Think hard to yourself. When is the last time you bought a game, as opposed to eating for the week? Depending on who you are, you might think that is crazy, and you would be right. But there is a small subset of Hardcore Video Game enthusiasts that would do it. The only problem is that they are not enough to keep sales going strong. This Tuesday, nearly all video game makers on Wall Street fell, the biggest of which was Electronic Arts.
Most economist say it is the down economy, which I think is strange, because most of the time in a bad economy, Movie sales skyrocket. I guess that paying eight bucks for a movie ticket and sixty for a game is a little different, but there both about escapism. That is why people go to the movies during downturns in the economy, because they want to forget about there money problems. To me, video games are even more escapist, because you basically go to a different world for a couple hours.
Either way, video games aren't doing so hot right now. So I am giving a call to action to all the Geeks out there. Go to your local Gamespot and buy the first awesome game you see.
I know I'm doing my part.
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