Next Generation has a disheartening and sobering look at the state of the video game industry. Citing the rising costs of game development, the report, done by Screen Digest, paints a bleak picture. According to the study, sequels will be most prevalent among the approximately 80 games per year that will make money. These are all sentiments that were echoed to me at the Nintendo Summit back in Seattle, with developers there mentioning how concerned they were with the increasing prices of game dev and the troubling reality that sequels succeed far more than original, refreshing IP.