tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post6017893130648903533..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Not Going UpSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-60822514189492323412011-01-14T19:35:41.721-08:002011-01-14T19:35:41.721-08:00Interestingly enough, the videogame-animation hybr...Interestingly enough, the videogame-animation hybrid Epic Mickey is a hit: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/15/business/15mickey.html?src=busln<br /><br />Great news. The game successfully reintroduces the long-lost Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and gives Mickey back his classic look and personality. Who knows, maybe more animation - feature film animation, hopefully - concerning both characters will be the result. Win-win!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-53114735487587641842011-01-14T09:37:06.955-08:002011-01-14T09:37:06.955-08:00Note that this article only talks about NEW purcha...Note that this article only talks about NEW purchases, because overall more games and accessories are being sold than last year but buyers have been choosing USED games and consoles (consumers choose "cheaper" rather than "new" in a recession). And the company that benefits from used game sales, Gamestop, had a 38% increase in net profit in 2009. It was such an increase that other major stores such as Best Buy are joining the used game market. <br /><br />It is an interesting predicament for the 3 major game companies (Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo) because they are being punished for their own longevity and ubiquity. All the consoles and portables have been around for 4-5 years, and none have had a significant price drop in the last 18 months to spur "new" purchases. <br /><br />Finally, these sales don't include the revenue from mobile games (re: iPhone, Angry Birds, etc) which are also eating away at the big 3's gamer market. And sadly, not many iPhone game studio are a viable employer for feature animators.J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-66042116418665194162011-01-14T09:29:16.746-08:002011-01-14T09:29:16.746-08:00It's interesting that both movies and games ha...It's interesting that both movies and games have been in a slump. The anti-stereoscopic crowd blames the moviegoing slump on stereoscopic films and their higher prices. On what do they blame the slump in the games industry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-15170953260435790302011-01-14T00:03:50.796-08:002011-01-14T00:03:50.796-08:00Don't get too nervous:
http://venturebeat.com...Don't get too nervous:<br /><br />http://venturebeat.com/2010/12/22/venturebeats-2010-funding-list-game-companies-raise-record-1-05b-up-58-percent/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com