Why is C++ so big?

[g4143]

Well maybe because the game industry is really big on C/C++/C#? I heard Halo had some C# in it. And most of the people trying to learn C++ (that I know of) want to create their own game or have a future in the game industry. Although C++ isn't always the programming language game companies use, they want to see how you can handle a language like C++.

This is just in my opinion.

If its just your opinion,,,why are you attaching it to the entire gaming industry...