It's not about the economy ... it's all about the games.
According to an AP Article, sales of video games have plunged 29% year-over-year and Wall Street is concerned that it is proof the video game market isn’t as recession-resistant as everyone believed. Seriously. That’s the crap that’s coming out of these news rooms. News flash: Look at the game release schedules. Last year saw a host of relaunches of various Final Fantasy titles, new version of the Civilization franchise, another installment of Harvest Moon, and the updated Soul Calibur. Nothing really exciting has been released for six months. The real action comes in the back half of the year.
My household spends a lot of money on video games. We have virtually every system imaginable and we are big RPG and action players. Right now, I’m working my way through Blue Dragon and Aaron is in the middle of Lost Odyssey, both released by the Mistwalker company setup by the genius behind the Final Fantasy series. We aren’t spending any money on games now. That will change when Aion – The Tower of Eternity is released.
