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Dare I say it? Gaming has experienced a steady decline in many factors. fun, replay value, originality, simplicity.

When the NES first came out, it had four buttons and a D-pad. Dare I say we have gone light-years backwards in our progress?

Game companies are becoming completely uncouth in their assessment of the modern gaming community. Modern gamers want simplicity more than anything else.

My most precious gaming memories include playing the original Mario Party with my parents and sister. These memories could likely not have been created with the advent of "gyroscopic" control devices, or with fancy and confusing button layouts. Instead, most minigames involved at most three buttons to complete the game.

I am choosing not to buy any of the next-gen consoles because Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony have each lost focus of the original point of gaming; making it so everyone can play their games.

I will not buy a DS, PSP, or Gizmondo because GBA games got too involving for me. I have enough things to remember as it is.

Cell phone makers get it. Downloadable games that require little to no learning curve are enjoyed by all.

So here's my big finger, corporations. You will receive no money from me on your "revolutionary" technology. I'll be too busy with my Colecovision.