1. Think about the demand for the three popular game consoles: Xbox‚ PS3 and Wii. Explain the effect of the following event on the demand for Xbox games‚ and the quantity of Xbox games demanded‚ other things remaining the same. a) The price falls b) The price of a PS3 and a Wii fall c) The number of people writing and producing Xbox games increases d) Consumers income increase e) Programmers who write codes for Xbox games become more costly to hire f) The price of an Xbox
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Nintendo’s Position in the Next Console Generation Nintendo: Over the years Nintendo Co‚ Ltd. is a large‚ multinational firm that is headquartered out of Kyoto in Japan. The company began over 120 years ago in 1889‚ but didn’t look or operate like they do now. In the beginning‚ Nintendo developed a popular Japanese card game‚ called Hanafuda. The demand for the game quickly increased‚ helping the company grow. The strategy of making playing cards continue all the way until the mid 1900s at
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drawing in new people. The company’s most recent endeavour‚ the Wii console has been very successful in attracting user who traditionally would not have played video games. Another example of how they have expanded their audience is through the Nintendo DS. They were able to appeal to the female audience through the Nintendo’s game‚ and were able to appeal to an older audience through the Brain Training game. The second component of the vision is devotion to the entertainment business. This is
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better products. Japanese gaming console manufacturing company Nintendo launched its first gaming product Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985. From 1985 to 2001 Nintendo has launched many successful gaming products in the market and did good business. From television compatible gaming console to portable gaming device‚ Nintendo
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1. ① Based on Figure A on page 4 : what are some possible factors that could explain why the leader in one generation did not become the leader in the next generation? ② Why Sony was an exception? * Some possible factor. A. New & differential technologies in the game industry. In the console game industry‚ “generations” defined by advancement of the underlying technology. Nearly all technological leaps from one generation to the next were marked by a change of industry leadership
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Sony Computer Entertainment showed a strong lineup of games in the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3 that was held at Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles‚ California‚ but it seems that the much-awaited “Gran Turismo 7” (GT7) was missing in action. Due to this‚ the followers of the upcoming racing video game are concerned about the game developer’s decision to delay the launching of GT7. Sony was able to showcase new projects in E3 like Media Molecule’s “Dreams” and Guerrilla Games’
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2. Case: Evolution of the Xbox supply chain a. What supply chain changes did Microsoft make between the Xbox and the Xbox 360? What was the motivation for these changes? First Microsoft restructured its supply chain after learning from its experiences with the Xbox. Microsoft Xbox had already established a huge presence in the videogame market‚ but by the time Xbox 360 was rolled out‚ it had lost a substantial amount of money. "One analyst estimated that from the time of Xbox launch to the time
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Nintendo History Nintendo was founded in 1889. It was a poker card workshop. But now it’s Japan’s most famous game production company. Its production of electronic games are popular all around the world. Nintendo is the NO.1 of the world’s video game companies. With only 850 staffs‚ Nintendo used to beat such super enterprises as Toyota occasionally‚ thus becoming Japanese first profit-making company. Nintendo spells “Wii” with two lower-case “I” characters means: To resemble two people
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REDMOND‚ Wash.‚ Nov. 13‚ 2006 - A different kind of video game system demands a different kind of marketing effort. That’s why Nintendo is moving to unprecedented lengths to let people see‚ feel and experience the unparalleled new Wii™ system‚ created to be easily used by anyone. Nintendo’s multimillion-dollar marketing campaign spotlights that Wii is the only new video game system every member of a household can enjoy. Gaming for the masses is seen in every element of the marketing campaign‚
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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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