Making Nintendo Matter

Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario and Zelda, on how his "wife-ometer" has helped revive Nintendo

Who's Winning the Console Wars?

Maybe it's GameStop? After all, the retailer just reported sales of $5 billion in 2006, up 72 percent

USC's New Institute for Innovation

Krisztina Holly wants to tap the vein of innovation that lives on university campuses to benefit society as a whole

Service Innovation: The Next Big Thing

IBM, Oracle, and other tech companies have formed a new nonprofit consortium dedicated to the advancement of this hot concept

United Oil's High-Octane Design

Company president Jeff Appel spares no expense ensuring Southern California fueling stops' artful architecture stands out from the humdrum pack

Now Microsoft is Pre-texting?

Support staff for Xbox Live may have compromised user security

PS3 Launch Leaves the French Cold

Tight security was in place to guard the line of eager PS3 fans waiting to get their hands on the console in Paris. The only problem? No fans. Then Microsoft came along to stir things up

South Korea: Video Games' Crazed Capital

Its gaming-design smarts and mega-following have given South Korea major clout in the worldwide online games business

Building a Super Cell Phone

The newest wave of tech entrepreneurs is focused on transforming our mobile phones into truly personal computers

The New Avatar In Town

Korea's Nexon and others are edging onto Second Life's turf, using simplified features

Is Console Gaming Over?

David Ferrigno, CEO of DISCover, explains why he thinks PCs will take over the living room

Steelcase's Medical Breakthrough

The office furniture giant jumps into the growing health-care market with Nurture, a line of patient-friendly furnishings

The Mall Goes Green

Chicago's Green Exchange will be the first shopping center in the U.S. for environmentally responsible and socially conscious businesses

Home Is Where The Ads Are

In-game ad firms are keen to get into Sony's new PS3 virtual community

Gaming Goes Business Casual

Game makers capitalize on the office sensation BrickBreaker by bringing Monopoly, Tetris, and dozens of other titles to the BlackBerry

Player-Centered Gaming. Now There's an Idea

Will Wright discusses the future of intelligent gaming

MS Game Studios Head Grades Xbox at B+

Shane Kim discusses Sony, 360 and new hardware possibilities

Can You Measure Design's Value?

The DMI Conference in Copenhagen sought to explore how to measure design's role in the business world. One answer: educate management

Dell's New PC for the China Masses

The new Dell EC280 personal computer for China is compact, energy-efficient, and part of a new market-share assault on the mainland

Colorado State Goes Green for Green

A new program in sustainable enterprise will educate future business leaders in producing working solutions to global problems, for a profit