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Cute, Creative, Combative: The New Video Games

Hoping for Holiday Sales

Cuts in game console prices Xbox 360 went from $279 to $199

Increased supplies Supplies of Wii consoles are up by 50% from last

year’s holiday season More product capabilities

Online features from Microsoft and Sony- such as movie downloading

“Everyman”games Diverse games with more creative themes to appeal to

a broader audience

Outside the Box

A New Genre of Games

LittleBigPlanet

Spore

Music

Guitar Hero World

Tour

Rock Band 2

Wii Music

Sports and Racing

Shaun White Snowboarding

Need For Speed Undercover

Midnight Club: Los Angeles

Action

Gears Of War 2

Mirror’s Edge

Left 4 Dead

Resistance 2

Fallout 3

Conclusion

Despite all of its efforts, the videogame industry still has to face the bad economy. Total sales of videogame software and hardware are

expected to rise 22% this year (as opposed to 43% from last year)

Sales are still increasing because compared to other holiday gifts, $50-$60 is fairly cheap for good entertainment for the whole family.