Nitpick: much better to be _small_ video games. The big ones easily push into the same financial territory (for making them) as movies, and have way less avenues to monetize afterwards. (No "DVD sales", no money from the rental market, no TV deals...)
Sushi is $100 an hour? Where do you go for Sushi? I've been several times to an _excellent_ Sushi bar, in Los Angeles, and the worst damage I ever did was $75. And that was really trying for it. (Sidenote: gold flakes on Sushi don't add in any way to the taste, but they sure look shiny ;)