Comments on: Video Games Trends Review

By: Chad Bryan

Chad Bryan — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:09:03 +0000

I personally am an avid video game player. I like to play all kinds of games and I am known to kick a few guys butts in them when I am challenged. In school, we were doing a project on the trends, and I think that this really was a good information source for my project. I think that the project we were doing was very in dept and it was thrilling and intriguing while still educating. I think that the people who make these graphs and study this information, it takes them time, and I think that they really gave it a punch. I would like to see sellers of 2008 and 2009 during the beginning, but I know that I can’t expect everything from this one site. It has helped me and I’m utterly grateful. Thanks to the developers of this blog.

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:45:52 +0000

I’m over 60 and I have been an avid video game player for the last 3 or 4 years. I enjoy mostly good FPS’s (”shooters”) and some RPGs (”role playing games”). I personally have no interest in sports, racing, arcade or puzzle games. A good shooter with a half-way decent plot is what I enjoy, e.g. Kotor, Halo, Bioshock, et al.
I think the industry is missing out on a huge potential market. I would suggest that they make a novice mode in their gamnes, supereasy so that old folks don’t get frustrated immediately. They should package “walkthroughs” and “cheats” with their games to really help newcomers in particular to quickly overcome the early frustrations that immediately turn oldsters off. I’m 61, not 16, and I wouldn’t pretend to try to compete with a 16 year old, nor should I have to. Video games, like movies, should be easy and available to all ages to enjoy. The “hard core” studs can always play the insane modes.

By: Jefferson Burruss

Jefferson Burruss — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:03:53 +0000

Interesting compliation of data. The forecasting of software sales is interesting, although I suspect that shifts in the install base of the consoles (PS3 could still make up ground as PS2 owners start converting is larger numbers, the Blu-ray shakeout has some sales effect, etc) could result in major changes in software sales forecasts.