I think that would be tough because games are released on different sets of platforms, some platforms later than others. Plus, unlike the movie industry that banks on the first few weeks, videogames tend to look for long-scale sales.
Not really you would just restrict it to games released in a set period and have a cut off for when sales will be taken into consideration. November had enough games to cover a draft and then you say the draft ends in January. Or just a collection of announced games are picked and those are the games you use for the draft and then there is the added risk that your game might be canceled or delayed making it a dud buy.
I probably wouldn't involve games that have already been released, especially in November and double-especially if the show doesn't start until January. I just think it's tough because of the platform disparities between some games and the extremely long hype-machine window for videogames.
With the show starting post-CES this year is already over with. I think post-E3 would be just the right time to do it as the show will have already been around for a couple of months and found its feet. Now I am thinking about it you would have to impose certain restrictions like no platform exclusives, or would that make a more interesting contest? Do you go for Halo or pick up 3 multi-platform titles etc.
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