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PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REFERENCE DOCUMENT AND FOR THE AUDIT OF THE ACCOUNTS
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Blockbuster: A game that has been highly successful
and/or shows very strong sales potential (several million
units).
Next Generation Game console: Home consoles or hand-
led consoles. Microsoft's XBOX360™ was the first Next
Gen home console to be launched at the end of 2005, while
Sony's PLAYSTATION®3 was launched in December 2006
in the U.S.A. & Japan and in March 2007 in Europe and
Nintendo's WII™ was launched worldwide at the end of
2006. The Sony's PSP™ and Nintendo's DS™ (including the
new DS Lite) are the Next Gen handled consoles.
Franchise: Owned intellectual property declined in sequels
though many years with more than 1 million units sold
each time. Franchises bring visibility and profitability.
Nintendo DS™ (Dual Screen): Nintendo’s newest portable
console, which was introduced in the United States and
Japan in late 2004 and in Europe in March 2005.
Pay to play: A system in which players can play online only
after paying a subscription (usually by the month). They
then become part of an international community of fellow
players. Players must generally purchase the game
package beforehand.
PlayStation®Portable™ (PSP): The first portable console
manufactured by Sony, which was introduced in the United
States and Europe beginning of 2005.
PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3): Sony's Next Gen console laun-
ched in the U.S.A. at the end of 2006 and in Europe in
March 2007.
Porting: The process of porting a program, i.e. adapting a
program to a system other than the one for which it was
originally developed (and designed) and moving it from
one environment to another.
Production: The period during which a game is developed
(character animation, integration of the data into the dri-
ver etc.).
Time to market: A video game is called “time to market”
when its development cycle guarantee a profitable and
precise release date (for example to coincide with a pictu-
res’ release or a sport event,…).
Xbox360™: Microsoft's Next Gen console. It was launched
worldwide end of 2005.
WII™: Nintendo's Next Gen console with a worldwide
launch at the end of 2006.
Glossary