Sarah Corlett
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Video Games A Leading Entertainment Market After Bumpy History
The first video game that most people remember was a basic computerized version of table tennis, called Pong. This is not because it was the first video game there were many others floating around university campuses long before Pong debuted but because it was the first video game to gain massive popular appeal. Today, video games are a lucrative entertainment industry, rivaling films for... (posted by Sarah 4 years 182 days ago.)
The first video game that most people remember was a basic computerized version of table tennis, called Pong. This is not because it was the first video game there were many others floating around university campuses long before Pong debuted but because it was the first video game to gain massive popular appeal. Today, video games are a lucrative entertainment industry, rivaling films for... (posted by Sarah 4 years 182 days ago.)
“Girl Tech” Toys: The Gadgets for Girls Revolution
While girls toys have always been lucrative for toy makers (think Barbie, Cabbage Patch Kids, Care Bears and more recently - Bratz), the market for technology-based toys has always been much more heavily aimed at boys. While, certainly, many girls enjoy them, video gaming systems and other such leisure technologies feature war games, flight simulators and fantasy role-playing games whose pace and... (posted by Sarah 4 years 203 days ago.)
While girls toys have always been lucrative for toy makers (think Barbie, Cabbage Patch Kids, Care Bears and more recently - Bratz), the market for technology-based toys has always been much more heavily aimed at boys. While, certainly, many girls enjoy them, video gaming systems and other such leisure technologies feature war games, flight simulators and fantasy role-playing games whose pace and... (posted by Sarah 4 years 203 days ago.)
The New ‘Transformers’ Toy Mania!
The original Transformers toy line was introduced to the English-speaking world in 1984, as a partnership between Hasbro and a Japanese toy manufacturer called Takara. The toys were already being made by Takara at that time as the toy lines Diaclone and MicroChange. Hasbro bought the rights to market them in the West and renamed them Transformers. When the cartoon started airing in September 1984, there was an explosion... (posted by Sarah 4 years 208 days ago.)
The original Transformers toy line was introduced to the English-speaking world in 1984, as a partnership between Hasbro and a Japanese toy manufacturer called Takara. The toys were already being made by Takara at that time as the toy lines Diaclone and MicroChange. Hasbro bought the rights to market them in the West and renamed them Transformers. When the cartoon started airing in September 1984, there was an explosion... (posted by Sarah 4 years 208 days ago.)
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