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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (262528)11/29/2005 1:26:23 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573352
 
"Look at movies, where the vast majority of new movies aren't nearly worth the $10 a ticket. But that's not slowing down the successful studios that produce titles like Harry Potter and Wallace and Gromit."

Different model entirely. Movies don't have to make money in the theatres, as long as the DVD and broadcast and cable television sales cover the costs. Video games have no such secondary market.