People who play video games may get addicted for life to
their consoles, just like gamblers get hooked to cards,
warn health experts.
This is quite evident from the growing sales of the games
and the hardware amid the ongoing economic
slowdown.
According to the report released this week by the
Entertainment Merchants Association, consumer
spending on video game hardware, software, and
accessories rose by 19 percent in 2008 over the previous
year to 22.9 billion dollars.
New game console hardware sales increased by 11
percent, despite no price drops from Nintendo or Sony,
two of the three major console manufacturers.
Microsoft dropped the price of each version of their
Xbox 360 console just prior to the holiday 2008 season.
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