Strange | 1,727 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Any idea why this is? I’ve passed up plenty of carts the last few months because I wanted a CIB copy. Now it seems like carts are selling for way higher than I was seeing before and CIB may be out of reach for me atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,723 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 If you want an answer besides "NES, first party Nintendo", I would guess that sealed prices put a cap on what carts and CIBs could sell for in the past because this game was $60 common as balls sealed. Those have either been bought up or prices hiked up to $100s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamegearguy | 229 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 That and it was the last NES game ever released (well, non-pirate-wise.) You're not missing much. I have a cart only and it's not that great of a game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,129 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Gamegearguy said: That and it was the last NES game ever released (well, non-pirate-wise.) You're not missing much. I have a cart only and it's not that great of a game. The last licensed game was The Lion King in 1995. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamegearguy | 229 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Not in the USA/Canada. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange | 1,727 Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 (edited) I guess my question isn’t so much “Why?” but “Why now?” The game has had 27 years to pick up steam for the various reasons listed above. I like the game, but I didn’t think a large group of collectors suddenly decided Wario’s Woods was desirable enough for the price to start creeping up like it has. The explanation of the sealed copies drying up makes sense. Maybe the availability on the Switch NES Online thing has given it more visibility? Virtual console availability is one thing, but if it’s already there on your screen staring you in the face people are going to say “what the hell” and give it a go. Edited June 14, 2021 by Strange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamW | 714 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Wario in general got kind of a push lately, I think. Wario Land games went up. Several warioware titles got expensive. IIRC I read somewhere that this traced back to some youtuber (like everything does lately) but IMBW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 4,100 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 11 hours ago, Code Monkey said: The last licensed game was The Lion King in 1995. You know what he meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,779 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Sealed copies all sold off. I’m pretty sure that’s why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,996 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 I like Wario's Woods, I never managed to beat it tho, got stuck somewhere around level 70. It's not as intuitive as other puzzle games of its kind, maybe a little complex for its own good. But definitely worth a play, especially if you like other NES puzzle games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bogomil | 861 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Some guy had a case of these on local Kijiji selling them for 60 or 80 bucks a pop a few years back (4 or 5 years). They sat forever... Maybe he finally sold them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,779 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 14 hours ago, Andy_Bogomil said: Some guy had a case of these on local Kijiji selling them for 60 or 80 bucks a pop a few years back (4 or 5 years). They sat forever... Maybe he finally sold them. Yea they sat on ebay also. Same price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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