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Video games are lucrative entertainment industry

The first video game most people will remember, is one of the major online version of ping-pong, is called "Pong". It was not because it was the first video game - there are many others that are floating around campus long before Pong debuted - but because it was the first video game to gain mass appeal. Today, video games are lucrative entertainment industry, the popularity of movies and still images are interwoven with rival Hollywood - films made of the most popular games (like Doom and Resident Evil) and created the game based on the famous movies (like Transformers and Star Wars is based). In fact, the first movie tie in video game created by Star Wars in 1980, when the video game first appeared as a competitor on popular culture.
This captivating dismissive of video games as games for the kids or a hobby for nerds, but the reality is much more common and popular as this one. His story is full of ups and downs. Video will not succeed in the world overnight, but not for long and anxiety.
After the sudden popularity of Pong, in 1972, the industry saw a brief period of commercial success, where some of the most famous games, as soon as it turned out, "Tank" and "block", but no less important. In 1977, the public lost interest in video games and sank to the bottom of the market. This is very short-lived, however, as video games began to appear in 1978 with the release of the game, which is still popular with avid video game to date, "Space Invaders". Space Invaders was the first game to give players an incentive to besting "high scores" of other players and was a great success. Space Invaders was created in 1980 with little games like "Pac-Man", an unprecedented achievement by all standards, video game known place firmly back in the public eye. First video game character is so popular that the product tie-ins, such as key chain and sold its image plates. 'Ve then pac-Man, the audience is strong for new games and built their companies fall on them, which published the next big thing. the next big thing came from a small Japanese company called Nintendo and a monkey named "Donkey Kong" barrels jump throw little people attempt to save his girlfriend. Younger people do not get the name of the jump until a successor Donkey Kong, the "Donkey Kong Jr.", was released and decided to call him Mario. It is the most popular characters in the world of video games.
In the early 1980s saw the emergence of the home video game console. Atari 2600, Colecovision Mattel Intellivision console Console, and all previous graphics and improved gameplay, but in the rush to cash in on the popularity of video games, the market is full, and the public lost interest again. In 1983, the worst industry fell for the second time, however, it was short-lived failures. Home computer animated video games as a popular form of entertainment and convenience key back in 1990. Although the console during the latter part of the famous 1980 - Nintendo Entertainment System is mind - console actually starts when up to that complex, realistic graphics with a modern 64-bit technology to start building. So far, Sony has created the first known console known as the Playstation. PlayStation went head-to-head against a known 64-bit Nintendo console, Nintendo 64, with no clear winner.
Popular PlayStation and Nintendo 64 will lead to the next generation console, and two manufacturers, and saw that the computer software giant Microsoft to enter the fray. In 2000 and 2001, PlayStation2, Nintendo GameCube and Xbox were published in quick succession primary, and despite the presence of three major console on the market, each with a high degree of success. Video game popularity levels reached in contrast to 1983, when the industry for their support. It was really fun for the masses.
There are currently three major console manufacturers have new console on the market: Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii and Xbox360. Each company trying with new tricks and innovations, the other player hit the slopes.
Which is better for hardcore players, but not necessary. Better for all Playstation3, fighting for the same market as the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii has taken a different approach to wider appeal to a family audience. Working with an innovative new controller, the jog in the set, regardless of the key and games for the whole family - many of the famous Donkey Kong Mario start - managed to create a full house - a console for the second time in a row during Christmas.
The competition between the Playstation3 and Xbox360 heated but. Although they are available for about a year, it seems, Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 game bit address. Developed over many years of experience in Microsoft computer technology at home - stunning graphics and the ability to massively multiplayer online games convinced many players is the best console for serious video game fanatic.
Many believe that the next major change in the technology of video games to virtual reality tool that has been in development for some time and can not seem to get off the ground in a way that commercial. That could change, however, the processors get faster and smaller, and the data required to create complex electronic devices, cheaper and easier to do.