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Pong
The first video game to come out was nintendo it was called pong -
Game & Watch
Again, this was a series of handhelds, with each one capable of playing one simplified game on a tiny LCD display. Sixty different models were made in total, and Nintendo sold roughly 43 million units between 1980 and 1991. -
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
After a massive, years-long recession, it's hard to understate just significant the NES was for the gaming industry. It standardized business models, gave home to several iconic hits, and made Nintendo a titan in its field. -
The game boy
Then, in 1989, Nintendo managed to top itself. The Game Boy set the baseline for portable gaming consoles, made "Tetris" a phenomenon, and probably drove more AA battery sales than any device known to man. -
Super Nintendo
While it wasn't as big a smash as its predecessor, it was still the top seller of the "16-bit" era, which brought a wave of more powerful machines and more complicated controllers.
