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Yes, but as this article and many others have discussed; that number is shrinking. Gamers still exists, but you don't make billions of gamers. You make billions of consumers as a whole, and convincing people to buy yet another piece of hardware to do something is a hard sell. "I could just use this thing I carry with me everywhere," or, "I could buy a 2nd dedicated device that only does games (well)"

I'm aware the DS/3DS/etc do more than games, but anyone that uses the DS browser and thinks it's good is a liar.

It is, that's why the new consoles highlighted their non-gaming features. You can't just sell people game systems anymore, you have to provide an entire entertainment package.

People nostalgic for Mario, Link, etc.

This is the problem with your thought process. Video games have changed. What you think they should be isn't what they are now. You don't continue, and grow as a company by targeting a shrinking demographic.

America is a massive anomaly and we've only been a super power for 60-70~ years. Prior to WW2 we weren't that far ahead of everyone.

A well known investor saying, "I bought a lot of AAPL because I think it's undervalued," caused the boom.

You're suggesting that Icahn is trying to pump and dump one of the largest companies on the planet? Investment isn't one of your better skills is it?

People didn't discuss it before because it only affected minorities.

Only an engineer could think it's a good idea to remove the experience of eating.

The backing data is Krugman being a nobel prize winning economist whose been incredibly accurate for the last decade and a half. I'm sure you know more than him though shadowmint.