9malls.com review of Activision Inc.

Rating: **** 1/2  4 1/2 out of 5 stars

Web site:
www.Activision.com

Who is Activision?

"Activision, Inc. is a leading international publisher of interactive entertainment software products. The company maintains a diverse portfolio of products that span a wide range of categories and target markets and can be used on a variety of game hardware platforms and operating systems. The company has created, licensed and acquired a group of highly recognizable brands that it markets to a growing variety of consumer demographics (http://investor.activision.com)." The Alexa.com description of Activision is, "Provides news, game information, screenshots, downloads, and links." The Alexa.com traffic rank sits at 15,735. This number shot up dramitically in November 2007 due to the release of Guitar Hero 3. Guitar Hero 3 is currently one of Activisions most popular games.

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Activision Inc. Review:

Activisions most popular game is the Guitar Hero franchise. The games in this lineup include, Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock was "published by Activision and RedOctane, with Neversoft as the developer for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii consoles, and Aspyr Media as the developer for the PC and Macintosh computers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero_III:_Legends_of_Rock).

Finances:

As of December 4th 2007 TheStreet.com has a buy rating on Activision. The Street explains so of Activision strengths, "Robust revenue
growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, compelling growth in net income, expanding profit margins and solid stock price performance." In the last 12 months from the time of this review Activision's annual sales are up 41.3%. Net profit on sales is up 7.5% during the last 12 months.

What I think of Activision:

I love Activism why do you think I rated them 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. I want to get my copy of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock ASAP. If I can even find it since at the time of this review it's the holiday times.

Disclaimer:

Please do your own research especially for financial data. I'm writing this review to the best of my ability based on the information I've obtained and analyzed. Please look at this review as general information and not as a financial statement for Activision INC (ATVI).




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