A Web site called GamePolitics, established by a pro-gaming consumer advocacy group, pointed out in February that Mr. Obama had given campaign speeches in which games were used as a metaphor for underachievement.
Sure there are ways that user reviews and the like could provide similar guidance, but for your average non-gaming consumer, they aren't going to do the research online.
We haven't sold out to the big guys or to the wrong type of VC and now have the most successful non-gaming consumer software crowdfunding campaign to-date ($6M and growing).
However, it would seem that Sony, the maker of PlayStation games consoles, may have wrongly sacrificed strengthened security for the sake of ease in its attempts to make online gaming more consumer friendly.
Using the site's online tech community, customers have the opportunity to interact with other computer, gaming and consumer electronics enthusiasts.
As New Relic explained in a blog post this morning, the tool enables its customers to compare their apps to Peer Groups of similar apps, whether they be eCommerce, SaaS, gaming, or consumer web.
Specifically, VR's capabilities can entice consumers to update their smartphones, the same way 3D gaming incentivized consumers to update their gaming consoles.
The constantly growing WiiWare library will have a regular flow of unique video gaming experiences consumers might not otherwise have access to.
The analyst also expects consumer gaming spend to migrate to tablets from dedicated portable gaming devices such as the Nintendo 3DS and the Sony PS Vita — something Juniper has delved into before in a separate report.
