Are These the Dog Days of Summer?

I'm ashamed to admit that I even check in on G4, but I tune in every once and a while to make sure they're still awful and getting worse. But something caught my eye on this evening's Attack of the Show. They discussed why summer was the "dog days" for video game releases. It seemed an interesting topic that does deserve some attention. It would seem that with classes ending, now would be an ideal time for games releases, but it just doesn't seem to be that way.

I know that I am a little relieved that there isn't really anything on the market demanding my attention, but at the same time I am a little disappointed that my 360 isn't getting the workout it deserves. I am using this time, like many others I'm sure, to catch up on at least some of the games that never got the full attention they originally deserved.

I can't help wondering why, developers haven't seized upon this historical summer down time to schedule the release of a good game or two that might otherwise be overshadowed during the holiday release-fest. With the coming release of the PS3 and the Wii, a lot of developers are gearing up for launch titles, but this seems more of a scheduling and strategy oversight. This time of the year is fertile ground to release a game that can grab everyone's attention and garner popular approval simply due to the fact that there is no other competition. At the very least doesn't this generation of hardware deserve one last title to generate buzz for their last summer and to help pave the way for their successor?