I was recently introduced to an extraordinary game, Guitar Hero for PS2. My friends and I each pitched in to buy it for eighty dollars at a local gaming outfit. Since then, there has been nothing but laughter, shouting, and squealing rock & roll emitting from their house. Guitar Hero comes in a package deal; it includes the PS2 game, a plastic guitar controller with strap, and a few stickers for accessorizing the guitar. Other guitar skins can be bought, and even personalized, on Ebay.com. The…
Since its release in 2004, the Nintendo DS has sold 154.01 million units. Among the different iterations of the Nintendo DS, like the Nintendo 3DS, 3DS XL and Nintendo 2DS, the Nintendo DS is currently the best selling handheld console, and the second best selling video game console of all time. Yet despite its high sales figures, ten years after the release of the Nintendo DS to the wider mainstream market, little research has been done about the effects of the Nintendo DS’s technology on the…
probably thinking why is she writing a review about a kid’s video game? Isn’t she an adult? Trust me, you won’t regret playing this game, it’s okay to let loose and let your inner child show! Kirby and the Amazing Mirror is a video game created by Nintendo, you’re taken into different adventures that has puzzle solving and amazing graphics all bundled up! Kirby was first introduced into the world in April 1992, when Kirby’s Dream Land, the first game of the Kirby series, was released on Gameboy…
Case study 1: Nintendo It is interesting to consider the video game industry as an example of strategies used by the different firms to compete and stay among the greatest sellers of video games and consoles since those strategies evolve as technology evolves. However, despite the fact that this industry seems a bit different from the more classic cases, it is safe to say that like any other type of firm, the goal of video game producers is to increase their sales and thus, gain a certain kind…
OVERVIEW OF Xbox: Along with the invention of visual media, giant players of the industry started to realize the potential of video gaming market. The first generation video games released in the 1960s and later several new generations of gaming consoles came back-to-back with advanced features. World-famous Washington based software-giant Microsoft created an all-new video gaming brand 'Xbox' in 2001 as its first step to conquering the gaming market. Since the release, it went through a tough…
The novel, Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline, relates to current advancements being made in virtual reality gaming. The story is centered aorund Wade Watts, an adolescent in the year 2044, and his passion for playing the virtual reality video game, created by James Halliday, known as the OASIS. In the text Cline writes, “I’d heard of Halliday, of course. Everyone had. He was the videogame designer responsible for creating the OASIS, a massively multiplayer online game that gradually evolved into…
Out of the three major gaming companies, Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo, nobody has a better system for children then Nintendo. Of course, this is talking about the Wii U. This system has not been the best effort that Nintendo has made. However, kids might get more out of it than adults. WII U AMIIBO MAKE IT PERFECT FOR KIDS There is one major reason why this system is perfect for kids and that is because Amiibo. Amiibo is basically a near field communication based platform that allows…
Microsoft has recently released their newest controller for their Xbox One console, the Xbox One Elite controller. Critics and reviewers across the web have already gave their take on this new controller and many have said that this is one of the best controllers ever. This controller better be worth it with its reported price of $150 which is absolutely asinine. WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING Critics have pointed out that the biggest change from the original Xbox One controller to the Xbox One…
If you want an exercising game to have fun while you run any where, download on a mobile device, the app Pokemon Go. The objective of the game is to catch all types of monsters called Pokemon. Some Pokemon are easy to catch while some are hard. There are ways to help you on your very fun adventure. The game is also never ending so you will have fun whenever you want. In the future there will be more Pokemon but in the late 2016 there were about 151 Pokemon. You will learn how to catch Pokemon,…
Pokemon has always strived to deliver a grand adventure into unknown lands filled with strange creatures to the player, leaving a unique impression just like adventures they had as a child. Pokemon Diamond succeeds in propelling this heritage to new grounds, with new technology and many years of experience to grow from. By befriending the Pokemon in the vast land before the player, they can explore every corner, and fill every slot in the dictionary-like Pokedex. The game involves a few basic…