I see signs of life with gaming. Some of my friends have kids around the same age we were when we started gaming. Those kids are gaming. My boss' kid, as an extreme example, is even designing his own naval battle wargame in between hanging out with his friends/girlfriend and playing soccer/D&D/video games.
I've had the chance to help run a local game store for four months now. Many families - with kids - come in and buy and play. We have a Pokemon league nights that attracts a healthy turnout every week.
The other big local game store has been in business for 20+ years and shows no sign of slowing, without having to diversify their product lines into non-gaming areas.
So, for suburban Chicago at least, the gaming future looks bright.
-Matt
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