Gaming Are you willing to buy used games?

[Deleted User]

With all this talk about games that have been dumped getting their certificates banned and playing online using certificates from other games are you willing to buy used games? I don't play online myself but I'm not going to buy used games that have online features anymore.

 

[comput3rus3r]

I mean gamestop gives you 7 days to return games so you can test them out first.

 

[Deleted User]

I mean gamestop gives you 7 days to return games so you can test them out first.

I'm worried about the possibility of a game getting dumped, returned and then after the 7 days are up, played online. Unlikely, but still possible.

 

[Dvdxploitr]

Considering I don't play games online much anyways, I wouldn't care if I got banned games. If people would be honest and say "I am selling this game because its banned online" and put a cheaper price on it, I would still buy it. However, if it's Splatoon 2, I'd just spend the extra money and buy the cartridge brand new because it's the only game that I prefer online play over offline play.

 

[Mthodmn101]

well lets say a game sells 2 million copies.... of those copies, probably only a few would be uploaded for mass consumption

 

[Mr. Wizard]

Well I hope someone is going to buy my used games, I don't need them anymore!

 

[ExploitJunkie]

Considering most used games will be like roughly $10 cheaper Id rather pay $10 more to not have a greasy fingered f**ked version of zelda or smash brothers. Who cares about used games really just spend the extra dough. Plus it'll make you feel good to support Nintendo and buy new instead of supporting some dirty used game store like game stop,etc,etc.

 

[Xzi]

Considering most used games will be like roughly $10 cheaper Id rather pay $10 more to not have a greasy fingered f**ked version of zelda or smash brothers. Who cares about used games really just spend the extra dough. Plus it'll make you feel good to support Nintendo and buy new instead of supporting some dirty used game store like game stop,etc,etc.

This is the reason I haven't bought any used Switch games yet, the prices are dropping really slowly so it's usually just as cheap to get pre-orders from Amazon for $48. Then if I trade them in I get only $18 less than I paid back.

 

[Deleted User]

I bought Donkey Kong used last week and was able to redeem it for coins so figured it was clean. I guess the chance of it being dumped are slim and if Nintendo bans cart certs that will get huge backlash from parents and places like ebgames. I know the end goal is to kill the used market but ugh not like this.

 

[pedro702]

i always buy used games really, never had any problem at all.

 

[Captain_N]

Ill still buy used. I have a noobstop elite pro card that i used my points to get so i get 20% off. Most used games should be fine. Like stated above we can test them.

 

[subcon959]

Like stated above we can test them.

What if you just get flagged and the ban wave doesn't happen till a month later.

 

[MeowMeowMeow]

Considering most used games will be like roughly $10 cheaper Id rather pay $10 more to not have a greasy fingered f**ked version of zelda or smash brothers. Who cares about used games really just spend the extra dough. Plus it'll make you feel good to support Nintendo and buy new instead of supporting some dirty used game store like game stop,etc,etc.

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Yes support Nintendo the poor hardworking company.

OT: its great to buy some used games, and its only a tiny cartridge not a disk or something, so what can possible happen with it? Mine are licked

 

[mikey420]

I'll absolutely by used games. If they are banned you can always go ahead and return them. I only buy through eBay and stored that offer reasonable return policies

 

[TehCupcakes]

Who cares about used games really just spend the extra dough.

People who don't have the extra dough or are simply unwilling to spend it unnecessarily.

Seriously though, the Switch being cartridge-based is a blessing for used games. Far less likely to wind up with a screwed up cartridge than a scratched disk. I'll be being pretty much all my Switch games used if it is sold complete (with case and no used-up DLC vouchers), and can save me at least $5.

The chances of getting a banned game are quite slim considering hacking consoles is not really mainstream. Even out of people who do hack consoles, what good reason is there to dump a game and re-sell it? You might as well just pirate it from the internet (assuming a public release is available) instead of going through the hassle to get a physical copy. Of course, I generally don't play much online so I'm not that worried about getting a banned game anyway. As long as it doesn't get my Nintendo account banned, I'm not concerned.

That being said, if I ever get Splatoon 2, that is one I most likely will get new because I don't want to take my chances on a game that is 90% online. I can't see a whole lot of Switch games being as heavily online-based, though, aside from maybe some F2P games which obviously don't have the same risk.

 

[pedro702]

i always buy used games i never payed more than 40 euros for switch games really.

 

[ExploitJunkie]

Yes support Nintendo the poor hardworking company.

Yes i support the company and at the same time I "steal" from them. (As all of you do I'm definitely not alone here lol.. this is gbatemp.net were talking about lets be real *points finger* ). Without them these beautiful hacks and homebrews available now wouldn't be worth while without their "hard work" yes,no? I will continue to buy their products.

 

[cearp]

I'm worried about the possibility of a game getting dumped, returned and then after the 7 days are up, played online. Unlikely, but still possible.

if you are truly worried about that, you must worry about loads of other things too...

 

[boxy213]

I bought Donkey Kong used last week and was able to redeem it for coins so figured it was clean. I guess the chance of it being dumped are slim and if Nintendo bans cart certs that will get huge backlash from parents and places like ebgames. I know the end goal is to kill the used market but ugh not like this.

the used market won't die there are just too many people who can't afford games that rely on it.

 

[Jackxlj]

GameStop almost always has buy 2 get 1 sales...3 games for 70ish bucks...also by 3,dump,swap out until you have what you want,then just get cash back...I did it,then used the money to pay for my pokemon preorder. I have 2 Pikachu and one Eevee preordered,the ones with pokeball controllers...Nintendo got 3 100 purches from me...

 

[slaphappygamer]

I buy used xbox360 games. I’ll probably buy used if I see a game for $30 or less.