After all, the ancient Egyptians didn't have Nintendo. When bored with gladiators, Romans couldn't hop onto the web for a quick round of Javanoid. In a culture obsessed with technology, the media have developed a smirky attitude toward low-tech. If you believe everything you read, books are doomed dinosaurs, at least in paper form. Newsprint is an archaic custom we will remember with bemused fondness just a few years from now.
Board games are a good example.
In 1999, sales increased 6 percent. The 40th anniversary edition of Life features minivans and a square that requires a purchase of a high-definition television. Canasta, for example, just might be teetering on extinction. His company, GMT Games, mostly produces military and war games, which is a niche market. Hasbro started its Family Game Night campaign in 1998.