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Atari Was Founded
Atari was the first video game company owned by a group of people. -
Pong Was Released
Pong was the first commercially successful video game, which helped establish the video game industry and the first home console. -
Pac-Man Was Created
Pac-Man was the first real video game character. Merchandise was created with Pac-Man's image on it. -
Mario Was Created
He first appeared in Donkey Kong in 1981. The Mario franchise is the best selling video game franchise of all-time. -
NES Was Released
This was Nintendo's first console. It was originally called the Famicom in Japan. Nintendo still creates consoles today. -
Sega Releases Their First Console
Sega created major video game consoles until about 2000. -
Sony Releases The Playstation
Sony still creates consoles today. -
Xbox Is Released
Xbox is owned by Microsoft, and still makes consoles today. -
Wii Was Released
The Wii was the first console to use motion controls, so it was quite different from other consoles. It was created by Nintendo. -
Minecraft Was Released
Minecraft is the second best-selling video game of all time, and there are many versions of it.
