Capcom has a rather interesting way of reviewing its market to find out which of its old franchises could do with a remake. It checks eBay to find out which games are the hottest property.
"To choose titles to revive, we see if we can give old franchises the modern touch, and we evaluate the fanbase and see if there’s a market for it," stated John Diamonon of Capcom. "Sometimes we see games on eBay, and that’s how you see what games people are willing to spend $80 on. It’s certainly not the only thing we do, but sometimes we look there to assess the market value of a game."
How very Web 2.0 of you, Capcom. MTV points out that a copy of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 sold for $455 the other day, so you better get to work on that post-haste, eh wot?
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5:34 AM on 06.13.2008
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hell if the ps2 game is 450 i can't imagine what a a arcade cabinet would cost around 4k i'd guess
I wish Nintendo thought like this, then we would of got new Earthbound and Kid Icarus games ages ago.
I did score MvC2, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, KoF99, and Gunbird 2 (all Dreamcast) for 90 bucks off of EBay a couple of months ago. So bargains can be had.
My friend works for Marvel, and I was asking him when they were going to stop being douchebags and work with Capcom again and make Marvel vs Capcom 3.
According to him, there is no talk of a third game happening, BUT, there is "rumor mill" talk of MAYBE a release Marvel vs Capcom 2 on XBLA with new character packs.
That would be amazing, but I wouldn't hold your breath.
Seriously though, I honestly feel that MVC2's price tag is not a true reflection of the quality or the popularity of the game itself, but rather a product of scarce demand and collectorism.