Hello,
When it comes to video gaming, I believe the term, "recession," is a very relative term. A trip to any of our nearby malls will show that, regardless of how much people might be starting to tighten their budgets, there are still people of all ages finding money for that new video game. So, whether you can afford the buy video games largely depends on how long you can rationalize keeping this type of entertainment in your life.
How long will the "gold rush" of video games sales last? Who knows. But, our family enjoys video games, we know it doesn't take long to get addicted. Besides, for the price of an average movie theater ticket, which in our area can range between 8 to 12 dollars and provides similar entertainment value, video games look better all the time. Now, our family considers our video gaming to be responsible (meaning we haven't felt the need for counseling or lost our jobs!), but the cost of a movie for our family can easily add up to the cost of any number of new video games from WII, X-Box, and Nintendo. The video game companies are well aware their target markets and the need for people in these markets to still find "escape" in gaming, escape from the rising costs of other entertainment and other "wants" in a society where very few "feel good" activities are remaining attractive because of rising costs. We might a few less video games on our shelf this year, but we will still buy them.
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