The retro games market is booming! Since the beginning of the Corona crisis, the prices for old games have continued to rise. Collectors should be happy about that – because their retro treasures are now worth a small fortune. At least if the right games are in their collection.
Pokémon & More: Old games become treasures
Anyone who got into gaming quite late and now wants to catch up on a few old classics during the lockdown has to dig deep into their pockets. Not only old consoles are now traded on eBay and Co. at crazy prices, even retro games have become damn expensive.
Old Nintendo games in particular seem to have increased in value over the past few months. The perfect occasion to take a look at your parents’ attic and look for the lost treasures of your own childhood. Well-preserved first generation Pokémon games with original packaging are now being sold traded for around 150 euros. The games of the second generation are even more valuable: collectors put around 180-200 euros on the table for them.
But SNES classics are also incredibly valuable. for Super Metroid with OVP prices from 250 to 300 euros are calledSecret of Mana costs a whopping 90 to 120 euros (source: Businessinsider).
If you’re already on a treasure hunt in the attic anyway, then it’s best to keep an eye out for the following things:
Retro games are worth a fortune
But not only old Nintendo games have become more and more valuable over the last few years. The site calculates an average retail value of all vintage games and presents the development in an interesting graph:
While the corresponding games fetched an average of only around 7 US dollars a little more than 10 years ago, the purchase price has now risen to over 28 US dollars. No wonder: After all, the range of games is getting smaller and smaller over time. The modules and packages age so badly if they are not stored properly that they break. Added to this is the increased interest caused by the corona pandemic, which also causes a price increase (source: pricecharting.com).
So if you still have a few old Nintendo or Sega games in stock, you can really make ashes with them. A look in the old children’s room cupboard could be worthwhile – and your parents will certainly be happy if you visit them again.