Video Games and Nostalgia: A Perfect Match

Nostalgic memories are almost always involved other people, usually loved ones. It's a very social emotion and feeling nostalgia puts us in the mood to maintain social relationships or create new relationships. Nostalgia can also help us feel better by reminding us of who we are in our best moments from the past. People overvalue what they own relative to people who want to buy it. This is called the endowment effect.