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March 8th, 2010 at 7:07 am
i know what you are saying, its the same thing in Ukraine, they sell consoles (like sega) but not the games….pretty lame, but i have like 50 original sega games….
March 8th, 2010 at 7:40 am
It’s mostly for collectors. They’re not going to open it because opening it up only depreciate the value. Since they’re not going to open it, what’s the point of selling games.
Another reason is for replacement. Some of us still have a lot of old games, but our consoles may not be working anymore, so it would be nice to be able to buy an old console.
Making old games might not be profitable. People are into the latest games, not old games. What’s the point of making old games if nobody is going to buy it, or if only a few people will buy it.
March 8th, 2010 at 7:45 am
I have one of those knockoff machines that play both NES and SNES games. My genuine garage-sale NES was a blinking worn-out beast, and I needed another machine that worked better, like the top-loader I have now. Having a SNES slot was a bonus, but now there’s one that plays those two game families plus sega genesis too. Cool.
There are still tons of carts out there – at least in North America – and they seem to last forever. The machines do wear out though. It’s a cost-effective replacement for me, because a working NES (and especially SNES) are quite a bit of money on eBay.
With today’s technology, I’m sure there’s next-to-nothing inside these consoles today, so it’s quite easy to emulate two or three consoles in a single unit. Even my old trusty Commodore 64 computer was recently reworked onto a single chip and sold as a plug-and-play device: see ebay auction number 230354327200. Enter that into ebay search to see it.