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Tennis for Two
William Higinbotham created the 1st interactive game called T ennis for Two at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. -
Pong
Atari created Pong which was the 1st in home gaming system. -
Atari 2600
Warner bought Atari and made the Atari 2600. 25 million of these consoles sold making a profit of 5 billion. -
Nintendo
Japan's gaming company Nintendo, released the NES or Famicom. -
1st Handheld
Nintedo created the very first handheld system called the Nintendo Gameboy -
Sega Enters
Sega launches their first gaming console called the Sega Mega Drive which became popular quickly. -
Sony
Sony enters the gaming system race with the Playstation console which out done sega -
XBOX
The original XBOX is created by microsoft and Sega withdraws from the gaming bussiness. -
Wii and Xbox 360
Nintendo and Microsoft release the wii and Xbox 360 before the holidays. The Wii uses motion detection which is about a first for games. -
To Come
Nintendo has developed the first touch screen control gaming system and are calling it the Wii U.