Video games are just more expensive. How much it costs and how much it costs to buy, physically and digitally. Now there are fewer, as the long experiences of triple-and develops and small studios that try to penetrate into a crowded landscape. Things are now hard and it is shy that this difficulty also applies to older games in which new and old players deserve to jump. But they can't …
This reason includes collectors who go to the city on the second market. When I first went to Japan in 2015 and found that I was looking at super potatoes for a few rare classics, they were relatively cheap, but when I visited another visit in January, most prizes doubled. Hardware and software are higher than ever, all thanks to collectors and content creators who find the topic of their brand to play classic games.
It only hurts to maintain video games on a wider scale, but also allows your average Joe to enjoy video games that would not have to be born to experience for the first time. If companies are not actively bankrolling remaster or make original versions of games on modern hardware, imitate or empty your wallet.
Now, with a larger proliferation of titles on Nintendo Switch Online, things can change for the better.
Nintendo Switch Online gives Gamecube a new life rental
Although I would barely describe Gamecube as a specialized console, since it sold millions of units two -year ago, I would not give it to the same level as the DS or Nintendo and Nintendo switch sure no wii. As a result, much fewer players are familiar with the exclusive library, especially more hidden gems that were not available for other platforms. This will double for the underestimated Bangers, such as eternal darkness, Billy Hatcher or WWE: The Delegation Day. It did not have a huge amount of clean exclusive, but most of them were great. Maybe except Shrek: Extra big.
Resident Evil 4 was also intended as an exclusive Gamecube along with other Capcom titles such as Killer7, Viewtiful Joe and PN03. Only one of them was eventually not transferred.
One of these games is Chibi Robo, which was first released for Gamecube in Japan as early as 2005 before receiving an international edition a year later. It was quite late in the console life cycle, many players moved to the Xbox 360 or were preparing for the arrival of Wii in a few short months. As a result, in Japan or elsewhere he did not sell particularly well, despite strong reviews and evolving cult tracking. This has left several physical copies that existed to get into unclear or collectors.
Look for Chibi-Robo! On eBay right now and you will try to find a copy for less than $ 150, while the closed versions are virtually unheard of. We should not pay this price for any game, but unfortunately, with a significant lack of protection, there is no other option. I do not want to imitate, but if I need to experience a forgotten classic, such as this, so be it. I understand the desire of a collector to own a particular title or perhaps anyone who is available on a particular platform, but if it means that other people lose, it is a little bit of it.
But with the advent of Chibi-Robo! At Nintendo Switch Online next week, this adorable small game will finally be available for millions of people playing even if they lack the original piece of hardware or physical version to make it happen. You can just click, play and that's it.
Chibi-Robo! Is the Nintendo feature that deserves the reflector on the switch
The last adventure of Chibi-robo was in 2015 Zip for Nintendo 3DS, which was unfortunately a critical and commercial failure for a skip developer that would not create another game before closing.
All GameCube classics available through Switch Online were quite unorthodox tips. Although I think the cadence of relaxed titles is obscene-slow because there is no huge amount of work to carry them to see beloved masterpieces such as a wind waker, which mixes with F-Zlo, soulcalibur and Mario Strikers, was so fun. Nintendo could release all his bars before calling it daily, but instead ensures that every new addition is an event in itself and will not be overlooked.
I bet the vast majority of Nintendo Switch 2 owners have never heard of Chibi-Robo! Before and I doubt they would buy a physical remaster at the eshop. But when it appears as a free offer on the service you are already using, why not continue?
My dream is to slowly re -evaluate the Gamecube library in the coming months and years, which would be slowly re -evaluated, giving a brand new audience access to the platform without having to jump through countless archaic hoops. That should be.
- Mark
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Nintendo
- The original release date
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June 5, 2025
- Original MSRP (USD)
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449.99 $
- Operating system
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Proprietary
