haha....nintendo....nintendo.....john lucas was drunk because......

[HappySqurriel]

Melissa said:

HappySqurriel said:

"As CBS News correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi reports, Americans spend about $35 billion a year on weight-loss products."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/01/eveningnews/main2222867.shtml

"The worldwide video game industry, with revenues of $24.5 billion last year"

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_09/b3922094.htm

 

Basically, Americans spend (a lot) more on weight loss than the world spends on videogames ... Kind of makes you wonder why Microsoft and Sony are NOT building PS3-Fit and 360-Fit

That actually doesn't say anything.  What is a "weight-loss product?"  It's such a vague term.  It could be a slim fast shake.  It could be a 5-lb barbell.  It can be a Dr. Phil book.  It can be a subscription to a gym.  People buy "weight loss products" all the time, even when they're not actually trying to lose weight.  If you've buying a video game product, there's no other motivation you could possibly have, because they serve no other purpose.

There's also the subtle difference between what a consumer spends (i.e., how much money leaves my purse) vs. a company's revenue (i.e., how much money a supplier recieves from ther retail partner).  The latter, naturally, will always be smaller.  Nintendo doesn't see my $49.99, and can only claim a fraction of that as revenue.

It would be more helpful if it was more specific, but with how large the size difference is I thought it was a fairly good indicator on how much americans were willing to spend on losing weight (regardless of whether they lose weight or not).