http://www.edery.org/2006/01/google-video-resurrects-the-80s/ For those interested in the business of making good video games. Entrepreneurial spirit a must. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:27:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.edery.org/2006/01/google-video-resurrects-the-80s/comment-page-1/#comment-280 David J Edery Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:24:32 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=91#comment-280 No, no ... "older consumers", not "old customers". I.e. men and women who are 40, 50, or 60 years old who probably didn't grow up with games. The kind of consumer who (in general) might play Tetris, but not Counter-Strike. Exceptions to every rule, of course. And the industry *has* made great strides in courting older consumers via casual games (and stuff like Brain Training) recently. But the original statement remains valid... No, no … “older consumers”, not “old customers”. I.e. men and women who are 40, 50, or 60 years old who probably didn’t grow up with games. The kind of consumer who (in general) might play Tetris, but not Counter-Strike. Exceptions to every rule, of course. And the industry *has* made great strides in courting older consumers via casual games (and stuff like Brain Training) recently. But the original statement remains valid…

]]> http://www.edery.org/2006/01/google-video-resurrects-the-80s/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Kraig Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:16:25 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=91#comment-279 Gaming has been slow to embrace old customers? Are you kidding me? Have you seen how many remakes and old school packs have been released in the past 3 years? Gaming has been slow to embrace old customers? Are you kidding me? Have you seen how many remakes and old school packs have been released in the past 3 years?

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