Anyone else playing games in XBLA's Game Room and finding that their friends list is completely devoid of anyone else who's given the service a try?   I've been putting some time in with it this week and finding that there is actually a lot of good stuff going on there, with the challenge system and free trials and all of that.  Having been slightly too young to get in on the arcade scene here in America during the 80's, Game Room seems like a pretty great way to experience these games.
 
But part of that draw to me is the challenge system and friend leaderboards.  That constant strive to beat out your friends' latest scores is something missing from a lot of modern games, and I think what Microsoft put together is a pretty slick interface for doing so.  So how can it be that of my 40 or so friends no one has picked up a single game?  I mean I couldn't even grab the achievement for playing a game in a friend's arcade because there was literally no one who bought one!  It kind of makes me nervous for the service, since if the games aren't selling well at all, it leaves Microsoft with little incentive to produce more content.
 
Then again, maybe people really just don't like Jungler that much.  I sure friggin' do!
 
So is anyone else having this problem?

Anyone else playing games in XBLA's Game Room and finding that their friends list is completely devoid of anyone else who's given the service a try?   I've been putting some time in with it this week and finding that there is actually a lot of good stuff going on there, with the challenge system and free trials and all of that.  Having been slightly too young to get in on the arcade scene here in America during the 80's, Game Room seems like a pretty great way to experience these games.
 
But part of that draw to me is the challenge system and friend leaderboards.  That constant strive to beat out your friends' latest scores is something missing from a lot of modern games, and I think what Microsoft put together is a pretty slick interface for doing so.  So how can it be that of my 40 or so friends no one has picked up a single game?  I mean I couldn't even grab the achievement for playing a game in a friend's arcade because there was literally no one who bought one!  It kind of makes me nervous for the service, since if the games aren't selling well at all, it leaves Microsoft with little incentive to produce more content.
 
Then again, maybe people really just don't like Jungler that much.  I sure friggin' do!
 
So is anyone else having this problem?

Game room needs one of these
 
 

I haven't touched it since launch day and haven't bought anything for it.
That has more to do with the available titles than the service itself.
Start talkin stuff like Dig Dug, Pitfall, Pitfall 2, Pac-Man and Keystone Capers and maybe my interest will return.
 
I think the long break after the initial release may end up being a really big mistake.

Has the situation improved?

I have exactly one friend who has any games for it. Part of the problem is that they need more god damn games.

The only thing stopping me are the prices of the games. I have the packs downloaded, but always feel guilty throwing 240 MSP at a time away like that.

I'll probably buy River Raid...but that's it