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Study Group: Video Game Software and Hardware Experts (North America)

Council Members in this Study Group: 58

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Peter Roithmayr

Principal
Peter Roithmayr Associates LLC
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Peter Roithmayr is an independent consultant in the video game industry. Previously, he was the Vice President of Strategic Merchandising within the Video Game division at Electronics Boutique...

William Gardner, President, Digital Entertainment Insights, LLCWilliam Gardner

President
Digital Entertainment Insights, LLC
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William Gardner is the President of Digital Entertainment Insights and was most recently (05/08) the President and Chief Executive Officer at Eidos, Inc, a major videogame publisher, until the takeover of USA Sales by Time Warner. There he was responsible for rebuilding the business from finance, sales,...

Joseph Morris, Vice President & General Manager , KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.Joseph Morris

Vice President & General Manager
KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
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Joe Morris is a Vice President and General Manager at Konami Digital Entertainment, where he leads the Americas publishing and distribution effort of Konami Mobile and online, a global video game publisher. His primary focus is digital distribution of entertainment content to leading American wireless...

Michael Sellers, CEO, Online AlchemyMichael Sellers

CEO
Online Alchemy
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Michael Sellers is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Alchemist at Online Alchemy, a developer of computer games, artificial intelligence, and social networking software. He has been designing and developing online multiplayer games since 1994. One of two co-founders of Archetype Interactive, Mike...

Thomas Kalinske

Vice Chairman
LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC.
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Thomas Kalinske is the Vice Chairman of LeapFrog Enterprises. LeapFrog is an educational toy and school products company with approximately $650M in annual sales. Mr. Kalinske has extensive experience as Chief Executive Officer of four consumer products companies like Mattel, Matchbox, Sega(building...

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What Are EA's Reasons For Purchasing Playfish?

November 9, 2009

Electronic Arts Buys Playfish For At Least $275 Mln | online.wsj.com

Electronic Arts (ERTS) is acquiring development and marketing expertise in a non-traditional and fast-growing segment of the video game industry EA is also taking ownership of Playfish's valuable player network, which can be heavily leveraged via future cross promotional tactics. EA may be...

Nokia Closes Second Attempt at Custom Gaming Platform

November 3, 2009

Nokia to close N-Gage platform | www.telecompaper.com

Nokia has shuttered their second attempt at making their own gaming platform in favor of building their own version of iTunes.It's a shift in strategy.  N-Gage was directed at Nintendo.  Their new Ovi store is following Apple.  Consumers won't miss N-Gage, as it never caught on.  Nokia is still struggling...

Digital Distribution

September 26, 2009

Peter Roithmayr, Principal, Peter Roithmayr Associates LLC

Sony's Latest Gaming Device Cuts Out Retailers | www.cnbc.com

Sony's latest gaming device does NOT cut out retailers as this titles infers. There is still plenty of business for retailers to capture in this category with the PSP Go including hardware and accessory sales as well as pre-paid game cards (similar to Apple's iTune gift cards).

Nintendo Responds To Sony, Microsoft Price Cuts

September 15, 2009

Toys R Us Ad Points To $199 Wii Price Drop This Month | kotaku.com

Evidence that Nintendo is going to drop the price of the Wii has surfaced.  While the video game business has suffered in the recession, now all three consoles will be at lower prices for the fall.  Expect increased sales of major game titles as new consumers get new systems.

Video Game Business Could Do Well This Fall

August 27, 2009

Microsoft Drops Xbox 360 Prices | blog.seattlepi.com

Just a few days after Sony announced a lower-priced Playstation 3, Microsoft responded with a price cut on models of the XBox 360.  Just like in previous hardware cycles, price cuts to consoles will increase the installed base of units, creating a bigger market for software publishers.  Expect positive...

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Video Game Developer
  • Video Game Publisher
  • Individual/Small Consultancy
  • Market Research Company*
  • Data Services Provider
  • Video Game Distributor
  • Video Game Retailer

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Principal
  • Director
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Consultant
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Store Manager
  • President
  • Board Member
  • Product Development Director

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