Here we go again. Will it never end? The doom-sayers are out in full pre-holiday force, with estimates of doom and predictions of gloom. The latest is another analyst who claims that this gift-giving season will be the death of many publishers. In a nutshell, the firm says that anyone who doesn't have one of the A titles in their arsenal, will have a hard time making it in the new year. We're sure there are lots of numbers to back them up. We're sure there are lots of industry officials who agree. We're sure they're wrong, too. Every year sees a record number of games. Every year sees a record number of A titles (though the press may cover it as "not enough A titles"). And every year the pundits and pros forget about the previous year, where the sky did not fall. Our best guess (yes, it's all from the gut) is that the residual purchases from picking up A titles will be more than enough to support the industry.
