This Week in the Business_ 'After These Next Consoles, I Don't Think There'll Be Any More'
By Dr. Eleanor Vance | Published on January 01, 0001
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “After these next Sony and Microsoft consoles I don’t think there’ll be any more.”—Peter Relan, co-founder of cloud gaming startup Agawi, talking about the past, present and all yono app the future of cloud gaming(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); QUOTE | “You have to be willing to be seen as a monomaniacal narcissist.”—Tim Schafer of Double Fine, along with other big-name developers, talking about 
what fame means to them STAT | 66,000—Number of Wii U units sold in the US in February, up 45 percent from last month; this compares to the 302,000 Xbox 360s sold and the 263,000 PS3s sold that same month
QUOTE | “Come hell or high water, we’re shipping this thing, and it will be the best our blood, sweat and tears can make it.”—Jordan Weisman, head of Harebrained Schemes, talking about the Shadowrun Returns project QUOTE | “Predictable and lazy tabloid associations between computer games and serial killings continue.”—Adam Keal, PR professional, talking about why games still aren’t media mainstream STAT | 50 percent—Amount Valve’s business has increased over the last 
year, according to Gabe Newell; he said “There’s yono all rummy this sort of insatiable desire for gaming right now” in the same interview
QUOTE | “You can’t let [your audience] design the game, necessarily, but ignore yono all app them at your peril.” – Mike Goslin, general manager of Rebel Entertainment, talking about how audience input is changing its free-to-play game Dungeon Rampage
STAT | 25 percent —Amount retail sales of video game hardware and software dropped in the US in February compared to last year; hardware plunged 36 percent compared to last year QUOTE | “PC is not just another platform … it will be more and more important in terms of maximizing the game’s potential.”—Marek Tyminski, CEO of City Interactive, talking about 
his studio’s plans for development following Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 STAT | 100 million—Number of games downloaded over Line, the Japanese mobile messaging app; there are only 16 different games available to choose from This Week in the Business courtesy of GamesIndustry International (Image from Shutterstock)
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