No laughing matter
Article Abstract:
The game console market has moved into a new five-year product cycle with the latest products from Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. New hardware features were seen as an attempt to expand the market of consoles away from the games sector, but this does not seem to have worked.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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Let the games begin
Article Abstract:
Competition in the market for videogame consoles is examined in detail. The companies involved in this sector include Sony and Microsoft, and their strategies are also examined.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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Cast aside
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The policies of Sega are examined in the context of the video games market, including the company's decision to stop making Dreamcast hardware.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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