May 20th, 2008
Gamestop gets wise to Fire Emblem, raises used price
Gamestop just got wise to the fact that Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is becoming one of the most sought-after Gamecube titles, perhaps due to the recent Wii sequel, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. They just raised the used price by 50%, from $19.99 to $29.99.
The fact that Fire Emblem is becoming such a hot collectible is especially interesting if you remember that Nintendo cut the retail MSRP to $14.99 just before it went out of print. In the past year, Gamestop’s used price has jumped from $12.99 to $17.99, then to $19.99, and finally to $30.
This isn’t the only ascending price at your local Gamestop — they recently jacked Pikmin up to $19.99 and Pikmin 2 up to $39.99, due almost soley to Captain Olimar’s newfound popularity in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
May 30th, 2008
Christopher Says :
Hmmm… maybe now is a good time to buy gamecube bundles and sell the games on eBay (maybe keep a console or two too
). Console prices should have dropped loads here now as a high street chain is selling em preowned for ~£15 ($30) and if some games are making that much alone…
June 13th, 2008
GameHoarders.com » Blog Archive » Another Pikmin price hike at Gamestop Says :
[...] wrote just a few weeks ago that Gamestop has been jacking up the prices of Fire Emblem and Pikmin games due to their “posthumous” popularity via Super Smash Bros. Brawl. They’ve done it [...]