It’s time to go Hollywood!
uWink (Nasdaq: UWKI.OB), an entertainment and hospitality software development company and the operator of an interactive restaurant concept called uWink, has made it official and has sent notice that they are opening their latest location at Hollywood and Highland June 27th, 2008.
Well, let’s call it a “soft” opening, as the invite that I got requested RSVP confirmation and was explicit that the event was “invite only”.
But heck, we can still celebrate the occasion right?
Here’s a copy of the invite:
Bottom Line: This is great news, and I wish I was in the area to go to the opening. I’ll be here for the Mountain View, CA location opening, but it’s good to see uWink executing their strategy and getting these locations opened with minimal delays.
Nolan Bushnell Predicts 600 TRILLION Games Served!
Ok, so now that the trivial stuff is out the way, I know you are craving for the headline that uWink thinks it can serve over 600 TRILLION games through its uWink franchise and the games it provides.
Atari Inc. (OTC: ATAR.PK) and Chuck E. Cheese (NYSE: CEC) founder and current uWink CEO Nolan Bushnell, in a well-written and far ranging article on GameDaily.com, talks about many things pertaining to the uWink restaurant concept, gaming in general, and his place within the industry.
One of the things he discussed in particular that caught my attention is his desire to get the uWink concept, specifically the gaming technology and social aspects of the games, into as many restaurants and other social environments as possible, and in so doing, increase the total market share and number of games served to an astronomical level…
Yea, he said it, potentially 600 TRILLION served…akin to McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) and their reporting of their Billions served for hamburgers.
Now before you cream your shorts, you have to take what was said in the interview in context.
Here’s a brief excerpt:
“Probably the most important (aspect) is that we have decided to sell our software to anybody,” announces Bushnell. “When you look at numbers…” He asks for a pen.
