Goozex, the game trading service, has released their list of the most requested games in 2009. The ten games across all platforms are fairly predictable, mostly being AAA titles released in 2008 or early in the year. Where things get interesting is in the nitty-gritty details, especially when it comes to Nintendo’s consoles.
The most requested game on the Wii wound up beingMadWorld, while the DS sawGrand Theft Auto: Chinatown Warstopping its list.House of the Dead: Overkillmade the Wii list as well at #8. In a time when developers and publishers are questioning the value of producing Mature-rated content for these platforms and using these specific games as examples of failure, this info raises some interesting questions.
Why are so many Goozex users after these games while they rot on store shelves? Does this represent the demand for the titles that was anticipated by their publishers? I’d be very interested to see some deeper user metrics to see how it relates.
Goozex lies within odd psychological territory. When you make use of it as intended, you’re essentially saying, “I want to own this game, but I don’t want it enough to go to a store when I’ve already bought these other games.” It’s a stronger emotional commitment than a rental but has a lesser financial one. Yet, at the same time, I’ve requested games totally on a lark with little to back up the impulse simply because the investment is so small.
I don’t know if anything could really be derived from these results, but it’s an interesting mental exercise. To check out the the all of the most requested games in 2009, both overall and broken down by console, move past the jump for the list.
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Overall Top 10 Most Requested Items on Goozex in 2009:1. Left 4 Dead2. Fallout 33. Killzone 24. Infamous5. Resident Evil 56. Fable II7. Call of Duty: World at War8. Gears of War 29. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare10. Batman: Arkham Asylum
Top 10 Most Requested Xbox 360 Games in 2009:1. Left 4 Dead2. Fallout 33. Resident Evil 54. Fable II5. Call of Duty: World at War6. Gears of War 27. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare8. Batman: Arkham Asylum9. Prototype10. Halo 3
Top 10 Most Requested PS3 Games in 2009:1. Killzone 22. Infamous3. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves4. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune5. LittleBigPlanet6. Resistance 27. Batman: Arkham Asylum8. Demon’s Souls9. Resident Evil 510. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Top 10 Most Requested Wii Games in 2009:1. MadWorld2. Punch-Out!!3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii5. Super Mario Galaxy6. Super Smash Bros. Brawl7. Mario Kart Wii8. The House of the Dead: Overkill9. No More Heroes10. Super Paper Mario
Top 10 Most Requested DS Games in 2009:1. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars2. New Super Mario Bros.3. Scribblenauts4. Professor Layton and the Curious Village5. Chrono Trigger6. The World Ends with You7. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass8. Pokemon Platinum Version9. Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride10. Mario Kart DS
Top 10 Most Requested PSP Games in 2009:1. God of War: Chains of Olympus2. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII3. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops4. Resistance: Retribution5. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of The Lions6. Dissidia Final Fantasy7. Star Ocean: Second Evolution8. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories9. Killzone: Liberation10. Patapon
Top 10 Most Requested PC Games in 2009:1. Fallout 32. The Sims 33. Dragon Age: Origins4. Borderlands5. Crysis6. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare7. Call of Duty: World at War8. Mass Effect9. Gears of War10. Far Cry 2
