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For all the talk of #GamerGate being a stupid fad with no future, here are some actual stats using the Twitter analytics provided by topsy.com. Although twitter is not the most precise measurement, it certainly may be the most useful one.

#Gamergate gets more mentions than #Feminism, with or without hashtags:

#Gamergate is more popular than #videogames itself:

#Gamergate is far more popular than #playstation or #xbox:

#Gamergate even beats #indiedev and #gamegev:

More popular than #movies and #netflix:

#Gamergate gets higher approval ratings than world leaders:

#Gamergate is even beating the weather:

They say pride cometh before the fall… and #Gamergate is one of the great hubris stories of our modern times. Isn’t it amazing that what could have been easily rectified with a simple apology has grown into a mass boycott and consumer revolt? At this point, it seems like #Gamergate has hit critical mass. It is unstoppable and any gaming company that wants to survive will be forced to listen to the consumers.

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