Originally Posted by
TonyTheTiger
This is exactly the same thing that happened to Marvel Comics back in the 90s (sans the whole bankruptcy thing). Just replace Marvel with Atlus.
People see that old Atlus games are not only rare but also worth a pretty penny. These people all become half-assed speculators and start to buy up anything with Atlus on the cover hoping for the same result. The problem is that now a lot of people are doing it so Atlus is thrilled to see their stuff selling so well. They print more and more copies ensuring that their new stuff is never going to become rare.
I've come to a rather unfounded conclusion but I think it makes a bit of sense. If Game Informer gives a full review to a game (meaning not one of those quickie reviews) then it's likely not going to become rare.