games. |
| htimreimer:
the biggest problem with the snes and the reason i dont have one is because the prices for the console and games are way too high for a something that was as mass produced as it was and i think the reason for the high prices is this retro gaming fad thats not going away anytime soon |
| turf:
Do I think collecting is goonna die? No. Do I think there is a "bubble" that is going to pop? Absolutely. Prices are becoming overly inflated and too many people are buying games as an investment. People buy stuff up and try to flip the games for a quick buck. Sound familiar? This is the housing market about 2005. |
| darko:
--- Quote from: turf on January 28, 2013, 11:34:01 am ---This is the housing market about 2005. --- End quote --- Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. I don't know anyone who's out getting a sub-prime loan to "invest" in video games :) Which brings me to another point - if you are in this thinking that you're (not you Turf, the collecting world) going to someday turn a big profit, you're wasting your time and money. Seriously. If you get lucky and find a copy of EB for $5.00 then good for you, sell that crap. If you're holding out for the peak of video game collecting to unload, you might have missed it. If you're spending money on collecting for personal reasons (like the nostalgia factor, want to have a hobby that the whole family can participate in/enjoy, etc) then carry on! Video game collecting is a very inexpensive hobby when compared to most other things. Collecting isn't going to make any of us rich (unless one of us starts up a store or something that turns into the next GameStop). |
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