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Salon.com November 3, 2000 Jim Lynch |
Who will save Sonic the Hedgehog? After four straight quarters in the red, Sega needs a savior. Enter Microsoft... |
Salon.com October 21, 1999 Greg Costikyan |
The war for America's thumbs The stakes are huge and the combatants are mighty -- who will win the war for video-game console supremacy? |
Wired May 2001 Mark Frauenfelder |
Death Match: Your Guide to the Box Wars On a planet called Earth, four empires are at war. The Houses of Nintendo, Sony, Sega, and Microsoft have launched sophisticated and expensive campaigns to win the allegiance - and the financial assets - of Earth's sentient inhabitants (called humans) by converting them into gamers... |
AskMen.com January 27, 2002 Bernie Alexander |
Xbox: Taking On The Video Game World If you have been an avid fan of video games since the days of Atari's Space Invaders and Nintendo's Mario Bros., then the new Xbox will surely blow you away... |
Home Toys February 2005 James Russo |
New Life for Atari The new Flashback console will include 20 original Atari 2600 classics, plus several 7800 games. In addition, Atari has released a joystick with several games right in the joystick. |
The Motley Fool March 27, 2006 Steven Mallas |
Nintendo's Future: The Past? The former gaming giant hopes retro games will fuel their new Revolution console. Betting heavily on gaming nostalgia could be a risky gamble for Nintendo. Investors, take note. |
PC World May 17, 2001 Tom Mainelli & Grace Aquino |
Let the Game Console Wars Begin Will an Xbox, PlayStation, or GameCube fit best in your living room? |
Wired September 2006 Frank Rose |
Can the PS3 Save Sony The company that created the transistor radio and the Walkman is at the precipice. If Sony's new $600 console doesn't blow gamers away, it may be time to say good-bye. |
Salon.com October 27, 2000 Jim Lynch |
Don't buy that PlayStation It's overpriced and has no online access, and hardly any good games are available to play on it... |
Salon.com May 18, 2001 Justin Hall |
The gaming wars At opening day of the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft eye one another warily... |
Salon.com July 9, 2001 Howard Wen |
Atari lives! The original king of the consoles is 24 years old, boasts clunky graphics and dinky sounds, yet is still doing quite nicely, thank you... |
The Motley Fool September 26, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Save Us, Nintendo The bronze medallist in video game consoles hopes to make it a December to remember. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool May 26, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Nintendo Wii at a Wee Price Nintendo undercuts the competition -- before the competition cuts Nintendo off. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek February 28, 2005 Grover & Edwards |
Game Wars Who will win your entertainment dollar, Hollywood or Silicon Valley? Last year the worldwide video game industry overtook movie box-office receipts, and some in Hollywood are racing to forge alliances with the techies. |
The Motley Fool March 28, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Handing It to Sony The new PSP aims to put Sony in the heart of the handheld gaming market. |
The Motley Fool August 28, 2006 Tim Beyers |
A Pair of Wins for Wii? Nintendo hints at the price for its forthcoming entertainment system. So does that make Nintendo's stock a screaming buy? Maybe. |
Salon.com August 29, 2000 Wagner James Au |
Xbox, Xbox, uber alles Quit whining. A Microsoft monopoly isn't always a bad thing -- especially if it kicks off a renaissance in gaming creativity. |
The Motley Fool August 26, 2004 Chris Mallon |
Nintendo Envy An offhand comment by Bill Gates in a German newsmagazine has fueled speculation that Microsoft wants to add Nintendo to its stable. |
Wired January 2003 Zev Borow |
Why Nintendo Won't Grow Up Shigeru Miyamoto invented the modern videogame. Now the industry he founded is moving from kid stuff to cultural force. Can the Disney of the game world connect with his inner adult? |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Attack of the Consoles Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo are putting out some spiffy new video game consoles sooner rather than later. For investors, betting on the hardware makers can be risky. |
The Motley Fool September 5, 2007 Steven Mallas |
Back to School: Gaming Through School Kids love video games after a long day at school. Investors should love video games because the companies that publish them, and the companies that manufacture the equipment, might be good additions to their portfolios. |
The Motley Fool November 29, 2005 Steven Mallas |
Nintendo Needs a Revolution Mario's maker needs a marketing makeover. But investors seeking to profit from the console wars should forget Sony or Nintendo -- even if the latter does step things up -- in favor of Microsoft. And don't forget the software side, as well. |
The Motley Fool April 28, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Wii Will Rock You Nintendo's got a new name and an old challenge. A big hit from a non-Sony company, especially one with mold-busting aspirations like the Wii, could really shake up the video game industry for the better. Will Nintendo deliver? Investors, take note. |
Popular Mechanics December 24, 2009 |
Top 15 Events in the Past Decade of Gaming These aren't necessarily the best hardware and software releases -- here's looking at you, Facebook games -- but the ones that had the most impact. |
InternetNews July 26, 2006 Andy Patrizio |
Boom or Bust For Sony? Sony Electronics has developed an unfortunate reputation for developing amazing technologies and then dropping the ball when it came time to actually sell it. Now it seems like Sony could drop the ball on several big initiatives. |
The Motley Fool December 29, 2008 Tim Beyers |
Wii Wants TV Nintendo is working with Japan's Dentsu to bring video to the Wii video game console. |
The Motley Fool September 4, 2007 |
Fun, Games, and an Interview With Nintendo Here, the senior vice president of marketing and communications for Kyoto-based Nintendo discusses the gaming industry and what separates Nintendo from the competition. Investors, take note. |
Salon.com November 15, 2001 Wagner James Au |
Xbox squared Microsoft's game-box revolution takes the path of mediocrity, while Sony's Playstation seizes the creative high ground... |
The Motley Fool November 13, 2010 Gabriel Perna |
Console Competitors Gear Up to Beat Nintendo Kinect and Move make the Wii look a little old. Will Nintendo stay on top? |
Salon.com December 17, 2001 Steve Mollman |
Land of the rising Xbox Nintendo, Sony and Sega have made Japan king of the game console. Can Microsoft make a dent in Nippon? |
BusinessWeek May 16, 2005 Edwards & Greene |
Who's Got Game Now? With its next Xbox, Microsoft is out to grab more share from Sony and Nintendo. All this one-upmanship is going to prove mighty entertaining for gamers. |
The Motley Fool July 13, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Activision and Atari Get Small Retro gaming classics come together in Atari's latest wood-trimmed offering. |
The Motley Fool March 7, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Sony's Ill-Timed Restart Sony's executive reshuffle comes just when its PSP deserves a more focused selling effort. The company's shares are trading at a little more than a quarter of where they were when they peaked in 2000. |
Fast Company Benj Edwards |
The Untold Story Of The Invention Of The Game Cartridge Making games interchangeable allowed consoles to transcend their hardwired origins, giving birth to the video game as a creative medium with endless potential. |
The Motley Fool December 7, 2004 Jeff Hwang |
Nintendo DS vs. Sony PSP With backwards compatibility, first-party games, and a cheaper price, Nintendo DS is the portable system to beat. |
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Alyce Lomax |
Sony Cuts to the Chase There's some irony in Sony reporting a low-key quarter when it's in the midst of launching its long-awaited next-generation console. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2005 Tarek Sultani |
Shaky Times for Sony The slumping electronics giant needs to restore its high-quality brand image. With the stock price at a two-year low, this may be the perfect opportunity to buy cheaply. |
The Motley Fool January 11, 2005 Steven Mallas |
Nintendo's Challenge Video game maker needs to work on its brand management. Don't make any long-term bets on Nintendo or Sony, since the way to play this industry is not through the generators of hardware but through the third-party developers. |
BusinessWeek November 7, 2005 Kenji Hall |
Gaming's Grand Master When designing video games, Shigeru Miyamoto puts emotions above lurid action. |
Home Theater October 8, 2004 Chris Chiarella |
The 3 D's of T3 How good Atari's new game sounds depends largely on which console you're playing it on. |
BusinessWeek April 4, 2005 Ian Rowley |
Japanese Gamers: Tired Of The Pummeling Can once-mighty Japanese video game makers end the defeat handed down by U.S. rivals? |
BusinessWeek May 10, 2004 Greene & Edwards |
Microsoft Plays Video Leapfrog Microsoft's next version of Xbox could be early to market. Will that give it a leg up on Sony? |
BusinessWeek October 30, 2006 Cliff Edwards |
Games: Console Wars You'll need to do plenty of strategizing well before the holidays to make sure everyone ends up with the game system they want. |
BusinessWeek January 20, 2011 Edwards & Alpeyev |
Nintendo Brings 3D to the Really Small Screen Nintendo has high hopes for its 3DS portable game device, but it faces tough new competition from Apple, Sony, and LG. |
The Motley Fool August 4, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Nintendo's Loss Is Sony's Pain Nintendo isn't the only loser in the 3DS price cut. |
The Motley Fool August 1, 2005 Steven Mallas |
Playing With Video Game Stats The video game industry is moving along just fine. Some investors may still shy away from video game stocks, wondering whether games are a fad that will suddenly dissipate. |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2007 Anders Bylund |
Nintendo Wins Again The competition is throwing the kitchen sink at Nintendo, but the company looks unstoppable. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool November 14, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Coffee, Wii, or PS3? The new video-game systems are coming! Microsoft and, to a lesser extent, Nintendo can afford to flex their marketing muscle because they know their systems can be readily attained. Sony can't compete with what only a handful of gamers will be holding in a few days. |
The Motley Fool October 18, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hands Off My 360, Buddy Supply and demand of the Xbox 360 may haunt Microsoft over the Christmas season. |
Popular Mechanics July 15, 2008 Erik Sofge |
Trailing Wii, Sony Banks on PS3 Blu-ray Against Cheaper Xbox 360 The game console war continues. If Sony's "shrink-and-see" approach gains momentum, the death of one format war might just lead to the conclusion of another -- and the death knell for Microsoft's gaming empire. |