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By: kalicj

kalicj — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:21:38 +0000

Your “Top 10 Reasons The Video Game Industry Is In Trouble” is honestly just your opinion of why you are unsatisfied with your gaming. It really has nothing to do with the actual video game industry being in trouble. In fact the only thing this industry is doing, is growing. Here is an article about how the gaming industry has passed up both the music and the movie industries:
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2008/01/growth-of-gaming-in-2007-far-outpaces-movies-music.ars

And then in 2008 the revenue jumped up to $21 billion, $2.25 more than the previous year: http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS192979+28-Jan-2009+PRN20090128

As for your #1 reason for why this industry is doing poorly, you are dead wrong. From the first article I posted, “Two groups whose game-buying habits changed drastically during 2007 were people over age 35 (guilty) and females. Much of that is due to the incredible popularity of the Nintendo Wii, which has made gaming accessible to a whole host of people who would otherwise have never picked up a controller.” There is such a thing as a casual gamer. I could continue to shoot down each one of your 10 bullets but there is no need….So please do your research before you say that the gaming industry is in trouble…

By: MarkyX

MarkyX — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 17:55:24 +0000

@Blueoceantyphoon,

I love this guy.

Apparently if you don’t like Nintendo, you’re not a gamer.

By: 2.o

2.o — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 15:44:33 +0000

@Blueoceantyphoon, Congrats …. I think you just won the Comment of the Year awared for TGH.

By: the_importer

the_importer — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:44:02 +0000

Agree with you except for the casual gamer part. By your logic both the movie and music industry should be dead by now since most people watch movies and listen to music occasionally and not during every free moment they have.

By: Qwerty

Qwerty — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:41:43 +0000

I completely agree with all that you said Dave and yes they are making games to easy because sadly there are those people that hate challenges. Personally im a huge RPG and a huge shoot em up fan. RPG’s lately are not even worth buying anymore. They say “40+ hours of gameplay!” on the back of the cases when really if you play at a medium pace you get through in 15-20 hours. RPG’s nowadays are to focused on graphics, which is great and all… but wheres the solid deep story? wheres all the sidequests? wheres the replayability? hell… i still play old school final fantasy’s and chrono trigger like a madman. ive probly beaten them about 84795379 times over but they are just great games. I bought lost odyssey when it first came out, beat it, and havent touched it since. But yea… Happy gaming! and merry x-mas

By: DaveDaGamer

DaveDaGamer — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:16:12 +0000

@Blueoceantyphoon,

Oh mother where are thou. Thank you Bluoceantyphoon for this long non thought out comment. If I was a PC gamer why am I calling for a new generation of mascots and platforming game? Do I mention anything about wanting more faceless FPS games or playing online? No.

Do I talk about how the skill to play any of these games have gone out the window? Yes. VC console? I’ve played 80% of those games on other consoles when they first came out so why do I have to sit down now and pay for them again when they are sitting on my shelf or in my closet?

You my friend have just wrote the longest comment about nothingness. GO NINTENDO!!!

By: Zooloft

Zooloft — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:08:26 +0000

@Joe,

Hey Joe. Next time think of a cooler name than Joe. Because obviously you aren’t thinking with that comment you made.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:06:59 +0000

You.
Are.
An.
Idiot.

Seriously. Try thinking next time you write an article.

By: dreamhunk

dreamhunk — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:30:55 +0000

console games are garbage