Can tens of millions of people be wrong? Yes. Nazi Germany? The crusades? Hunters and poachers? Religious people? Bush supporters? My girlfriend plays FarmVIlle, and yet she couldn't get through the very first level of Super Mario Bros. if her life depended on it. These are the "video games" of soccer moms. These are the same people who bought up all the wii fits and now have them collecting dust in the corner. Morons.

Yes. Games CAN BE an effective storytelling medium. Just because they are not like traditional methods that don't allow interactivity, doesn't mean they aren't effective. This is a whole new type of storytelling. Welcome to the 21st century.