wraggster
November 26th, 2014, 22:50
US retailer has responded to the increased demand for 3DS title Cubic Ninja by ramping up the game’s price.
The 2011 Ubisoft platformer has enjoyed a surge in popularity after a hacker detailed an exploit (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/3ds-hacker-insists-he-wants-no-part-in-piracy-as-cubic-ninja-prices-rocket/0141750) that gets homebrew software running on Nintendo’s 3DS – for which a copy of the game is needed.
Prices had already rocketed on Ebay and Amazon but nowPolygon (http://www.polygon.com/2014/11/26/7292621/cubic-ninja-gamestop) reports that High Street retailer GameStop has also cottoned on.
The chain is currently asking $39.99 for pre-owned copies of the game, although this is discounted to $35.99 for PowerUp Pro Rewards members. Apparently copies were going for as little as $5 just last week.
"As always, our pricing for these games is competitive and is based on current market value driven by supply and demand," a GameStop statement confirmed.
The chain has previously proven responsive to shifting market demand, having sold Wii RPGXenoblade Chronicles for $90 (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/gamestop-charging-90-for-pre-owned-xenoblade-chronicles-in-the-us/0120143), describing it as ‘vintage’.
Nintendo recently pulled Cubic Ninja (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/nintendo-pulls-3ds-hack-title-cubic-ninja-from-japanese-eshop/0141817) from its eShop in Japan. It has never been available digitally in the West.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/gamestop-hikes-price-of-3ds-hack-title-cubic-ninja-in-us/0141977
The 2011 Ubisoft platformer has enjoyed a surge in popularity after a hacker detailed an exploit (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/3ds-hacker-insists-he-wants-no-part-in-piracy-as-cubic-ninja-prices-rocket/0141750) that gets homebrew software running on Nintendo’s 3DS – for which a copy of the game is needed.
Prices had already rocketed on Ebay and Amazon but nowPolygon (http://www.polygon.com/2014/11/26/7292621/cubic-ninja-gamestop) reports that High Street retailer GameStop has also cottoned on.
The chain is currently asking $39.99 for pre-owned copies of the game, although this is discounted to $35.99 for PowerUp Pro Rewards members. Apparently copies were going for as little as $5 just last week.
"As always, our pricing for these games is competitive and is based on current market value driven by supply and demand," a GameStop statement confirmed.
The chain has previously proven responsive to shifting market demand, having sold Wii RPGXenoblade Chronicles for $90 (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/gamestop-charging-90-for-pre-owned-xenoblade-chronicles-in-the-us/0120143), describing it as ‘vintage’.
Nintendo recently pulled Cubic Ninja (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/nintendo-pulls-3ds-hack-title-cubic-ninja-from-japanese-eshop/0141817) from its eShop in Japan. It has never been available digitally in the West.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/gamestop-hikes-price-of-3ds-hack-title-cubic-ninja-in-us/0141977