Speculation time!
As most of us probably know, there are quite a few games from past console generations that are very sought after by collectors. Some of these can command insane prices because of rarity and/or other reasons.
With the seventh generation of consoles drawing to a close, I started wondering which of its games will go on to become the Holy Grails of any collection in about 25 years.
Will it be Xenoblade Chronicles? It is already often demanding higher prices for used copies on eBay than it originally cost new and you might've heard about the GameStop price gouging [http://kotaku.com/extreme-gamestop-pricing-leaves-some-fans-calling-scam-1108627828]. Maybe Metroid Prime Trilogy, which Nintendo seemed to have seriously under-printed despite its popularity. Perhaps My Horse And Me: Riding For Gold. Don't laugh, mint copies supposedly go for quite a decent amount[footnote]Yes, I know I've only mentioned Wii games, it's just that I can't think of any other examples[/footnote]. Or it could be some completely different game we'd never suspect.
Just to be sure, any game released during the 7th gen counts, starting with the release of the Xbox 360 on November 16, 2005. Console games, handheld games, pc games, anything, including collections and collector's editions[footnote]Though IMO the last are kinda like cheating, since it feels publishers specifically created them to game the system and because it's mostly the extras that make them special compared to the regular version, not the games themselves. I give Metroid Prime Trilogy a pass because two thirds of it has no regular version on Wii.[/footnote]
What say you?
As most of us probably know, there are quite a few games from past console generations that are very sought after by collectors. Some of these can command insane prices because of rarity and/or other reasons.
With the seventh generation of consoles drawing to a close, I started wondering which of its games will go on to become the Holy Grails of any collection in about 25 years.
Will it be Xenoblade Chronicles? It is already often demanding higher prices for used copies on eBay than it originally cost new and you might've heard about the GameStop price gouging [http://kotaku.com/extreme-gamestop-pricing-leaves-some-fans-calling-scam-1108627828]. Maybe Metroid Prime Trilogy, which Nintendo seemed to have seriously under-printed despite its popularity. Perhaps My Horse And Me: Riding For Gold. Don't laugh, mint copies supposedly go for quite a decent amount[footnote]Yes, I know I've only mentioned Wii games, it's just that I can't think of any other examples[/footnote]. Or it could be some completely different game we'd never suspect.
Just to be sure, any game released during the 7th gen counts, starting with the release of the Xbox 360 on November 16, 2005. Console games, handheld games, pc games, anything, including collections and collector's editions[footnote]Though IMO the last are kinda like cheating, since it feels publishers specifically created them to game the system and because it's mostly the extras that make them special compared to the regular version, not the games themselves. I give Metroid Prime Trilogy a pass because two thirds of it has no regular version on Wii.[/footnote]
What say you?
