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Wii Points?

burninator17burninator17
edited August 2008 in Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People
How many Wii points will this game be? I'm sure you're not going to release that information yet but I can hope. I have 1700 points. Would you guess that would be enough? ;)
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  • TelltaleToolTelltaleTool
    edited May 2008
    Oh, man, it's actually going to be 1701 points, sorry :(

    In reality, though, we haven't announced pricing yet except to say that it'll be in line with our other games.
  • JuhsayngulJuhsayngul
    edited May 2008
    It's strange; I haven't come across anything that costs between 100 point values. It's probably for the better, because if one game costs 890 Wii Points then you're stuck there with, like, 110 Wii Points lingering on your account forever. Making you feel all crappy.

    I would definitely pay 1000 Wii points for each episode, by the way, as long as I'm getting the same longevity as Sam & Max games.
  • YoshiAngemonYoshiAngemon
    edited May 2008
    It must be an exact 100, in order for it to work. No 110s, or 140s! That makes it all the more irritating!
  • DaDillstaDaDillsta
    edited May 2008
    They should make it 1337 Wii Points. xD
  • Strong AwesomeStrong Awesome
    edited May 2008
    ... 2000, 100, 100 it's all good
  • Darkblade07Darkblade07
    edited May 2008
    They should make it 1408(like the movie,1408)

    probably make it 1000
  • YoshiAngemonYoshiAngemon
    edited June 2008
    What about 500 Per Episode? This way, you can pay 2500 for the whole season.
  • DerwinDerwin
    edited June 2008
    Darkblade07 wrote: »
    They should make it 1408(like the movie,1408)

    probably make it 1000

    Ooh, or 300 points like the movie 300. I like that better. Anyone know any movie called 1?
  • Harald BHarald B
    edited June 2008
    Well, almost.
  • Sir LemmingSir Lemming
    edited June 2008
    My base guess would be 1000 points, since that's what a lot of "bigger" Wiiware games are going for. But I could easily see it being 800 too, closer to the prices of the Sam & Max episodes.
  • someguyfromazoosomeguyfromazoo
    edited June 2008
    Harald B wrote: »
    Well, almost.

    Dude, no.Just, no.
  • QuuuxQuuux
    edited June 2008
    It should be Pi points, that way you'd always have an irrational number of points left.
  • YoshiAngemonYoshiAngemon
    edited June 2008
    Quuux wrote: »
    It should be Pi points, that way you'd always have an irrational number of points left.

    What? And ALWAYS end up with only points that wouldn't make sense to even KEEP?!
  • Astrobilly777Astrobilly777
    edited June 2008
    each S&M episode is about 9 bucks, but if sbcg4ap cost 1000 wii points ($10) it would be $50 a season which is the cost of a regular wii game, plus those with a wii this fall S&M are coming to the wii! but that too is $50 so I wouldn't be too suprized (suprised?) if it were 1000 points. yep I'm 95% sure it's 1000. although S&M episodes are 8.95 maybe each one of these episodes is 895 points? though you'd have 1105 points left from a full card and that would be just nonsense!
  • Tester ScottTester Scott
    edited June 2008
    Astrobilly777 wrote: »
    each S&M episode is about 9 bucks, but if sbcg4ap cost 1000 wii points ($10) it would be $50 a season which is the cost of a regular wii game, plus those with a wii this fall S&M are coming to the wii! but that too is $50 so I wouldn't be too suprized (suprised?) if it were 1000 points. yep I'm 95% sure it's 1000. although S&M episodes are 8.95 maybe each one of these episodes is 895 points? though you'd have 1105 points left from a full card and that would be just nonsense!

    I am pretty sure we haven't said how much S & M Wii will cost. You probably shouldn't just make up numbers.
  • Darkblade07Darkblade07
    edited June 2008
    Derwin wrote: »
    Ooh, or 300 points like the movie 300. I like that better. Anyone know any movie called 1?

    make it 23 points!!!(The Number 23)
  • strongbfanstrongbfan
    edited July 2008
    i'm 900 points all the way. i mean just round up the sam and max price and there you go... but thats just my opinion anybody with me???
  • KlemminsKlemmins
    edited July 2008
    I think it should be -900 points. When you download it, you actually GAIN pints!

    err.. points.
  • Tandy 400Tandy 400
    edited July 2008
    Harald B wrote: »
    Well, almost.

    $3.1415---.95 for the game? You'd have to pay .0000000000000...00000000000000...0000000000000...0000000000................000001 dollar everyday to get it!
  • nathewnathew
    edited July 2008
    Klemmins wrote: »
    I think it should be -900 points. When you download it, you actually GAIN pints!

    err.. points.

    it comes in points?


    anyway, i'm hoping for something more along the lines of 800. because i'm a cheapskate.
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited July 2008
    Let's do a bit of math kicking here.

    Amazon.com has the price for the Wii version of Season 1 at $30, take a cent plus tax.

    Season 1 in Telltale's store is $30, that includes a free episode.

    Season 2 in Telltale's store is $35.

    Now, all of these prices include a box in the purchase price.

    A download for 1,000 Wii Points would be $10 an episode would give us $50 for the season.

    This is a $15-20 premium on Sam and Max for the convenience of using the Wii and with no(announced, anyway) box version to accompany that premium pricing.

    Now.

    Since there is no bundle option AVAILABLE for the Wii Shop channel, Telltale faces a dilemma. The Wii Shop Channel pretty much works in increments of $5. That means a rise or drop of $5 for a single episode means an increase or decrease of $25 for the whole season.

    I am personally for a Wii Points price of 500 points, which rounds out to a nice even $25. The $5-10 price drop accounting for the lack of a box at the end and other lost benefits like a drop in resolution and no carry-over items.
  • nathewnathew
    edited July 2008
    Rather Dashing wrote: »
    The Wii Shop Channel pretty much works in increments of $5.

    no.

    there are games that cost 600, 700, 800, and 900 points. and one that costs 1200, i believe.
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited July 2008
    Okay, nevermind.

    I've only bought two or three things from Wiiware, all priced 500 or 1,000.

    Alright.

    Then some new math kicking:

    600 points is a rise of $5 to the 500 points calculation, putting Strong Bad at $30 for the season. That would be in line with the Sam and Max game prices.

    So, I'm thinking 500 or 600.

    To me, 700-1,000+ per episode is out of the question.
  • 16_BIT_MARIO116_BIT_MARIO1
    edited July 2008
    10,000 Wii Points is $100.
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited July 2008
    ...

    Stop calling me out on my errors, guys.

    It's not nice.

    You got the point. =p
  • DerwinDerwin
    edited July 2008
    I have a feeling it will be more around the 1000-1500 point range. I am hoping for 1000, but less would be great. There will be fees (I assume) associated with putting it up as WiiWare, which will add to the cost... plus, it sounds like one episode packs in a bunch of content... I wouldn't be surprised if this game is longer than the Sam and Max games solely based on the descriptions of what you can do in the game.

    1000-1500 sounds reasonable for what you will get, but again, I have a feeling it will be more like 1000.
  • nathewnathew
    edited July 2008
    Derwin wrote: »
    I have a feeling it will be more around the 1000-1500 point range. I am hoping for 1000, but less would be great. There will be fees (I assume) associated with putting it up as WiiWare, which will add to the cost... plus, it sounds like one episode packs in a bunch of content... I wouldn't be surprised if this game is longer than the Sam and Max games solely based on the descriptions of what you can do in the game.

    1000-1500 sounds reasonable for what you will get, but again, I have a feeling it will be more like 1000.

    yeah, to me lostwinds (1000 points) felt more like a 700-point game to me, so it certainly is possible that it could be 1000. i still think it'll be anywhere from 700-900 points, though.
  • DerwinDerwin
    edited July 2008
    ^^ agreed... there are many games on WiiWare (read: almost all of them) that feel overpriced... half of them are just rehashes of free online games.
  • burninator17burninator17
    edited July 2008
    16_BIT_MARIO1 wrote: »
    10,000 Wii Points is $100.

    It's over 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Sorry, I had to do it.
  • KlemminsKlemmins
    edited July 2008
    I'm guessing 900, just because the S&M games are 8.95. yes, that was covered earlier in the thread.

    I wouldn't be surprised if it were 1000 though.
  • Darkblade07Darkblade07
    edited August 2008
    nathew wrote: »
    no.

    there are games that cost 600, 700, 800, and 900 points. and one that costs 1200, i believe.

    The one that costs 1200 is Final Fantasy Chrystall Chronicals 2
  • Dr. ZoidbergDr. Zoidberg
    edited August 2008
    Quuux wrote: »
    It should be Pi points, that way you'd always have an irrational number of points left.

    Dude, I would buy the game if it were 3.14 points...that would be great.I could buy the whole season for less than 20 cents.
  • flipperthepriestflipperthepriest
    edited August 2008
    i hope it is pi points. because pi is a constant i would have a infinite number of points left over!
  • someguyfromazoosomeguyfromazoo
    edited August 2008
    I hope it's 500 points.Knowing it's probably not, I'd still probably want, I don't know, Castlevania.
  • SterranceSterrance
    edited August 2008
    I gotta say, I'll be a little irritated if it's more than 10 bucks (1000 Wii Points). With Wii Points I've only gotten things that were 500 or 1000, I really don't wanna deal with mixed up numbers. Now I can live with SB being 9 bucks cause that's just cheaper, but no 12 buck price please.
  • ThnikkamanThnikkaman
    edited August 2008
    It should be 900.
  • InfamousDSInfamousDS
    edited August 2008
    If it is 700, i can buy 3 episodes with the points I already have. I hope it is that way, just for my own selfish desires.... I really don't want to buy another 3000 points ($30), it isn't easy to get that kind of cash (even monthly in $10 increments).
  • Tandy 400Tandy 400
    edited August 2008
    flipperthepriest wrote: »
    i hope it is pi points. because pi is a constant i would have a infinite number of points left over!

    Actually, pi is an infinite decimal. You'd have to pay an infinite decimal of 1 point (1 cent for people in the real world) for the rest of your life to play the games.

    Your great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren will still be paying off this game for you.
  • fco.fco.
    edited August 2008
    Sam & Max are about $9 per episode, but in this case there wont be any bundle discount option (which in Sam & Max' case reduces the price to about $7), so I say Strong Bad should be more along the 800 points per episode.
  • Darkblade07Darkblade07
    edited August 2008
    I olny have 900 points on my wii!
    I hope it isn't 1000 points
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