That is true to an extent, but the game companies are onlys survive for so long on the coat tails of the few high value games it releases in the year, which could lead to the "financial" downswing that the article mentions. But us, as consumers, can only take so much poor software being handed to us. Lets also mention that the biggest games are sequels, there is only so many times you an play a game. While I do agree with you, this is also why I predicted that we will not see this for a few years.I do think that, based on the current level of game quality coming out, we will see this downswingover acoupleof years. A vast majority of the top games have been sequels, but did anyone notice how the sequels cannot compare to the first?It seems that as much as they keep pumping these out, there visual quality has gone up, but there actually gameplay factor has dropped down in quality. IF this trend continues, we are only heading to the inevitable.

***Also, did any one noticied how games these days are premade to have sequels? This is another thing, game sequels in the past were only made when the original was a large success, and it was a viableoption to make a sequel. Now games are given cliffhangers to mak you want to buy the sequel, and subsequent sequels afterwards. Jst wanted to note that**

Hello all,

I am actually looking to get an opinion on something I predect will be happening in the next few years. I have predicted some time ago that the video game industrymay very well witness a very sharp downswing, not unlike the video game crash of the 80's. I also just read an article on tihs very site stating that there may be a financial downswing due to a lack of big name titles to keep the industry afloat. But this is not the reason i predict this eventual downfall. What is it then, u ask? Before I answer that, I would like to take you back in time, some of you may have been around for this, and some of you have never heard of this. I wanna take you back to when Atari was king, and there wasprobably about 20 different console out, each pumping out a plethora of games every month. This was the height of the first gaming evolution, during the 70's. Then we hit a snag, we reached a point where companies were putting out more shoddy product than good product. People were getting bombarded with titles that were fit for only door stops or to be buried in a landfill, then crushed by cement. As quickly as people fancied up to the gaming industry, they just as quickly dropped the industry, and it fell, very promptly, on it face. This ended in the early 80's. But from the ashes arose a new company, one that would usher video games into homes once again. Welcome Nintendo, and thank you for rejuvenating the industry. Had the gaming industry learned from its mistakes? It sure had. Nintendo had built some very intersting features into their system, which prevented any ol joe to create software without licensing. This did have its downfalls, as it also stiffled some very good games from ever or barely seeing the light of day, and for companies that did get the licensing, they were forced to adhere to nintendos very strict code of conduct in regards to software development. But still this is what helped rejuvenate the industry and to allow new upstarts to rise up, the likes of Sega, Microsoft, and Sony to name the most popular ones(although there was also a share of smaller companies that did not even reach sales in their entire cycle that would match one month of sales for Microsoft or Sony or Nintendo). So we have lived in the golden age of gaming for about 20yrs. And how we have come full circle.....

Now to answer my question asked above....what will bring the end of gaming as we know it? The EXACT same thing as the first time around. I dont think it will be the lack of high quality games, but the over abundance of low quality, bargain basement games, games that are worthy of only,well, being dumped into a landfill.And here is where the full circle comes in, I put majorith of the blame on none other than Nintendo. Now, before you blast me or label me a nintendo hater or a fanboy, understand that I also blame Microsoft and Sony. I will also tell you, as would anyone else who knows me, I am the hard core of the hardcore, I have been playing videogames longer than alot of you have been around in this world, and I own all current and last gen handheld and systems,and between my wii, ps3 and x360, I owe close to 150 games. Why mention this? So you understand that I am bringing experience to the table. I am unbiased, and before you go and start to flame me, research what I have been talking about. If I am wrong, tell me I am, but also state how I am wrong.

Back to the point at hand. While Microsoft and Sony have more than had there share of duds, they have also had a large amount of gems, halo 3 , gears, r6v2, bioshock, forza, prey, uncharted, heavenly sword, etc, etc. but what about the wii?Compare their high profile titles, SSBB, Zelda, No more heroes, wii sports, to their duds....ummm.....there is just waaaay too many to list, and I dont even know where to start. There has been MANY games with a below 5. rating, and Nintendo, and more specifically 3rd party developers, are consistantly putting out these horrible titles. Here is another thing that is past versus present, the old developers had started to bring games to the masses, instead of a niche crowd. And as quickly as these masses will pick up these systems, they will drop them as soon as they feel bombarded. Sound familiar? nintendos goal was to bring games to the masses and now they have many titles out of which most are crap. I went to my local game rental store, and the game wall for the wii was much larger than the ones for the PS3 and the X360, yet the had 1. Less games that are worthy of being played let alone being on display. 2.The best games, of which there are few were rented, but a vast majority were still on shelf, some of which dont look like they were ever rented. Some will deny this, stating that game sales are at a record high, but why aredevelopers downsizing, closing studios, and are being purchased or merged with other companies? While I think there is a few years left before my prediction will come to pass, I do think that by the end of this game cycle, and maybe a little before, we can see another industry crash. But will we be prepared for this?

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