Nintendo 3DS eShop CLOSED! Now Physical 3DS Games Skyrocket in Price! 10 Games That Have Spiked!

[@inrxo]

Homebrew is justified as hell now with them not having an legitimate means to get the games via nintendo

[@swpro4705]

@@videogametrilogies8061 You only get banned if you cheat on online games on the 3ds because Nintendo doesn’t really care about 3ds and wii u anymore

[@inrxo]

@@videogametrilogies8061 I’ve had my OG 3DS XL and my New 2DS LL modded for over a year or 2 and no problems

[@josemier8153]

I was able to update mine with no issues, just make sure you have the latest version of Luma3ds of not search for a video on KZbin on how to update Luma and the 3ds to the latest version.

[@mobilesuitjesse]

Oh most definitely, homebrewing IS THE DEFINITIVE WAY to get games no longer available. At first I was hesitant to do so because, I feared I'd brick my console, but as long as you follow the instructions CORRECTLY, you'll be fine

[@jpm1544]

Dont Be a Stealer ......

[@TheScruffySkull]

Back around 2017, I went to a local retro game store and picked up Project X Zone 1 for like $5. Then to my shock I see it go up in value (because delisted, duh) and up again with the looming threat of the shutdown. So yeah. Not happy about the spikes in price for these games.

[@RedBandanaGaming]

Wow. That's a steal! I'm not happy about it when it comes to buying more, but it's nice to know the collection is worth more. Bittersweet, I guess.

[@joenuyen6017]

I let my xzone 1&2 go way too early, so lost out on a few bucks but sales went into some graded comics so investment into investment for the W

[@RwnEsper]

By the end of the 20-00s, I had realized that GameStop was the worst thing to happen to used handheld games since children. I made it a point to buy nearly all of my 3DS games new; Project X Zone 2 and Radiant Historia Perfect Chronology are the ones that seem to have gone up the most, with both running for $90+ used now. I don't collect for "value," only for games I find fun and/or interesting. The DS and 3DS games have certainly been interesting to see the prices evolve over time though!

[@RedBandanaGaming]

Agreed. I have both of those games and boy have they gone up. I just bought them because I really love JRPGs and the 3DS was really the only place to find them at this time. It seems like they were few and far between on home console at the time.

[@Gamerchick221]

We all predicted this was gonna happen. Even the world edition of some games have skyrocketed.

[@RedBandanaGaming]

You're right, but as fast as it seems to be happening is kinda nuts.

[@Gamerchick221]

@@RedBandanaGaming I bought a world edition copy of Mario and Luigi Dream Team on March 15 of this year from Amazon for $27.22. Fast forward to now it’s gone up to $40.25. That’s a $13.03 increase in that short time. You’re right it’s absolutely insane.

[@Fast_Travel_Gamer]

I'm so mad that I didn't invest more in my 3DS library back when I played it a lot. I just had a select few games that I played and never really dove into the library. I really want Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology but it is already getting ridiculously expensive.

[@RedBandanaGaming]

I feel you on that. I was lucky enough to grab that game when it came out. I don't know what told me to buy it, but I did.

[@alexgamer1556]

If you are from the US it's still doable to find a "reasonable" price for a sealed copy for about 120 dollars. If you are in the EU or PAL regions, you're actually fucked there's no other way to describe that. A used english copy alone is currently bid for 147 pounds on eBay, USED. Finding a sealed english copy of which there's none on ebay currently, I don't even want to imagine how much it will sell for.

[@Fast_Travel_Gamer]

@@RedBandanaGaming You made a wise decision, then! I actually hadn't heard of the game until just a few months ago, but it looks like an incredible JRPG and I'm hoping I can play it someday.

[@Fast_Travel_Gamer]

@@alexgamer1556 I might have to sell another game or two to alleviate the $120 price tag. I have a hard time spending that on one game but I really want to play it.

[@Eddman368]

Have ds and 3ds ones some of my favorite rpgs of all time, hate you had to buy the old portraits for the 3ds port though

[@riccccccardo]

This why I spent last 2 years buying all my 3ds games like a crazy man.

[@Itwasme007]

Thats what I did as well, because I didn't wanted to deal with the high prices later.

[@riccccccardo]

@@Itwasme007 I missed out on smt apocalypse now lowest price is £200 but I did buy it from the eshop. 😪

[@trainandmore]

I recognize the convince of digital, but this is why physical is better. I bought pokemon moon digital, because I didn't have the cash at the time. And I regret it to this day. I'm still trying to get a big case for my switch games, and toss the boxes and keep the art. I still have my DS and 3ds cases. What I'm really really going to miss is the Nintendo badge arcade, I want that back, it's not the same without the pay feature. Please Nintendo bring themes and Nintendo badge arcade to the switch, it'll really help you make money.

[@RedBandanaGaming]

Look up UniKeep Switch binders on Amazon. I use those for my games, but I still keep the cases. My most missed feature is Street Pass. I loved meeting people from around the world with it. I'm bummed that they didn't bring it to the Switch. Maybe they'll bring it back for the Switch 2.🤷🏼‍♂️

[@trainandmore]

@@RedBandanaGaming I was looking at the funlab Splatoon case, the main issue is that I prefer the hub lockers, and they won't ship to it unless I pay an extra $5. So I'm sorta waiting till I need something else to ship to home.

[@MTG69]

Nintendo nuked the badge arcade 5 days before the eshop shutdown. I wish it would of been rotating badges up to the last day.

[@briantran3791]

Prices have been dropping over the last 9 months so now or later will be an amazing time for buyers.

[@TheLifeOfBigBear]

I’m happy that I got most of all of my 3ds games still on day one released

[@RedBandanaGaming]

That means you probably paid less than what they are worth now and especially what they'll be worth in the near future.

[@jjb2244]

Same thing is happening with the limited edition 3dsI am glad when I went to the local game store they had the MM 3ds edition used for sale for about $150. Those suckers are now like $400 for just the system no box. I am a huge Legend of Zelda fan and would kill to have every special edition 3ds for LoZ but that is a money sink I cant justify

[@SirBranDon24]

Either pay a high price, or search for the one piece...

[@obliviousmode575]

I have all the Excave games. I wanted to have the complete series. I wished I got Project X Zone 2. I have the 1st one complete. Just to note most of these games didn’t come with manuals. Most were digitally through the console. They came with club Nintendo gold coins points. They also had warning inserts for the 3D features.

[@psychoapplesauceeater8562]

Not all of the 3ds games went up. Samus returns still holding at 50

[@RedBandanaGaming]

I didn't say all. Samus Returns special edition shot up big time. It's sitting at $95 at the moment.

[@RemyS81]

Great video and just subscribed. Culdcept is also one of my favorite games and in the US it came out on PS2 than xbox. Popular series in Japan

[@RedBandanaGaming]

I never knew it came out on PS2. I worked at Gamestop at the time and never saw it. That's cool to know. I need to find it. Thanks for that heads up. 👍🏻

[@Fizggig]

Did you look at how many 3ds games sold on March 27th on ebay lol it was crazy like probably thousands.

[@RedBandanaGaming]

No. Lol. I didn't even think about that. 😄

[@riccccccardo]

Yeah I want to know the stats to why can I find them?

[@SuperSmashCollector]

So yes prices will go up just like every other console just look at turbo graphics and you know who to blame…. Us! We keep buying games for high prices…and it only takes one eBay sale to start the Trend.

[@SuperSmashCollector]

Side note we have so many people doing the flipper/scalper that’l has a major contribution on the sky ticket prices

[@RedBandanaGaming]

Both of your comments are 100% correct...sadly.

[@AnotherWatchChannel]

This is a good video. I can see the prices coming, I got really lucky… I got all my physical games in the last 2 weeks. Pretty sure I only spent maybe $300-$350 CAD and got like 30 physical games mostly with cases. Kirby Robobot was the best deal… $20 CAD (eBay has it for $70-$80). F1 2011 another good deal at $5 (eBay has it for $60 ish on avg). Most of my games were $5-$10. All 4 of the Zelda’s, Metroid Seamus returns, DK Returns, Almost all the lego games (9), Mario golf WT, Mario Tennis, Star Fox 3D, Sonic Gen, Luigi Mansion DM, MK7, Rayman 3D, Mario Bros 2, 3D land, Yoshi Wolly W, Ridge Racer 3D, Smash Bros, TinTin, Dreamworks super kartz, and the amazing spiderman.

[@RedBandanaGaming]

Nice games. Great pickup prices too. 👍🏻

[@tr1bes]

Don't forget to add these to the list. Fire Emblem Awaken, echo, birthright, conquest. Bravely Default, Monster Hunter 3. I have 3 3DS handheld. Mario/Luigi one, Blue and the Hylian Zelda shield 2DS Gamestop exclusive. Edit. The Hylian Zelda 2DS range from $600-$1100. I preorder and bought this around $170. I could make a killer on this.

[@joenuyen6017]

I’m not looking to add to my collection right now, unless I just land something priced well. I’m glad I used the better part of the last 12 years to buy things overtime as they released and at great prices, most MSRP or lower, to where I can sit back and enjoy the investment grow. Big gainers on my end is FE SE, PL Azran Legacy, and PL v Pw. To those that think they’re awesome cause they have all the expensive games for freeeeee from hshop, good on you but they’re worth jack s**t. This is a video about collecting and value, move along

[@TheLifeOfBigBear]

Dang bro You switch collections in the back Looks like mine lol

[@RedBandanaGaming]

Nice! Fellow Switch head! 😄

[@Parkrik]

So do you think it is worth it holding few better titles (Pokemon X, Sun and Zelda) for some time before selling them?

[@PhilipMurphyExtra]

Back in the day you couldn't charge more then the price of Nintendo EShop used.

[@MrMiagi-hx3ow]

Luckily I was able to snag an authentic pokemon white 2 with the case in mint condition and the manual still intact. Boy am I happy. Gen 5 is my favorite out of all of them and white 2 is my favorite out of the 4 so you can imagine the hype lol.

[@psychoapplesauceeater8562]

I’m still trying to find white 2

[@psychoapplesauceeater8562]

Every GameStop near me has no box

[@MrMiagi-hx3ow]

@PsychoApplesauceEater I didn't get mine from gamestop, there's this third party video game store near me that sells refurbished consoles and games of all types. All the way from snes, n64, and GameCube, consoles all the way to xbox series x, switch, and ps5 consoles. As well as the correlated games. Got both white 2 and my new 2ds xl at the same store. New 2ds xl for $200 and pokemon white 2 with the case and everything for $200

[@MrMiagi-hx3ow]

@PsychoApplesauceEater I also homebrewed my 2ds so I have a huge library of digital games, just wanted to snag my favorite pokemon title physically for safe keepings

[@indy5280]

I have a decent 3ds collection but am grabbing those physical 3ds games before they become really expensive

[@rcg38]

I’m pretty sad that the switch doesn’t have cool themes besides the basic themes

[@90shandheldgamer]

Starfox 64 3D has really shot up in price! At one point it was $20. I've seen it complete in box for $60 now!

[@RedBandanaGaming]

I have a CIB copy and according to Gameye, it's selling at an average of $38. I would not be surprised if it spikes to $60 average in a week or so.

[@90shandheldgamer]

@@RedBandanaGaming thats still a big increase compared to when it was $20. I've seen ebay sellers selling it for $60.

[@caseofquartz7366]

I'm glad I got Yokai Watch 3 when it was released.

[@mercenarybdu]

For the record, FE14 is one game with 3 campaigns, not 3 different games. What Nintendo did was dice the game into 3rds, then sold the game back to the player in piece meal, while pretending that each of the campaigns were different games. Whoever still assumes that FE14 is 3 different games is a sucker for false marketing. Then what Nintendo did was make what was supposed to be the regular retail cart with the full game on it the Special Edition cart. By doing what they did, Nintendo told the player that they will in the future dice up all your games, and sell them to you in piece meal starting with FE14. If everyone went along with what Nintendo did, they would have diced up FE16 on the Switch and resold the full game back to the player in piece meal like they did with FE14. Luckily, due to the backlash from their decision to sell FE14 in piece meal back to the player outside Special Editions, Nintendo backed off on that and kept FE16 together for both regular retail and Special Edition versions of the game. Imagine what would had happened to Command and Conquer if Virgin Interactive sold that game in piece meal, would you still remember it as the great game it is today? or would ya remember that game as part of another company's reckless cash grab? probably the latter with no sequels nor any grand crowd to praise it. Thus, if you ever wonder why there is so much anger and rage regarding FE14, it all boils down to Nintendo slicing a full game, followed by selling it in piece meal as part of a reckless cash grab.

[@tr1bes]

This is nothing new. Capcom did it with many of their fighting games. Notably Tekken vs Streetfighter. Destiny. Everyone saw this happening in the 7th generation and cannot say much but complain. DLC was the real culprit behind all these mess. The 6th generation is still the best but the 7th generation is alot of contronversial mess. DLC, pay to play online (360), play as a service game were all controversial then and now. All of that are bad but we should be worried about the patches required nowadays because of relying on internet, servers and if said company exist or not in the future.

[@mercenarybdu]

@@tr1bes But those are fighting and MMO type games, and not whole offline campaigns for which I am talking about. Also, this is coming from Nintendo for which makes it even worse to which they have promised over and over again that they would never dice up any game and sell it back to the player in piece meal. But with FE14, they have broken their promise head-on as their first attempt to do what EA, Ubisoft and Capcom were doing. Luckily it didn't bode well for them to which they have backed off for the moment.

[@Theachivmentsearcher]

Good thing I got animal crossing a long time ago now I wonder how much that is worth

[@RedBandanaGaming]

Only $20 for New Leaf.

[@BJ6ix]

Completely missed out on the project x games. Didn’t even know they existed til after they spiked #epicfail

[@briantran3791]

The video game crash in 2024 will present buyers with so many deals.

[@RedBandanaGaming]

I want it to happen, but I also don't want it to happen. It will make it so much easy to fill holes in my collection and it isn't like I'm going to sell what I have decided to keep.

[@beastorizeofsion]

Oh wow!! not to be a rotten apple but this is literally why I'm glad I have *ahem* YOU KNOW WHAT on my 3ds, because I'll never be able to get my hands on these games 😂🤦🏻‍♂️💔 I live in Saudi Arabia so we didn't even have a proper vendor for Nintendo like we do for Sony and Microsoft until years after the 3DS release, thankfully with the renewed age rating system, more games are getting into GCC countries with the Switch release. Initially bought the handheld for Kingdom Hearts 3D and Project X Zone 1&2 both, I never ended up getting my hands on KH3D or playing it sadly and then a console version released so no need to play it on the 3DS altogether. Played the BBS PSP version and didn't enjoy it due to handheld controls, I had a much better time playing it on console. Sucks the time for the 3DS has come because it's my favorite handheld. Loved everything about it. 😢 And yeah, Culdcept had games previously on the PlayStation 2 and Sega Saturn. Probably PS1 too, last time I checked. GameFAQs displays all the games in a series. :D

[@RedBandanaGaming]

I completely understand why in your situation you'd have such a "thing" on your system. It isn't your fault. Thanks for the info on Culdcept. I'm old and didn't think to use the internet for information. 🤣 (but I'm on the internet making videos and I remember when GameFAQs came out) lol

[@beastorizeofsion]

@@RedBandanaGaming Lmao, no problem Logan! 🤣😜 and I appreciate that! the same case applies to all of my retro systems though unfortunately 😔🤣, but I do buy PS2 games whenever I have a chance! albeit LukieGames left a sour taste because they sent me Tekken 4 scratched. Email did it and another copy is on the way, hopefully they don't mess it up twice. 🤕

[@Jonathan900S]

I bought pokemon alpha Sapphire 70$ or 700 Swedish krona brand new Now its like 1400 sek or 140$ ahahah

[@casualgamer2006]

Damn did you buy all switch games

[@RedBandanaGaming]

Lol. No. I've been buying games since 2017.

[@archangelx762]

I modded my 3ds and Wii U so now I can get any game I want

[@voltron771001]

Awesome video I still have mine 3ds and Wii U

[@TheLifeOfBigBear]

I got all the dragon guest on 3ds whoooooohhhh think god

[@RedBandanaGaming]

I never thought that would shoot up like that.

[@Omie-Wan-kenobi]

Retro game prices suck, im so glad i modded my 3ds and can dont have to put up with this BS

[@kanggoo57]

doubt itll be a huge spike for everything since the 3ds is one of the most simple consoles to mod.

[@RedBandanaGaming]

Modding and hacking have no baring on game prices. Real game collector's don't mess with that nonsense, nor does the market care. Plus, it's already spiked.

[@kanggoo57]

@@RedBandanaGaming that "nonsense" keeps the average joe from buying the copies you also buy, reducing competition. this common market knowledge should be obvious to you.

[@thugga4036]

I got both x zones for $5 each years ago lmaooooo

[@RedBandanaGaming]

NOICE!!!!

[@thugga4036]

@@RedBandanaGaming crazy how much prices have inflated

[@InfiniteGameReviews]

Glad I have lots of physical games.

[@RedBandanaGaming]

I only have about 70, but the ones I have are ones that seem to be those pricey JRPGs. I was just buying them back in the day because I just love JRPGs.

[@InfiniteGameReviews]

@@RedBandanaGaming: I think I have a similar amount but from several genres. RPGs in general tend to get good values over time.

[@Greaseworld]

This is awesome beautiful systems

[@InfiniteGameReviews]

The purple Fire Emblem Fates was called Conquest. And then you could buy Revelations digitally for 20 dollars. BTW, I'm pretty sure those Project X games are pronounced "X", not "cross" (at least they say "X" in the trailer). Etrian Odyssey 5 and Nexus are going for quite high prices now.

[@RedBandanaGaming]

Thank you for that. I just brain farted during filming on the second game. As for project "X" zone, I've heard what you said before. From my understanding, in Japan it was called "cross". I guess it just stuck with me. I'll have to look into it some more to make sure I'm saying it correctly in the future.

[@InfiniteGameReviews]

@@RedBandanaGaming: I tried looking it up but can hardly find any videos where they say the name...and the only one I found...well, there they clearly said "crossu" (so cross, but in a very typical Japanese style). I thought I heard x in different videos but maybe it was another version or I just misheard it. Have to check if I have a demo left on my console.

[@mercenarybdu]

What Nintendo did was take a great idea and ruined it with micro transactions. FE14 for regular retail should have never been diced up in the first place. You had to be there leading up to launch to even being there after launch to know how much of a disaster it was to how bad it is now that the 3DS eshop has shutdown.

[@InfiniteGameReviews]

@@mercenarybdu: Yeah...not a good decision on their part.

[@karlthorkildson4650]

Technically since you had Birthright, you also could have bought the digital version of Conquest as well for 20 dollars through the ingame digital store. And then you just pick which of the 3 to play by making a different decision after the prologue. Though it did all add up- 100 dollars for all 3 routes plus the DLC maps.

[@QuinoDark]

FireEmblem Fates Conquest

[@robmalcolm8042]

It sucks cause I’m into emulation and even with the latest snapdragon 8 gen 2 3ds emulation on android isn’t perfect unless you use a fork still over official (in my opinion although it definitely runs better on the latest chipset over older chips) and even on many pcs it stuggles. I know ios is finally about to get a 3ds fork of citra so we’ll see how that goes. Hopefully mikage emulator also improves.

[@lunosasso6254]

this is so sad this only has 27 likes your room is so cool bro

[@masterlee2590]

I was ere Thursday 30th March 2023 @ 7:00 in the morning

[@Sjono]

14:33 Are you seriously saying action RPGs can’t be called JRPGs

[@RedBandanaGaming]

No. Anything RPG from Japan is a JRPG. It doesn't have to be turn based to be a Japanese RPG.

[@saintbilllz715]

game eye is the shit

[@RedBandanaGaming]

Yes. Yes it is.

[@Brobricks1]

rip eshop

[@Thelordamonglords]

“Do what you can cause a pirate is free, you are a pirate

[@emadstarns291]

Let the scalper overprice the games who gives a crap about scalpers we’re in 2023 on Nintendo Switch PS5 xbox series X I’m not interested in old gen games Nintendo closes the Wii U and 3DS cause they didn’t see enough people playing on them it’s true everyone’s playing on the Nintendo Switch barely anyone is playing on the Wii U or 3DS if you compare xbox and PlayStation to Nintendo there is something called achievements and trophies 🏆 that Nintendo is missing to why people still would play the older games yes I would love to still play on Xbox 360 games and PS3 games for the trophies 🏆 but do I play original Xbox games any more maybe games that were only on original Xbox and same goes for PS2 but Nintendo never thought once add achievements so I stopped playing on Nintendo since 2006 I only bought the exclusive games only xbox took me away from Nintendo and PlayStation almost lost me until they added trophies 🏆 what saved them

[@Mojomanultra]

"Only way to get these games"

[@thanhiclez]

No one will buy the inflated cost of physical games. If people wanted to play a game at this point, all DS models can be jailbroken very easily. The way I see it, Nintendo are no longer making money from games with the closure of the estore, so pirating 3DS/DS games will not hurt Nintendos pockets. The only one's profiting are the resellers.

[@RedBandanaGaming]

You couldn't be more wrong about that, kid.

[@Itwasme007]

Culdcept revolt is a hard game to find on the wild