Atari to Zelda
Japan's Videogames in Global Contexts
$70.85
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
7 June 2022
Summary
The cross-cultural interactions of Japanese videogames and the West, from DIY localization by fans to corporate strategies of “Japaneseness.”
Examining the cross-cultural interactions of Japanese videogames and the West—from corporate sales strategies and game development to DIY localization by fans.
In the early days of arcades and Nintendo, many players didn’t recognize Japanese games as coming from Japan; they were simply new and interesting games to play. But since then, f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262545761 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262545764 |
| Author: | Mia Consalvo |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 7 June 2022 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Mia Consalvo
Mia Consalvo is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Game Studies and Design in the Department of Communication Studies at Concordia University in Montreal. She is the author of Cheating: Gaining Advantage in Video Games and Atari to Zelda: Japan’s Videogames in Global Contexts.
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