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Video Games Vie for Bigger Part of Consumer Electronics Show
gamedaily.com - 1/8/2009
Video Games Vie for Bigger Part of Consumer Electronics Show
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CES has started, but what impact does the show have for the game industry? Executives and analysts weigh in...

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Video Games Vie for Bigger Part of Consumer Electronics Show
GoNintendo — ... Hero World Tour,’ I think CES is a natural extension of gaming.” - John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) Games used to be a big part of CES, but when E3 started off, there really wasn’t any need to doubly showcase games at CES. Now, more game-related content is creeping back into CES. This might have something to do with the lackluster E3 of recent years. I am keeping my fingers crossed for E3 2009, which will hopefully return us to the glory days of past shows. To see more industry/analyst opinion on gaming at CES, click here This entry was posted on ...

Video Games Taking Bigger Share of Entertainment Spend – Lazard
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed — Following our CES report, which noted that games are becoming a bigger part of the annual show, Lazard Capital Markets' Colin Sebastian has commented, "While the interactive entertainment industry is traditionally not a core part of the CES conference, we note that an increasing number of game-related products and services displayed at the show is indicative of the incremental market share that video games are absorbing of consumer spending on media and entertainment." As Activision Publishing boss Mike Griffith ...

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