Stars:
Visual Novels. All VNs (Umineko, Fate/Stay Night, Ever17, Sharin) and things that could be construed as a VN (Phoenix Wright, 999, Ghost Trick, Hotel Dusk) all won. B8 likes their words.
RPGs. In general, if your game had lots of numbers in it, it did well.
Less-played games. Just look at the statistic table and you’ll see how universal playrate=/=universal love.
Turds:
Final Fantasy. The only one left is FFX. Nothing more to be said!
Nintendo. Zelda and Mario Galaxy did fine for themselves, but Mario, Fire Emblem, Melee, DCK2…most Nintendo games didn’t survive the first round.
Universally played games. This overlaps with Nintendo. Apparently, everyone playing you means that everyone can vote against you.
As far as matches go, the split between More Played Winning – Less Played Winning – Even was 29-34-1 split, which is pretty even.
Matches Where the More-Played Game Won:
Portal 2>Grandia II
Fate/Stay night>NIGHTS into dreams
Castlevania: SotN>Touhou: Imperishable Night
Dragon Quest VIII>Just Cause 2
F-Zero GX>Jet Force Gemini
Super Mario Galaxy 2>Seiken Densetsu 3
Skies of Arcadia>Layton 3
Ghost Trick>Fire Emblem: RD
Perfect Dark>Sly 2
Kingdom Hearts>WWF No Mercy
Devil May Cry 3>Super Street Fighter IV
Final Fantasy X>KOTOR
Metal Gear Solid>Plants vs. Zombies
TWEWY>Secret of Monkey Island
Wind Waker>flower
Super Mario Galaxy>Radiant Historia
Persona 3>Ogre Battle 64
Elite Beat Agents>Resident Evil
San Andreas>Civilization IV
Portal>Okami
Super Mario World 2>Yoshi’s Island
Phoenix Wright: AA>Extreme Warfare Revenge
Kingdom Hearts II>Tales of the Abyss
Xenogears>Resident Evil 3
Resident Evil 4>Misadventures of Tron Bonne
Hotel Dusk>WarioWare: Twisted!
Zelda: LTTP>Oblivion
Diablo II>MVP Baseball 2005
MGS2>Star Ocean 2
Matches Where the Less-Played Game Won:
Umineko>Legend of Zelda
Jak II>Secret of Mana
Bioshock>Fire Emblem
Metal Gear Solid 3>Final Fantasy Tactics
Lufia II>Super Mario World
Heroes of Might & Magic III Complete>Shadow of the Colossus
Majora's Mask>Pokemon RBY
Nier>Call of Duty 4
Zone of the Enders 2>Super Mario 64
Persona 4>Starcraft
Shadow Hearts: Covenant>FFVII
Mass Effect 2>Earthbound
Tales of Vesperia>SSBM
Suikoden II>FFIX
Devil Survivor>Chrono Cross
Half-Life 2>FFXII
Eternal Darkness>Path of Radiance
Dragon Quarter>VVVVVV
Ar Tonelico II>Disgaea
Phoenix Wright 3>Tales of Symphonia
Shadow Hearts>Zero Mission
Killer7>Metroid Prime
Silent Hill 2>FFVIII
999>Spyro the Dragon
Mother 3> Super Mario Bros. 3
Uncharted 2>Mario Party 2
Lunar: SSS>Link’s Awakening
Sharin no Kuni>Shining Force II
Planescape: Torment>Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Shenmue>Ocarina of Time
Fairy Tale Adventures 2>Final Fantasy VI
Xenosaga 3>Super Metroid
Valkyria Chronicles>Donkey Kong Country 2
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect>SA2B
Matches With Equal Playrate:
Ever17>Suikoden V
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Black Turtle did a pretty good job.