As y'all know, the video game industry is, first and foremost, a business. Video Game COMPANIES make games they know will turn a profit so that they may continue making games and therefore continue making a profit. Sequels are the most obvious means for game companies to all but ensure that they turn a profit on the games they produce. However, video games are also an art form. Brand new IPs are produced by mega-companies and independent developers alike on an almost daily basis to varying levels of success. 
 
Those things being said, what would you prefer? If you could have only one of these concepts for ever for the rest of your life which would you choose? Which is more valuable to you?

Option A: You could only play sequels of your favorite franchise for the rest of your life; high quality, regularly produced, and reliable sequels. That being said, you'd never meet new characters or experience new forms of gameplay. Sure, sequels make slight tweaks to their gameplay structures and characters but the core elements of the series remain intact.  You'd always get Call of Duty's kick-ass multiplayer, you'd always get Uncharted's fantastic storyline, of you'd always get Halo (which would be Hell for me but, whatever, you make like that) forever.
 
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Option B: You could only play brand new IPs for the rest of your gaming life meaning: you'd never again see beloved characters that you grew to love over the course of one game or receive "more of the same gameplay", but you would never play the same game twice.  You would always be experiencing something new with no guarantee with regards to quality. You might get Psychonauts or Brutal Legend. You could end up with Deadly Premonition or Alan Wake. You'd never know what would be coming next but it'd always be new.
 
Obviously this is an entirely hypothetical situation and we will see both sequels and original IPs alike, but which is more important to you?

So. . . if y'all know me, you know I hate 3D. 3D was first introduced into movie theaters in the early 1900's where it was still a niche market until the 1950's where stereoscopic 3D movies boomed. More then 30 3D movies were produced from 1951 to 1959 and that trend continued till the late 80's where the trend quieted down in the 90's. Well, as you know, 3D is back and in a big way. Now it seems you can't spit without seeing an ad for a new movie, TV, or video game being produced in "Real 3D".
 
All that being said, I am super excited for the Nintendo 3DS. The biggest complaint I have about 3D in the home theater and video gaming market is that it requires you to wear glasses at home. . . that's fuckin' annoying. I understand wearing glasses at the theater or when I wanna watch Captain EO at Disneyland, but a man's house is his fuckin' castle and ain't no body gonna tell me I have to wear glasses to enjoy my entertainment (btw, this male bravado isn't really indicative of my actual personality). This is why I love the prospect of what the new 3DS is offering. Sure, I'm not gonna feel "totally immersed" in a game when its on a screen smaller than what I can make with my fingers, but the fact that Nintendo is making 3D as unobtrusive and seamless as possible is a big step forward in the right direction. I cannot wait for the day someone develops a 3D TV or a way to show 3D movies in a theater without requiring is to wear glasses. . . or just straight up makes holographic films and TVs. . . that'd be dope.