The history of video games

Nintendo releases the handhold Game boy for $109.

NEC releases the 1st 16-bit console in the U.S. It is called the Turbo Graphx-16 and is sold for $189. It is the first system to run video games stored on compact discs.

The true arcade experience comes to America homes when Sega debuts the Genesis, its first called 16-bit home game console, for $249.95.

Super NES is released in the U.S. by Nintendo for $249.95

Sony brings Play Station 1 to the U.S. & sells the console for $299.

Nintendo releases the Nintendo 64 in Japan ( it's released in the U.S. in 1996

Pacman was made in 1980.
Billy Mitchel attains a score of 3,333,360 in the game Pac-man. This is the highest possible a player can get.

Sony's Play Station 2 is launches in the U.S. for $299.99 and is sold out by early morning. since the demand is so high and only 500,000 units are available, it is very difficult to buy a unit during this first shipment.

The Sims is released, quickly becomes a hit. It eventually (in 2002) surpasses Myst as the best selling PC game ever.

Micro soft and Nintendo introduce their next generation system within days of each other. Microsoft claims its XBOX offers" the most powerful game experience ever." The product ( estimated retail price of $299.99) comes with a built in hard drive and Ethernet port. Nintendo's Gamecube (suggested retail price of $199.95) delivers new forms of interactive gaming for players and an easier development environment for game creators.

Nintendo DS, a portable system with 2 screens , one of which can be used as a touch screen.

Sony releases PSP, a portable system with a large, high- resolution display.
Microsoft unveils the XBOX 360, a console system to be released on November 2005. Sony and Nintendo's competing console systems are planned for release in 2006.

Nintendo release the WII, a gaming system that lets gamer's use the controller in revolutionary ways, such as swinging it like a tennis racket, holding and tilting it like a steering wheel, and more.
Sony also debuts the PS3, a very sophisticated and expensive game system.

Nintendo releases super Mario Galaxy for the WII. It continues the adventures of Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach as they face there old foe Bowser.

GTA 4 breaks sales records its 1st week after gamer's bought over than 6 million copies.

The WII Fit is launched, adding even more incentive for gamer's of all ages to get up and move.

Social gaming takes shape with Farmville & Angry birds, enthralling millions of new players. Facebook and cellphones allow easy access to these addictive games.

With over 40 million units sold, Nintendo's Wii sports becomes the best selling video game of all time. The previous record holder was another Nintendo game:Super Mario Brothers.

New motion controlled systems-- Sony's PlayStation & Microsoft Kinect-- let players interact in a more immersive way, doing away with controllers and letting players use there bodies instead.

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim showcases the beauty, majesty, and massiveness of video games as players explore a seemingly endless, beautifully rendered fantasy world.

Both Sony ( PS4) and Microsoft (XBOX ONE) release new gaming platforms this year. Offering social connection through " next generation cooperative and competitive multiplayer play," these systems offer amazing graphics and speed.

Microsoft acquires Mojang and its immensely popular indie brick building game, Minecraft, which Swedish creator Markus Persson debuted in 2009. Purchase price is $2.5 billion.

Nintendo releases the Mini Ness. ( Coming out November ll th)

The Ps5 is coming out in 2020.