We deleted your comments because you were vandalizing the talk page. If you wish to have a discussion, do so with a certain amount of tact; I will not consider a reasonable comment as a comment that refers to people as "faggots".
In response, there is no exaggeration to the importance of this leisure activity. Video games account for a considerable chunk of the Japanese economy. The fact of the matter is that delays of major video game software or hardware would not only harm the local Japanese economy more than it already has been, but lasting damage of the video game industry could harm the worldwide economy. And what you ignore is that the video games industry is considered one of the most influential industries for the world economy, and that Japan is a major component of said industry. We are willing to have a reasonable discussion on the notability, if you are able to discuss it without describing people as faggots and weeaboos in every comment.
And as an addition, I play games regardless of region, and regardless of the Japanese style. The reason that such an article was made is because it's the first disaster has caused such significant damage or effect on such a large component of the industry because of how small Japan is relative to how large the quake was. -  used Ruler! Now, he can figure out the length of things easily.