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Sony is a major distributor of today's gaming consoles
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This is considered to be the very first video game to be released.
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The very first console to be released as well as the first brought home entertainment system.
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Microsoft is a major console distributor as of today
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Activision is the world's first independent game developer and distributor of video games and consoles.
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Pac-Man is one of the most famous and recognizable video games in video game history.
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Mario is a character in Super Mario Bros. who first appeared in Donkey Kong under the name Jumpman. He is also the mascot for Nintendo.
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EA is a game developer who developed the popular series Battlefield, and is the developer of most of the sports video games. Recently, EA has earned a name for themselves for releasing video games before they are fully developed.
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Considered to be the worst video game ever made
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Ended the gaming crash of 1983
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A massive drop in video game industry revenue from 1983 to 1985. The revenue dropped from 3.2 billion to 100 million.
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A game company that has created many popular game series such as Mario, Pokemon, and Zelda. Nintendo also ended the video game crash of 1989 by releasing the Nintendo Entertainment System.
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Wolfenstein is considered to be one of the first first-person shooters and is credited with popularizing the fps genre.
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The 5th generation consoles included the Sega Saturn, Original Playstation, and the Nintendo 64.
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Pokemon, which was developed by Nintendo, is one of the most iconic and famous video games to be released. The Pokemon series has been made into a tv show, numerous games, and trading cards.
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With the release of the popular game series, Resident Evil, A new genre of video games was created. This is known as the horror survival genre.
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Credited for being the best appocalyptic series created
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The Grand Theft Auto series is a 3D Sandbox game that allows the player to play as a criminal. This series helped revolutionize the sandbox gaming genre.
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The 6th generation of consoles consisted of the Sega Dreamcast, Playstation 2, Xbox origional, and the Gamecube
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In 2001, Game company, Bungie released Halo: Combat Evolved which is considered one of the greatest first-person shooters
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The 7th gen consoles consisted of the xbox360, Playstation3, and the Wii.
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The Gears of War series revolutionized the cover mechanic in first-person shooters
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The first 8 Gen Consoles released in 2012. The 8th generation consoles were the Playstation 4, Xbox 1, and the Wii U
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Currently in 2016 this is this years highest selling game.
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As of today Nintendo has sold over 414.01 Million handheld consoles worldwide
