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Incorrect. Games may not be less whimsical and "magical," but the ones that are are ignored in favor of: Halo Call of Duty Battlefield Skyrim Assassin's Creed

• icebraining 14y ago
  They're ignored by the hardcore gamers; the same that used to play DOOM and Quake back in the 90s, but there's still plenty of people playing them. LittleBigPlanet, for example, sold more on the PS3 than multiple Call of Duty editions, GTA IV and others. And lets not forget mobile games, where Angry Birds rules.
  • adamc 14y ago
    Mobile games are a very different niche, as are flash games. LittleBigPlanet is defintely a counter-example (for PS3), but there aren't too many others.
    • anigbrowl 14y ago
      Katamari, Lego anything, narrative-type games like LA Noire or Heavy Rain, strategy-shooters like Metal Gear, Flow...I could go on. I don't feel like there's a shortage of options; I am not that great at multiplayer shootouts and as I've got older I've become really sick of horror/gore gameplay, so I play very few FPS games any more.
    • rayiner 14y ago
      How are mobile games niche? Angry Bird has 1 billion downloads.
      • marshray 14y ago
        He said a 'different niche'. But I think you a very valid question of if (or when) total computer game playtime will be (already is) so dominated by mobile and browser-based games that PCs and consoles are the actual niches. If you look at all the major studios that have been wading into mobile and social, it's pretty clear the industry has been thinking about this for a long time now.