Parlor games had a "boom" but the Bicycle company still makes a profit every year. Pokemon is 15 years old and hasn't died out. Pundits called video games a "fa

Parlor games had a "boom" but the Bicycle company still makes a profit every year. Pokemon is 15 years old and hasn't died out. Pundits called video games a "fad" back in the Pac-Man days, but they're more popular than ever. I don't see any indication that social games will die out, any more than electronic mail will die out.