Variety poses a giant threat
<p>The games are Nintendo's big strength, writes Greg Howson</p>
Games5/1/2002, 11:10:09 PM
<p>The games are Nintendo's big strength, writes Greg Howson</p>
<p>The price war is just beginning but Nintendo is staking its future on devotees of Mario and Zelda, writes Jack Schofield</p>
The battle for supremacy in the video games market between Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo became a full-blown price war yesterday. By <B>Richard Adams</B>.
<p>Microsoft yesterday cut the price of its Xbox video games console in Europe by a third to kick-start sales, as the software group warned that profits would be lower than expected both in the fourth quarter and next year. </p>
<p>After a decade of gaming Andy Bodle has hung up his mouse, and decided to get a life</p>
<p>It seems that computer games have begun to find a place in the world of academia: the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York has become the first US university to offer an MA degree in computer game design.</p>
<p>I was at a party the other day along with "the cream of the UK's computer game developers". Games are big business these days and so, unsurprisingly, they seemed to be in a good mood. </p>
<p> Super Mario Advance 2 | Jedi Power Battles | Star Trek: Bridge Commander | Blood Omen 2</p>
<p>She's back. The action, the guns, the short shorts, the breasts ... games publisher Eidos last night announced the latest version of its Tomb Raider series of computer games, with Lara Croft returned from the dead.</p>
<p>Norrath rules virtual gaming and has just been ranked the 77th richest country in the real world. Sean Dodson reports</p>