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The First Arcade Game
Pong, the first ever arcade game, was introduced. Pong is a game where 2 players hit the ball back and fourth and if a player misses the ball, the other player gets a point. the person with the most points wins. -
Atari 2600
the Atari 2600 was the first ever console created. It has reached over 27 million sales worldwide. The Atari was most popular around the late 70's to the early 90's with mostly teenagers using it. -
Space Invaders
Space Invaders was invented in 1978. It was released with over 60,000 machines popping up all over the US. It was one of the most popular games for its time. -
Asteroids
Asteroids, Atari's most popular game, was released. the objective of the game was to shoot the asteroids with lasers to destroy them. -
Pac Man
Pac-Man is introduced to arcades all across the country. Pac Man sells 350,000 arcade units, bringing in $2 million in revenue to the company. The game Ms. Pac-Man soon follows. -
The Gaming Industry
The arcade industry reaches $12 billion in revenue in the 10 years of arcade game industry. -
Nitendo
The Nitendo Entertainment System is introduced. The sales eventually reached about 61,910,000 units worldwide. -
PC games
PC games started becoming more popular in the late 1980's. John Madden's Football was the game that got it all started. -
Gameboy
Nitendo releases the first handheld gaming system, the Gameboy. It reaches over 118,000,000 sales worldwide. -
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat was one of the first ever 2 player fighting games released to arcades. It sparks the debate on how video game violence can effect children and how parents can put a stop to it. -
Playstation
Sony releases the first ever Playstation. it reaches over 104,000,000 sales worldwide. -
Xbox 360
Microsoft releases the first ever Xbox 360. It is the first console to feature high definition graphics. The Xbox 360 reaches over 84,000,000 sales worldwide. -
Playstation 3
Sony releases the Playstation 3. It features Blu-Ray compatibility within the console. The PS3 reaches 83,800,000 sales worldwide falling short to the Xbox 360 -
Video Game Revenue
The Video Game Industry has reached $108.9 billion in revenue since the first arcade game was created back in 1972.
