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Sony
Sony is a major distributor of today's gaming consoles -
Tennis for Two
This is considered to be the very first video game to be released. -
Magnavox Odyssey First Console
The very first console to be released as well as the first brought home entertainment system. -
Microsoft
Microsoft is a major console distributor as of today -
The founding of Activision
Activision is the world's first independent game developer and distributor of video games and consoles. -
Pac-Man
Pac-Man is one of the most famous and recognizable video games in video game history. -
Mario
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. -
The Founding of Electronic Arts (EA)
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. -
E.T. The Video Game
Considered to be the worst video game ever made -
Nintendo Entertainment System
Ended the gaming crash of 1983 -
Video Game Crash of 1983
A massive drop in video game industry revenue from 1983 to 1985. The revenue dropped from 3.2 billion to 100 million. -
Nintendo
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. -
Wolfenstein
Wolfenstein is considered to be one of the first first-person shooters and is credited with popularizing the fps genre. -
5th Gen Consoles Release
The 5th generation consoles included the Sega Saturn, Original Playstation, and the Nintendo 64. -
The release of Pokemon
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. -
Resident Evil Series
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. -
Fallout Series
Credited for being the best appocalyptic series created -
Grand Theft Auto
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. -
6th Gen Consoles Release
The 6th generation of consoles consisted of the Sega Dreamcast, Playstation 2, Xbox origional, and the Gamecube -
Halo: Combat Evolved
In 2001, Game company, Bungie released Halo: Combat Evolved which is considered one of the greatest first-person shooters -
7th Gen Consoles
The 7th gen consoles consisted of the xbox360, Playstation3, and the Wii. -
Gears of War
The Gears of War series revolutionized the cover mechanic in first-person shooters -
8th Gen Consoles
The first 8 Gen Consoles released in 2012. The 8th generation consoles were the Playstation 4, Xbox 1, and the Wii U -
No Man's Sky
Currently in 2016 this is this years highest selling game. -
Nintendo leads handheld sales as of 2016
As of today Nintendo has sold over 414.01 Million handheld consoles worldwide
