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Activision Promises Better, Original Games For Wii [Industry]
Activision Promises Better, Original Games For Wii [Industry]
In an interview with Reuters, Activision head Bobby Kotick talked up his confidence in the game industry despite the tough economy. Among other things, Kotick believes that the industry still doesn't have mass-market pricing for their consoles, something he sees as closer to $199 than $299. ...
Activision Will Consider Acquisitions Amid Recession
bloomberg.com — March 4 (Bloomberg) -- Activision Blizzard Inc., with $3 billion in cash and no debt, will consider... acquisitions as the recession brings down the prices of potential targets, the company’s top publishing executive said. “The combination of ... (more) Activision Will Consider Acquisitions Amid Recession
INTERVIEW-Activision CEO confident in tough economy | Global Industries | Technology, Media & ...
uk.reuters.com — * Sees opportunity to develop stronger games for Wii console * Confident of company and sector prospects... * Sales seen improving further if console makers cut prices By Gabriel Madway SAN FRANCISCO, March 9 (Reuters) - Video game publisher ... (more) INTERVIEW-Activision CEO confident in tough economy | ...
Movies and TV coming to the Wii?
Movies and TV coming to the Wii?
weblogs.variety.com — One of Hollywood's top digital distribution executives thinks so. In an interview I recently conducted with Curt... Marvis, president of digital media for Lionsgate, for Variety's technotainment blog , he specifically mentioned the Wii as a huge ... (more) Movies and TV coming to the Wii?
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Activision CEO Promises Less Crap on Wii
The Escapist : Latest News — ... better job of creating original content for the Wii," Kotick said, adding that he thought "[gamers will] see more of that this year." There's no question that Acti-Blizz has the cash reserves - financially, it's been outperforming all of its major competitors by a large margin. They have money to burn, and so it's quite conceivable that they could put some of that cash reservoir to use for the Wii. Whether or not they'll deliver on Kotick's promises, though, remains to be seen. (Via Kotaku )

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