NY Times:  Sales of Music Video Games Plummet in 2009

I can honestly say that I sort of saw this one coming.  While out holiday shopping, I noticed that most video game stores were focusing their window displays on music based games.  It was a bit of information overload….Band Hero, Beatles Rock Band, Guitar Hero 5, DJ Hero, and even more.  I couldn’t keep things straight.  There was too much to choose from so instead of making a choice I just shut down and walked away.

Here’s one thing to think about: Does this decline in sales mean anything to libraries who offer video game programming?  Should we be refocusing our video game programs to include more titles that are not music related?  If so, which direction do we go?