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Monthly Archives: June 2011
The Great Disconnect
This year’s E3 highlighted two conflicting themes. The first theme, related to game software, was the overwhelming focus of developers and publishers on extending known IP as far as possible—this trend has been with the industry from nearly the beginning, but has escalated of late due to a couple of factors. First, game developers have [...]
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Do we really know how 3D works?
3D technology is blossoming everywhere—most big budget movies are being released in 3D, 3D televisions are making a push to become a part of our living rooms, and Nintendo brought us the 3D glasses-free handheld gaming experience. It seems like in every tech corner, there’s a new development to integrate 3D and make it even [...]
PlayStation 3D Monitor Re-invents “Split Screen”
Easily the most impressive announcement at E3 2011 came from Sony with the reveal of a PlayStation branded 3DTV. While the TV is only 24 inches, and the 3D graphics are on par with what is currently available, there is something completely different that makes this monitor impressive – the 3D display allows for a [...]
Nintendo E3 Roundup
E3 “Console reveal” years are always an important launching point for gaming devices where the public gets their first chance to meet and interact with new consoles. Nintendo’s new console was the biggest highlight marking the first leap into eighth-gen consoles. Nintendo certainly had fans on edge for the big moment and they delivered an [...]
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Tagged 3DS, Battlefield 3, E3, EA, gimmicks, Mario, Nintendo, tablet-esque, Wii, Wii 2, WiiU, Zelda
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Do clicks really represent your ultimate buyer?
Let me first qualify that question and provide some context. Mark Suster, who writes a blog called Both Sides of the Table, wrote an interesting post a couple weeks ago arguing that The Future of Advertising Will Be Integrated. I had my own take on it, in which I posit there is significant untapped potential in display advertising. In [...]
Nintendo 3DS-Games or Bust
In order to prepare for E3, which opens next week here in LA, we turned the focus of our weekly data point to the recently released Nintendo 3DS. The handheld gaming device was released in North America in late March to much hype and fanfare. Nintendo has always been the home run hitter in the [...]
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Tagged 3DS, bad puns, E3, Handheld Gaming, Mario, Nintendo, Nintendogs, Ocarina of Time, Video games, wizard
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