Articles Tagged ‘Wii U’
Video game sales take another hit
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / INTERACTIVE / RETAILDespite the launch of Nintendo’s new Wii U console, continuing sales success for the Xbox 360, as well as growth for Nintendo DS and Skylanders accessories, overall physical retail sales of video games in the US dipped 11% for November 2012, according to NPD data.
Are two always better than one?
INTERACTIVE / NEWSHow the second-screen experience is set to impact the kids gaming industry.
Kidscreened
- Why kidsnets are adapting digitally to maintain the attention of today’s younger, more tech savvy multitaskers (Los Angeles Times)
- How focusing on loyalty and changing consumer demands have kept Mattel and Hasbro at the top (Yahoo)
- Nintendo says it won’t block used games on its Wii U unlike rumored restrictions from Sony and Microsoft (TG Daily)
- How opening facebook to kids would boost its mobile ad revenue (Sydney Morning Herald)
E3 2011: Social Climbing
INTERACTIVEIt’s likely that you won’t get to the top of the $25-billion video gaming industry without making a few friends. If there’s one thing to take away from this year’s E3, it’s that companies are clearly making a large push to create and market games designed to keep the living room and families social through interconnected play.
The definitive kids ent resource.-
Disney to summer with pirates and princesses -
Jack Sorensen tapped to grow Saban’s mobile games division -
DreamWorks’ Turbo app to shell out US$1 million -
Rovio makes move into game publishing -
Target and DC superheroes get exclusive for the summer -
For Grown-Ups Only: 17 Child Un-Friendly Games That You Should Play
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