Quote: "These days, Mario is the top banana in the House of Nintendo. When the plucky plumber appeared in his first videogame in '81, though, let's not forget it was the big ape who got top billing...."more
Quote: "Ad Watch Vol.5: Final Fantasy XIII Edition
This isn't actually a Final Fantasy XIII campaign.There's a whole series of posters throughout the station in what appears to be yet another brand campaign for the PS3.
I'm not sure how I'd translate all the marketing catch-phrases at the bottom of the ads to English, but here are a few.The capital letters correspond to the big words in the posters...."more
Quote: "The PC gaming market is much larger than the console market, and it is growing at a torrid pace, according to new research.
According to a report from Jon Peddie Research, "the total market value for PC gaming hardware in 2008 was just over $20 billion, and that will grow to over $34 billion by 2012--and those systems pull in an additional $6 billion in software and services sales."
Most PCs can play games, but for the serious gamer, the equipment matters...."more
Quote: "Nintendo (NTDOY) should have been ready for this, but it's still a high-quality problem: Company executives say there won't be enough copies of the top-selling exercise game "Wii Fit" to go around for the holiday season.
Forbes: Nintendo has been steadily ramping up production of Wii consoles--and while it can't guarantee you'll be able to find one this year, it's less concerned than in years past. For shoppers trying to get their hands on the popular "Wii Fit" game, though, that's..."more
Quote: "Americans blow $1.1 billion dollars a year in wasted electricity-- up to $125 per household -- just by not turning off their PS3s and Xboxs when they're done playing. That's what the environmental do-gooders at the Natural Resources Defense Council (SAI's upstairs neighbors) discover in their new report on green gaming.
The NRDC's advice: Console-makers should incorporate a "sleep" feature into their consoles where after three hours of inactivity, games are auto-saved and the unit powers down. The PS3 has something..."more
Quote: "Well, we extended the courtesy to the PS3 on its special day, so it seems only fair that Nintendo's little guy should get his own day in the sun...."more
Quote: "Mama just wants to make the nice people happy! This is the gist of a press release issued by Majesco Entertainment on behalf of Mama herself in response to PETA's recently released flash game, Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals. The release highlights the more than 25 vegetarian-friendly recipes available in Mama's latest game, Cooking Mama World Kitchen, out this week for the Nintendo Wii.
The release goes on to state that Mama, while not a vegetarian herself, fully supports the humane..."more
Quote: "The New Xbox Experience, a.k.a. the new Xbox 360 Dashboard, hits tomorrow. If you've got an Xbox 360 that's connected to the internet, you're going to be prompted to update your console as soon as you turn it on. No exceptions; this is what your machine will look like until either it dies, you die, or Microsoft decides to make ANOTHER Xbox Experience. Unfortunately, unlike Batman, you didn't have time to prepare. Here are the ten things you should know..."more
Quote: "Creative marketing campaign for Sony's Playstation Portable gaming console.
Update: Turns out it is just a concept made by Skizo and not a real Sony PSP campaign.
As a student of business administration in marketing field i like this strategy promoted by Sony. There is no doubt that Sony corporation has world's best marketing executives to promote their products with unique skills so that they should satisfy their target audiences....
These are very creative.
these are just fun to look at! i particularly like..."more
Quote: "[Original headline: "NXE Netflix streaming queues suddenly gimped"]Our Netflix streaming queues just got considerably shorter on the eve of the NXE launch. Acting on a tip, we popped into our Netflix account and sure enough, our "Instant Queue" had a new "Notes" column with an oft-repeated, red (nobody likes red!)..."more