It seems to me that videogame collecting (retrogames), is the biggest hobby today for the 10 to 30 years olds. I estimate that 1 in 4 in the above age group, play videogames, and 50% of those own and play a variety of obsolete, retro consoles. It is unbelievable the sort of prices old obsolete games, sell for on ebay, and at the right price, almost any game will sell. How huge a hobby is videogame collecting? Presently I think it is coming in third, behind stamps and coins, but it seems to be growing fast. What do you think?
Hmm 50% is a pretty high number, i dont think that every 2. gamer is playing retro consoles. More and more people are joining the actual game generations like PS3 and xbox 360. I think these young people aged 15-18 are not collecting retro games. But I think it is a growing hobby, as the old games are getting very rare and hard to get. thats what makes it a challenge to a collector to be able to get all the games.