Sony Computer Entertainment History and SWOT Analysis By Seon Wall‚ Daniel Bates and Christopher Moore BSc (Hons)in Entertainment Systems The Entertainment Industry Declaration I declare that the work which follows is my own‚ and that any quotations from any sources (e.g. books‚ journals‚ the Internet) are clearly identified by the use of single quotation marks for shorter excerpts and indented italics for longer quotations. All quotations
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cuts to game consoles every six to twelve months as production costs decrease‚ and there is a constant “console war” going on. As soon as a console is released‚ a new one begins R&D. Nintendo announced they will unveil their successor to the Wii (The Wii U) at E3 this year‚ and the spec information for Sony’s forthcoming console has started leaking to news media. Threat of
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XBOX 360 Kinect VS PlayStation 3 Move Nikia Matthews COM/155 12/18/2011 Rhea Riegal XBOX 360 Kinect VS PlayStation 3 Move The ultimate showdown in video games today is becoming a great deal. The Wii was the first to start the gaming systems without having to use a joystick. Today the XBOX 360 and PlayStation 3 have made a huge come back‚ by introducing the Kinect and Move. Though gaming systems may encourage the player to move‚ each device has it is on way of getting this
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October 22‚ 2007 Video Games and Obesity In just two decades‚ the prevalence of obesity doubled for U.S. children ages 6 to 11‚ and tripled for American teenagers (Childhood Obesity). Obesity is an excessive accumulation of fat causing a person to become overweight. It is a serious and growing health problem‚ especially for kids. One major factor to the problem of children becoming obese is‚ video games. Video games have advanced dramatically over the years. From hitting a ball back
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"Console wars"‚ also known as "System wars" is a term used to refer to periods of intense competition for market share between video game console manufacturers. The winners of these "wars" may be debated based on different standards: market penetration and financial success‚ or the fierce loyalty and numbers of the fans of the system’s games. The term itself does not strictly denote a clear winner in each case‚ though. The outcome of a console war may however determine whether or not a manufacturer
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Avinash Tyagi Nintendo Case Study Company: Nintendo CO.‚ LTD. Industry: Video Games Website: http://www.nintendo.com/ Company History Founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi‚ Nintendo began as a manufacturer of Japanese Hanafuda (flower cards) in Kyoto Japan‚ by 1902‚ they expanded to manufacture western playing cards as well and in 1951‚ under the control of Hiroshi Yamauchi‚ the grandson of Fusajiro‚ they changed their name to Nintendo Playing Card Co. and a year later opened their HQ in Kyoto
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Nintendo Co. of Japan. They have been the worldwide leader in the creation of interactive entertainment; they have sold more than a billion video games to the world (Nintendo 2010). In 2006‚ Nintendo created the revolutionary video game console “The Wii". The Wii was designed to attract larger demographic users than other gaming systems. It was‚ and still‚ very successful; attracted many people from different ages and it resulted in huge profits since it was created. Unfortunately‚ recently attitude of
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rehabilitation. Retrieved from http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/749703 ( you have to belong to this website to view – or just google the title name ! I belong to it ! ) Earnshaw‚ R. (2011‚ April 17). Wii video games help rehabilitation patients. Retrieved from http://www.nwitimes.com/niche/get-healthy/fitness/wii-video-games-help-rehabilitation-patients/article_2bad04b4-313b-53d7-97c0-ac2f7b5d7257.html Nauert‚ R. P. (2007 ‚ October 24). Video games lower stress hormone. Retrieved from http://psychcentral
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PART ONE As a local television Director‚ my main focus is on the local news and the issues that affect the community in which I live. I would choose to make the closing of the parks for three days my lead story and leave the celebrity death to the bigger networks. My first priority is to report news that affects the citizens of the community that I serve‚ even with the prospect of bigger ratings; I would feel an obligation to my audience to report issues that are more closely related to them. I
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going to seeing a movie‚ to hanging out with friends. The majority of every one of my summers is spent on one thing‚ games. I was playing everything from Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo 64‚ to Skyrim on my computer‚ to Sega Superstar Tennis on the Wii. I am just relaxing on my bed shooting zombies rather than having Math‚ English‚ History‚ etc. I don’t need to go to an amusement park or visit another country to have an awesome summer‚ just give me a good game and I’m happy. Relaxing in your room
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