The concert that I attended was, The Legend of Zelda Symphony of the Goddesses. It was a birthday gift for 20th birthday and a graduation gift for my cousin that had also come along with me to the show. The concert was advertising the recent re-release of a game of the Legend of Zelda (LoZ) series Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask for the Nintendo 3DS. The game had first came out on the Nintendo 64 but Nintendo wanted to allow the children of the recent generation and the adults who have previously
The Nintendo 64 is the first 64-bit game system in the world. The Nintendo 64 was released with its first game, Super Mario 64, which many people at the time thought to be the greatest game in the world. In 1998, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released, and many people think of that as the best game of all time, even to this day. On September 14, 2001, the Nintendo GameCube was released in Japan. Luigi’s Mansion was a launch title that sold well and Super Smash
Hateno Fort, the last bastion against the horde of Ganon’s creations and the Hylian rule. A fabled battle had taken place there, and legends tell of the hero who gave his life to defend the Princess. Link hated the place. It was raining, drizzling really, and he stepped carefully around guardian remains, grabbing the odd bolt or two from the undersides of the automatons. He wandered on foot, his horse, Nocturne, following loyally behind him, reins in hand. Her breath was warm against his hair
Videogames as a creative media platform has grown greatly in the past 20 years. However as video games grow in popularity, it’s expected that they will develop age old stereotypes along the way. Women in particular are often targeted by video game stereotypes; one of the most popular and well recognized of said stereotypes is the damsel in distress trope. The damsel in distress trope is when a female character is placed in a dangerous situation from which she cannot escape on her own and must be
Chapter 13: From Russia with Love Nintendo wanted to adapt its target market to not just sell to young boys, but also young girls too. They even wanted to sell their games and consoles to adults. The company wanted to combine the Game & Watch with the NES. This invention became known as the Game Boy. It was a handheld console that was widely received by everyone, especially adults. Around this time, the game “Tetris” appeared in the form of a coin-operated game. Nintendo and others raced to get
Marketing Strategy for Nintendo Gamecube FEATURES OF APPENDIX ==================== § NINTENDO GAMECUBE BUYING GUIDE § A GAMES GUIDE TO THE CONSOLES § GAMES LEAFLET FROM EDGE MAGAZINE § GAMING JARGON BUSTER § PRESENTATION SLIDES USED IN THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION § NOTES AND CUES USED IN THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION § BLANK SAMPLE QUESTIONNAIRE § SOME COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES § EVIDENCE FOR E-MAIL CONTACT WITH THE SONY CORPORATE SITE § ARTICLE FROM THE BBC WEBSITE