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"I hate it": Former Assassin's Creed, Far Cry lead says that with Switch 2 game-key cards, "we're losing some of what made the business special"
Even though game-key cards aren't popular with everyone, Alex Hutchinson thinks "Nintendo is going to get away with it" ...
Despite Switch 2's controversial game-key cards, Nintendo president says "physical games are still a key part of our business"
With Switch, Nintendo is currently offering the platform friendliest to physical game collectors, but the existence of ...
Xbox Game Pass Has Finally Addressed Its Lack of Retro Games
Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass is teaming up with Antstream Arcade to offer Game Pass subscribers a collection of retro games ...
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Boosted by a record $2 million 'Super Mario Bros.' sale, the retro video game collector's market is being overrun by speculators looking to cash in
In 2021, two classic "Super Mario" games sold for $1.5 and $2 million dollars apiece. The games each set sales records — and new precedents — in the retro video game collector's market.
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Retro game industry in panic as Trump tariffs threaten hobby
A $25 or $50 increase might not seem like a ton, but the draw of these consoles is that they allow players to access lots of games ... Nutter runs his business, Retro Tech, through Patreon.
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4 retro video game and software stores that have been deleted from malls across America
The rise of video games and computer software led to the founding of a number of specialty brick-and-mortar retailers in the late 20th century. But selling new tech proved to be a business fraught ...