Articles in the Video Games Category
Posted in Advertising, CARS, collecting, Design, diecast, Disney Pixar, Film, Financial, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV, Video Games on 4 October 2008
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While the main site – presumably the one where you build a real community is not up & running until ought ’09 … you can enter the code on the back of the TICKETS inside your WOC:Race O Rama CARS to “race on the test track.” So, if you have some Race O Rama CARS […]
Posted in Advertising, CARS, collecting, Design, Disney Pixar, Film, Financial, Internet, Marketing, Mattel, Toys, TV, Video Games on 15 September 2008
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From Last March … “Disney Eyes More Online Investment The Walt Disney Co. will invest more in online games and virtual worlds following the success of sites with themes based on Disney Fairies and “Pirates of the Caribbean.” In 2008, the company will launch an online game site based on the Disney/Pixar film “Cars,” Disney […]
Posted in Advertising, Apple, Gadgets, Internet, iPhone, Marketing, Mattel, Mobile, Retail, Sports, Toys, TV, Video Games on 28 August 2008
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, comics, Film, Internet, Magazine, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV, Video, Video Games on 21 July 2008
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Here’s a schedule of things to do. Um, no way to see or do it all so pick and choose and as noted, sometimes the people in the room are not leaving so you might not get into everything. Eat lunch early or late but do not eat lunch between 11:45 and 1:15 … everyone […]
Posted in Advertising, Computing, Design, Film, Financial, Internet, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Retail, TV, Video, Video Games on 11 May 2008
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Sailors understand the phrase, “liberty call.” It means you are finally touching land and you have a few hours, a few days to spend all your money on souvenirs, salads and antiquing … at least that’s what it says on the official Navy website. The Grand Theft Auto IV game is completely different. You get […]
Posted in Computing, Film, Gadgets, Internet, Marketing, Retail, TV, Video, Video Games on 1 March 2008
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People ask – Should I buy a Blu Ray DVD player now? Well, it sort of depends. If I say the words ‘firmware flash’ to you, do you? a) think I’m speaking Flemish? b) slap me for being impertinent? c) slap me on general principle? d) sob uncontrollably? e) ask if you can FTP it? […]
Posted in Gadgets, Media, Retail, Toys, TV, Video, Video Games on 22 November 2007
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Unfortunately, it looks like we are headed into the 2nd holiday season with Wii’s not readily available. There is nary a consumer electronics store you can go into that doesn’t have a giant pile of PS3’s & XBoxes – both fine systems but who’s got that much time these days – the Nintendo Wii is […]
Posted in Advertising, Computing, Design, Financial, Internet, Marketing, Media, Retail, TV, Video, Video Games on 14 October 2007
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Nintendo Power magazine, the house organ of Nintendo (please make your own joke here) will now be published by FUTURE out of SF. Future Publishing, not exactly the Conde Nast of publishing when it comes to budgets, is not likely to offer many relocation benefits to the current staff … and not to be rude […]
Posted in Computing, Marketing, Media, Video Games on 27 September 2007
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Die Wii scum! Eat Plasma PS3ers! Microsofties are twirling their mustaches with their first day of sales for Halo 3 exceeding $170 Million. In one day. Industry analysts project hardware sales to spike accordingly over the next month for those that see the game as a ‘must have’ since it only can be played on […]
Posted in Financial, Marketing, Retail, Toys, TV, Video Games on 14 September 2007
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“The NPD Group in the U.S. and GfK of Germany in Europe, claims that consumers around the world have purchased a total of nine million Wii’s, 8.9 million Xbox 360 units and 3.7 million PS3s.” Link to article. Here’s our take as to why Nintendo is #1 and will be for several years and perhaps […]