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Rovio: Console Games Are Dying

By james_fudge

Forget about PC gaming being dead, now some are saying that console gaming is dead instead. Rovio head Peter Vesterbacka says that "console games are dying" and that innovation in gaming has shifted to the mobile and social space. The comments came about during a panel discussion at the South by Southwest Interactive conference in Austin, Texas. Vesterbacka added that innovation is possbile in the social and mobile space because companies are more "nimble" and release content quickly.

"As mobile gaming - including games on tablet devices like the iPad - continues to grow, console games are "dying," he said.

Vesterbacka also took a shot at Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata's GDC comments, pointing out that the traditional model where companies charge $40 to $50 for a game that's "difficult to upgrade" no longer works. Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on March 14, 2011 (boomark / email).