Wow, a farewell post that isn't self-indulgent navel gazing. I'm impressed.
And I broadly agree with the content of your post. The failure of the Wii to revitalize the console market in a sustainable way and the increasing success of the blockbuster will slowly choke out console gaming. One by one, the publishers drop out or consolidate and the big, bloated projects hoover up more investment from the smaller titles.
But this is only a problem for console gaming. Smaller titles will live on thanks to Kickstarter, PC (and SteamBox?), and mobile platforms. Games like GTA and Assassin's Creed will be the shallow, overproduced pop that everybody thinks of as gaming while the soul of gaming lives on underground. Same as most media, I suppose.
"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event." — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
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