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Day[9] Athletic Skills From IEM 2011
I wish I had Day[9]'s athletic skills haha this is kinda old btw...
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Nintendo vs Sega
During the late 80’s and early 90’s the demand for the home entertainment system industry began to take flight. Many companies like Nintendo, Sega and Atari were know as the powerhouses in the home video game market. Though, Nintendo seemed to come out a front-runner with their release of the Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES. But why did Nintendo succeed while others didn’t? The Sega had a much more advanced product, Atari released the first successful home entertainment system, but Nintendo found something that worked and continued to work at it.
In 1985, Nintendo released the NES after the sudden slump of the arcade business. The NES came with Donkey Kong and some new titles; Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and Mike Tyson’s Punch Out. Other companies began to notice the huge market in home entertainment systems. In 1986, another Japanese company named Sega came out with their own home entertainment system, the Master System. The Master System was much more powerful and advanced than the NES; it had more memory and a microprocessor. Some would think that a better product would have a higher share in the market, but Sega didn’t.
Sega didn’t have anything to combat Nintendo’s arsenal of games. Nintendo also had familiar characters, like; Mario, Link and Donkey Kong, while Sega did not. Though Sega had many arcade favorites like, Frogger and Pengo. During the late 1980’s Nintendo and Sega went back and forth stealing ideas. Ultimately, Sega thought that if they released a newer version of the Master System they could get a larger share in the market. They released the Sega Genesis in 1989; Nintendo then released the their own 16-bit console, which would knock Sega out of the running, with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System or SNES.
After the release of the SNES, Sega tried desperately to compete with Nintendo’s new powerhouse. Sega tried to release more powerful systems in the later 90’s, with the Sega Saturn and Sega Dreamcast with no avail. I believe that Nintendo was able to succeed because they used what they knew and made quality games that everyone would enjoy. Sega didn’t realize that their new systems needed good games to support them and ultimately survive.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
The Rise and Fall of SNK's Neo Geo
In 1978, a man in Japan named Eikichi Kawasaki created SNK, Shin Nihon Kikaku; which translates to New Japan Project. (G4 News TV, 2007) Kawasaki saw an opportunity in the arcade business in Japan. In 1979, SNK released Ozma Wars, in 1980 they released Safari Rally and in 1981 the company released Vangaurd. (G4 News TV, 2007) By 1986, SNK had released over 20 arcade games.
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In 1985, another company in Japan, Nintendo, released their first home entertainment system, called the Nintendo Entertainment System or NES. (Kent, 2001) Once SNK heard of the NES they decided to license their games to Nintendo. (G4 News TV, 2007) In 1991, SNK released their own home entertainment system, called the Neo Geo Advance Entertainment System, or AES. (IGN, 2009) The Neo Geo AES was priced a $599, while other systems released at that time were $199. The Neo Geo wasn’t the only expensive product from SNK, the game cartridges for the Neo Geo cost $200 to $250 each. (G4 News TV, 2007) The cost being much higher than the other competing companies led Neo Geo to its downfall.
SNK tried to boost their marketing. Neo Geo had the best engine in the market and SNK tried to use that in there marketing campaign. Ultimately SNK’s Neo Geo AES lacked in sales and failed. Later on, SNK tried to revamp the Neo Geo with the Neo Geo CD, which failed as well. (G4 News TV, 2007) I believe that the extremely high price of the system and its games is what led SNK to their downfall.
Reference:
G4 News TV. (Producer). (2007). Neo geo - the rise and fall of the snk neogeo part 1. [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=yRPgQkVXvGM
Kent, S. L. (2001). The ultimate history of video games. New York, NY: Three River Press.
IGN. (2009). Neogeo is number 19. Retrieved from http://www.ign.com/top-25-consoles/19.html
G4 News TV. (Producer). (2007). Neo geo - the rise and fall of the snk neogeo part 2. [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj_VzRxtBt0&feature=related
Thursday, November 3, 2011
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