It's a lot like the fans of the anime industry aka "otaku" only caring about those same things you mentioned and I'll add in drawn prepubescent girls. Anime industry ate it up and thought it was a money maker, still do hence the saturation of those type of shows...
Anime industry in America took a major nosedive and the only reason is breaking even in Japan is from charging an arm and a leg for their products.
Will the video game industry follow the same p...
Well if you guys think journalists are corrupt (which most are) and want them gone (too bad for the few that try to be honest), then enjoy your hyped up press releases as your only source of info.