Dead System = Cheap Games

The gamecube may be a dead system, but I've been buying games at a pretty fast rate lately. For $10 each, I bought: Sonic Heros, Sonic Racers, Geist, Battalion Wars, and a Spryo game. Even after that, I'm still searching for more cheap games to fatten my collection. Anyone else doing this?

GameCube isn't dead yet.

And I can still find GC games pretty easily. My local Toys R Us and Future shop both have over 50 GC games, while most of the other stores where I live have over 30.

Nintendo still has their 1st party GCNgames priced rather steep.

Some 3rd party multiplat games are cheaper on PS2 and XBOX while the GCN version is higher.

For instance, I am looking for Dead to Rights for GCN but I saw the XBOX versionselling for 12.99 Brand New. The GCN one costs 6.99 for a Used copy. Pretty unfair.

The gamecube may be a dead system, but I've been buying games at a pretty fast rate lately. For $10 each, I bought: Sonic Heros, Sonic Racers, Geist, Battalion Wars, and a Spryo game. Even after that, I'm still searching for more cheap games to fatten my collection. Anyone else doing this?

Bubble_Man

I'm with you. Plenty of good cheap games out there for the Cube. On eBay you can find plenty for under $10.00 and every now and then you can find a good deal at EB/Gamestop. For the price of a new PS3/Wii/XBox 360 game you can get a handful of decent Cube games.

I you don't have it already, I'd recommend Roadkill - you can buy it new on eBay for $10.00 if you're lucky. I never saw it at any stores and that's a shame because it's a fun little game, especially the multiplayer. Look it up on IGN for some videos if you're not familar with it.

I also recommend Pinball Dreams - I've seen that EB for $10.00 recently.

You are right Bubble_Man. GC games are becoming cheaper and cheaper as new systems are coming out. Where I live the only high priced GC games are the newer gamessuch as Twilight Princess. Even that is only priced at$45! I have a few friendsthat have Wiis and they always ask me for game recommendations from the GC. Easily said as a system gets older the prices of games get lower and lower as time goes on.

Nintendo really needs to drop prices on their first-party GC games faster, or they're not going to get any sales as buyers abandon the GC.

...Wait a minute... Nintendo's actually probably trying to hit the 'GC-less Wii owner who wants some GC games" market too. So in that sense it's a really good business idea, to get even more product life out of the games.

thats the only reason why Im holding on to my gamecube. You can find tons of cheap used games on ebay.sevenrains

nothing cheap about the good games. Good games like SF vs SNK are still around $20 used. Most in ok condition, w/o box or instructions.

The prices here in the UK for pre-owned Cube games have gone through the roof. I was lucky enough to pick up some great deals just after christmas but the prices have now shot up.

I picked up lots of multiple deals like four for £20 or two for £20. but now some are £24.99 on their own and also not in that good condition.

Zelda Collectors Edition,Zelda Windwaker (with bonus disc) 2 for £20 in Feb,but now Zelda Windwaker is £19.99 on its own without the bonus disc. I haven't seen the Collectors edition for sale since.

Geist,Eternal Darkness,Mario Kart DD, Battalion Wars. Tese cost me4 for £20 in Feb and now Geist is £24.99, Eternal Darkness is £14.99, MarioKart is £14.99 and Battalion Wars is £16.99.

Their are many more examples and some really high prces for some games if you can find them. The Highest prices I have seen were for Chibi Robo I payed £12.99 but saw a used copy at £34.99 a few weeks ago and it was in poor condition. Ikaruga was a two for £20 deal with pickmin 2, but both are now over £20 each.

I feel sorry for the people that have probably got rid of them for a few £s and then seen the price go through the roof.

I have most of the cube games I want but have just had to spend £18 to secure a copy of Killer 7 in mint condition. I have seen it only once locally and it was £16.99 but I passed on it because it looked in poor condition.