Summary
Over the last few days, Piglet’s Big Game, aPS2andGameCubemovie tie-in,has gone viral for its comparisons to survival horror titles Silent HillandResident Evil—despite featuring Piglet.
This online furor caused the game to initially sell out on eBay. However, owners of theDisneytitle have now become wise to the news, thinking they’re sitting on a hidden pot of gold, as the game is selling for more than 1,500 percent of what it was a few days ago, with some listings at a staggering 2,000 percent increase.
Piglet’s Big Game Prices Explode
Despite being a kids' game, Piglet’s Big Adventure went viral for its isometric-style camera and survival horror gameplay, asPiglet explores a terrifying mansionthat wouldn’t look out of place in Racoon City. The terrifying level is accompanied bysome nightmare-inducing music, which shouldn’t be anywhere near a game designed for children.
As tweets featuring gameplay and the music from the title wracked up tens of millions of views (seriously) and hundreds of thousands of likes, owners of the title sought to cash in on what they had.
Reports initially stated thatthe game had sold outon the reselling platform eBay. However, since then, savvy sellers have listed more at extortionately marked-up prices.
Prior to going viral, copies of Piglet’s Big Gameon the PlayStation 2 wereselling on eBay UK for around £3.00($3.80). After the viral Tweets, the most expensive copy sold for £49.99 ($64), a 1566 percent increase.
After the viral Tweets, the most expensive copy sold for £49.99 ($64), a 1566 percent increase.
While PlayStation 2 copies of the Disney title are, in fact, still sold out, players can pick up afactory-sealed copy of the gameon the Nintendo GameCube for £60 in English or French, with the French version of the game wonderfully titled Les Adventures De Porcine.
It just goes to show that you should always hang onto your old games, no matter how obscure they might be.
Disney
An American multinational media and entertainment conglomerate, The Walt Disney Company covers everything from movies to television, theme parks to comics and merchandise, as well as owning the Disney Plus streaming platform, ESPN, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, and ABC.
