Some GameCube games are now worth between 70 and 280 euros. As for the GameCube sections of retro video game stores, they are often very sparse. But how can we explain such prices and such rarity?
If it is still possible to acquire GameCube games for around thirty euros, some of them display aexorbitant prices today, ranging from 70 to 280 euros in some cases. But why are the prices so high? In itself, the GameCube, released in 2001, is not that old. In reality, several factors can explain this phenomenon.
GameCube games resold for $280
Have you ever noticed that retro video game stores don’t have many GameCube games on their shelves? And when there are a few, prices tend to be particularly high. Of course, it is entirely possible to find GameCube games for around thirty euros (like Resident Evil 4), but these are more exceptions: the prices of GameCube titles have significantly increased over the years and some of them are now selling for high prices.
Indeed, as explained by the American media Engadget, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Luigi’s Mansion, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Metroid Prime or even Eternal Darkness can now display prices between 50 and 80 euros per box. The video games Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness can be found in stores for $150 or more. Best of all, the Chibi-Robo adventure game prize! can go up to 200 dollars. We even found Paper Mario: The Millennium Door for €170 and Pokémon XD Breath of Darkness for the modest sum of 279,99 €.
Why such high prices and such scarcity
First of all, it’s undeniable that Nintendo’s cube console marked a generation, but perhaps we sometimes overestimate its success. The GameCube sold for 21.74 million unitswhich makes it a great success. But for comparison, the Nintendo 64 has sold 33 million units, while no less than 101.63 million Wiis have been sold worldwide. As a result, fewer GameCube games were purchased. Next, it should be noted that early Wiis could play GameCube discs, which gave new life to many games. Instead of selling them, many gamers simply inserted their GameCube games into their Wii.
Added to this is the fact that the GameCube mini-DVDs were more fragile than Nintendo cartridges. A certain number of GameCube games therefore ended up in the trash. Finally, those who grew up with the GameCube are now between 25 and 40 years old. It is therefore a question of a segment of the population which benefits from a certain purchasing power and which can be nostalgic for this era. Visits to retro video game stores were therefore frequent. In summary, it is simply a question ofstrong demand and a supply limited by the various factors that we have just mentioned. Your GameCube games locked in a cardboard box under your bed can therefore be real little collector’s items.
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Source :
Engadget
