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I think many Indie games only sell because they appeal to nostalgia, and that this is an overall detriment to the gaming industry. CMV.

I typically put Indie games into two categories. One are the games that are very unique and often very artistic (e.g. Bastion, Braid), and contribute to the video gaming industry. However, you also have the 50 8-bit dungeon crawlers (too many to name) that are released  virtually identical to a lot of games released in the 1980s. They often end up selling respectable copies solely because they remind players of a bygone era in gaming. I think that this will alienate new gamers because they grew up with video games that were developed with more advanced resources, and will hurt the gaming industry as a result.


EDIT: I wasn't super clear here. It hurts the gaming industry in that, as these games get more popular, it cyclically discourages creativity: a dev sees that 8-bit dungeon crawler (using this as an example) do well because a bunch of 20 and 30 somethings are reminding of their childhood, more devs do it, and eventually the gaming industry is disproportionately populated by these retro-style games.
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Why would they hurt the gaming industry generally? More sales and more games never hurt anyone. Lady Gaga isn't hurt come some indie band picks up a guitar, and Call of Duty isn't hurt when a small indie gaming company makes a side scroller. 

Furthermore, many people never had the opportunity to play those 1980s games in the first place. Many were well designed, and continue to be fun today. No one will ever get sick of Tetris or Pac-Man no matter how advanced our technology gets. They aren't popular just because they are nostalgic, but because they are well designed compelling games. If any india company wants to try to replicate that era of gaming, more power to them.