QUOTE | “You really need those experiences to help people understand – most people just can’t suspend disbelief.” – Oculus VP of product and co-founder Nate Mitchell, talking about the difficulties still ahead in bringing virtual reality to consumers(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"); }); Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “Now we’ve got gardens with small fences around them, or maybe a hedge.” – Microsoft VP Phil Harrison, talking about how they have made the “walled gardens” of the previous console generation much more accessible QUOTE | “I want us as an industry to stop being so scared… Let’s not be scared to ruffle feathers.” – BioWare designer Manveer Heir, in his GDC talk on u31 game เข้าสู่ระบบ Misogyny, u31 เครดิตฟรี 188 Racism and Homophobia and how the industry should take games beyond these things STAT | $129 million – Amount of profit that Minecraft studio Mojang took in in 2013, more than double 2012 u31 เข้าสู่ระบบ profits; that profit is after Mojang paid Minecraft creator Notch slightly more than $129 million in royalties QUOTE | “Using the camera to broadcast yourself is much, much more fun than they thought and they didn’t quite get it.” – Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony Worldwide Studios, talking about by marketing that’s led to shortages of the PS4 camera QUOTE | “Never underestimate Nintendo. They’re probably one hardware release away from something that utterly convinces us that they know exactly what the future of games should be.” – Veteran designer Peter Molyneux, talking about why he’s not willing to discount Nintendo’s business in the future STAT | 7.38 million – Number of copies sold so far of Animal Crossing: New Leaf on the 3DS worldwide; one million of those have been sold in the last six months QUOTE | “From scratch, I don’t think we could do an Oddworld title for a couple million dollars.” – Lorne Lanning, Oddworld creator, talking aboutwhy he won’t do a Kickstarter to create a new Oddworld title. STAT | 9th – Rank of the LEGO video game franchise among all video game franchises, according to Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment; WBIE has sold 1.6 million LEGO games since the beginning of 2013 STAT | 500,000 – Number of people who play Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn every day; the game has 1.8 million registered players so far This Week in the Business courtesy of GamesIndustry International Image by Nejron Photo | Shutterstock