Not to derail the topic too much but I thought I would chime in on the arcade vs. console debate. I think I am just too young to have gotten in big on the arcade scene. I was born in '82 and while I have some fond memories of a few games while on summer vacation in various places, I think I was too young to hang out by myself in the arcade and as such don't have the most memories. I would put myself in the NES generation, but I would also say that of all the consoles, the NES captured more of the arcade feel then most of the other systems after it.
Anyway, what do you think about phone/tablet gaming a la angry birds style games. I think that as the devices that have tried to bring gaming to the masses have simplified, more effort has been put into actual gameplay. I mean, you can't compare arcade games to multiplayer console/PC gaming since it is really apples to oranges. It's like the difference between track and field and football. But, I have enjoyed some of the more simplistic games coming out because they catch that same spirit of perfection required in the arcade. I stayed up many late hours until I finally beat angry birds with 3 stars on each level.