![]() Other factors are in play in drawing the videogame audience, such as the nostalgia for the halcyon days of classic video amusement.Īrcade1Up, the manufacturer and seller of the line of video amusement home game emulations, has seen great success in selling its mini classic video game boxes. It is also the latest major smartphone game app to be acquired by a big publisher following "Farm Ville" (Zynga) being acquired for $12 million by Take-Two and "Cand圜rush" (King) being acquired for $5 million by Activision. Sega will no doubt continue to secure its position in the face of the growing edifice that is Nintendo and its success in theme park, movie and videogame properties. Immersive Gamebox, NeoXperience and Hologate have also sought the "Angry Birds" IP. Titles include the 2019 "Angry Birds Stomper" and 2020 "Angry Birds Whacker," "Angry Birds Arcade" and "Angry Birds Coin Crash." The "Angry Birds" IP has seen an extensive life in videogame, and even turned into theme attraction, redemption and video amusement. The current IP has been downloaded some 5 million times since its launch in 2009 and has been turned into countless games, and into two movies. ![]() More is in the offing, as Sega Sammy Holdings started negotiations towards completing a $775 million acquisition aimed to help Rovio expand its successful IP's potential across new formats. Or the Rovio Entertainment success in gaming with "Angry Birds," along with its merch and movie series. The importance and value of videogame IP for movie properties was also illustrated from Sega, with the successful "Sonic the Hedgehog" series of movies. Redbox last week reported the film was the top movie rental for 2023, also breaking week one transactional video-on-demand revenue records on the Redbox streaming service. The film reportedly broke all box office records for an animated film, heading past a $1 billion global box office after its smash Easter holiday opening. Movie" drove an uptake of tickets to Super Nintendo World venues in both Japan and America. The impact of "Mario fever" from the Nintendo and Universal "The Super Mario Bros. Last month, we noted game-to-move crossovers fostered by improved entertainment technology have abetted the cinema trade's comeback from the global health crisis.Ĭonversely, cinematic home runs are carrying over to family entertainment venues. Midway through the year, predictions of a comeback for the video amusement sector have born fruit on several fronts.
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