Economic troubles be damned 
, people still want to play video games!
http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/15209-NPD--October-game-sales-soared.html
October game sales were up 18 percent compared to last year. I've read and written about it a lot, but it seems people are still ready to drop cash on game consoles and video games, even with money issues.
Not surprisingly, the Wii smoked the Xbox 360 and Wii! 
