The History of Video Games

By Sara S.

  • The First Sims Game

    The First Sims Game
    The First Sims Game was released and becomes the best-selling computer game ever and the most popular game with female players.
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    The History of Video Games

    The recent history of video games.

  • The First Xbox

    The First Xbox
    Xbox Offcial SiteMicrosoft enters the video game market with Xbox and hit games like Halo: Combat Evolved.

  • Steam

    Steam
    SteamValve energizes PC gaming with its release of Steam. The digital distribution platform allows players to download, play, and update games.

  • The Nintendo DS

    The Nintendo DS
    Nintendo Offical SiteNintendo maintains its dominance of the handheld market with the Nintendo DS, an easy-to-use, portable gaming system packed with two processors, two screens, multiplayer capabilities, and a stylus for the touchscreen.Games like Super Mario Kart DS helped too.

  • The First Xbox 360

    The First Xbox 360
    Microsoft's Xbox 360 brings high-definition realism to the game market, as well as even better multiplayer competitions on Xbox Live.

  • The Nintendo Wii

    The Nintendo Wii
    Nintendo Wii gets gamers off the couch and moving with innovative, motion-sensitive remotes. Not only does Nintendo make gaming more active, it also appeals to millions of people who never before liked video games.

  • The Mobile Game Era

    The Mobile Game Era
    Social games like Farmville and mobile games like Angry Birds shake up the games industry. Millions of people who never would have considered themselves gamers now while away hours playing games on new platforms like Facebook and the iPhone.

  • Wii Sports becomes the best -selling game

    Wii Sports becomes the best -selling game
    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.

  • Minecraft

    Minecraft
    The indie game movement comes of age with the tremendous popularity of Minecraft, the addictive brick-building game from Swedish developer Markus Persson.

  • New Motion Control Systems

    New motion control systems--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.