Ps3 and X-box 360 is what every kid wants. They are just some
of the newest video game consoles, but every console has a base
right? Video game consoles started in our backyard. In Hampshire,
Magnavox started the new generation of kids waiting in line for the
new video games.
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Who created the first video game console, and where was he/she
at when doing so. What was the idea or basis of the video game?
Were the first video game consoles compatible with TVs? How many
video game consoles have been sold world wide?
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The first generations of video games started by the Magnavox
Odyssey, but Atari made video game consoles popular. The Magnavox
was created in 1972 in New Hampshire, by Ralph Baer. The Odyssey
was based off of the Brown Box Atari designer Harold Lee thought of
making a home Pong unit. This would be a great innovation to Video
Game Consoles in general. They sold the Atari through Sears.
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Generation 2 Fair Channel F The 2 nd generation was started by
Fair Channel F the first Game Console that allowed you to change
the cartridges and to be able to pause the game.
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After the video game crash of 1985 people stopped playing video
games as much. But Nintendo brought the fad back and sold their
system called Famicom. By 1987 they had 90% of the market Famicom,
controller, games
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The sega drive never really sold a lot in many places besides
EU. By the time it came to U.S. it changed its name to Sega
Genesis. Genesis could never really compete with NES who had most
of the copy rights of the arcade video games.
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Generation 5 was started into by the lower consoles but as soon
as the Playstation and Super Nintendo came out the other systems
almost became non existent. The Playstation uses disks for their
games while Super Nintendo uses cartridges. All of generation 5
videogame consoles have a bases of 32X.
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The major video game consoles from this generation were Ps2,
Nintendo Gamecube, and Microsoft X-box. The Playstation and X- box
both have a built in DVD player but Nintendo decided against adding
one for their system Playstation 2 and X-box
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The Nintendo Wii made one of the biggest innovations in their
generation. This is the Wii MotionPlus its a device that connects
to the Wii Remote to complete the accelerometer and Sensor Bar
capabilities and enable actions to be rendered identically on the
screen in real time.
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The 2 nd video game console created by Microsoft and they are
still competing with the big boys Nintendo and Playstation. The
Xbox 360 is sold in us at 299. Xbox has a created their own
franchised game called Halo, which draws in a lot of their
players.
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The 3 rd video game console that Sony has come out with. Their
origins coming from their research with NES. The Playstation 3 was
just the continuation of their outstanding systems from their first
one. The Ps3 allows you to access the web for free with wi-fi and
also provides updates and buyable games from Playstation
Network