While I see and agree with his point, I think the root of the problem is that the videogame industry is steadily becoming a one dimensional industry; and there is a certain "Echo Chamber" effect from many of the experts within the industry.
To understand what I mean, how many major studios are putting significant effort towards producing games that are drastically different than previous games? Certainly, there are some interesting hybrid games or a heavier focus on certain features, but most of the games are clones or sequels to popular games; which were themselves clones or sequels of popular games. Without providing new experiences it is difficult/impossible to attract new gamers into the market, and those that currently enjoy videogames will slowly become more and more bored with what is available.
While I don’t want to see them try to produce clones of these games, I would love to see Sega, Capcom, Konami, EA, Sony, Microsoft, Activision-Blizzard, Square-Enix, and Ubisoft produce their Wii Fit, Wii Music, Endless Ocean, Nintendogs or Wii Sports. While Nintendo’s games may not (always) be entirely new, they have all been drastic departures of what was being done by most studios at the moment.
