Hi,

iam new to this forum and i hope i will get some help by the users.

i had to write a text about Konami (game development studio) and i guess it has some mistakes and perhaps you can write things better.

thank you in advance!

Website review:                                                               

When you talk about Konami and its website, you must also talk about the different products and services, which Konami provides. It is not all about developing games. Konami also provides digital entertainment (Video/DVD, Music, Books, Video Games etc.), health and fitness (Konami Sports Club, Fitness Machines, Fitness Wear etc.) and gaming systems (Casino Management Systems). Every branch has its own website, which again is divided in several regions (Europe, Asia, North America, etc.).

In the following I talk about the European version of the gaming-related website for the UK. http://uk.games.konami-europe.com/

The website has a silver, noble look and has a format like a paper sheet. Its top menus have a silver-grey gradient, which makes the site very modern. The background image of the UK Konami site shows heroes from different Konami games.

We have got two menus on the English Konami website. The top menu contains contact information and more information about Konami as a company. You can also get a login to the press area here, where you can find annual stock reports, stock prices, advertising etc. Offered jobs are accessed by this menu too. Unfortunately they do not have any open vacancies at the moment.

The second menu is more game-related. On the one hand you can minimize this menu to watch trailers in full window and on the other hand you can maximize it to get all the menu items. This is a very nice idea and it serves the usability.

In this menu you are able to find community stuff, news, a shop and more information about recently released games and games which will be released in the future. You also have the option to download trailers, patches (extensions for your game) or other specials. It is also possible to face a competition and win prizes.

Advertising:

New games are advertised by newsletters, gaming fairs and banner advertisements on other websites. For example when you surf to gamespot.com (a big English gaming website) you can find an animated banner on the left side of this website, which tells you that PES 6 (Pro Evolution Soccer 6 / soccer game) from Konami has been recently released. When you now click on this banner you are referred to the Konami website and have the chance to download a playable demo of PES 6 or get more information about the key-features of this game.

Newsletters are another good way to update your customers. Newsletters are sent by email and can contain various screenshots of games, news, advertising and other information about Konami and its games.

In Japan there are also commercials, which promote Konami products on the television and on the radio.

Finally there are also gaming fairs where new products are promoted and introduced.