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Favorite 'Greatest Hits' Console Games Worldwide?

Posted by simoniker on from the tastes-be-different dept.

The Gamemaster writes "Siliconera, an import video game web site, has an interesting story comparing the favorite 'Greatest Hits' console games around the world. They look at the budget-price re-releases of previously top-selling games for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in Europe, the U.S., and Japan, and compare them, leading to some interesting contrasts in what gamers enjoy playing across the globe."

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  1. Not many game cube titles in the greatest hits. by LordZardoz · · Score: 5, Insightful

    One has to wonder if this is because Nintendo's first party titles are still selling strongly enough to warrent their standard retail price.

    Its also telling that pretty much all of the greatest hits games are published by Nintendo.

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  2. Platinum Hits are NOT the best games! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "The best games for the Xbox are universally known as the platnium hits collection."

    That statement just isn't true. There are plenty of crappy Platinum Hits (Blood Wake anyone?). Going "Platinum" isn't any kind of seal of approval or commendation, it's merely an indication that the game got enough sales or buzz to justify repackaging it and squeezing a few more bucks out of it.