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Video Game History

  • Bertie the Brain

    Bertie the Brain
    Bertie the Brain is considered the very first arcade game. It was created by Josef Kates. It was a tic tac toe game and it was presented at the Canadian National Exhibit.
  • Tennis for Two

    Tennis for Two
    It was one of the first games ever made. William Higinbotham created it and presented it at the Brookhaven National Laboratory's public exhibit. It became popular in the 60s and it inspired Pong.
  • Pong

    Pong
    Pong was the first commercially successful video game. It helped establish the video game industry. It was developed by Atari
  • NES

    NES
    Nintendo's very first video game console. It was released from 1983-1993 in other countries. It was the best selling console of it's time. It revitalized the US video game industry.
  • Mortal Kombat

    Mortal Kombat
    Mortal Combat was released on October 8, 1992. It was the most violent video game at the time. It caused controversy and it created the ESRB.
  • Wii

    Wii
    The Wii was released on November 19, 2006. It sold 101.63 million units. It used Motion Controls for most of its games.
  • Nintendo Switch

    Nintendo Switch
    The Switch is a hybrid console. It can be played at home and on the go. It also uses motion control for some of its games like the Wii. 36.87 million units have been sold.