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2 in 5 Choose Video Games for Entertainment

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006

Video Game Console Silver PlayStation 2Generally the first instinct for millions of people worldwide is to turn on electronic games when they want to be entertained. Entertainment is nowadays a fast growing industry with millions of subscribers from different countries. Now TV is no longer the main attraction and a good game can be more captivating than any TV network. The good games are involving interactivity, strategy, thinking, and in many of them a basic story line is followed. The games are not just for young boys but also for girls, and their main advantage is the interactivity. The quality of TV is going down too much and in those conditions 2 in 5 in 10 adults turn their attention to electronic games. Video games are the highest form of art mankind ever has made, because they combine everything: music, art and feelings are melted together and the best part is that you are actually in the game. Movies, no matter how good they get, are not interactive. In video games you actually are in the story instead of just watching it, and people are starting to finally realize the advantages of that.

Gamers in Japan are unhappy with PS3 price and will buy Nintendo Wii

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Nintendo WiiAccording to a survey made by a Japanese entertainment magazine Famitsu, 88% of their readers consider the PS3 too expensive and 69% are willing to buy the Wii as soon as it’s out on the market. On the second place in the survey is PS3 with 21% and on the third is XBox 360 with just 7%.

This trend is similar with the one in the mobile gaming market, Nintendo dominating with the DS and Sony having trouble with the PSP. If Sony will not launch the PS3 at a lower price, many PlayStation fans will move to the very innovative Nintendo Wii. The price point of each console reflects the understanding of the market by each company. Nintendo knows that games have become too complicated and is introducing an innovative controller (the Wiimote) along with a reasonable price point. Sony on the other side is pushing Blu Ray on the market along with the PS3, which makes the price point too high. Also the PS3 controller is almost unchanged from the previous console generations, which is another minus for the PS3.