Used Nintendo games in Canada typically sell for C$19 to C$94 (about $13 to $67). Nintendo titles hold value unusually well, and older cartridge games are actively collected.
What Nintendo games are worth in Canada
| Condition | Typical | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| New with Tags | C$94 | Unused, tags or seals intact |
| Like New | C$80 | Barely used, no visible wear |
| Good | C$61 | Light signs of use, complete and working |
| Fair | C$42 | Heavily used, or a described fault or missing part |
| For Parts | C$24 | Not working or incomplete, sold as seen |
Guide ranges converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not quotes — sellers set their own price. Grades are seller-declared; WishThrift does not inspect or verify them.
What lifts the price
- First-party titles, which hold value strongly
- Cartridge games with clean contacts
What pulls it down
- Missing manuals and inserts on collectable titles
- Corroded cartridge contacts
Selling Nintendo games in Canada
Interac e-Transfer is the norm and is instant and traceable, which suits a private sale well. It is what most buyers will suggest before anything else.
Canada’s resale market is concentrated in a handful of metro areas separated by very long distances, which makes it unusually collection-led — most buyers are looking for something they can pick up the same week.
Shipping cost is the single commonest reason a Canadian listing stalls. Decide collection versus courier before you price it, and say which you are offering.
Winter clothing and sports equipment move from October, and the spring thaw brings the strongest few weeks for furniture, bikes and garden items.
Working out what yours is worth
- Check the cartridge contacts for corrosion
- Confirm the manual and inserts are present
Getting it ready
- Identify each title and whether it is first-party Nintendo, since those hold value far better than third-party releases.
- Test each cartridge boots if you still have the console.
Photograph
- The games laid out, cases and spines visible
- The cartridges out of their cases, labels visible
- Any label damage, cracked case or missing insert
Put in the description
- Cartridge and label condition
- Whether cases and artwork inserts are present
- Whether each cartridge has been tested and boots
Name the titles: “Nintendo Switch Games — Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Mario Kart 8, Animal Crossing”. First-party Nintendo titles are searched by name and hold their price, so listing them individually often totals more than a bundle. Say whether cases and inserts are complete.
Very light and cheap to post. Cartridges are robust but the cases crack easily, so pack them with some padding.
It costs nothing to list
There is no listing fee, no selling fee and no commission, so the C$94 a buyer pays is the C$94 you keep. You and the buyer settle up and arrange the handover between yourselves; WishThrift does not hold the money or ship the item.
Where in Canada
Canada is a big place and what sells well moves with it. These are the parts of Canada with their own page for Nintendo games.
- Toronto
- Montreal
- Calgary
- Ottawa
- Edmonton
- Winnipeg
- Vancouver
- Brampton
- Hamilton
- Surrey
- Quebec City
- Halifax
- Laval
- London
Common questions
Where can I sell Nintendo games in Canada?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. There is no selling fee, so the whole amount stays with you. Interac e-Transfer is the norm and is instant and traceable, which suits a private sale well. It is what most buyers will suggest before anything else.
Will you split them?
For first-party Nintendo titles, splitting almost always totals more because each holds its value independently.
Why do Nintendo games hold value?
First-party titles rarely discount and stay in demand for years, and older cartridge games are actively collected.
Does the box matter?
For collectable titles considerably. Complete-in-box copies sell for multiples of loose cartridges.
More: how to sell Nintendo games, what Nintendo games are worth, or Gaming across Canada.