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t. e. In the history of video games, the first generation era refers to the video games, video game consoles, and handheld video game consoles available from 1972 to 1983. Notable consoles of the first generation include the Odyssey series (excluding the Magnavox Odyssey 2 ), the Atari Home Pong, [ 1] the Coleco Telstar series and the Color TV ...
Nintendo Entertainment System. The Nintendo Entertainment System ( NES) is an 8-bit home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on 15 July 1983 as the Family Computer ( Famicom ). [ note 1] It was released in US test markets as the redesigned NES in October 1985, and fully launched in the US the following year.
—SGI press release, August 23, 1993 Following the video game crash of 1983, Nintendo led the industry with its first home game console, the Famicom, originally released in Japan in 1983 and later released internationally as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) beginning in 1985. Though the NES and its successor, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), were commercially successful ...
The history of video game consoles, both home and handheld, began in the 1970s. The first console that played games on a television set was the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey, first conceived by Ralph H. Baer in 1966. Handheld consoles originated from electro-mechanical games that used mechanical controls and light-emitting diodes (LED) as visual ...
The Game Boy is the first handheld game console sold by Nintendo that features interchangeable ROM cartridges for each game, unlike the Game & Watch that has a different system for each game. Released in 1989 in Japan, it is one of the world's best-selling game console lines, with over 100 million units sold worldwide. [ 6 ]
Seventh generation (2005–2017) With more than 101 million units sold, the Wii is the best-selling home video game console in the seventh generation. The release of the Xbox 360 began the seventh generation. Video game consoles had become an important part of the global IT infrastructure by the mid-2000s.
This is a list of best-selling game consoles by region. This page consists of countries in Asia, North America, Europe, and other regions, which all used different analog television color systems; these being NTSC, PAL and SECAM. PAL broadcast at 576i, in Europe and Asia.
t. e. In the history of video games, the sixth generation era (in rare occasions called the 128-bit era; see "bits and system power" below) is the era of computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld gaming devices available at the turn of the 21st century, starting on November 27, 1998. Platforms in the sixth generation include ...
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