Even More Games on Demand Available

[pwnophobia]

This week comes (http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2009/09/22/xbox-360-games-on-demand-shaun-white-snowboarding-and-c-amp-c-3.aspx#comments) Command & Conquer 3 and Shaun White Snowboarding, On Demand.

Shaun White Snowboarding (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025553081e?of=7&cid=majornelson&partner=majornelson)
Price: Check pricing for your regions
Availability: Not available in Canada, Japan or Korea
Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual". Welcome to the open mountain, and get ready to experience the ride of your life. Conquer extreme peak conditions, create your own paths in the back country or compete with other riders in the terrain parks. The choice is always yours. Ride in a world where your friends are always around. Do your own runs on mountains populates by other gamers, or join them for a quick session. Its guaranteed fun anytime, all the time. Express yourself through tricks, riding styles and highly customizable avatars. Use the intuitive dual analog controls to pull a huge variety of tricks to express that style. See you on the mountain. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Command & Conquer 3 (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024541080e?of=7&cid=majornelson&partner=majornelson)
Price: Check pricing for your region
Availability: Only in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and United Kingdom
Dash Text: Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual". Control massive armies and wage war as one of as one of three rival factions in Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars. Embark on an adrenaline-fueled single-player campaign that features explosive 3D special effects, an unparalleled Hollywood cast, and over 90 minutes of live-action video. Then, head onto Xbox Live for devastating multiplayer battles with five exclusive modes and Xbox Live Vision support. You alone can decide the fate of the planet in the epic war over Tiberium. Welcome back, Commander. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Did you know these are cheaper if you buy the physical media? NO? BETTER DISCUSS IT!

[Phinor]

Snowboarding game and not available in Canada. That's funny.

Oh and you can buy th.. oh, wait, you already mentioned it.

[Soylent Bob]

Yeah, I know, I know. But it's just so convenient to buy them digitally. I don't even have to leave the house! For me, these really now become impulse purchases: "Gee, I wouldn't mind playing that ga- ... Oops, I've bought it."

Obviously for some people the price discrepancy is going to be a deterrant, but there must be plenty of people out there like me who work long hours and end up with more spare cash than spare time... For those people, Games On Demand is a great feature.

[vallor]

I understand the impulse buy, but these prices are crazy high for these games.

I'd rather download a demo for free to satisfy that impulse and put any on demand games that sound interesting on a list and pick them up for $10 a pop (instead of $40) next time I'm at Frys.

[Demo_Boy]

So what actually is the pricing difference? Since it does not look like the article references specific prices.

[Samstag]

So what actually is the pricing difference? Since it does not look like the article references specific prices.

Shaun White is $30 in DD format on Live. You can get it from Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Shaun-White-Snowboarding-Xbox-360/dp/B001B1W3KW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1254874406&sr=8-1) for $20.

I don't see any price for C&C 3 on xbox.com, but I'm also not seeing any good deals for a new copy elsewhere. Looks like you can get it used for under $10.