ALYXIA CARAGIU ZACK CLICK GARRETT BROWN NATHAN EVANS Cute, Creative, Combative: The New Video Games
Hoping for Holiday Sales Cuts in game console prices Xbox 360 went from $279 to $199 Increased supplies Supplies of Wii consoles are up by 50% from last year’s holiday season More product capabilities Online features from Microsoft and Sony- such as movie downloading “Everyman”games Diverse games with more creative themes to appeal to a broader audience
Outside the Box A New Genre of Games LittleBigPlanet Spore
Music Guitar Hero World Tour Rock Band 2 Wii Music
Sports and Racing Shaun White Snowboarding Need For Speed Undercover Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Action Gears Of War 2 Mirror’s Edge Left 4 Dead Resistance 2 Fallout 3
Conclusion Despite all of its efforts, the videogame industry still has to face the bad economy. Total sales of videogame software and hardware are expected to rise 22% this year (as opposed to 43% from last year) Sales are still increasing because compared to other holiday gifts, $50-$60 is fairly cheap for good entertainment for the whole family.