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    In the history of video games, the third generation of video game consoles, commonly referred to as the 8-bit era, began on July 15, 1983, with the Japanese...
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    home video game consoles since the first commercial unit, the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972. Historically these consoles have been grouped into generations lasting...
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    In the history of video games, the first generation era refers to the video games, video game consoles, and handheld video game consoles available from...
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    history of video games, the second-generation era refers to computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld video game consoles available...
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  • The ninth generation of video game consoles began in November 2020 with the releases of Microsoft's Xbox Series X and Series S console family and Sony's...
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  • In the history of video games, the fourth generation of video game consoles, more commonly referred to as the 16-bit era, began on October 30, 1987, with...
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  • The eighth generation of video game consoles began in 2012, and consists of four home video game consoles: the Wii U released in 2012, the PlayStation...
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    In the video game industry, the market for home video game consoles has frequently been segmented into generations, grouping consoles that are considered...
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  • below) is the era of computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld gaming devices available at the turn of the 21st century, starting on November...
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  • and handheld gaming consoles dating from approximately October 4, 1993, to March 23, 2006. For home consoles, the best-selling console was the Sony PlayStation...
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  • The history of video game consoles, both home and handheld, began in the 1970s. The first console that played games on a television set was the 1972 Magnavox...
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  • The seventh generation of home video game consoles began on November 22, 2005, with the release of Microsoft's Xbox 360 home console. This was followed...
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    has produced home video game consoles and handheld consoles since 1983; these systems were released from the third console generation to the sixth. Sega...
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    combine elements of both home and handheld consoles. Video game consoles are a specialized form of a home computer geared towards video game playing, designed...
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    downloaded content. Dedicated consoles are a subset of game consoles that are only able to play built-in games. Video game consoles in general are also described...
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  • generation of video game consoles lasted from 1972 to 1983. The first console of this generation was the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey. The last new console release...
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  • in the number of video game consoles and available games, many of which were of poor quality. Waning interest in console games in favor of personal computers...
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    video game consoles and multiple portable consoles for use with external media, as well as dedicated consoles and other hardware for their consoles....
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  • A console game is a type of video game consisting of images and often sounds generated by a video game console, which are displayed on a television or...
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    among the best video game consoles. In 2018, Retro Gamer named it the third best console, crediting its sophisticated 3D capabilities as one of its key factors...
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  • events include the video game crash of 1983 in North America, and the third generation of video game consoles beginning with the launch of Nintendo's Family...
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    consoles were produced before a follow-up non-dedicated console in 1978, the Magnavox Odyssey 2. While it showed the potential of video game consoles...
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  • that arose during the third generation of video game consoles, targeting 8-bit computer architecture. 8K resolution An aspect ratio of digital display devices...
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    console war competition between Nintendo and Sega as they fought for market share in the United States. The first major handheld video game consoles appeared...
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  • Engine. Commercial game development began in the 1970s with the advent of arcade video games, first-generation video game consoles like the Atari 2600...
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    video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017. Released in the middle of the eighth generation of home...
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    Color TV-Game is the first video game system ever made by Nintendo. The system was released as a series of five dedicated home video game consoles between...
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    The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan in 1983...
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    video game console developed by Atari Corporation and released in North America in November 1993. Part of the fifth generation of video game consoles...
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    Wii (redirect from Wii video game console)
    other regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major home game console, following the GameCube and is a seventh-generation console alongside Microsoft's...
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