As many of you gamespotters know, there are a TON of new games out here lately. A few of which are: COD4, Mass Effect, The Orange Box, Super Mario Galaxy, Rock Band, and Assassin's Creed. This is just a few of the games coming out this holiday season, and it feels overwhelming. This over-saturation of the market is making me think that this coming spring and summer are going to be full of nothingness. Especially the summer. Early 2008 is going to be good with titles like GTA IV, SSBB, and Metal Gear Solid 4. But summer? It's not looking very good.

I don't know if anyone else is feeling this way, but **** I just don't know what to do. There's so many games to choose from, and if I buy one, then i'm going to miss out on something else. It'd really be nice to have an even spread for the next few months instead of all these games that came out last month and this month. Now i'm going to play the devil's advocate and agree with the releasing of games during the holidays. It makes lots of sense for game developers and publishers to release their games in the prime buying season. But couldn't they just think of the consumer?

Another point: Wouldn't it be bad for a company to release a game at the same time as another? Wouldn't it take away from their profits? the answer is yes. Putting out two shooters like COD4 and UT3 isn't smart. Profits will be taken away from one and put to the other. The industry needs to get away from this trend. I can't remember a more crowded holiday season for games, and it's only going to get worse and worse from here. It's making gamers feel overwhelmed instead of feeling excited. It's just too **** much...