Back when we still got a good amount of sales data from NPD and the threads would go on forever. Once the data dried up, the discussions fizzled out. The only consistent sales data we get anymore is from Japan. A humble video game magazine is the only thing keeping sales discussions alive. But with that market essentially being carried by a single platform, even there the excitement over discussing sales is gone.
Regarding comments about negativity and inter-fandom and even intra-fandom wars, that's always been a problem. I've been here for 12 years, and in that time I've had the unfortunate distinction of being dogpiled on by Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, and even Star Wars fans, despite being a fan of all of those things myself. People being jerks over video games or movies (or any other kind of entertainment) is nothing new. It's the Internet, after all.
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In accordance to the VGC forum rules, §8.5, I hereby exercise my right to demand to be left alone regarding the subject of the effects of the pandemic on video game sales (i.e., "COVID bump").
