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Playing card
In the late 1880s a company called Nintendo was invented, with their first product they released playing cards. The founder name was Fusajiro Yamauchi, Fusajiro Yamauchi was born in Kyoto, Japan. The reason Fusajiro Yamauchi decided to make playing cards is because Japan banned playing cards. So he decided to make his own playing card company. -
The popularity of Film and Radio
In the 1920s film and radio were becoming more popular. That is including movies, sports, commercial radios, and magazines. Vladimir Kozmich Zworykin develops a system that transmits and receives information with cathode ray tube technology. it works by a fluorescent screen that depicts images with an electronic beam. -
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Media Arts
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Computer
English mathematician Alan Turing created a Computer that can solve math problems. German engineer Konrad Zuse creates a computer using 35mm film tape to manage programming. Moholy-Nagy builds the Light-Space-Modulator. This lighting equipment installation depicts the play of light and movement. -
Television
In the 1950s television became a more common household item. More and more people are buying television for their homes. The television was becoming so popular that it sold 5 million sets. The person that invented the television was Philo Taylor Farnsworth, he got the idea of television when he was just 14 years old. -
The Internet
In the 1960s the internet was developed. It was made for government researchers to share information. And for research for university's and for the military. The internet was not the best at that time, when the researchers were typing in "LOGIN" the computer crashed. -
Colour TV game 6
The Colour TV game 6 is the very first video game system ever made by Nintendo. The Colour TV game 6 was released on June 01, 1977 in Japan. The Colour TV game 6 sold over 3 million units, and it lasted until 1983. The first game to come out in the Colour TV game 6 was Space Invaders by Taito. -
Colour TV Game 15
The Colour TV game was released a weak after the colour TV game 6 was released. It also sold for ¥15,000, 50% more then the previous version. The colour TV game 15 had detachable controllers which were stored in a small compartment. The colour TV game 15 had 15 games while the colour TV game 6 came with games. -
The Game and Watch
The game and watch was released in 1978 in Japan. The game and watch had one game and a clock. Nintendo sold multiple game and watch that had their own game. The Nintendo game and watch sold a combine 43.4 million units worldwide. -
Color TV-Game Racing 112
The Color TV-Game Racing 112 was released on June 08, 1978 in Japan. Nintendo released the Color TV-Game Racing 112 for ¥18,000 but it was lowered to ¥12,000. The Color TV-Game Racing 112 was much larger then the previous models. The Color TV-Game Racing 112 came with one game that was like speed race. -
PC Gaming
In the 1980s Pcs became a purchasable item that is affordable for most people. And when Pcs became more affordable and people started to buy them. Video games became more popular, the first video game was space war. Pc gaming changed video games forever. -
Computer TV Game
the computer TV game, was released in the 1980s in Japan. Nintendo made the computer TV game in limited supply which made the system extremely rare. The computer TV game discontinued because of the family computer. Nintendo made the system in a house with no help from other companies. -
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
The Nintendo entertainment system also known as the NES was released on October 01, 1985 in America. The NES is a American redesign of the famicon that was made in Japan. The NES was the first system of Nintendo to play games off cartridges. The NES had several extremely popular games such as Super Mario. The NES sold 61.91 million units. -
The Game Boy
The game boy was released on April 21, 1989 in Japan. The game boy was released with Super Mario Land, Alleyway, Baseball and Yakuman. In America the game boy was released with Tetris and Tennis. The game boy and game boy colour sold 118.69 million units world wide. -
The popularity of Computers and the Internet
In the 1990s the internet became the most popular way for sharing information with others. With that computers got a big boost in performance so you can browse fast. And with computers being fast can popular schools begin to teach "New Media and Design". And now art institutions begin to collect media arts. -
The Nintendo 64
The Nintendo 64 was released in Japan on June 23,1996 and released in North America on September 29,1996. The Nintendo 64 was the last console to have game cartridges. The Nintendo 64 is called "64" because it has a 64-bit processing unit. The Nintendo 64 sold over 32.93 units world wide. -
The Game Boy Colour
The game boy colour came out on October 21,1998 in Japan and North America. The game boy colour came with The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, Super Mario Bros DX, Metal Gear solid, and Tetris DX.The game boy colour was the same as the original game boy, but instead of black and white it had a colour screen. The game boy colour and the original game boy sold 118.69 million units worldwide. -
Our Era
In the 2000s technologies are evolving fast and becoming more and more popular. Now media arts is growing significantly, and open source software is more commonly used. Video games and web interfaces are new forms for artworks. Museums start to make rules for documenting and conservation strategies to media arts. -
Nintendo GameCube
The Nintendo GameCube was released on November 18,2001. The Nintendo GameCube was the first Nintendo GameCube released with optical disks. The Nintendo GameCube is called the Nintendo GameCube because it was shaped as a cube. The Nintendo GameCube sold over 21.75 million units. -
The Game Boy Advance SP
The Game Boy Advance SP was released in Japan on February 14, 2003. The Game Boy Advance SP came out in North America on March 23, 2003. The Game Boy Advance SP was just an upgraded version of the Game Boy Advance. The Game Boy Advance SP sold 43.57 million units world wide. -
Nintendo DS
The Nintendo DS was released in November 21, 2004, all over the world. The Nintendo "DS" stands for "developers system" or "dual screen". The Nintendo DS has two screens on on the bottom and one on the top. The Nintendo DS has WIFI compatibility, The DS is also backward compatible with the Game Boy Advance games. -
The Nintendo Wii
The Nintendo Wii was released in North America on November 19, 2006. The Nintendo Wii came with a single controller that looked like a TV remote, with a extender cable with a joy stick at the end of it. One model of the Nintendo DS had a disk drive that is backward compatible with the Nintendo GameCube. The Nintendo Wii is one of the most popular console that Nintendo made, it sold 101.63 million units world wide. -
The Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo switch was released in North America on March 3, 2017. The console itself is a tablet with detachable controllers called "Joy cons". The Nintendo Switch is called 'Switch" because you can switch to handheld, docked, or table top mode. The Nintendo switch sold over 89.04 million units world wide, giving Nintendo a great comeback.