10 Interesting Fact About The history and evolution of video games

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• Video Games were first discovered in 1958 by a scientist named William Higinbotham, who created a simple game called Tennis For Two which was played on Oscilloscope.
• In 1972, Atari released their first Arcade game, Pong, which became a popular game around the world and inspired many other Arcade games.
• In 1985, Nintendo released their first game console, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), which became a big success and introduced many popular game characters such as Mario and Zelda.
• In 1991, Sonic The Hedgehog was introduced as a new game character by Sega, and became one of the most iconic and famous game characters in the world.
• In 1992, Mortal Kombat became a major controversy because of violence in games, and inspired debate about violence in video games that are still ongoing today.
• In 1996, Nintendo released their first portable game console, Game Boy, which became one of the most successful game consoles of all time.
• In 2001, Microsoft released their first game console, Xbox, which became a serious competitor for other game consoles such as Playstation and Nintendo.
• In 2004, Nintendo released Nintendo DS, a portable game console with the first touch screen in the world, which opened the way for many modern portable game devices.
• In 2011, Minecraft became one of the most popular games in the world, and inspired many other games with open-world concepts and unlimited creativity.
• In 2020, the Animal Crossing: New Horizons game became a major phenomenon, becoming one of the best-selling and popular games throughout the world during Pandemi Covid-19.