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Timeline of the gaming
industry
The first ‘video
game’.
 Physicist Willy
Higinbotham invents the
first ‘video game’ at the
Brookhaven National
Laboratory in Upton, New
york his game was based on
table tennis and was
played on an oscilloscope,
which is a electronic device
used to produce visual
displays corresponding to
electrical signals. This was
First ‘interactive’ computer
game
 In 1961 Steve
Russell, creates
spacewar, the
first interactive
computer game.
Which is ran on a
digital PDP-1
mainframe
computer and the
graphics are made
up of ASCII text
Interactive games on
a T.V
 In 1966 Ralph Baer,
explores his idea of
creating interactive
games using a
television.
 and in 1967 Baer
and team are
successful in creating
two interactive TV
games— a chase
game and a tennis
game.
First arcade video
game
 In 1970 Nolan Bushnell
and Ted Dabney (future
founders of Atari) started
to create an arcade
version of Spacewar,
calling it Computer Space.
 1971 Computer Space
becomes first video
arcade game ever
released. 1500 games are
distributed. Public
consensus is that it is too
difficult to play.
Home video game /
Atari
 Then in 1972 the first home video game

system is released to the public and was
called Magnavox's Odyssey.
 They then found Atari and the first game
created is
‘Pong’ which was a ping pong game.
Nintendo -
1983
 Cinematronics debuts Rick Dyer's
Dragon Lair, the first video game
to feature
laser-disc technology.
 The Commodore 64 is
introduced. It is the most
powerful video-game console to
date and the least expensive.
 Nintendo introduces the
Famicom in Japan—later
known as the Nintendo
Entertainment System (NES).
Tetris-
1985
 Tetris is
developed by a
Russian
programmer
called Alex
Pajitnov and is
played on PC.
Game Boy-
1989
 Nintendo releases the Game Boy for

$109
 And Atari tries to compete by releasing
the Lynx a color handed console for
$149.
PlayStation debut-
1994
 Brought to the US in 1995 and sold for

$299.
 Nintendo releases Nintendo 64 in japan
released in the us in 1996.
 In 1997 PlayStation is considered by
many in the industry as most popular
game console as the 20 millionth
unit is sold.
In
1999…
 Billy Mitchell attains a score of 3,333,360 in

the game Pac-Man. This is the highest
possible score a player can get.
PlayStation 2 released-
2000
 Sony's PlayStation 2 launches in the U.S.

for $299.99 and is sold out by early
morning.
 The Sims is released, and quickly becomes
a hit. It eventually (in 2002) became the
best-selling PC game ever.
200
1
 Microsoft and Nintendo release the Xbox and

GameCube, with Microsoft claims its Xbox
offers "the most powerful game experiences
ever.”.
 Nintendo also releases Gameboy advance.
2004-
2005
 Nintendo releases the Nintendo DS, a

portable system with two screens, one of
which can be used as a touch screen.
 Sony releases the PSP, a portable system
with a large,
high-resolution display.
 Microsoft unveils the Xbox 360, a console
system to be released in November 2005
200
6
 Nintendo releases the Wii, a gaming system

that lets gamers use the controller in
revolutionary ways, such as swinging it like
a tennis racket, holding and tilting it like a
steering wheel, and more.
 Sony also debuts the PlayStation 3,
a very sophisticated and
expensive game system.
200
8
 Grand Theft Auto 4 breaks sales

records its first week after gamers
bought more than 6 million copies.
 The Wii Fit is launched, adding
even more incentive for gamers of
all ages to get up and move!
 Social gaming takes shape with
Farmville and Angry Birds,
enthralling millions of new players.
Facebook and cellphones allow
easy access to these addictive
200
9
 With over 40 million units sold, Nintendo's

Wii Sports becomes the best-selling video
game of all time. The previous record
holder was another Nintendo game: Super
Mario Bros.
201
0
 Sony's PlayStation Move and Microsoft

Kinect let players interact in a more
immersive way, doing away with controllers
and letting players use their bodies instead.
This was done to compete with Nintendo's
Wii controller used with motion.
20
13
 Both Sony (PlayStation 4) and

Microsoft (XBox One) release
new gaming platforms this
year. Offering social
connection through "next
generation cooperative and
competitive multiplayer play,"
these systems offer amazing
graphics and speed.
201
4
 Microsoft acquires Mojang and its immensely

popular indie brick-building game,
Minecraft, which Swedish creator Markus
Persson debuted in 2009. Purchase price is
$2.5 billion.
20
 PC
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Timeline of the gaming

 Then in 1972 the first home video game

 Nintendo releases the Game Boy for

 Brought to the US in 1995 and sold for

 Billy Mitchell attains a score of 3,333,360 in

 Sony's PlayStation 2 launches in the U.S.

 Microsoft and Nintendo release the Xbox and

 Nintendo releases the Nintendo DS, a

 Nintendo releases the Wii, a gaming system

 Grand Theft Auto 4 breaks sales

 With over 40 million units sold, Nintendo's

 Sony's PlayStation Move and Microsoft

 Both Sony (PlayStation 4) and

 Microsoft acquires Mojang and its immensely

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