Key Takeaways
- Piglet’s Big Game went viral for resembling survival horror titles, spurring an increase in demand and prices.
- Despite being a kids’ game, Piglet’s Big Game features eerie gameplay and music reminiscent of horror games.
- Owners of the game took advantage of the hype, reselling it at significantly marked-up prices, reaching over a 1500% increase.
Over the last few days, Piglet’s Big Game, a PS2 and GameCube movie tie-in, has gone viral for its comparisons to survival horror titles Silent Hill and Resident Evil—despite featuring Piglet.
This online furor caused the game to initially sell out on eBay. However, owners of the Disney title 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, as Piglet explores a terrifying mansion that wouldn’t look out of place in Racoon City. The terrifying level is accompanied by some 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 that the game had sold out on 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 Game on the PlayStation 2 were selling 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 a factory-sealed copy of the game on 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.
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