For years we've heard that the video game industry is recession-proof. I've always whole-heartily agreed with this, as games are somewhat easy to afford, and can always provide that escape from reality that we so desperately need these days. Where else can you live out your dreams of playing on your favorite major league field, or rocking out in front of millions of devoted fans clinging onto your every note?
According to the latest report from NPD, the gaming industry just saw it's biggest decline since the year 2000. At $1.17 billion, total industry sales dropped 31%. At first glance the economy is the easiest to blame here. Times are hard, and I'm absolutely certain that people would rather spend the $50 that it takes to fill up their gas tanks than to spend it on the latest Madden title.
I however, have a much different opinion. If you stack up the last 4 months of releases this time last year to this year, I think you would see where I'm going with this. March of '08 saw Super Smash Bros Brawl, and the sequel to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six. We also got Final Fantasy VII to close out the month. April was certainly no slouch either as we got Assassin's Creed, Mario Kart Wii, and last, but certainly not least Grand Theft Auto IV. The month of May saw Mass Effect, and of course June ushered in Solid Snake's final mission in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
It's a bit hard to challenge such a stacked year of releases. With 2 of the most critically acclaimed games to ever hit the market, any comparison is going to look mediocre at best, especially when you compare it to what we've gotten this year. Sure we've had some decent titles, Resident Evil 5, and Fight Night Round 4 come to mind. But has there been anything that has gotten even near the buzz that Metal Gear, and Grand Theft Auto created? Let's hold out on pressing the panic button just yet. I think I'll go back to leading the Dodgers to another World Series title before I freak out on the future of gaming.
That 'oughta do it for my first blog. This is SMF reminding you to Exo-Flex your mind, and individuality!
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