[quote name='mcelfour']I wish they'd take advantage of the fact that Wii is BC. Why not release GC/Wii hybrid games...if it's in a Wii, take advantage of the Wiimote and some extra horsepower...if it's in a GC...well fine, it still plays. They must be able to tell what system a disc is in, and excecute code based on it. Why must we always leave old systems to gather dust the moment a new system is even devised? WHY?!?
[Sorry, got a bit carried away...I'm tired.][/QUOTE]
Seems possible, since they did it with the Burger King games for the XBox and 360
[quote name='io']I'm sure it's not too hard to find used GC games, but it sure is difficult to find new ones. I'm not sure if anyone noticed, but a lot of the AAA GC titles were getting a premium on eBay before Christmas. Super Mario Sunshine was selling for $40+, Animal Crossing for $30+, and even stuff like Star Fox Assault sold for a premium. Oh yeah, Mario Party 7 was going for $65+! And the thing is, there really weren't that many available at any given time. That is still the case, though the prices have come down somewhat with this being after Christmas (e.g., MP7 is just selling for $55 or so now).
They are rare (new, anyway) and people DO want them. I'm assuming that there is renewed interest in them because of the Wii - or maybe just simply people with Gamecubes catching up (there are a lot of GCs out there, after all).
I'm really surprised Nintendo isn't reprinting many of these titles - seems like easy money to me. They really should reprint things like SMS, AC, etc, and make Wavebirds again and market them as "Gamecube Classics" for play on the Wii. Heck, they could make a "Gamecube Classic" bundle for the Wii (a couple games, a Wavebird, and a memory card).[/QUOTE]
I wish I would have checked EBay. I might have sold off some of my Gamecube games especially if I could get back more than what I paid for them.