Darunia said:

Pretty good. I've only bought one game used before, and that was ac:cf, because 1) They were out of new ones at the store. 2) It was 5 bucks cheaper. It was still in perfect condition, so I said what the heck.

Yoshi-1up said:

Well, if it's not in a gamestop/gamecrazy, then pawn shops are going to make BANK.

Zumwan said:

I don't have enough money to be paying $50 to play every good game, so I love used game stores. Sadly, there aren't many of those around here in Mexico.

Dave the Man Dave said:

Although the Reggienator is awesome, I highly disagree. Used games can give you the opportunity to experience games you might not be sure if you will like. I would play three times as many games if I could afford to, but unfortunately new games can become expensive quick. And also, people do buy used Cds and Dvds. I buy used cds and dvds at all the same stores I get used games.

MediumBlueMetallic said:

The only used games that I buy are out-of-production titles for the NES, or occasionally the SNES. When it comes to Wii games I'd rather buy new because you can either 1) wait until a title matures and its price drops, or 2) suck it up and stop complaining. I don't know, I've just never been into used games. Their cases are scratched up, their discs occasionally don't play 100% correctly, and they usually have damaged or missing software manuals.

Diddy Kong Lover said:

I love waiting til' the price is cheap, but that takes forever with new games. All of my GameCube collection and DS collection I bought used and most of these games are top notch.

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Nova said:

No duh people in the video game industry hate the used game market. But since Gamestop is also their biggest retail ally, they usually don't do anything about it, seeing as Gamestop probably won't change their ways anytime soon.

JRAPOCALYPSE said:

Used games are good if you know what you are buying, I always look at my games before purchase. If the disc is scratched or the case is in bad shape etc I do not buy. Most people today are affected by our bad economy and cannot afford to buy new games which are way overpriced. I have Wii 360 and ps3 so keeping up is a pain, gamefly takes care of all that.

Gamecube Owner said:

I sympathize with Mr. Fils-Aime but many of the older games are almost impossible to find new. The one used game I remember buying was Shadowgate for the old NES, an absolute classic. Nonetheless, if Nintendo wants to reduce sales of used games, they need to encourage developers to increase replay value.

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dave said:

He's basically saying that Gamestop sucks, and seriously- they do. Game developers and publishers don't make as much money as they could, they don't get as much coverage for their costs since Gamestop makes it, and games end up being rushed and end up with lower quality. Gamestop is milking both the game industry and the game consumer. Milking them dry. I will never turn in a used game to gamestop.

Brawler 200 said:

Well this explains one thing for sure, if gaming companies aren't making any money for used games then anybody who buys them shouldn't get upset or complain about how slowly Nintendo is creating new games since they won't get any money if you buy a used game.

Nintendoof said:

I only get used games if I'm skeptical about a game. I usually buy an absolutely new game if I know it's going to rock forever. Well, most of the time.

aUswer said:

Errr so all those second hand book bookstores and thrift shops I see on main street are just figments of my imagination. Alls the amazon second hand books.