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for international release. Mother 3 is the sequel to Mother and Mother 2 ( Known in America as EarthBound Beginnings and EarthBound) and unlike its predecessors, Mother 3 has been japanese exclusive ever since it first came out on April 20th, 2006. Nintendo, the company that makes all of these games, claims that the game still faces some obstacles that can’t be ignored that prevent Mother 3 to be localized around the world. Set in the Nowhere Islands, the adventure starts in an unusually…

Abstract: The official material used in table tennis balls was changed from celluloid to plastic, a material free of celluloid, in 2014. The purpose of this study was to understand the differences and similarities between these two types of ball materials by comparing their behavior upon collision with a table tennis table to aid serious table tennis players. The behavior of the balls before and after collision with a table, at various initial speeds ranging from 15 to 115 km/h, was captured…

Modern video games role in gender socialization Karen E. Dill and Kaythern P. Thill stated “Both the content of video games and the role of video games in popular culture have changed profoundly since the first games appeared on the market in the 1970s.” and everyday this is proven more and more true. To clarify games from the 1970s to present day is considered modern, games generally before then were text based or demonstration of technological ability (examples: 1962 Spacewar, 1966 Periscope,…

Xbox Microsoft revolutionized home video gaming, when releasing the Xbox on to the consumer market for $299 in November of 2001. Which operates on a custom intel Pentium 3 Coppermine-based processor running at 733 MHz and a shared sub card with 64 MB of DDR SDRAM, with a GPU Co-developed by NVidia “NV2A” 233 MHz Asic, and a built in 8 to 10 GB hard drive. This console was ahead of it time and technology as it supported 720p and 1080i HD resolution, which in 2001 was unheard of and televisions…

At the age of thirteen, I was introduced to the game console Xbox 360. I fell in love with it the minute I started to play it. The game console was a Christmas present. What I did not know at that point of time was that it was the worst present for me in the long run, and that there are much better and useful things to do instead of watching a screen. I had several Xbox 360 games, but the first one I started to play on the Xbox 360 was Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It is a first-person shooter…

Microsoft, and Nintendo. The top console of each company is different by their features, looks, security, and video games. Sony’s top gaming console is the PlayStation 4. Microsoft’s top gaming console is the Xbox One and Nintendo’s top gaming console is the Wii U. Now it is time to learn the difference between the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the Wii U. The PlayStation 4 is the…

Sony Brand analysis of the brand Company Sony Corporation is a multinational electronics company, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of electronics, video, communications and video game consoles. It name, Sony, comes from the latin word “Sonus”, which is the word for “Sound”. The current slogan for Sony is make.believe. The brand logo has the name SONY itself in it, and has been the logo for the company for all the years. The brand is…

In this article I will be talking about Grand Theft Auto V (GTA-V), I will talk about the different gameplay mechanics that are found in the game which might include: rules or aims objectives, player interaction to the game and also feedback, challenges that could be found in the game, risks and rewards that the game provides. Also I will mention the narrative of the game, which will include the description of the characters that could be played, the story which the game is based on, and…

In the 1970s, an innovative device was being developed by small team of engineers led by Paul Breedlove, an engineer, with Texas Instruments that ended up being introduced to the public at the 1978 Summer Consumer Electronic Show as The Speak and Spell. It was a handheld electronic device and educational toy that consisted of a speech synthesizer, a fluorescent display, a keyboard, and a receptor slot for a collection of game cartridges. Additionally, its main function was a tool for helping…

Deathrow is a sports video game developed by Southend Interactive and published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It was released as an Xbox gaming system exclusive in November 2002 in Europe and North America. Built on an in-house 3D game engine, it was Southend's first full release. Supporting up to eight players, the game is based on the fictional extreme sport Blitz, a futuristic full-contact hybrid of hockey and basketball played with a flying disc. Teams can win on points or by knocking opposing…