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09.14.11
Nintendo Stands Firm and Decides Not to Join in the Mobile Gaming Craze
When some of the more compact cell phones came out in the late 1990s, they all came packed with games like Snake, but most people never really thought anything of them. With the advent of smartphones such as the iPhone, mobile gaming has become the latest craze. It slowly gained momentum as the iPhone became more popular, and now has reached an all-time high thanks to games like Angry Birds. If one wanted to make an easy profit, it would make sense that developing a game on this platform can bring in some nice profits. However, Satoru Iwata recently stated that Nintendo will not be joining the party and instead focus on console-based gaming.
04.20.11
Celebrate Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection with This Launch Trailer

Final Fantasy IV must be one of the series' most treasured titles. That's how it would seem, at least, from how many times the game has been re-released. It's been released yet again with The Complete Collection, containing all the Final Fantasy IV content a person could want, and some new content as well. The launch trailer is viewable below.

09.15.10
Third Annual 3D Entertainment Summit Attracts Record Crowd
UNIVERSAL CITY -- The third annual 3D Entertainment Summit kicked off a two-day showcase of the latest technologies and innovations in 3D movies, television and videogames with a capacity crowd September 15-16. Over 600 attendees congregated at the Universal Studios Hilton to hear Hollywood luminaries like Jeffrey Katzenberg and M. Night Shyamalan speak about the impact of 3D in filmmaking.
08.15.10
iSupply Report Shows Booming Mobile Videogame Business

With sales of console and handheld systems having stalled, the attention of the video game industry has turned to the fast-growing cell phone video game market, according to the market research firm iSuppli Corp. With their ubiquity and ownership by a large segment of an electronics-enamored public, mobile phones equipped to play games and other forms of electronic entertainment vastly outnumber their rival dedicated gaming platforms.

06.19.10
E3 2010: Videogames Make the Leap to 3D

LOS ANGELES – At E3 2010, 3D was all the rage. Sony and Nintendo are pushing 3D in two new directions and focusing on the mainstream consumer. The Nintendo 3DS will introduce American and European consumers to auto stereoscopic 3D (Japanese cell phones already feature this glasses-free technology) with a full slate of games. Sony’s offering a free stereoscopic 3D upgrade to its 35 million PlayStation 3s this month, turning every console into a 3D movie and gaming machine. With those giants making the jump to 3D, just about every game maker is developing titles to support this technology.

04.28.10
More Kids Downloading Digital Content on Game Devices

According to Kids & Consumer Electronics 6, the most recent report from market research company The NPD Group, besides high-definition televisions (HDTVs) and laptops, which are becoming more popular, usage of all other CE devices by kids ages 4-14 is stable or down from last year.   Televisions (both standard and high definition) remain the most widely used consumer devices among kids with 74 percent of kids in this age group watching TV, while computers (both desktop and laptop) are second at 70 percent.

12.03.09
New Report Finds Majority of American Kids Are Gamers
A huge majority of American kids are playing videogames. According to Kids and Gaming 2009, the most recent report from leading market research company, The NPD Group, among all kids in the U.S. ages 2-17, 82 percent, or 55.7 million, are current gamers. Of these gamers, 9.7 million are ages 2-5, representing the smallest segment, while 12.4 million are ages 9-11, and represent the largest segment.