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In 1889, Nintendo was founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi. It turned from a playing card company to one of the best video game companires in the world.
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The first video game was called "Pong." It was released by Atari in1971. It was the start of a revolutionary entertainment format that evolved into what we know today.
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The first video game console was the Magnavox Odyssey. It was released by Magnavox in 1972. You had to connect it to the TV to play games.
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The first game controller was the Magnavox Odyssey Paddle Controllers. They were used for the ping pong game for the Magnavox Odyssey.
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The first game with color was called "Galaxian." It was released in 1979 by Namco. It was a huge success.
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Tetris was the top selling video game. It is a game where you match blocks to make a row and not to get to the top. The most recent version is Tetris 99.
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The first Nintendo Console was the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), released in 1985. Some games that were on it included Duck Hunt, Baseball, Pinball, Ice Climber, etc.
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The Atari Lynx was the first handheld console. It was released in 1989. It also was a colored screen.
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The first game-based movie was the Super Mario Bros. Movie in 1993. It was based off of the Super mario franchise, mostly Super Mario World.
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Minecraft, created by Notch and released in 2009, has been #1 since its release. For ten years now, Everyone has been plying it, and it continues to grow in gameplay and players.
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The game of the year awards go to the best games that year. The previous 2 were The Legend Of Zeldo Breath Of The Wild in 2017 and God of War in 2018.
