To OP
Determine your needs over the decision of a language. Since your asking in a gaming forum what language to learn I would assume you would like to do some small PC orientated game.
From here determine where you want to go. If you plan to stay and do small stuff, then go with a easy language like Ruby, Lua, Python. If you plan to take it farther I would suggest Java or C#.
So unless you intend to move into a career of games where your FPS is important. I would suggest not concerning yourself with C/C++. Good languages, but not a requirement for hobbyist.
Squilliam: On Vgcharts its a commonly accepted practice to twist the bounds of plausibility in order to support your argument or agenda so I think its pretty cool that this gives me the precedent to say whatever I damn well please.
