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Precursor Keen on Eternal Darkness GameCube Re-Release

12.05.2013

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Want to play the original GameCube classic Eternal Darkness? It could certainly be possible with interest from Precursor.

The developers of the spiritual sequel to Eternal Darkness, Precursor, have been in talks with Nintendo about the upcoming episodic project. As suggested by a fan on the company's forums, could the company bring up ideas for a re-release whilst talking to Nintendo?

Q: Is there any chance that while in talks with Nintendo you can bring up a possible re-release of the GameCube's Eternal Darkness as a Virtual Console release? It would allow hype to build on the game and allow people who had not played before to get into the series!

A: We will definitely discuss that. Thanks for the suggestion!

GameCube titles have yet to surface on the Virtual Console roster, but are likely to appear on Nintendo Wii U at somepoint given Nintendo's improved approach to digital releases.

Would you take on a Virtual Console re-release for the original Eternal Darkness?

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Dorian (guest) 12.05.2013#1

The more ~~old~~ games on Wii U the better. I cannot even get my dog to play the thing.

jb 12.05.2013#2

Nintendo really need to pump out the GC support, so many greats including ED, that can make a quick buck on the eShop and really expand the VC catalogue. Honestly don't get why it takes so long to add off-TV support and the VC interface?!

GC games can go for £10/15 a pop easy. If they reduce the N64 titles to £8.

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Azuardo 12.05.2013#3

£10-15 would be a bloody insult. You want people to bother with the VC? Give us reasonable prices. I'm not spending that much on a GC game when I could buy it for a few quid off ebay.

ED is a great game, though, and is one of the GC games that deserved more attention.

JoshSL 12.05.2013#4

Azuardo said:
£10-15 would be a bloody insult.

Is £10 really that bad? The few PS2 games on PSN aren't much less than that, some PS1 games are £8 too.

Plus I'm pretty sure £10 is cheaper than some Xbox Classics on XBL.

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Azuardo 12.05.2013#5

Majority of PS2 games don't go higher than £8. Very few are more. £10-15 as a standard for GC games is wrong to me. I certainly wouldn't buy any of them for that price.

jb 12.05.2013#6

Fair enough, I would buy it for a tenner though - especially harder ones to find. £15 is pushing it, I agree.

Maybe the pricing should be something simple like:

£2 - NES
£4 - SNES
£6 - N64
£8 - GCN

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kingdom (guest) 12.05.2013#7

jb and az are on the money, I absolutely agree. Too often people in this country are willing to bend over and take whatever price they're given. Wanting more games should not influence us to accept high prices. The fact that we want more games is a valid criticism of ninty and not our fault.

jb's pricing is stomachable.

I would rather have a disk of mario tennis for my wii than a digital copy.

The only way a digital copy is a value proposition is if it tracks under a physical disc not over.

most GC games cost between ~4-16. 16 would have to be a rare desirable game.

These games were a limited production run. Already there a lot less around than when they were released. It's remarkable that prices of retro games haven't already begun to rise but they will.

perhaps one day eternal darkness will cost 25 quid digital. But absolutely not until the physical discs go for 30 quid.

That day hasn't come so 10 quid is the absolute limit and already steep.

Flynnie 12.05.2013#8

jb said:
Fair enough, I would buy it for a tenner though - especially harder ones to find. £15 is pushing it, I agree.
Maybe the pricing should be something simple like:
£2 - NES
£4 - SNES
£6 - N64
£8 - GCN

I would be willing to pay these prices if i couldn't find the physical copies of these games for less. But still most GC classics can still be found for around £10. Although having said I just did a quick search for games like Fire Emblem POR and LOZ:4SA and they are going for a pretty penny!

Just looking on eBay i could probably get Eternal Darkness for around £6 if I am lucky...and I'd rather have the physical copy.

Nonetheless it would be nice to see GCN titles on the VC and Nintendo would definitely see sales so i just don't get their hesitation...maybe an E3 announcement?

meeto_0 12.05.2013#9

I hate that type of condescending answer to the above question: 'we will definitely discuss that thanks for the suggestion.' Is the guy asking the question 8yrs old?

As for a pricing structure: £10 is the ceiling and why on earth is nintendo treacling the games out so slowly. Bad enough that there are few new games. Its maddenning that they are holding onto a massive back catalogue.

Release the super rare japanese games. Get to translating more of them. Make the VC a collectors gold mine.

Canyarion 12.05.2013#10

Nintendo still doesn't understand the whole pricing business. All these years I have refused to pay these prices for games that I either already have on cartridge, or can buy for the same price off Ebay.

But so far I've bought every NES anniversary game for €0,30. And I would pay even a bit more for games that I really want.

Prices that would make me buy more VC games:
NES €1
SNES €3
N64 €5
GameCube €7