Nintendo’s 2 game platforms (handheld DS lite & the Will: 17-generation video game console) Market value: > 10 billion dollars. Competitors: Sony’s PS range & Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Key success: (1) Innovative Features: 1) wireless controller (the Wii remote) handheld pointing device/detect movement in 3 dimensions; 2) WiiConnect: receive message & upload over the Internet; (2) Segmentation Strategy: aimed at a different target audience: underserved segments (more women and families) teenage boy’swomen
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Gap and Current Strategy Analysis * Macro Environment: The major trend in the macro-environment which affects Sony’s future strategy is socio/cultural/demographic. Since the Nintendo Wii emerged‚ it attracted many of non-traditional gamers came into the videogame console market‚ especially females and elderly people. Traditionally‚ non-traditional gamers think PlayStation is not ease of use for them. For instance‚ the joystick is difficult controlled or the instruction of the games are not easily
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/. [4] [Online]. Available: http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=319. [5] [Online]. Available: http://kyoto-report.blogspot.nl/2011/06/special-feature-inside-nintendo-vol-1.html. [6] [Online]. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii. [7] A. M. Subramanian‚ K.-H. Chai and S. Mu‚ "Capability reconfiguration of incumbent firms: Nintendo in the video game industry‚" Technovation‚ vol. 31‚ pp. 228-239‚ 2011. [8] S. Kim‚ I. Lamont‚ H. Ogasawara‚ M. Park and H. Takaoka‚ "Nintendo’s
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RIT Saunders College of Business - Managing Technology Research Paper On Technological Innovation Mayurkumar Patel Student id – 592000977 Innovation is a key to success for businesses. It is a reason for almost everything what we see today and that’s why it is also a driving force leading towards a better tomorrow. Technological innovation is responsible for value creation and enhancement for customers and subsequent increased profit margins for the producers in today’s business world
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analysis is geared toward predictability of obvious and hidden factors that may influence the outcome of marketing and sales. In terms of gaming industry‚ Microsoft‚ Sony‚ and Nintendo with their respective hardware’s MS Xbox 360‚ PS 3 and Nintendo Wii illustrate the first tier competitors in U.S. as well as globally. Microsoft Xbox 360 Strength: • Integration of next generation DVD players i.e. HD technology • Backward compatibility with previous Xbox games • Online product – the first of
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MGMT-1100 September 13‚ 2012 The Five Forces Analysis on Gaming Industry Every man in the business uses five forces in order to progress in company’s industry. The five forces are customers‚ entrants‚ substitutes‚ supplies‚ and the nature of rivalries. These elements not only show the state of company but also why some of them are so successful then the others. In this analysis we will see how these five forces relate to the video game industry‚ how strong each force is‚ and answer the question
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Brand Extension Marketing Plan: The New Wii Wingo and Extended Service Plan GB530: Marketing Management Kerri Bresley Kaplan University December 1‚ 2012 Brand Extension Marketing Plan: The New Wii Wingo and Extended Service Plan 1.0 Executive Summary Wii is a for-profit organization already offering numerous video games targeted at many different segments of the market in different countries around the world. Wii is developing a new game‚ Wingo‚ with an extended service plan for
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VIDEO GAMES ; TIME WASTING VIDEO GAMESt; TIME WASTING There is a fine line between using your time to your advantage and one of which you’re on a couch watching the latest Hannah Montana episode. I plan on explain how you use video games to achieve that maximum goal. Many adults over the age of 40 don’t take the classic controller or the player seriously and from that you get the hate and criticism you see today. From here on out I will take you on an in-depth tour of the latest video games and
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NINTENDO Target Consumer Groups and Unique Sellin Proposition Abstract The paper gives some information about positioning that one of the main elements of Marketing Mix and SWOT analysis of Nintendo Wii and it’s main competitors Sony’ Play Station 3 and Macintosh’s Xbox 360. The paper describes Nintendo Wii’s three main personas‚ represents them on a positioning map and adds competitors on it. The paper discusses how being the first to launch a radically different console gave the company its competitive
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themselves into the online gaming market due to short product life cycles. Nintendo maintains their competitive advantage through superior game and character development‚ for which it often owns the legal rights. In a technical comparison of the Wii against its major competitors‚ it is substantially outperformed in speed processing‚ memory‚ storage‚ networking‚ video output and multimedia output. If Nintendo wishes to maintain a competitive advantage‚ the niche market must be penetrated while
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