Well you have to understand the reviewers. Most Wii games aren't targeted at an audiance that read gaming sites. However, it's still funny to see that they still spend time reviewing games that they know will be awful, just for the sake of giving a game 1.5 out of 10. Also, these number don't say if there more games released this year, so it's kind of hard to judge. The other funny thing is that a statistic like this is useless and someone got paid to do it.

I understand and agree with pretty much everything you say. Games are already making more money than any other medias. I just don't see that as competition between these medias. I firmly believe that movies, games, books and music cds exist to fullfil specific needs. None of them can be compared to each other, simply because they don't required the same mindset, they're not all talking to same audiance and are not enjoyed in the same ways.

Kotic's comment is simply irrelevant. My mother doesn't want to be a hero, my daughter is too young to play a hero and my girlfriend doesn't care about being a hero. These overpaid primo, and some are talented, are making you feel emotions in ways that is not possible with games or books.

Each media has its strenghts and weaknesses, but to say one is superior makes no sense at all and how much money they make can't be the only argument to decide that. Games make more money because they are a lot more expensive to begin with. Also games are like BIC razors, people buy them and then get rid of them, meaning that basically the same item can be sold 2 or 3 times and make money each time. Usually, when you buy a book, you keep it.

There are so many things to consider to make such statement that it's almost impossible to compare and come to the conclusion that yes game will eclipse the others.

Oh the guy must be happy now that PS3 had its price cut. Might not be complaining anymore, but still making questionnable comments. Games will not eclipse movies and tv... people will always need to sit back and relaxe. The same way people will always want to read or listen to music, they need to switch off and watch some tv. Playing a game involves an extra level of activity that you don't always feel like doing. As if this was a contest anyway!! As far as replacing actors go, this won't happen either. I would guess that at least half of the people who want to see a specific movie are doing it because of the actors playing in it over the actual story of it. A part of that same half also like all the gossip around the stars. Society has become dependent of the star system to sell magazine, clothing, cars, perfume and so many other things that videogame characters can not do. People also relate to the stars, which can't be done with a virtual character. I am not saying the star system as we not it is all good, but we have to admit that it is huge.

Hum, interesting fact. The hype around the DSi is kinda silent, so this is surprising, but these numbers make sense. Curious to see how will the PSPGo perform... at first sight, we would not expect it to be a success, but you never know.

This is a funny plot twist ala Shyamalan, right there... not so long ago Kotick was complaining about the PS3's price being to high, therefore affecting the user instal base. Whether or not he was right back then, today the truth comes out. Let's threaten Sony to get their console price down so that we can increase our games' prices up. Way to go buddy!! Never saw that one coming. I don't know about you guys, but I prefer paying a little bit more on a console that a lot more on every single game I buy. The higher the price, the greater the loss. A lot of people are confortable with the current price and this is encouraging impulsive purchases as well. Get the game more expensive and your games better have the greatest reviews to get the people to buy it. Otherwise, people won't bother buying something if they aren't 100% sure of it being a good purchase. This will increase renting and secondhand market.... and piracy... this being the hellish trio every publisher was complaining about. That just makes no sense at all. Plus the fact that we are in a recess period, which affects the sales, now this. I don't know in which evil parrallel universe this guy lives, but here on Earth where people barely buy stuff at a reasonable price, they will not buy more if it costs more... and he probably wears a goatee, too. It's hard to believe Activision is one of the top of this industry with statements like this.