Abstract
In 1975, the world is changed by the creation of the interactive television. The components are packed with a 13-inch black-and-white TV set in a futuristic-looking cabinet. In this time period, the introduction of the first arcade video game comes about. However, the public found this new technology was too difficult to use. In 1978, Nintendo of Japan released Computer Othello, a decidedly simplistic arcade cocktail-table game based on the board game Othello. In 1982, Atari announced that Vector Come Home sales did not meet predictions.
Communications stock then drops an incredible 32% in a single day. Thus putting into action the beginning of the Great Crash period. In 1987, Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda on a cartridge in the United States; it is the supremacy of Nintendo. At the end of the 80's, a strong competition occurred between SEGA and Nintendo: SEGA released 16-Bit Genesis, while Nintendo released Super Nintendo 3 and the Game Boy portable console. During the 90's, there was a strong emergence of new competitors like Microsoft and Nokia. In 1993, Congress noted video games violence incensed by the violence in Mortal Combat and Night Trap, resulting in Senators Joseph Lieberman (Connecticut) and Herbert Kohl (Wisconsin) to launch a Senate "investigation" into video game violence. In 2000, the new era of video games begins (release of Playstation 2 and Xbox). Since 2005, the next generation has appeared with wireless controllers and 3D applications. Currently, the Wii is the latest console of this generation.
