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The video game industry famously crashed in 1983. What bizarre product trend heavily contributed to this collapse?

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The video game industry famously crashed in 1983. What bizarre product trend heavily contributed to this collapse?

The video game industry famously crashed in 1983. What bizarre product trend heavily contributed to this collapse?
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