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Monthly Archives: July 2011
The Nintendo 3DS: An Early Warning of Things to Come?
In February of 2011 Interpret LLC released the Interpretations Report “Nintendo 3DS: Fighting for Pocket Share,” in which it was suggested that Nintendo will be challenged by the rise of mobile gaming on phones and tablets alike. Months later, Nintendo acknowledged the shortcomings of its device by reporting an operating loss and re-pricing the 3DS. [...]
What Is an Effective Method of Combating Piracy?
Almost a year ago, in an attempt to protect their property by preventing the creation and circulation of illegal copies, the producers of The Hurt Locker filed a lawsuit against 5,000 IP addresses suspected of downloading and distributing the film on BitTorrent. Recently, this number was increased to nearly 25,000, making it the largest lawsuit [...]
Posted in Business, Digital Media
Tagged Download, Piracy, Streaming Media, streaming video
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Is this the beginning of the end for Netflix?
A few weekends ago I was looking for a (hopefully great) movie to watch online. My first destination was Netflix, but I was quickly reminded of the recent removal of Sony titles, a collection which was among its best available. After looking through what Netflix actually does have available, I decided to move on to [...]
Posted in Business, Digital Media
Tagged Digital Media, Netflix, online video, Zediva
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3D Gaming Driving Wider 3D Interest
Eighteen months after Avatar was released and opened a tidal wave of 3D upselling, the entertainment industry is still looking for ways to innovate and sell the average consumer on 3D technology, especially in the home. Beyond home movies and televisions, gaming is the newest frontier for entertainment companies to push 3D, and it just may [...]
Posted in 3D, Business, Digital Media, Uncategorized, Video Games
Tagged 3D, 3D gaming, 3D TV, Avatar, microsoft, PS3, Sony, Xbox 360
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Zynga: From a Dog to a Star
I still remember vividly the conversation I had with Mark Pincus in Novemeber 2009 about social gaming and a small company called Zynga. Mark was kind enough to spend an hour of his precious vacation time talking to me while skiing in Colorado. At the time, the company had less than 100 employees, Farmville was [...]
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