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<blockquote data-quote="Taneras" data-source="post: 6875715" data-attributes="member: 6842952">My mistake, I saw talks of &quot;products&quot; and &quot;games&quot; and assumed the talk had moved past just tabletop games and into gaming in general.&nbsp; I should have read.Still, though, I wonder if we've established that tabletop gaming really is loaded with sexual content or is that something we just assume is the default?&nbsp; I'd imagine many would claim that the video game industry is oversaturated with such games but the statistics would show otherwise.&nbsp; If it's assumed the video game industry is like this and its not, is it fair to assume the tabletop industry is also like this?Even assuming this is true, what does it show?&nbsp; That the majority of the gaming population likes mature games.&nbsp; It's sorta hard to peg this on the industry when they're putting out a lot of titles and the consumers are buying, mostly, specific titles.&nbsp; So who's left, the consumers?&nbsp; I don't think its fair to blame the consumers for buying what they want to buy.Also, looking at the top games sold in 2012:1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (360, PS3, PC, Wii U)2. Madden NFL 13 (360, PS3, Wii, Vita, Wii U)3. Halo 4 (360)4. Assassin's Creed III (360, PS3, PC, Wii U)5. Just Dance 4 (360, PS3, Wii, Wii U)6. NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, Wii, PC, Wii U, PSP)7. Borderlands 2 (360, PS3, PC)8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, Wii, PC)9. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (360, PS3, Wii, PC, 3DS, DS, Vita)10. FIFA Soccer 13 (360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, Vita, 3DS, PSP)Madden, Just Dance, NBA, Lego Batman 2, and FIFA Soccer are all E.&nbsp; So half of the top 10 best sellers are rated &quot;E&quot; for Everyone.&nbsp; So while I'm sure the mature game labels do have a high representation in the top sellers despite being a small amount of the titles produced, overall sales don't favor mature games.To ground this into the tabletop discussion I guess it should make us pause before assuming that the tabletop industry is one way or another as, again, I'm sure many here would just assume that the video game industry is full of sexual content.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Taneras, post: 6875715, member: 6842952"] My mistake, I saw talks of "products" and "games" and assumed the talk had moved past just tabletop games and into gaming in general. I should have read. Still, though, I wonder if we've established that tabletop gaming really is loaded with sexual content or is that something we just assume is the default? I'd imagine many would claim that the video game industry is oversaturated with such games but the statistics would show otherwise. If it's assumed the video game industry is like this and its not, is it fair to assume the tabletop industry is also like this? Even assuming this is true, what does it show? That the majority of the gaming population likes mature games. It's sorta hard to peg this on the industry when they're putting out a lot of titles and the consumers are buying, mostly, specific titles. So who's left, the consumers? I don't think its fair to blame the consumers for buying what they want to buy. Also, looking at the top games sold in 2012: 1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (360, PS3, PC, Wii U) 2. Madden NFL 13 (360, PS3, Wii, Vita, Wii U) 3. Halo 4 (360) 4. Assassin's Creed III (360, PS3, PC, Wii U) 5. Just Dance 4 (360, PS3, Wii, Wii U) 6. NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, Wii, PC, Wii U, PSP) 7. Borderlands 2 (360, PS3, PC) 8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, Wii, PC) 9. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (360, PS3, Wii, PC, 3DS, DS, Vita) 10. FIFA Soccer 13 (360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, Vita, 3DS, PSP) Madden, Just Dance, NBA, Lego Batman 2, and FIFA Soccer are all E. So half of the top 10 best sellers are rated "E" for Everyone. So while I'm sure the mature game labels do have a high representation in the top sellers despite being a small amount of the titles produced, overall sales don't favor mature games. To ground this into the tabletop discussion I guess it should make us pause before assuming that the tabletop industry is one way or another as, again, I'm sure many here would just assume that the video game industry is full of sexual content. [/QUOTE]

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