Your Gaming Spend - 2012

[Mr Ono]

After a long hard think about gaming, to the point where I almost thought about just retaining a gaming PC , I have decided to be more focused and am therefore cutting down my expenditure dramatically. May even end up giving away my PS3 and Wiis to friends and family and most certainly won't be buying new hardware.

Anyway, small update for May:

January to April total ?1,665

MAY
[vita] disgaea 3 - points
[360] minecraft - points
[360] fez - points
[360] catherine - 15

TOTAL = ?1,680

Will likely get Diablo 3 and then that's it.

[buster_broon]

January:
total: ?189

January sold:
total: ?40

Overall for January -?149
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February:
total: ?515

February sold:
total: ?288

Overall for February -?227
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March:
total: ?306

March sold:
total: ?477

Overall for March +?171
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April:
Bug Princess 2 (Mushihimesama Futari) (iOS) ?0
Dreamcast Collection (Xbox360) ?4
Capcom Digital Collection (Xbox360) ?18
Shocktroopers (PSvita - PSN) ?0
World heroes (PSvita - PSN) ?0
Dodonpachi RHD (iOS) ?0
King of Fighters 13 with preorder bonus (XBOX360) ?15
World Heroes 2 Jet (NGCD) ?8
Sly Trilogy (PS3) ?10
Cave Story 3D (3DS) ?30
Tales of the Abyss (3DS) ?35
total: ?120

April Sold:
Sonic (NGPC) ?20
MOTM (NGPC) ?25
Club Nintendo statues ?135
Metal Gear HD collection ?15
Sly Trilogy ?10
Under Defeat Limited edition ?85
Yellow NGPC & 4 games ?160
Total: ?450

Overall for April: +?330

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May:
total: ?

May Sold:
Cave Story 3D ?30
7 USA Neo CD games ?610
total: ?640

Overall for May: ?

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Current spend 2012: ?1133
current stuff sold 2012: ?1905

Previous years gaming spend
2011 - ?1239.50

hopefully will be selling a truckload of stuff in June so would expect to go heavily in credit for the year, either on the forums or in Bulk to VGI

[Neon Ignition]

2010 - ?2,887
2011 - ?2,425

January 2012 Total = ?0.00
February 2012 Total = ?87.96
March 2012 Total = ?137.50
April 2012 = ?152.00

May 2012
-PS3 - The Walking Dead - ?0.00
-360 - Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 - ?0.00
-PS3 - Starhawk - ?0.00
-PS3 - Max Payne 3 - ?0.00
-PS3 - Datura - ?0.00
-PS3 - Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock - ?0.00
-PS3 - Dragon's Dogma - ?0.00
-PS3 - Ghost Recon: Future Soldier - ?0.00
-PS3 - DiRT Showdown - ?0.00
-360 - Joy Ride Turbo - ?0.00
-PS3 - House of the Dead Overkill Extended Cut - ?0.00
-PS3 - Battleship - ?3.00

Total - ?3.00

[Blade Runner]

January:
Dark Souls [360] ?14.95
Xbox Live Gold 1 month ?6.79
PlayStation Move Navigation Controller ?15.00
Bug Princess [iOS] ?2.99

January total: ?39.73

February:
Ketsui Death Label New game turned out used, sent back to P-A, end damage: ?16.11
DoDonPachi Resurrection Deluxe [360] ?8.50
1200 MS Points ?10.99
Under Defeat HD (standard edition) [360] ?60.57
Valkyria Chronicles II [PSP UMD] ?12.00
Xbox Live Gold 2 months ?2.00

February total: ?110.17

March:
?0

April:
Bug Princess 2 [iOS] ?2.99
Dead Island [360] ?17.95
PlayStation Move Gun Attachment ?10.00
Yakuza Dead Souls [PS3] ?16.92

April total: ?47.86

May:
Xbox Live Gold 2 months ?2.00
Official Xbox 360 Play & Charge Kit - Black ?12.99
Catherine [360] ?14.95
Dreamcast Collection [360] ?4.00
Mushihimesama HD (standard edition) [360] ?71.29
PSN Store credit ?5.00

May total: ?110.23

June:
Raiden Fighters Aces [360] ?75.29

Total: ?383.28

[Cepp]

I'm doing quite well despite recently breaking my one game per month rule. Diablo 3 and Torchlight 2 tempt me but I'm resisting.

January's Game
Assassin's Creed (PC) | ?7 | Beat

February's Game
Goldeneye 007 (Wii) | ?19.99 | Beat

March's Game
Ys: The Oath in Felghana (PC) | ?9.99 | Beat

April's Game
Mega Man X4 (PC) | ?20.76 | Unbeaten due Yodel's incompetence

May's Games
Arma 2: Combined Operations (PC) | ?20.29 | Bought solely for DayZ which is a mod
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (PC) | ?0.99 | Unbeaten

Total: ?79.02

[buster_broon]

January:
total: ?189

January sold:
total: ?40

Overall for January -?149
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February:
total: ?515

February sold:
total: ?288

Overall for February -?227
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March:
total: ?306

March sold:
total: ?477

Overall for March +?171
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April:
total: ?120

April Sold:
Total: ?450

Overall for April: +?330

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May:
Ghost Recon future Solider (PS3) ?31
total: ?31

May Sold:
Cave Story 3D ?30
7 USA Neo CD games ?610
total: ?640

Overall for May: +?609

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June:
Medievil (PSN) ?0
Pandemonium (PSN) ?0
Kula Quest (PSN) ?0
Virtua fighter 5 final evolution (PSN) ?0
total:

June Sold:
Total: ?

Overall for June: ?
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Current spend 2012: ?1164
current stuff sold 2012: ?1905

Previous years gaming spend
2011 - ?1239.50

curently up and the sale of my stuff starts tomorrow so hopefully will be heavily up in the month of june

[Neon Ignition]

2010 - ?2,887
2011 - ?2,425

January 2012 Total = ?0.00
February 2012 Total = ?87.96
March 2012 Total = ?137.50
April 2012 = ?152.00
May 2012 = ?3.00

June 2012
-PS3 - Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown - ?0.00
-PS3 - Darksiders - ?0.00
-PS3 - Motorstorm Apocalypse - ?0.00
-PS3 - Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - ?0.00
-PS3 - Lollipop Chainsaw - ?30.00
-PS3 - Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - ?0.00
-360 - Secret Service - ?0.00
-PS2 - Urban Chaos: Riot Response - ?0.00
-PS2 - Driven to Destruction - ?0.00
-PS2 - Soul Reaver 2 - ?0.00
-PS2 - Stock Car Racing - ?0.00
-PSV - Unit 13 - ?3.00
-PS3 - Monster Jam - ?25.00
-PS2 - Smugglers Run 2 - ?2.00
-PS2 - Ghost Hunter - ?2.00
-PS2 - World Super Police - ?1.00
-PS3 - Lego Batman 2 - ?0.00
-360 - Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation - ?7.00
-PS2 - Hot Wheels: World Race - ?1.50
-PS2 - Hot Wheels: Velocity X - ?1.00
-PS2 - Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge - ?1.00
-360 - Hot Wheels: Beat That - ?8.00
-PS2 - Echo Night Beyond - ?15.00
-PS2 - Lego Island Extreme Stunts - ?1.00
-PS2 - DNA - ?1.00
-PS2 - G-Force - ?1.00
-PS2 - FMX - ?2.50
-PS2 - Splashdown - ?1.00
-PS2 - Splashdown 2 - ?1.50
-PS2 - City Crisis - ?1.00
-PS2 - Police Chase Down - ?1.00
-PS2 - Groove Rider - ?1.50
-PS2 - Beach King Stunt Racer - ?1.00
-PS2 - Gumball 3000 - ?1.00
-PS2 - London Racer 2 - ?2.00
-PS2 - London Racer: World Challenge - ?2.00
-PS3 - PSN Credit ?50 + $10 - ?50.00
-PS3 - Jeremy McGrath Off Road - ?0.00
-PS3 - Ratchet and Clank HD Collection - ?0.00
-PSV - Persona 3 - ?0.00
-PSV - Resident Evil HD Collection - ?0.00
-PS3 - Spec Ops: The Line - ?0.00
-PS3 - The Amazing Spiderman - ?0.00


Total - ?164.00

[Wools]

Spent absolutely bugger all in May as I was playing on my newly acquired 3DS & completed Mario 3D Land with a decent chunk of Zelda & Ridge Racer 3DS too. June I got bored with the 3DS and like other years when I regret buying a system with little to play on it, I start nipping at retro and wanted to pick up Gran Turismo 2 so I can play a bit more of my save and gold some of the licence tests.

After I brought GT2 I realised how much I want my 360 back (I reckon I?ve brought around 4 Xbox 360?s in my life and nothing to do with a Red Ring) and promptly sold my 3DS to a bloke at work, only 2 days before Nintendo revealed the 3DS XL...

I?ll probably buy one with a copy of Forza 4 & Max Payne 3 at the end of July after I come back from my summer holiday with my missus. So my total will bump up again!

2012 Game Buying Total - ?374.29

July Total - ?0

June Total - ?5.00
Gran Turismo 2 - ?5.00

May Total - ?0

April Total - ?265.61
Kid Icarus: Uprising - ?29.95
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D - ?26.51
Mario Kart 7 - ?27.41
Nintendo 3DS Handheld Console - Cosmos Black - ?124.99
Pinball Arcade - ?0.69
Resident Evil: Archives - ?12.66
Ridge Racer 3D - ?15.99
Super Mario 3D Land - ?27.41

March Total - ?41.82
Controllers ? Boxed & Sealed PlayStation 1 Digital Controllers x2 / Sealed Dreamcast Controllers x2 - ?20
Doom Classic (iPhone) - ?2.99
Dreamcast VMU - ?2.95
Fable II Game of the Year Edition - ?7.99
Jet Set Radio - ?3.94
Virtua Fighter 3tb - ?3.95

February Total - ?29.86
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection - ?29.86

January Total - ?32.00
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - ?11.99
Grand Theft Auto 3: 10th Anniversary (iPhone) - ?2.99
Rayman Origins - ?14.95
Sonic the Hedgehog (iPhone) - ?0.69
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (iPhone) - ?0.69
Tiny Wings - ?0.69

Total for 2011 - ?746.69
Total for 2010 - ?1776.14

[englishbob]

2012

Akai Katana - 360 ?25
Ghost Recon - 360 ?34

Thats it, half a year gone. Not much to write home about in gaming this year. From what I've seen of E3 wares, its going to be a cheaper later half of the year!

Still, thank god there is a lot my yardage in games I've already got from last year.

[Neon Ignition]

Updated with the end of the month stuff. My aim for July is a full on total of ?0.00

2010 - ?2,887
2011 - ?2,425

January 2012 Total = ?0.00
February 2012 Total = ?87.96
March 2012 Total = ?137.50
April 2012 = ?152.00
May 2012 = ?3.00
June 2012 = ?164.00

July 2012
-


Total - ?0.00

[buster_broon]

January:
total: ?189

January sold:
total: ?40

Overall for January -?149
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February:
total: ?515

February sold:
total: ?288

Overall for February -?227
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March:
total: ?306

March sold:
total: ?477

Overall for March +?171
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April:
total: ?120

April Sold:
Total: ?450

Overall for April: +?330

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May:
total: ?31

May Sold:
total: ?640

Overall for May: +?609

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June:
Medievil (PSN) ?0
Pandemonium (PSN) ?0
Kula Quest (PSN) ?0
Virtua fighter 5 final evolution (PSN) ?0
Lollipop Chainsaw (PS3) ?18
total: ?18

June Sold:
Just an absolute amount of stuff
Total: ?

Overall for June: ?
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July:
Bug Princess 2 black label (iOS) ?0
Raystorm (iOS) ?0
raycrisis (iOS) ?1.50
Mortal Kombat (PSvita) ?17
Goldeneye reloaded (PS3) ?12
Asuras Wrath (PS3) ?17
Ridge Racer rebounded (PS3) ?12
total: ?59.50

July Sold:
total: ?

Overall for July: ?
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Current spend 2012: ?1241.50
current stuff sold 2012: ?1905

Previous years gaming spend
2011 - ?1239.50

Still using PSN credit i bought a few months ago and reckon off the top of my head ive still got ?50 left

wont put a value in what ive sold until all the monies are in - then will stick it there, some fun facts however
- used 7 rolls of brown parcel tape
- used around 70 metres of brown paper
- used 9CMS of polystyrene chips
- used 15 metres of bubblewrap
- sent over 45 boxes
- sent over 80 bubblepackets
- posted to around 10 different countries
- sold around 700 items (unconfirmed at this moment)
- emptied an entire bookcase which has been removed from the wall
- best selling items were mid range, more expensive games didnt sell and i still have them
- went to the post office around 12 times in the last 15 days
- spent ?951.34 in postage
- most expensive parcel was ?151 in postage costs
- was lowballed an incredible amount of times, was even offered 15% of what i valued things on some occassions
- most supported site was Borderdown so glad i embargoed the sale for a couple of weeks
- time wasted around 10 times by people wanting stuff then generally ignoring you
- foreign people have best intentions until they hear postage costs (generally)
- couple of times my descriptions were off (JPN screen was USA, JPN N64 was Asian)
- lost OVERTOP on Neo CD and a Pink Gameboy Micro
- highest 1 transaction was split between 2 sites (same amount)
- finally did i reach my target?????????? (only Borderdown knew of my impending doom with matrimonial matters)
- was offered $1500 for my Neo CD stuff shipped to brasil and it all sold except 20 USA games for ?4500 (not inc shipping)
- best seller was Neo CD
- worst sold item was N64 followed by PC Engine

update for July

bought a couple of iOS games today which cleared out my iTunes credit that ive had for 2 years

[Goemon]

Keeping this list is quite handy...There is literally games I forget I've bought which I need to play more...

I'm looking at my list thinking 'oh I need to go back to that!'

[Blade Runner]

January:
Dark Souls [360] ?14.95
Xbox Live Gold 1 month ?6.79
PlayStation Move Navigation Controller ?15.00
Bug Princess [iOS] ?2.99

January total: ?39.73

February:
Ketsui Death Label New game turned out used, sent back to P-A, end damage: ?16.11
DoDonPachi Resurrection Deluxe [360] ?8.50
1200 MS Points ?10.99
Under Defeat HD (standard edition) [360] ?60.57
Valkyria Chronicles II [PSP UMD] ?12.00
Xbox Live Gold 2 months ?2.00

February total: ?110.17

March:
?0

April:
Bug Princess 2 [iOS] ?2.99
Dead Island [360] ?17.95
PlayStation Move Gun Attachment ?10.00
Yakuza Dead Souls [PS3] ?16.92

April total: ?47.86

May:
Xbox Live Gold 2 months ?2.00
Official Xbox 360 Play & Charge Kit - Black ?12.99
Catherine [360] ?14.95
Dreamcast Collection [360] ?4.00
Mushihimesama HD (standard edition) [360] ?71.29
PSN Store credit ?5.00

May total: ?110.23

June:
Raiden Fighters Aces [360] ?75.29

June total: ?75.29

July:
Mass Effect 3 [360] ?14.99
PSN Store credit ?5.00
Binary Domain [360] ?12.97

July total: ?32.96

August:
Lollipop Chainsaw [360] ?15.00


Total: ?431.24

[Neon Ignition]

2010 - ?2,887
2011 - ?2,425

January 2012 Total = ?0.00
February 2012 Total = ?87.96
March 2012 Total = ?137.50
April 2012 = ?152.00
May 2012 = ?3.00
June 2012 = ?164.00

July 2012
-PS3 - House of the Dead III - ?0.00
-PS3 - Ferrari Challenge - ?0.00
-360 - Tales of Vesperia - ?25.00
-3DS - Nintendo 3DS XL - ?5.00
-3DS - Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy - ?0.00
-3DS - Mario Kart 7 - ?15.00

Total - ?45.00

[MrKirov]

January:

Bought
Darkstalkers PAL PS1- ?10.26
Street Fighter Alpha PAL PS1 - ?5.99
Galerians PAL PS1 - ?2.99
Fear Effect PAL PS1 - ?3.99
Fear Effect 2 PAL PS1 - ?5.00
Marvel Super Heroes PAL PS1 - ?4.30
Breath of Fire 4 PAL PS1 - ?9.25
Assasins Creed Brotherhood PS3 - ?0.97
Halo Reach - ?0.97
Start the party - ?0.97
Broken Sword PS1 - ?3.45
Rival Schools NTSC PS1 - ?7.60

Total spent - ?48.14

SOLD
COD MW3 -?25
Assasins Creed Brotherhood PS3 - ?7.00cr
Halo Reach - ?7.00cr
Start the party - ?6.00cr
Sonic Generations 360 - ?15.00cr
007 Blood Stone PS3 - ?6.00cr

Total sold - ?66.00

Total for January - ?10.26cr

Not a bad start to the year!

February

Bought
Soul Calibur V 360 - Free - Valentines present
Final Fantasy 13-2 PS3 - Free - Valentines present
Final Fantasy collectors edition guide - ?11.48
Metal Gear Solid HD PS3 - ?4.97 (after trade)
Castlevania Curse of Darkness PS2 PAL - ?2.99
Haunting Ground PAL PS2 - ?6.00
Last Story LE PAL Wii - ?37.99
Street Fighter Collection 2 PAL PS1 - ?0.99

Sold
Saints Row The Third 360 - ?16
Bulletstorm PS3 - ?7
Skyrim 360 - ?29 HMV credit

February total so far - ?35.42

March:

Mass Effect 3 CE 360 - ?30 (missus paid half)
SF X Tekken 360 - ?10.99 (HMV credit used)
Bulletstorm 360 - free - Gamestation credit used
400 ms points - ?1.50 - gamestation points used
800 ms points - 79p - GAME reward points used
MGS HD Collection Ultimate edition - ?54.99
Silent Hill 3 PAL PS2 - ?4.19
Ninja Gaiden Sigma PAL PS3 - ?6.50
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 PAL PS3 - ?6.90
Silent Hill HD collection PS3 - ?17.85
Silent Hill Downpour 360 - ?39.97

SOLD
Battlefield 3 360 - ?15

March total - ?158.68

APRIL:

DMC HD Collection - ?13.00
Witcher 2 360 - ?37.91
Castlevania Dracula X Chronicles - ?5.00
FF4 Complete Collection - ?5.00
Silent Hill 4 PS2 - ?4.89
Devil May Cry 4 PS3 - ?2
Yakuza Dead Souls ?16.79

SOLD
Silent Hill Downpour - ?26

APRIL TOTAL - ?217.27

Due to moving/lazyness I havent keot up with this... and Ive spent alot the past 2 months :\

Big update coming soon...