By Nadia Oxford on Aug 29, 2011 in Apple, Business, iPhone and iPad
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After 14 years at the helm of Apple, Steve Jobs loosed a resignation announcement on August 24. The announcement has since created the kind of fuss that’s usually reserved for when a bee slips into the car. The media, iOS device owners, and pretty much the entirety of planet Earth wants to know, “What’s gonna happen to Apple?”
And us observers of the handheld gaming market who have been watching the ripples caused by the smartphone market...
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By Nadia Oxford on Aug 24, 2011 in Business, PlayStation Vita, Retail
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Nintendo has been sweating profusely over its $80 price cut to the Nintendo 3DS, but at least the company is not stressing out alone. Doubtlessly Sony has had a few sleepless nights of its own since Nintendo announced the cut on July 28. Portable gaming enthusiasts around the world are watching Sony with their chins propped in their palms, waiting for the seemingly inevitable PlayStation Vita price drop. Unfortunately for them, it’s probably not going to...
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By Nadia Oxford on Aug 18, 2011 in iPhone and iPad, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita
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The Nintendo 3DS price cut indicates that the handheld gaming market is being pitched around in stormy seas. And though the market isn’t exactly going to capsize tomorrow, some analysts beg to differ.
Lyle Hall and Matthew Seymour at Heavy Iron Studios (the studio behind UFC Personal Trainer) told Gamesindustry.biz that the upcoming launch of the PlayStation Vita may prove to be “a car wreck,” as the Nintendo 3DS’s slow start indicates...
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By Nadia Oxford on Jun 16, 2011 in Business, Culture, Game Design
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E3 is three solid days of flipping out over video games. Every minute on the show floor is crammed with gaming: We run from kiosk to kiosk, sampling this and that. A certain metaphor about kids in candy stores comes to mind, and boy, is it apt.
So it’s kind of weird to lean back after E3, reflect on what we’ve played, and ask ourselves, “Gee…what’s new?”
Nobody is questioning the quality of the demos, all of which offered up...
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By Nadia Oxford on Jun 15, 2011 in Business, PlayStation Vita, Sony
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Some might argue that the smartphone market is strangling the portable gaming market, but Nintendo and Sony are having none of it. Both companies are pushing against Apple’s advances with immense strength.
At E3 2011, Sony familiarized us with its latest soldier in the fight: The PlayStation Vita, or, if you like, the PS Vita. The portable handheld system, which will probably be available near the end of 2011, will come in two flavors: One with 3G and Wi-Fi...
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Scott Steinberg is the CEO of video game consulting firm TechSavvy Global, and founder of GameExec magazine and Game Industry TV. Hailed as a top technology and video game expert by dozens of publications from USA Today to Forbes and NPR, he’s covered the field for 400+ outlets from Playboy to Rolling Stone. A frequent on-air analyst for networks like ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN, he’s also the author of Video Game Marketing and PR.