Essays on Xbox

Introduction

Xbox360 Controller is the predecessor of the original Xbox controller. The first original Xbox debut with its Xbox console in the year 2001, the first gaming console launched with the Microsoft. Xbox360 gaming console is a big success for the Microsoft Corporation after their first debut with Xbox original in the year 2001 (Andrews & Baker, 2006). Xbox 360 controller is by far the best gaming controller of the Xbox gaming console generation. Since then, Microsoft made improvements to their gaming console and introduced to the market Xbox360 in the year 2005, completely built from scratch, not just an improvement ...

Up until now, the Xbox 360 gaming console has sold over 76 million units since its launch in 2005. This device is entirely dedicated to gaming with no other auxiliary uses. In 2013, Microsoft decided to target a larger market as well as demographic. Statistics show that over 96% of Americans own television sets. However, only 49% own gaming consoles. For this reason, Microsoft decided to unveil a new upgrade of the console that integrates with the living room. The new console got named as the Xbox One. This device can surf the web, play games, stream movies and ...

Atari Rapid Growth

Atari’s rapid growth is attributed to the decision of its founder to transform the traditional gaming machines into a smaller home machine. Bushnell compressed the coin-operated Pong game into a smaller home system. The Atari 2600 was the most successful home based gaming system that used cartridge.

How Did Ninitendo Successfully Recreate the Home Video Game Business Following the Atari - Era Boom and Bust?

After the boom and bust of the Atari, Nintendo focused on a diversification strategy. Initially, the company focused on the production of playing cards before the diversification to the production of the video game business. As such, the organization acquired a licensing to produce video games from Magnafox, which led to ...

Financial Analysis: Microsoft.

1. Revenue goes up, why? Revenue increases are explained in Microsoft financial statements for FY 2014 and 2015. Revenue growth of 12% or $9 Billion in 2014 compared to 2013 was due to “higher revenue from server products, Xbox Platform, Commercial Cloud, and Surface. Revenue also increased due to the acquisition of NDS. Commercial Cloud revenue doubled, reflecting continued subscriber growth from our cloud-based offerings” (Microsoft, 2014). Revenue growth of 8% or $6.7 Billion in 2015 compared to 2013 was mainly due to “a full year of Phone Hardware sales and growth in revenue from our Commercial Cloud, Surface, ...

Marketing is the lifeblood of a business. In today’s gaming industry, businesses spend millions of dollars in advertisements just to reach their target market and grow their niche. In fact, companies can now maximize their growth potential through different technological platforms, such as social networking sites (e.g., Facebook and Instagram), where advertisements can also be done. This is relatively a good opportunity compared with the days when they can only use print ads, television, and radio as their medium. Among the many companies that spend a significant amount of money for marketing is Nintendo and Microsoft. Nintendo is ...

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Marketing is the lifeblood of a business. In today’s society, businesses spend millions of dollars in advertisements just to reach their target market and grow their niche. In fact, companies can now maximize their growth potential through different technological platforms, such as social networking sites, where advertisements can also be done. This is relatively a good opportunity compared with the days when they can only use print ads, television, and radio as their medium. Among the many companies that spend a significant amount of money for marketing is Nintendo and Microsoft. Nintendo is a Japanese company ...

Lately, Microsoft board of directors has experienced various oppositions from dissenting ideas on the strategies used by the management to run the company. In August 2013, Steve Ballmer who was the chief executive officer of the company announced his intentions of stepping down and in February 2014 Satya Nadella took over as the chief executive officer. However, the efforts of Ballmer towards saving the company have not been successful as it is clear that Satya took over a company that is stumbling ("Should Apple Buy Microsoft?"). For instance, some products such as Microsoft Surface, Windows Phone, Windows 8, and ...

Executive Summary

In this consultancy report, the whole work has been discussed in parts starting with the introduction that explains the topic statement about the video games industry. The report also covers the history and the development of the video games industry with a case example of a British company HMV Retail Ltd. Through carrying out of a PESTLE analysis, the report focuses on the external factors surrounding the video games companies. Also, the report has put forth some of the major areas that any business in this industry should focus on to experience growth and formulate change strategies. The report ...

Abstract

Actions taken at the beginning of a crime scene investigation can have far-reaching implications in the resolution of the crime, apprehension of the suspects and prosecution in the court of law. Meticulous and thorough investigation is key in ensuring that potential evidence is not destroyed or tampered with and witnesses overlooked. While many criminal investigation agencies employ a wide range of programs, techniques and equipment used in crime scene processing, the resources available and level of training vary from country to country. Apparently, the ability to investigate crimes has improved dramatically over the years with advances in information and ...

Xbox One and its three strategic options: A case study

How will Microsoft reexamine the Xbox One product features? a. The Xbox One “all in one” functionality positioned it as an ultimate digital entertainment hub, creating a “new living room” experience for users (Roese and Meagher 5). It allows users to switch seamlessly and quickly between PC games, cable television, streamed movies, and VOIP services, while screen splitting between sources for multiple players. b. The next generation Kinect device, a motion-sensing peripheral that allowed users to interact with the Xbox 360 through voice commands and gesture, was further upgraded to recognize the users physically and automatically update the interface ...

The USA had several ups and downs during their history. Huge economic catastrophes like the Great Depression in 1929 or the Crisis of 2008 increased levels of poverty. The situation stabilized a little during last years, but still does not look too good. The story of Sue Christian described in the Monica Potts's essay support this opinion. The author wrote about the wife and mother of two children from the Owsley County – one of the poorest counties in the USA. Sue lost her job in the data entry company and went through hard times when she decided to get ...

Sony Play station has been one of the most successful products of the century. Since the release of the first Play Station in December 1993, Sony has released three subsequent Play Stations with great success. Sony released the original play station in December 1993, and sold more than 70 million play stations worldwide by the time Play Station 2 was released in 2000 (USA Today, 2014). Play Station 2 sold more than 155 million by the time it was discontinued in December 2012 (USA Today, 2014). Sony released Play Station 3 in 2006, and had sold 80 million units ...

Trash can tell a lot about a person who throws it away as it can show what the person was doing, eating, what is the person’s life style, hobbies, etc. In my trash can, archaeologists will be able to find two big-size cups from Starbucks, an empty apple juice container, several empty bottles of Coke, one empty pizza box, candy bar wrappers, an empty tube of a Peelu toothpaste with a toothbrush (that looks rather new), plastic wrap from the sneakers, an iPhone silicone case, an empty Xbox box, leftover fruit, an empty Gatorade bottle, and other trash. ...