I was reading [The Real Estate](http://therealestate.observer.com/) and got a chuckle over the [The Virtual Mogul](http://therealestate.observer.com/2006/02/the-virtual-mogul.html) post about Atari’s new game Tycoon City: New York, where _players will get the chance to carve their own empires out of the Big Apple from humble origins._ (Well thats not reality since many New York developers are second and third generation).

Donald Trump seems to have the dominated board and video real estate games with his titles [Donald Trump’s Real Estate Tycoon](http://www.gamespot.com/mobile/strategy/donaldtrumpsrealet/index.html) and [Trump – The Game](http://boardgames.about.com/b/a/063454.htm), both of which get pretty good reviews.

A couple of questions come to mind:

* Do developers actually play real estate video games? (no way)
* Has the recent housing boom transcended all age levels that kids would give up _Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas_ and _Madden NFL 2006_? (no way)
* Does Atari think that kids or teens will play real estate games or do they expect adults to? (no clue)

Wouldn’t Atari sell more copies if they re-named their new game:
##The Real Estate Developer Wars: Assemble The Most Key Parcels Of Land With The Most [FAR](http://www.pwolfe.com/blueline/bl_zoning_corner_dec02.cfm)! ?