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the video gaming industry before she researched and wrote her article “Getting the Girl: The Myths‚ Misconceptions‚ and Misdemeanors of Females in Games” (Alfano 329-33) for Playstation Magazine nearly a decade ago. She begins her work believing that in a time when women are struggling to become more empowered in society they are still being sexualized‚ objectified and exploited in the video game world. However‚ she is surprised by what she discovers and is able to see the video gaming industry in
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markers realized the blooming opportunities arisen in video gaming sector. As such‚ Sony introduced PS2 in 2000‚ followed by the launching of Xbox by Microsoft in 2001. Along with the advancement of technology beyond 2000‚ video game makers (e.g. Sony and Microsoft) utilized various technologies‚ such as broadband‚ high-resolution graphics and unlimited storage space in hard drive to encompass their game consoles into the all-in-one gaming hubs for various entertainment purposes. In addition‚ along
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created many new toys and they proved to be a huge hit‚ they also sold for a higher price because of higher novelty value than other toys. In 1977‚ Nintendo hired Shigeru Miyamoto‚ the man who would soon become a living legend in the gaming world. Yokoi trained Miyamoto teaching him all that he knew. Nintendo then created its
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typing machine. The Atari video gaming console was successfully popular mainly due to the ease of operation. The primary means of input data into a video game in the era of Atari was the joystick. Atari has a controller with a vertical handle and one button. Atari inspired Nintendo‚ which motivated the developers of Sony Play station and now the gaming community came back and redeveloped the basic functionality; thus having a very popular Nintendo Wii gaming controller‚ which has been very popular
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Let’s analyze the gaming console industry. Supplier Power We can define two types of supplier: the hardware supplier and the software supplier. The hardware suppliers providing the elements needed to build the consoles have a low bargaining power because there have very low switching costs and there are a lot of them. On the other hand‚ the software suppliers (developers) have a high bargaining power because they choose and set the conditions to work with each console. Entry Barriers Entry
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parental surveillance in order to promote these benefits. Introduction and Presentation of Issue In the past few decades‚ computer and console gaming have proven to be more than just a fad. A recent national survey‚ conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project‚ discovered that “97% of teens ages 12-17 play computer‚ web‚ portable‚ or console games.” Video games have become one of the most popular sources of entertainment for
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release games based on the LeapFrog educational model for use on popular gaming systems such as Wii‚ XBox‚ and Playstation. LeapFrog ’s strategy for future growth is to decentralize their distribution and game delivery system from being exclusively proprietary to being compatible with systems consumers already own and use for entertainment purposes. This will allow LeapFrog to take advantage of the popularity of these gaming systems‚ as well as to reach new consumers who might not otherwise consider
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into the Atlanta metro area. Right now it is very difficult to have a home entertainment system that is not made by the same manufacturer. For example‚ you can go into an electronics store and buy a CD player‚ stereo system‚ DVD‚ cable TV receiver‚ gaming system that is made by Sony but if you decide that you would rather have a Panasonic DVD player and a Toshiba cable receiver‚ then compatibility issues arises. We decided to use this strategy because we felt that we could better educate our customers
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For an E-Commerce organization such as CanGo who targets a few major markets: literature; both hard copy and electronic; music‚ custom MP3 players‚ movies in DVD and cassette format; and possibly their newest market venture; electronic online video gaming. The success of Amazon.com‚ Barnes and Noble‚ and Electronic Arts (EA-Games) has been accomplished through effective strategic
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