The reason we don't have #BigBoxPackaging for #Games anymore is due to #GameConsoles:

• With the rise of the #PS2 & #Xbox360, the "#DVD #JewelCase" became the norm and #EconomiesOfScale kicked in.

• Also #OnlineStores kicked off and #Retail demanded more efficient #ShelfSpace and was unwilling to accept bigger boxes than for DVDs.

It's the same reason #BluRay, #HDDVD & #HDVMD (LOL!) have almost identical packaging and why we get super cursed packaging like a 24-disc case that is barely triple-wide...

• Also packaging games in colours like green [ #Xbox ], blue/white [ #PlayStation ] red [#Nintendo], violet [Xbox 360 #Kinect], black/transparent [#Windows-#PC] made it way easier to distinguish for consumers even from a distance where they can't read the spine and identify the logo.

There is no "right" amount of bird books to own. If there are bird books on your Christmas list and you are getting pushback because of "shelf space" and "looks obsessive to guests", just hold your ground.

One suggestion to try (did not work out for me) was putting family photos in storage, at least for relatives we haven't seen in a while.

#birds #birding #shelfspace