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    The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

    Game » consists of 20 releases. Released Nov 21, 1998

    The first 3D Legend of Zelda game, Ocarina of Time was created for the Nintendo 64 in 1998 and introduced innovative mechanics such as Z-targeting as well as many of the series' other trademarks. It has frequently been ranked as the greatest game of all time by many publications.

    Shortage of Ocarina of Time (3ds)?

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    Hey all. I was curious if anyone knew of Ocarina of Time for 3ds being pretty rare? My local Gamestops are all out of stock, and when i check on Ebay the average price is about 65 dollars. With the recent release of Majora's Mask, i wanted to play Ocarina of Time aswell. Is this a known thing?

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    Get it on the eShop.

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    Mine was out of stock when I went to check. They said they would get more next week or something.

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    Hey all. I was curious if anyone knew of Ocarina of Time for 3ds being pretty rare? My local Gamestops are all out of stock, and when i check on Ebay the average price is about 65 dollars. With the recent release of Majora's Mask, i wanted to play Ocarina of Time aswell. Is this a known thing?

    Yes it is something to be aware of especially for something as popular as Ocarine of Time. You aren't the first person to ask this question on the forums and I probably chalk the shortage of copies of this game due to the fact that it came out nearly 4 years ago on the 3DS and the game is current offered on the 3DS eshop to the tune of about 20 bucks. It's probably more of a cost effective move for Nintendo since I'm sure it probably cost more for them to produce more cartridge copies of the game.

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    In the UK, I've struggled to find a copy of the game in my local stores but when I have it seems to be selling for about £35, the same as a new title pretty much. That being said, Zelda games rarely devalue so I don't find it to be that much of a surprise. Would be nice to get that game in my collection though!

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    @enragedstump said:

    Hey all. I was curious if anyone knew of Ocarina of Time for 3ds being pretty rare? My local Gamestops are all out of stock, and when i check on Ebay the average price is about 65 dollars. With the recent release of Majora's Mask, i wanted to play Ocarina of Time aswell. Is this a known thing?

    Yes it is something to be aware of especially for something as popular as Ocarine of Time. You aren't the first person to ask this question on the forums and I probably chalk the shortage of copies of this game due to the fact that it came out nearly 4 years ago on the 3DS and the game is current offered on the 3DS eshop to the tune of about 20 bucks. It's probably more of a cost effective move for Nintendo since I'm sure it probably cost more for them to produce more cartridge copies of the game.

    Oh ok. I think I will just buy it on the eshop then. Thank you!

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    @i_stay_puft said:

    @enragedstump said:

    Hey all. I was curious if anyone knew of Ocarina of Time for 3ds being pretty rare? My local Gamestops are all out of stock, and when i check on Ebay the average price is about 65 dollars. With the recent release of Majora's Mask, i wanted to play Ocarina of Time aswell. Is this a known thing?

    Yes it is something to be aware of especially for something as popular as Ocarine of Time. You aren't the first person to ask this question on the forums and I probably chalk the shortage of copies of this game due to the fact that it came out nearly 4 years ago on the 3DS and the game is current offered on the 3DS eshop to the tune of about 20 bucks. It's probably more of a cost effective move for Nintendo since I'm sure it probably cost more for them to produce more cartridge copies of the game.

    Oh ok. I think I will just buy it on the eshop then. Thank you!

    It's still $40.

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    @corevi said:

    Get it on the eShop.

    Yep, Yep... this is also how I bought Majoras Mask and Monster Hunter, both weren't available at either of my local game stores or the couple of GameStop's around here.

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    #9  Edited By I_Stay_Puft

    @sethphotopoulos said:

    @enragedstump said:

    @i_stay_puft said:

    @enragedstump said:

    Hey all. I was curious if anyone knew of Ocarina of Time for 3ds being pretty rare? My local Gamestops are all out of stock, and when i check on Ebay the average price is about 65 dollars. With the recent release of Majora's Mask, i wanted to play Ocarina of Time aswell. Is this a known thing?

    Yes it is something to be aware of especially for something as popular as Ocarine of Time. You aren't the first person to ask this question on the forums and I probably chalk the shortage of copies of this game due to the fact that it came out nearly 4 years ago on the 3DS and the game is current offered on the 3DS eshop to the tune of about 20 bucks. It's probably more of a cost effective move for Nintendo since I'm sure it probably cost more for them to produce more cartridge copies of the game.

    Oh ok. I think I will just buy it on the eshop then. Thank you!

    It's still $40.

    Really? I must of seen it at $20 during the month of December when they were discounting one of each first party franchise every week.

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    @enragedstump: I moved this to the Ocarina of Time forum. Please try to keep all discussions in their relevant forums. Thanks!

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