Why do people have backlogs? Honest question, pls read before posting!!

[Kasz216]

I love the games I love.

While i may buy games intending to play them, instead i may get distracted by Tecmo Superbowl or RTK8 or some other game I want to start a new game of, then by the time I want to play a new game again, there is another game i'd rather play that's cheap.