Cost of Gamecube Games

[Stifler]

Now I never owned a Gamecube, so getting the Wii and having the opportunity to play those games as well as other on the Virtual Console is a pretty cool thing. I've browsed the Gamecube library and circled a handful of titles that I wouldn't mind picking up.

What bothers me the most is the price of titles these days. At the majority of big name retailers here in Canada (Future Shop, Best Buy, The Source), Gamecube games that are new and sealed are retailing at $29.99 for the cheapest title, and these include the "Player's Choice" games, which I assume are top sellers. I'm interested in the game Super Smash Bros. Melee, but at $49.99 I'm seriously going to have to pass.

To you Wii or loyal Nintendo owners, does the fact that the Wii supports all Gamecube games mean that overall prices for titles can still be relatively high even though they kind of should not be? I mean, in the case of Melee, I've noticed that the game was released in 2001. Why it carries a $50 price tag today, nearly 7 years later, is beyond me. I'm sure the popularity of the title is helping that.

I've even hit up EB Games retailers, which is something I'm not a big fan of. Used Gamecube games are retailing at crazy prices. Mario Party games are being priced in the high $20-mid-$30 range, with the newer Gamecube installments in the $40 range.

While money really isn't an issue to me, it's kind of annoying to have to invest so much extra funds into the console (Gamecube controller, Memory Card, Gamecube games) just to experience that console.

In recent days, however, I have managed to get a little bit of luck thanks to eBay. I've won copies of Army Men: Sarge's War for $4.99, Enter the Matrix for $1.25, Crazy Taxi for $6.00, SSX Tricky for $2.25, James Bond Nightfire for $3.00, James Bond Everything or Nothing for $6.50, and James Bond From Russia with Love for $3.97.

Granted they're all new, some games don't come with a manual, or even a case, but I consider them to be fairly decent deals. I've tried to grab a copy of Melee, but damn, auctions for the game get pretty up there.

On a side note, I had no idea the Gamecube had so many James Bond titles. I'm ****ing pumped for the three Bond titles to arrive.

[Shortay]

I've been trying to get Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door for ages but I don't want to pay anything over £17 or so. It's proving incredibly difficult.

[Spore]

Wow, here in the states, player's choice titles are 25 dollars. New. The used section is also awash with games ranging from 8 to 15 dollars.

[kelvingreen]

Hereabouts, GC games shot up in price when Wii's backwards-compatibility was announced. The only one I've seen go down in cost is Resi4, and that's only because a better, and not particularly expensive, version came out specifically for Wii.

[The shoemaker]

Most good gamecube games are 40 or 50 dollars.

[wychwood_drinker]

in the uk your looking at about £14.99 for average gc games(mario sunshine) and £20 + for the good / harder to get games. and thats second hand.

[Zombie]

Really, I have only picked up 1 cube game thus far, Melee, and that cost me $30 NEW. That's a little odd that they cost so much up there :confused:

[JordanR]

I am having trouble finding certain games.

At my local Gamestation used cube games are around £10 - £17, they no longer sell them at my local GAME.

I was going to buy Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Metroid prime, Metroid prime 2, Battalion wars and Mario sunshine, but the only games from that list which my local Gamestation had were about 4 copies of Mario and just 1 copy of Battalion wars.

I will probably just buy the games I want off ebay.

[The shoemaker]

yeah eBay is the best with its little e and big B.

[Balrog]

Wow, here in the states, player's choice titles are 25 dollars. New. The used section is also awash with games ranging from 8 to 15 dollars.

Most good gamecube games are 40 or 50 dollars.

And yet I found Ikaruga for 10 bucks. (This applies to both posts)
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Really, I have only picked up 1 cube game thus far, Melee, and that cost me $30 NEW. That's a little odd that they cost so much up there :confused:

It's like that everywhere.

[gaga64]

Crazy. How much are new Wii games over there?

I just managed to pick up a second hand copy of Dancing Stage: Mario Mix for the Cube, complete with mat, for only £18. Bargain, and a virtually impossible to find game at that.

[theUndead_feature]

I think the average price for around here is $10 - $15 dollars used and $40 new. But, how many new ones are coming out, eh?

[Serge.EXE]

I see mostly used GC games these days, and they range anyway from $5~$40, depending on the game.

The better the game, generally, the higher the price. Double Dash is seen for about $35, Wind Waker's price was just cut to $15, Melee is still $30~$40, etc.

[coire]

I want to Get Ikaruga because I hear its very good; As well as Skies Of Arcadia and a few other games I heard were good, But I usually only buy games on ebay for £20 or less and its hard to find them for that price range.

[Joxe]

Ikaruga is worth every penny though, think I got mine for roughly £32-33 as a new one. That was some time ago though when they still created new discs for the game. I would consider everything between £20-30 a good price :)

[max herman]

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I want to Get Ikaruga because I hear its very good; As well as Skies Of Arcadia and a few other games I heard were good, But I usually only buy games on ebay for £20 or less and its hard to find them for that price range.

You may have to raise that limit if you are looking on eBay- there
are a lot of people willing to go a lot higher. I have stopped
using that site recently as I've found that one is better
off dropping into Gamestation/GAME every now and then
and having a quick browse as the "must-owns" do pop up
and always at lower prices than eBay. This week I have
seen Skies of Arcadia and Ikaruga both at prices lower
than that which I paid on eBay, which is quite annoying.

I have also tracked down a few games at softuk.com - they have
a decent range of first hand titles (Ikaruga is listed at £20.99)
and delivery is next day and free.

-m.

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[coire]

Cool, Ikaruga sounds pretty cool, But there's a long list of Games I want to get before it, like the Zapper and RE:UC and the I'll probably want to get Ghost Squad and House of the Dead Compilations and So Ikaruga will be something I'll probably go back and Get if there is ever a 'Gaming Drought'

[Flamin Skull]

funny thing I went to Gamestop to see about getting SSB melee and trying it out, it cost 40 american dollars, then i declined and went to target next door and they had it for 24.99 BRAND NEW I knew gamestop were up to no good! they sold me so many stratched discs that I check and insist on their least stratched discs

[Balrog]

I found Ikaruga for 10 bucks.

Very very hard to find. It's usually about 30 or 40.

[Neil Koch]

funny thing I went to Gamestop to see about getting SSB melee and trying it out, it cost 40 american dollars, then i declined and went to target next door and they had it for 24.99 BRAND NEW I knew gamestop were up to no good! they sold me so many stratched discs that I check and insist on their least stratched discs

Did you have an employee check the price at Gamestop?

I'm not trying to defend them at all -- pretty much the only time I buy from them is when they have a buy 2 get 1 free sale, and their trade-in prices are a joke -- but an employee at my local one said they're phasing out GC games, so a lot of times they're not bothering to update price stickers.

If you have any Hollywood Video stores in your area, check them out. They're getting rid of the GC stuff as well, and most games are dirt cheap. Unfortunately, most of them aren't in the original cases and don't have manuals, but if that's not a big deal to you, it might be worth a trip. When I was there a couple of weeks ago, they had a 4 for $20 sale going on.

[Refa]

Now I never owned a Gamecube, so getting the Wii and having the opportunity to play those games as well as other on the Virtual Console is a pretty cool thing. I've browsed the Gamecube library and circled a handful of titles that I wouldn't mind picking up.

What bothers me the most is the price of titles these days. At the majority of big name retailers here in Canada (Future Shop, Best Buy, The Source), Gamecube games that are new and sealed are retailing at $29.99 for the cheapest title, and these include the "Player's Choice" games, which I assume are top sellers. I'm interested in the game Super Smash Bros. Melee, but at $49.99 I'm seriously going to have to pass.

To you Wii or loyal Nintendo owners, does the fact that the Wii supports all Gamecube games mean that overall prices for titles can still be relatively high even though they kind of should not be? I mean, in the case of Melee, I've noticed that the game was released in 2001. Why it carries a $50 price tag today, nearly 7 years later, is beyond me. I'm sure the popularity of the title is helping that.

I've even hit up EB Games retailers, which is something I'm not a big fan of. Used Gamecube games are retailing at crazy prices. Mario Party games are being priced in the high $20-mid-$30 range, with the newer Gamecube installments in the $40 range.

While money really isn't an issue to me, it's kind of annoying to have to invest so much extra funds into the console (Gamecube controller, Memory Card, Gamecube games) just to experience that console.

In recent days, however, I have managed to get a little bit of luck thanks to eBay. I've won copies of Army Men: Sarge's War for $4.99, Enter the Matrix for $1.25, Crazy Taxi for $6.00, SSX Tricky for $2.25, James Bond Nightfire for $3.00, James Bond Everything or Nothing for $6.50, and James Bond From Russia with Love for $3.97.

Granted they're all new, some games don't come with a manual, or even a case, but I consider them to be fairly decent deals. I've tried to grab a copy of Melee, but damn, auctions for the game get pretty up there.

On a side note, I had no idea the Gamecube had so many James Bond titles. I'm ****ing pumped for the three Bond titles to arrive.

Gamecube games are awesome!

Your choice stores SUCK!

Paying for accesories SUCKS!

I don't know if the James Bond games are good, but if that's your style, that's ****ING great :eek:.

Your choice stores SUCK!

[Refa]

Did you have an employee check the price at Gamestop?

I'm not trying to defend them at all -- pretty much the only time I buy from them is when they have a buy 2 get 1 free sale, and their trade-in prices are a joke -- but an employee at my local one said they're phasing out GC games, so a lot of times they're not bothering to update price stickers.

If you have any Hollywood Video stores in your area, check them out. They're getting rid of the GC stuff as well, and most games are dirt cheap. Unfortunately, most of them aren't in the original cases and don't have manuals, but if that's not a big deal to you, it might be worth a trip. When I was there a couple of weeks ago, they had a 4 for $20 sale going on.

Insanity.

My local store is selling a NEW copy of Viewtiful Joe (a great game), and Mega Man Network Transmission (not so much) for $5 each. Oh, and a new F-Zero Gx for $8.

[gaga64]

Vaguely related topic, but I traded in a bunch of GameCube games at my local GameStation store here in the UK, and the prices vary madly - I got £4 each for Mario Golf and Metroid Prime 2, £5 for Mario Tennis, and £16 for Mario Baseball.

[Yossarian]

Vaguely related topic, but I traded in a bunch of GameCube games at my local GameStation store here in the UK, and the prices vary madly - I got £4 each for Mario Golf and Metroid Prime 2, £5 for Mario Tennis, and £16 for Mario Baseball.

Gamestation are the best of a bad bunch but if you want to make money on your games check eBay to get a rough idea of how much you are likely to get. 9 times out of 10 it will be way above what you'll get for part exchange.

[Refa]

Vaguely related topic, but I traded in a bunch of GameCube games at my local GameStation store here in the UK, and the prices vary madly - I got £4 each for Mario Golf and Metroid Prime 2, £5 for Mario Tennis, and £16 for Mario Baseball.

I had to pay $8 for Metroid Prime (and it WAS used)!