Who doesn't know Nintendo? Nintendo is a company that is famous for making video games since 1977, namely The Color TV game. Okay, let's talk about Nintendo's video game journey so far.
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Before the smartphone era, Nintendo dominated the market for video game lovers, especially console games. Game consoles are games that have two controllers and a built-in screen.
In the past, owning a console was like a sign of social status that you were really a rich person. It was because at that time the price of game consoles was quite expensive.
Until now, Nintendo does not lose the market when Smartphone Game is growing rapidly. It was because Nintendo is still consistently innovating with the game consoles. The latest launch is the Nintendo Switch, which was released in 2017 and got the huge sales.
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Nintendo First Video Game Console: The Color TV-Game
The Color TV Game
The Color TV-Game is the oldest Nintendo console in history. From 1977 to 1980, the Color TV-Game was only available in Japan. In its history, the Color TV-Game came in a total of four models.
The introduction of the Color TV-Game was a big hit and because of this, Nintendo felt more confident to continue producing more game consoles.
Nintendo started out as a manufacturer of toys and playing cards. In the latter part of the 1970s, Nintendo entered the video game market.
Inspired by the huge success of the game Space Invaders and the oil crisis in 1973 that led to the rising cost of making toys, Nintendo became a huge player in the video game industry with the Color TV-Game.
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is released in Japan as the Family Computer (FC) or more commonly known as Famicom. It was a big commercial hit selling more than 60 million units worldwide.
The NES came into the market just after the video game crash in the United States. Before its release, a lot of experts doubted that it will thrive in a bearish economy, especially as a video game.
Surprisingly, the NES was widely accepted by a lot of people and it even helped to revitalize the video game industry.
Nintendo Console in 1990s
Game Boy
Game Boy is perhaps the most widely-recognized handheld game console from Nintendo.
Who would have thought it was already a little more than 30 years that have passed since Game Boy took the world by storm?
For many modern gamers, Game Boy might have been their first taste of real gaming. With the chance of playing different games on one console and playing with multiple players, more and more people got hooked.
Before Game Boy, the common perception of people was that handheld video games were just simple distractions and pastimes.
Game Boy Color
The Game Boy Color or simply, GBC, is a great improvement of its predecessor, the original Game Boy.
Featuring a smaller colored screen, it was immediately loved by many customers. The 16 colors palette made the handheld game console more appealing. The most popular games for Game Boy Color were Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver.
The Game Boy Color features backward compatibility. This means that it can play games made for Game Boy, the original version. During its production, the Game Boy Color came with more than 500 games, which are also compatible with the original Game Boy.
Nintendo Console in 2000s
Game Boy Advance
Nintendo decided to upgrade its ageing Game Boy concept with a more powerful model, with better graphics and wider range of colors available to developers.
The Game Boy Advance went through several designs in its seven-year shelf life, with a return to the clamshell style of the original Game & Watch devices for the
Game Boy Advance SP. That particular oddity could even be seen as the forerunner to the Nintendo DS to follow soon after.
Nintendo DS
Even though it was pressing forward with new designs for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo decided to completely refresh its handheld strategy with the release of the DS.
Importantly, it introduced an innovative new dual-screen setup that evolved from the original Game & Watch. The bottom display featured a touchscreen and could be used to control games, while the top was just an LCD screen to see what you were doing.
Nintendo 3DS
To follow-up on its DS handheld concept, Nintendo turned to a visual technology popular at the time: 3D. It made the top screen of its clamshell device a 3D screen, although unlike
similar picture tech on TVs and the like, it didn't require glasses.
Nintendo Switch: The modern console
The Nintendo Switch is a versatile option for gamers, doubling up as both a handheld system and home console. The more recent OLED model offers better screen quality, while the Steam Deck packs a more powerful performance, but the original Switch is still a great value option for those who just want to play all the Nintendo exclusives.
Well, that is about the history of Nintendo that most of people might unfamiliar. Since you are now familiar about the old Nintendo, are you curious to try the experience playing retro game? Keep in touch with us to know more about the retro game, console game, and Nintendo Switch.
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