Should i sell my Gamecube to Gamestop now that I have The Wii?

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#1 alecv1
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#2 jdmHonda4life
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nah I say retire it to the museum of game systems past like I'm gonna. I have all the old systems in a collection I will proudly display one day...
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#3 mariokart64fan
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nope keep it
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#4 korn62586
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I own a WII, I put it in my living room, so now my cube is in my bedroom.
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#5 sumo1973
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If you sell it you won't get that much money for it. If you have the free space I would keep it for a while longer just as a back up system just in case the Wii breaks down or something.
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#6 Spartan-051
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Do it

me and my bro got lots of moneys from selling of the old systems

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#7 hahamanin
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just sell it if u get a good price otherwise dont but i do sell my old consoles no matter the price whats the point keeping it when there r no new games out
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#8 scorpionldr
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nah I say retire it to the museum of game systems past like I'm gonna. I have all the old systems in a collection I will proudly display one day...jdmHonda4life

well i thought about that, but I also questioned myself if the action replay disk I have would only work on the cube or if it would work for wii....only till after I have the games I need hacked with it can I just leave it on a save and then transfer it to wii 

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#9 DeadPhoenix86
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i would keep it as a collectors items;)

and seriously how many do you get back for it, not much that's for certain so keep it close to you.
someday it will be very value to you.

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#10 Joe_Crow
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i sold mine but kept most of the games.
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#11 Paultiscali
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sell it on ebay you get more money for it
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#12 KingKoop
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Heck no hold onto the bad boy! Or trade it in and get some discount off a Wii/GC game? :D
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#13 PoondockSaints
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i think gamestop and ebgames rip you off and give you like $30 for the system and at most $4 for a game unless its really good and rare, or just brand new.

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#14 livinitup01
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If you're a collector then keep the Gamecube, if not then sell it to gamestop/ebgames. Hey that's what um gonna do to get a Wii. Trade in my gamecube and get store credit or cash so that when I buy a Wii from them it'll cost me less, so i can then stock up on games.
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#15 Sephiroth99000
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no, keep it. you'll only get like 10 bucks or less for it and I'd bet that 20 years from now when you still have your gamecube you'll be glad you kept it.
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#16 chronoblazer
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As a Nintendo child, I keep all the systems i have, which is every Nintendo console.
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#17 alayeesquire
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If you are going to sell it, do so on EBay or Craigslist. However, keep in mind that you will not get the market value on the system (games, accessories, if you are selling those).

Personally, unless I was just stripped for cash, I would keep it. The price that you sell it at may not justify the sale. Retire it or just keep it around in the slim case something happens to your Wii and you have a SSBM itch.

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#18 westsidejedi360
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i sold mine before i knew i'd get a wii and used the money to buy GRAW 2. But to be fair, i got the cube for free and kept the memory card and Super Smash Bros. I say sell it, but keep at least one controller and a memory card
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#19 AK-47000
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over time, i don't think the cube will go up in value, i think it will actually decrease.  if you sell it now you're more likely to get as much as you can before the value decreases.  plus the wii can play all of the old games, so you really don't need it.

the same can't be said the for older machines like the NES, and SNES, because those game cartridges are not compatible with other systems, which is why i would say keep systems like those (especially since some of those SNES RPG's sell for $100s), but not the cube.

i'd also the same for the ps2 and xbox.  if you have a ps3 and a 360, you don't need the older systems because the games are compatible with the newer systems.  maybe not 100% compatible, but that will be fixed someday.

get the most money out of your cube before it's too late, it's the smart thing to do.  and try ebay, not gamestop.

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#20 jorgeluisbl
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If you get a good amount of money sell it, if you don´t, I say keep it.
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#21 Bgrngod
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They will try to rip you off.  Don't do it.  Just keep it as a backup or a "traveling" system.  Mine still has a home right next to my Wii.  I have a thing for wanting to play games on the original system they released on.  I haven't downloaded anything on VC at all.

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#22 Amnesiac23
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As a console collector, NO!!!! lol
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#23 Funkyhamster
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NO... you won't get any money for it.
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#24 alkaline_DnB
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hmm, guess that's a personal decision.  if it's just going to sit somehwere collecting dust, then why not sell it, or even better, donate it to someone less fortunate?  but if you've got enough room to display it, then i don't see there being anything wrong with keeping it.

just remember tho, it's not the system that needs to be kept, it's the games.  systems come and go and are easily obtainable at any time, but the games are what hold their worth.  now that you've got the wii, give it a few months and see how often you go back to using the gamecube...you'll then probably figure out what you need to do.

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#25 Nintendogamer33
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Keep your GameCube, you aren't going to get very much for it. And you also have the option of playing Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and e-Reader games on your GC by using a Game Boy Player, an accessory that the Wii is not compatible with.

Even if you don't want the GBP, I still say keep your 'Cube as a collector's item or as a backup incase your Wii isn't working.

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#26 nintendogamaa
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sell it