Game Development Community Shows Strong Support for NVIDIA Graphics
And Multimedia Technologies; More Than 100 NVIDIA-Based Systems Featured
On Show Floor
GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE, SAN JOSE, Calif., March 21
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Powering the next generation of digital
entertainment, NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) announced today that its
graphics and multimedia technologies will power more than 100 new
applications, all of which are on display at the Game Developers Conference,
being held this week in San Jose, CA. This level of strong support
demonstrates NVIDIA graphics as the platform of choice for game developers
looking to push the boundaries of the gaming experience.
"We've reached another milestone this year with a diverse line of products
at every price point in our desktop PCs, mobile, professional workstation and
Macintosh product lines," said Dan Vivoli, vice president of marketing at
NVIDIA. "The show of support from our partners at the Game Developers
Conference is really a testament to the quality and range of products we've
released this year."
Located at booth #616, NVIDIA will showcase the industry's most complete
top-to-bottom product line-up of 3D solutions for the desktop PC, mobile and
professional workstation markets, including:
-- GeForce4(TM) - GeForce4 is the most complete family of graphics
solutions-from the ferocious graphics power of the GeForce4 Ti, the
world's fastest GPU; to the multi-display flexibility of the mainstream
GeForce4 MX; to the most advanced mobile graphics available, GeForce4
Go.
-- Quadro(TM)4 - The industry leader in professional workstation graphics,
the Quadro4 family of workstation graphics empowers software developers
to realize their creative visions with the most powerful, feature-rich
platform for CAD and DCC applications.
-- nForce(TM) - A revolutionary new PC platform design integrating system,
graphics, communications, and audio technologies, nForce provides a
complete solution for powering digital entertainment for the mainstream
PC market.
-- Personal Cinema - A complete digital entertainment solution for
mainstream PCs, Personal Cinema allows users to watch, record and
control live TV, enjoy superior DVD playback and create home movies
from their desktops.
The Way It's Meant to Be Played(TM)
In addition to showcasing its diverse product line, NVIDIA also unveiled a
new consumer logo program designed to alert gamers to those PC games that have
been optimized for NVIDIA graphics. Beginning this spring, the NVIDIA logo
and "The Way It's Meant to Be Played" tagline will be featured on retail
packaging and in advertisements for new PC games that have been designed from
the ground up to take advantage of the power and performance unleashed by
NVIDIA GPUs.
Games developed on NVIDIA graphics take advantage of a powerful feature
set that includes the advanced nfiniteFX(TM) II Engine and superior Accuview
Antialiasing(TM) techniques, resulting in a radically different gaming
experience for end users. Games played on NVIDIA GPUs feature unique visual
effects, richly detailed 3D environments and the most realistic, life-like
character animations ever seen -- all at screaming frame rates.
"It's always been our goal with The Elder Scrolls(R) III: Morrowind(TM) to
deliver a continuous 3D world that totally immerses the player from start to
finish. NVIDIA technology has allowed us to realize our vision," said Pete
Hines, director of marketing for Bethesda Softworks. "NVIDIA is the first to
deliver high resolution, high frame-rate and full scene antialiasing in a
complete family of GPUs, which allows us to bring a breakthrough gaming
experience to a wide audience."
Representatives from NVIDIA will lead a series of tutorial sessions
designed for game developers looking to take full advantage of NVIDIA graphics
technology, as well as participate in a panel discussion titled "The Future of
the Gaming Platform." For additional details about NVIDIA at the Game
Developers Conference, log on to http://www.nvidia.com.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation, located in Santa Clara, CA, is the global leader in
advanced graphics and multimedia processing technology for the consumer and
professional computing markets. Its 2D, 3D, video and multimedia capabilities
make NVIDIA one of the premier semiconductor companies in the world. NVIDIA
offers a wide range of products and services, delivering superior performance
and crisp visual quality for PC-based applications such as manufacturing,
science, e-business, entertainment and education.
Certain statements in this press release, including the statements
relating to the Company's performance expectations for NVIDIA's family of
products and expectations of continued revenue growth, are forward-looking
statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
results to be materially different than expectations. Such risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, manufacturing and other delays
relating to new products, difficulties in the fabrication process and
dependence of the Company on third-party manufacturers, general industry
trends including cyclical trends in the PC and semiconductor industries, the
impact of competitive products and pricing alternatives, market acceptance of
the Company's new products, and the Company's dependence on third-party
developers and publishers. Investors are advised to read the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly those sections entitled
"Certain Business Risks," for a fuller discussion of these and other risks and
uncertainties.
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SOURCE NVIDIA Corporation
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