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the first video game was designed
The first video game ever created was by a man named William Higinbotham and was a physicist.The game was a very simple tenis game.That he introduced at the brookhaven national laboratory open house -
video game arcades sprouted
video game arcades started there roots in 1971 when computer space "The first commercially produced coin operated arcade game" It was designed by bushnell and ted dabney.They first thought of the game as a failure "but" indeed up being revolutionary and opened up new doorways and created foundations for the new industry -
the first commercially produced gaming console was released
The first commercially produced gaming console was released.This was a big step forward for the video game industry cause it was one of the few video game consoles to come with several games it was called the Magnavox odyssey. -
Atari released their first home gaming console
Ted Dabney and Nolan Bushnell developed the Atari gaming system.It was one of the only home gaming systems to use ROM cartridges for games -
The first nintendo console was created
The nintendo entertainment system (NES) revives the dying video game industry in the U.S after its released two years after it was released in Japan -
The first handheld video game was created
The first handheld video game was created.It was created by Epyx and it was called the handy game.It is the first color handheld console ever made -
The first playstation was designed
playstation was created and owned by sony interactive entertainment the original playstation was realesd in japan -
"Next generation" gaming systems
Next generation gaming systems like the Microsoft Xbox and Nintendo GameCube.The new generation of gaming systems are way more fun and interactive for the user but the games are really easy to design which means there is more new games being released -
More advanced handheld consoles are developed
The first advanced handheld console was created by Nintendo it was called the "DS".A year later Sony creates their own version they called it the "PSP" -
High definition realism is introduced
Microsoft Xbox 360 brings high definition to the gaming market -
Nintendo releases a revolutionary console
Nintendo released the wii.A Gaming system that let's the gamers use it in revolutionary ways...like swinging it like a tennis racket or like turning it like a steering wheel -
GTA 4 and social games
Grand theft auto 4 breaks sales records it's first week after gamers bought more than 6 million copies.and social gaming becomes more popular with Farmville and Angry birds -
Microsoft and sony
Sony and Microsoft takes the motion control idea from Nintendo and applied it to there own systems -
upgraded Sony and Microsoft
Both Sony and Microsoft releases a new upgraded gaming system called the "Xbox one" and the "playstation 4" -
the htc vive is released
the HTC Vive is one of the most powerful Vr systems so far Vr is virtual reality which basically submerges you into the gaming experience -
Fortnite was created
fortnite is one of the most popular games in 2017 and 2018 it sold more than ten million copies in the first ten months that it was released and makes at least 223 million dollars a month
