Collector’s Edition.. Limited Edition.. Ultra Limited Edition.. Limited Collector’s Edition.. or however the publishers like to call them, are a huge hit these days. But, we’re all suckers for them. We’ll buy them just cause they’re cool and unique and it might become rare one day. Here are 4 unique collector’s editions that are going for some decent money on eBay.
The Pokemon Box – Gamecube
In July of 2004, fans of the series in the U.S. was able to pick this special edition bundle at the then-called Pokemon Center in New York City (now called Nintendo World). This isn’t even a game by the way. But rather, a storage system for all the Pokemon games for the Game Boy Advance. You can either trade or store them onto a memory card using the cable provided with it. According to the Wikipedia entry, the big N referred to it as “the most exclusive Pokémon software ever offered to North American Pokémon fans”.
So why is this expensive if its not even much of a game? Nintendo practically never releases any sort-of limited or collector’s edition in North America. Given that and the fact that it was only available at the Pokemon Center in New York, the number of copies they made are probably very limited.
Dead Space: Ultra Limited Edition – Xbox 360 & Playstation 3
Internet exclusives could sometimes be just full of meh. Most of which were even called “limited” until fans realized they squeezed in a few hundreds more after the fact. I vowed to never be fooled with them ever again for a second.
One of the internet exclusives I wish I picked up was the Dead Space: Ultra Limited Edition that was only available through the EA store online. The box itself was really nice (seen above). They were only available for a limited time since they’ve made only 1,000 copies. EA really outdid themselves for this as i’ve never seen them do any of this for any of their games except for Madden (fail).
If you’re a fan of this game and if you see one posted on ebay, do yourself a favor and grab it before it disappears. Since there are no completed listings, here’s a nice photo slide show for you to drool on courtesy of gaming bits .
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter Set – Playstation 3
At last year’s PAX panel revealed this set. But there weren’t any details for it’s availability. Only a few weeks before the game comes when when we found out about its contents. In it, you’ll get the exact in-game replica of the Phurba Dagger Artifact and stand, Collectible Art Book and Collector case autographed by Naughty Dog. It also included some downloadable stuff through PSN.
This set wasn’t actually available to the public. But fans of the series who played the demo of Uncharted 2 were entitled to win 1 of 10 they were giving away. Kotaku also did a contest shortly after the game’s release offering to win 1 of only 5 they have in their hands.
They went for a lot more than that though once the word got out. After searching for quite awhile, I really couldn’t find out the exact numbers they made. I would have to guess that it’s probably less than 100 copies, maybe even around 50. One can only imagine how much this set will cost when Uncharted 3 comes out.
Last but not least…
World of Warcraft: Collector’s Edition – PC
WOW is definitely what I said when I found out about the value of this gem. It’s one of those titles that you saw and didn’t think much of. Warcraft has been a popular franchise for Blizzard. More so now that World of Warcraft has dominated the MMO genre. If it was a country, it would be one of the most populated countries on Earth with more than 10 million subscribers.
With that said, i’m pretty sure a few of those fanatics have a lot of money to burn on the game they love. Used copies value are forgettable for some reason. Maybe I should buy a time machine and buy all the copies they had at CompUSA.. hmmmm..
Hello by the way.. I hope you enjoyed my first post.
– phear3d
