Sorry, OP, but Vivster is absolutely right. This is solely due to your limited exposure.
As someone who used to frequent some forums of Pop artists (mainly Britney Spears), I can tell you that sales are 1000x more important to them. To the point that people said they were crying when x album didn't do well, that they've being having nightmares about it, etc. Also when they attack other Pop stars, they go all out. The insults thrown around here are nothing compared to Lady Gaga fans vs Britney fans.
The wost thing I've ever heard was a Lady Gaga fan wishing that Britney's kids get cancer. Lady Gaga had one bad album and then lost most of her fanbase. People stopped buying her music because she wasn't selling well. It gets *that* bad. I don't think anything similar happens with video games. So, vg sales discussion are, all things considered, pretty darn civil compared to those of movies and music, at least from my experience.
