Comments on Video Game & DVD Collecting | Resale Price Analysis: 2008 Game & Publisher Resale Values

Surprise by rather high wii resell value.

2011-03-26T17:25:29.422-06:00

Surprise by rather high wii resell value.

mndrix - I agree with you. What makes the top 2 ga...

2009-01-07T10:56:00.000-07:00

mndrix - I agree with you. What makes the top 2 games the most impressive (Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit) is that they released far earlier in the year than the other games on the list but they still have higher resale value. Even though they were on the market for sometimes 5 or 6 months longer they still maintained their resale value.

Great article.

Thanks for this analysis. You make a good point a...

2009-01-07T10:27:00.000-07:00

Thanks for this analysis. You make a good point about the difference between the casual and hardcore games/gamers.

It would be interesting to see numbers comparing the average price change per game-day for 2008. This would remove the variable of the release dates during the year. For instance, I would expect that by December a game released in January would have depreciated more than a game released in November. If a publisher released more games early in the year, we'd expect a higher depreciation from them, all else being equal. By dividing each game's 2008 depreciation by the number of days it was on the market in 2008, you'd eliminate that factor.

Good question. I can do a post about the median p...

2009-01-07T08:42:00.000-07:00

Good question. I can do a post about the median prices for each system during 2008. Probably a table showing the price at the beginning of 2008, end of 2008, and the % change.

I am going to be doing a series of posts looking back at 2008 and hopefully I will have those finished up by the end of January.

another nice article. i'm curious about how the me...

2009-01-07T08:35:00.000-07:00

another nice article. i'm curious about how the median price of games for older platforms rose or fell in comparison to other platforms in 2008 as well.