This Week in the Business_ 'What's the point of next-gen consoles_'

What’s happened in the business of video games this past week… QUOTE | “A force to be reckoned with.” – Panoptic Management Consultants CEO Asif Khan notes that if Nintendo’s stock continues to fall the company could be acquired by Apple, creating a gaming powerhouse(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); QUOTE | “What’s the point of next-gen consoles?” – Epic Games President Mike Capps wonders what the future will hold for consoles given that smartphone technology is accelerating very, very quickly. QUOTE | “Cathartic.” – id Software’s John Carmack thinks back to the days of Doom, the controversy over Columbine and notes that violent games can actually reduce aggression and violence QUOTE | “Games will take over the world.” – Civilization creator Sid Meier reflects on his career and the future of gaming in a special Q&A column with the legendary designer QUOTE | “Our [[link]] respect probably has grown.” – BioWare co-founder Dr. Greg Zeschuk talks about the challenge of creating an MMO (Star Wars: The Old Republic) and how much they respect what Blizzard has done with WoW QUOTE | “I don’t know if we’ve seen anything like it.” [[link]] – Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick is amazed at how much interest gamers are showing in the upcoming Modern Warfare 3, which has seen pre-orders “significantly” ahead of Black Ops QUOTE | “How can you say it’s not peaking?” – EA and Digital Chocolate founder Trip Hawkins questions whether Apple has actually already seen its best days and will soon decline QUOTE | “Not entitled to overtime pay.” – Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter elaborates fully on his position on crunch after initially getting many developers riled up with comments about L.A. Noire developer Team Bondi. QUOTE | “Still see retail as very strong.” – Following the announcement of Season Ticket, EA Sports boss Peter Moore talks about the importance of retail despite EA’s continued push into digital. QUOTE | “Inevitable.” – Hi-Rez Studios co-founder Todd Harris, who’s making free-to-play title Tribes: Ascend, believes it’s just a matter of time before [[link]] Microsoft starts supporting free-to-play on Xbox Live. This Week In the Business courtesy of IndustryGamers.com