I must first issue the disclaimer that I don't possess what I call the "vidiot gene." I couldn't give a smaller damn about video games.

I cannot understand the rampant consumerism that insists one must have a *toy* on the very first day it is available ... or promising one to a child at insane prices.

It is obvious that many people who are standing in line and brawling (or being shot) over these stupid electronic boxes are doing so for the sole purpose of "flipping" the item at an insane profit on eBay. This prevents someone who actually wants a toy from obtaining it at a reasonable (well, theoretically reasonable) price in the first market, gluts the aftermarket, and bankrupts even more selfish people who would apparently rather go hungry than not have the stupid electronic box..

I didn't get it when people rioted over Cabbage Patch dolls, either. Same thing, in my mind.