Its possible to hit $300 but i highly doubt it. This isn't a rare cartridge by the numbers. If the Wii U marketshare goes beyond that due to the Zelda influx and Earthbound is on the next gen console eshop, I highly doubt it will keep its price up.
That's only true if the Wii U numbers remain their current path. (or you could just know Japanese and play the GBA re-release of the game) The Wii U is a large investment, and if you just wanted to play Earthbound but do not have a Wii U, the cart is cheaper. But because of the Wii U being the only platform for this game, I don't expect the price to dip much. Nintendo could also finally decide to port SNES games to the 3DS, which would have a larger impact of the price of Earthbound if it were released there How well the E-Shop version of Earthbound sells will directly influence the price. The Wii U's market saturation is extremely limited, so there are going to be a relatively limited amount of people buying the VC version of Earthbound compared to Chrono Trigger.
I actually believe that the $300 price isn't too far off. Two years from now, the game will be above $300. Time to buy the cartridge is now or perhaps in Q1 2014, after the holidays. People want to own the cartridge, not just play the game. Short term drop in price, long term increase in price. Index(Altus) is beginning to auction off companies/brands starting next week.
People just wanted to play it and now they can without the steep price. I couldn't see an uncommon rarity snes game holding much value beyond the same price as say chrono trigger. Do you think this will happen eventually? I am hoping that the price will drop below $100 again. I have to imagine a lot of people who want that game are gamers who really just want to play it. I'm pretty sure it will drop the price of Earthbound by at least $30-40.
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