I know i started out that way. Then I realized that I could do a lot more with a lot less work in web programming. Games are hard and the payoff is much less compared to, say, making a web app.

Unfortunately most people don't understand that video games are one of the more difficult things to program. I know many people who start Comp Sci as a major and then quit as soon as they get past Java 101 (or some that quit before).