Cradle of Rome
Nintendo Wii · 2009
About this game
Cradle of Rome is a tile-matching game with a classical antiquity theme.
The tiles have icons of city resources, for example piles of wood, wine barrels and coins.
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Matching three or more of these tiles collects them to their respective resources tab.
Three resources tabs are displayed at the top of the screen for money, wood and food.
As the player progresses through the game buildings become available to build, their cost being a combination of those resources.
An amphora serves as the timer, slowly leaking water as time passes.
If the player manages to finish the level before it is empty, the water remaining is added as a bonus to the resources.
Otherwise, the player loses a life.
Some of the board surface has marble underneath it.
To complete a level, this marble has to be broken by matching the tiles over it.
Matching special tiles, like the ones with an axe, fills power-up gauges at the bottom of the screen.
Once complete, these power-ups perform special actions: the axe removes single tiles, the lightning bolt destroys a random amount of them, the bomb explodes squares of nine tiles, the hourglass adds water to the amphora, etc.
Once spent, their gauges must be replenished for another use.
A tile with chains is immobile, stopping the flow of tiles to other parts of the board.
It has to be matched once to break the chains, and again to be removed from the table.
The Nintendo DS version was ported from the PC.
It has revised levels, gameplay adapted for the dual screens and an adjusted difficulty level.
It also contain a new mode, Free Play, that allows the user to replay favourite boards.
About Nintendo Wii
Launched in 2006, the Wii's motion controls (Wii Remote) brought casual and non-traditional players into console gaming at a scale no prior system had achieved, making it one of the best-selling consoles ever. Because so many Wii units sold with bundled software like Wii Sports, the bulk of the library is inexpensive to collect — but it also means truly rare Wii titles (often niche Japanese-only releases) stand out sharply from the norm.
Gamevaro tracks Cradle of Rome for Nintendo Wii with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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Market values by condition
PAL
NTSC-U
Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | Loose / Item only | PAL | €9.73 |
| 2026-08-13 | Item + Box | NTSC-U | €8.57 |
| 2026-08-10 | Sealed / New | NTSC-U | €7.52 |
| 2026-08-10 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €2.53 |
| 2026-08-10 | Boxed (CIB) | NTSC-U | €6.23 |
| 2026-08-10 | Loose / Item only | NTSC-U | €6.04 |
| 2026-08-10 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €1.58 |
| 2026-08-10 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €8.27 |
| 2026-07-12 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €1.59 |
| 2026-07-12 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €8.35 |
| 2026-07-12 | Sealed / New | NTSC-U | €7.59 |
| 2026-07-12 | Loose / Item only | NTSC-U | €6.06 |
| 2026-07-12 | Loose / Item only | NTSC-U | €7.41 |
| 2026-07-12 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €2.55 |
| 2026-07-12 | Boxed (CIB) | NTSC-U | €6.38 |
| 2026-07-10 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €1.62 |
| 2026-07-10 | Loose / Item only | NTSC-U | €6.05 |
| 2026-07-10 | Sealed / New | NTSC-U | €7.58 |
| 2026-07-10 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €8.34 |
| 2026-07-10 | Boxed (CIB) | NTSC-U | €6.38 |
| 2026-07-10 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €2.59 |
| 2026-06-18 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €1.55 |
| 2026-06-18 | Sealed / New | NTSC-U | €7.24 |
| 2026-06-18 | Loose / Item only | NTSC-U | €5.97 |
| 2026-06-18 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €7.96 |
| 2026-06-18 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €2.48 |
| 2026-06-18 | Boxed (CIB) | NTSC-U | €6.37 |
| 2026-06-17 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €7.96 |
| 2026-06-17 | Sealed / New | NTSC-U | €7.24 |
| 2026-06-17 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €1.55 |
Market insights
Rarity & condition
Only a handful of market sales have been tracked for Cradle of Rome, suggesting it doesn't trade hands very often — a sign of relative scarcity compared to more common Nintendo Wii titles.
Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Cradle of Rome worth?
Cradle of Rome for Nintendo Wii is currently worth €9.73 loose. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.
Is Cradle of Rome rare?
Cradle of Rome has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common Nintendo Wii titles.
What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Cradle of Rome?
Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.
Is Cradle of Rome worth more in PAL or NTSC?
The PAL version of Cradle of Rome is currently worth €9.73 loose, versus €6.04 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.
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