My Brother is a Gamer………
Personally, I’m not into video games but i do know someone who is, my younger brother in college. Growing up, i played the occasional Nintendo (old school) with my sister but i never really got into it. That’s probably because i never made it past level 2 and if i did, it most likely took me most of the day to get that far. We all can’t be pros!
The industry, that has become multiplayer online gaming and international gaming tournaments is a really interesting phenomenon to me. The gaming industry is huge and the gamers are really dedicated to their craft. I admire that.
In 2007, total sales were $18.85 billion which almost $10 billion of that being sales from games. It’s one of the fastest growing industry, surpassing many along the way. I think one of the reasons that the gaming industry is so popular and successful (technology and graphics aside) is the rise of the online gaming community. Gamers have developed successful niches within their community and their dedication to anything game related is astonishing.
Take my brother for example, he’s your average 20 year college student who loves video games and knows everything about what games to play, what codes to use, and what blogs to follow. He has found gaming buddies online who he plays with on a regular basis. He’s been participating in this ongoing relationship with the online gaming community since he was a teen. I personally never understood how he could spend hours playing these games and why he would beg my parents to buy him the latest and greatest game on the market, i mean it’s just a game right?!
I think that the future of online gaming is promising and i don’t think it’s just a trend that will fizzle away in a few years. It is indeed a fast growing industry that has already been incorporated into other industries. Although, it’s not something i follow on a regular basis, i am curious to see the what will happen and will definitely follow it.
