That's very true, but I believe sales would have been much better this year if last years games weren't still priced the same as the new games of this year.

I have a serious problem when buying games, because I worked as a reviewer so I'm used to recommending 'buy this one now, buy this one later, and just don't even think about it' and I happen to agree. There hasn't been a single game that I had to buy this year. EVE Online has been winning my interest with the new expansion, and I usually detest MMO's. The games always held my attention, but I've never been able to justify the monthly payments, yet the lack of decent games this year and the fact that their expansions add a lot to the game without costing you more (I'd never play WoW because they charge you multiple times, for buying the original game, the expansions and monthly, and it never felt fun to play).

I've heard no mention of MMO sales, but I've admittedly not paid attention to that sector. So I would be interested to see if there has been a boom or bust. Have people been cancelling subscriptions or have people switched from buying a new game every month at $70 to a low monthly fee? I may have to look it up