Re: Street price for 2nd hand GC?


"Davémon" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Raiden wrote:
>> Davémon wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> erm, what is the street-price (gamestation for example) for a second
>>> hand gamecube these days?
>>>
>>> I want to buy one, but I don't generally trust eBayers, and I'm not in a
>>> big rush, but really would like to play FFCC & Zelda WW some day.
>>>
>>> Also, what chance the high-street price for a new GC dropping below the
>>> £50 mark when the Revolution comes out?
>>
>>
>> My local GameStation has them pre-owned for £39.99 with a controller and
>> a (bad) game.
>
> Thanks. A new one at that price would do me!
>
>> I'm thinking along the same lines as you, I already own a PS2 and Xbox,
>> but I wouldn't mind playing the GC games that everyone raves about, and I
>> would certainly like to play Zelda.
>>
>> But as you said, I don't want to pay much for it so late in its life.
>
> I agree, but we have to be a bit careful with these statements!

I wasn't jumping at you for saying such a thing, just that if you are
interested in the other games then the bundle packs are great value, as you
then get a new GC with warranty as opposed to a second hand one, owned for
goodness knows how long and therefore perhaps likely to die.

Or pay £40 for a second hand one with a rubbish game and spend anoher £50 on
getting two decent games - works out the same doesn't it..

> Is it confirmed that the Revolution is compatible with the GC? I dunno.
> Will new games still be released after it's demise?

Zelda: Twilight Princess is due out about the time of the Revolution, so the
theory is that the Revolution will be able to play it for sure and will
maybe entice people into going for it. OR, it'll inspire people to get the
last GCs around ;) Not sure how long they'll be making it for.

>
>> I know £40 is cheap, but I'd rather pay about £20 tbh! The Mario football
>> game looks pretty cool and I like the white cube, so I might consider
>> buying that bundle, but I could get a DS for about the same price. Hmm.
>
>
> The white cube almost convinced me, but mario football? personally, not my
> cup of tea, but it will still be cool in a years time. Nintendo make some
> very good games, they seem to have long-life built in.

What games are you interested in playing?

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Sue


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