Back in November I wrote: "Nintendo's strategy with the Wii, focusing on game-play rather than graphics and simplicity rather than owning the home entertainment sphere, may make the company ultimately more successful than either of their competitors."
And apparently, I should have bet on it by buying Nintendo stock as sales show that the Wii is outselling both its competitors and thrusting Nintendo do a market-cap above Sony. From the Bloomberg article: "Nintendo sold 338,000 Wii players in the U.S., the world's largest video-game market, in May, compared with 81,600 PlayStation 3 units, according to data compiled by NPD Group Inc. Microsoft Corp. sold 154,900 of its Xbox 360 machines."
Nintendo and Apple are peas in a pod, they create a cool experience over an over-stuffed data sheet of capabilities and options.
Link to article, with a hat tip to 37signals.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
The Bangkok Film Festival has apparently caved into pressure from the Iranian Farabi Foundation and withdrawn the animated fil m Persepolis from its showing. Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Marjane Satrapi Persepolis apparently presented an "...unrealistic face of the achievements and results of the glorious Islamic Revolution in some of its parts" according to the Foundation.
Note, the comment by festival director Chattan Kunjara na Ayudhya: "It's a good film, but there are other considerations." I wonder what those considerations were?
The Farabi Foundation has also demanded that Cannes also refuse to show Persepolis, but fortunately that request has been refused.
Persepolis is a fantastic graphic novel based on author Satrapi's life in the early days of the Iranian revolution. The stark illustrations frame a description of a childhood formed by war and cultural upheaval.
Amazon link for Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
. Remember, I get a shiny penny if you buy something from Amazon through these links.
Note, the comment by festival director Chattan Kunjara na Ayudhya: "It's a good film, but there are other considerations." I wonder what those considerations were?
The Farabi Foundation has also demanded that Cannes also refuse to show Persepolis, but fortunately that request has been refused.
Persepolis is a fantastic graphic novel based on author Satrapi's life in the early days of the Iranian revolution. The stark illustrations frame a description of a childhood formed by war and cultural upheaval.
Amazon link for Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
. Remember, I get a shiny penny if you buy something from Amazon through these links.
On Ratatoiulle and Brad Bird.
Slate.com has a fantastic article about Brad Bird, director of Pixar'sRatatouille. Take the time to view the slide-show which includes short clips of Bird's work, including the overlooked Iron Giant as well as his work on the Simpsons.
By the way, it's rat-a-TOO-ee so if you hear me call it rat-a-TOOL-ee you will know something only a handful of disgruntled French people know: I cannot speak French.
At a bakery in Chamonix, I once managed the first syllable of bonjour before the very pretty and sweet girl behind the counter interrupted me and quickly said: "It's okay. I speak English."
One syllable.
By the way, it's rat-a-TOO-ee so if you hear me call it rat-a-TOOL-ee you will know something only a handful of disgruntled French people know: I cannot speak French.
At a bakery in Chamonix, I once managed the first syllable of bonjour before the very pretty and sweet girl behind the counter interrupted me and quickly said: "It's okay. I speak English."
One syllable.
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