PROJECT: COMPARISON/CONTRAST ESSAY ON VIDEOGAMES COMPANIES

PROJECT: COMPARISON/CONTRAST ESSAY ON VIDEOGAMES COMPANIES

2012 is around the corner and the next generation of videogames is ready to see the light, while seen an unsuccesful 8th generation of gaming consoles(for what've been expected) the 2012-2013 upcoming technology is just the right one, while having the new motion capture controls and an upgraded high definition graphics, it is Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo the leading companies which will compete for having the best next generation console gaming.

First Sony has evolved amazingly through these years after being betrayed by the Nintendo company back in 1990, when the Super Nes governed the whole videogaming world, it was 1996 the year when Sony arised with their first brand console the PlayStation which wasn't able to overcome the Nintendo achieved fame with the N64 console. It was in the year 2000 that Sony finally made it, by creating the most successful console ever the PlayStation 2 which not only created branded Sony games but started a legacy of characters that will stay as the top of the top in videogames world stating the Sony brand as the absolute leader of the gaming industry. Later in 2007 the Play Station 3 arised just a sequel of the PS2 system, while not having a big success it did only applied a new movement reader screen control plus a more powerful videocard making the PS3 just a technological upgrade for the gaming the Ps2 stated.

As the leader, Sony got to have an enemy in the road which happens to be Microsoft, while being "new" in the consoles industry, Microsoft came with the high definition image surprise back in 2002 with the XBOX console which was a nice feature and a good start for the Microsoft gaming company, while it wasn't able to beat the inferior PS1 console, it already stated that Microsoft got the quality enough to make something better, This was shown in 2005 with the XBOX360 which was widely acclaimed at the beginning by showing a new graphics technology engine which was at those times never seen. Being superior to all other companies(Nintendo and Sony planned to release their new consoles in 2007) Micrsoft had a big fail with the Red Ring of Death failure, which didn't allow any player to have the machine on for more than 2 hours, this screwed the Microsoft achieved fame and spoiled the whole X360 idea which was great at the beginning. This problem was fixed years later by getting a new motherboard which logically was sold at lower prices, this helped a bit but for those years(2009) Nintendo had already beaten the classic gaming structure by bringing a new model of playing, with motion reader controls.

The Motion Reader Controls are an absolute upgrade for the cable buttons gamepads which have been around for 20 years already, it was Nintendo who brang this new technology, while also being the oldest company of videogames, Nintendo started with the 2d graphics engine back in 1986 with the Nes(Nintendo Entertainment System) which is the first console ever of a company that hasn't disappeared so far. Nintendo has gotten a unique group of titles and game structures that are only branded for Nintendo users, this is a big item but at the same time has a big weakpoint, the characters are oftenly related to the children mind world which caused the teenagers and adult players to choose anything but Nintendo's kids friendly machine. This is a big mistake from the japanese brand that has caused to lose almost 5 years of technology with the Nintendo 3DS handheld which proves that Nintendo needs to grow old with their first customers, but as sigeru Miyamoto stated, it is impossible for Nintendo to change the structure of the games system as it would just make another PlayStation or Xbox. It was in 2006 that Nintendo made a huge comeback(after a failed Nintendo Gamecube era) with the Wii Gaming Console which as mentioned before brang the first motion reader control ever, the Wii Motion Pad, which allows gamers to play into a deeper way while controlling not with buttonts anymore but with their own movements, this was a great upgrade and a world widely accepted concept whice made Nintendo the 8th videogames generation leader. For the next year the new Nintendo console has been announced, the Wii U

Finally, while Sony has made the best move through these years, it is Nintendo who really takes the videogame industry to the highest level, while always innovating the concept. on the other hand, Microsoft might be new in the console scene but has an absolute kingdom in the pc gaming which is a great help for their improvement here, as the three companies had announced that 2012-2013 is the time for the ninth generation of gaming consoles, most of the consumers are more focused on the new technology more than the new upgrade.

STUDENT: Juda Dianderas
COURSE: AO8