Video games and movies

Quentin made an interesting point today -- he says that in some cases Hollywood makes more from computer games derived from movies than it makes from DVD sales (which in turn exceed cinema sales). Justin followed this up by telling how his son had derived great pleasure from the games based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in which -- Justin claimed -- he had explored a lot of stuff closer to the spirit of the book. There was even the possibility of rescuing Augustus Gloop!

If this is true, then it adds another twist to scriptwriting -- perhaps one has to devise plots which will play well not just on the big screen, but also on the computer screen.