Are the Rising Prices of N64 Games Sustainable?

[xelement5x]

I think being the last home cartridge system.....

Can the playstation tv (vita tv) be considered a cartridge based console, or is it just a consolized portable even though it's functionally very different (no touch controls)?

Good question. I figured someone would call me on that claim. Can you consider a flash media card a cartridge? I guess by that logic, if Nintendo made a home system that could read DS games, DS games would now be considered carts? Who knows....

I got a definition of cartridge:
a container holding a spool of photographic film, a quantity of ink, or other item or substance, designed for insertion into a mechanism.

So I would and have considered DS/3DS and Vita games cartridges.  You could almost argue PSP games are carts too since they are containers with the actual disc in them, similar to those CD-ROM caddies from back in the day.

[Necromancer]

There's no doubt that Vita (and DS) games are cartridges.  That wasn't in question.

[MrBroadway]

I would go with consolized handheld like the Turbo Express is a portable console rather than a handheld in its own right.

[vexcollects]

I would go with consolized handheld like the Turbo Express is a portable console rather than a handheld in its own right.

For sure. Agreed.

[vexcollects]

The more I think about the more I believe that as time passes and the desire to own these N64 carts is satisfied, boredom sets in, or people just plain move on to something else, the prices will peak and then drop. Especially due to the quantity of these carts floating around out there.

That's when I will go and buy a bundle of 50 games for 50 bucks (two of which will be any good at all  ).

[ChuChu Flamingo]

This seems to be a problem with most retro games nowadays. What was crazy two years ago is the "norm" now.

[bartre]

I have converted all of my funds to Mint N64 carts.

[esteban]

I have converted all of my funds to Mint N64 carts.

Brilliant. 

[cr8zykuban0]

n64 games are going up forsure but im going to stick to import. boxes look more colorful and vibrant and they are cheaper to obtain in my opinion but I still enjoy collecting u.s. n64 games.  im about roughly 40 boxed n64 games which isnt much

[MrBroadway]

n64 games are going up forsure but im going to stick to import. boxes look more colorful and vibrant and they are cheaper to obtain in my opinion but I still enjoy collecting u.s. n64 games.  im about roughly 40 boxed n64 games which isnt much

There's only about 40 N64 games worth owning, so yeah, it's quite a bit.

[cr8zykuban0]

n64 games are going up forsure but im going to stick to import. boxes look more colorful and vibrant and they are cheaper to obtain in my opinion but I still enjoy collecting u.s. n64 games.  im about roughly 40 boxed n64 games which isnt much

There's only about 40 N64 games worth owning, so yeah, it's quite a bit.

I would say there are a few more. im pretty happy with what I got but I still have a few titles on my wanted list that im missing like killer instinct gold, bomber man 2nd attack, mario party 1, goemons great adventure,  sin and punishment and a few others

[bartre]

n64 games are going up forsure but im going to stick to import. boxes look more colorful and vibrant and they are cheaper to obtain in my opinion but I still enjoy collecting u.s. n64 games.  im about roughly 40 boxed n64 games which isnt much

There's only about 40 N64 games worth owning, so yeah, it's quite a bit.

[cr8zykuban0]

n64 games are going up forsure but im going to stick to import. boxes look more colorful and vibrant and they are cheaper to obtain in my opinion but I still enjoy collecting u.s. n64 games.  im about roughly 40 boxed n64 games which isnt much

There's only about 40 N64 games worth owning, so yeah, it's quite a bit.

lol haunter for the win!

[esteban]

Q: Blah blah N64 sustainable?

A: Who cares?

[vexcollects]

Q: Blah blah N64 sustainable?

A: Who cares?

it's a trend involving my favorite hobby, which I find interesting. I'm sure some people care. I don't really. Just more of a curiosity.

About 3 times a week I get asked if I have any n64 stuff to trade, when trading games for other consoles. It's actually starting to bug me. I keep saying no while looking at them, puzzled. I really don't understand the appeal (except for a few titles), but I was already in my 20s when the n64 came out, so my passion is more in the 8 and 16bit consoles from my youth....