...Now we see thousands of people playing online games such as tetris, ping pong, mario bros, super mario etc for free but despite its history dating back to 1970s, for most people online gaming began with the explosion of Internet in 1993 and with the advent of Doom and Warcraft sometime in 1994 or 1995. This got further boost with publishers starting to add Internet connectivity to computer games in 1994-95.

The media, in fact, have themselves been ignorant about online games history. As far as they are concerned, online gaming just coincidentally happened when their advertisers started producing Internet-capable games. But it isn't so...

Early Years of development

In early 1950's a college student created a game much like Tic-Tac-Toe for a class project to be played on dinosaur computers of those days complete with cathode ray tubes for the screen display. The 1960's had MIT students programming a game called "Space war" that could be played with two people over a primitive network. The late 1960's brought the first "real" video games like table tennis and shooter games.

The 70s - the game begins

Serious online gaming began with the first interactive online game called ADVENT. In fact networked gaming got conceptualized with ADVENT. Networked gaming had users playing against each other within an online fantasy world. The first networked game was called Mazewar, a game which involved networked players traveli...more

Nintendo wii Consoles Stand Apart From The Competition

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In a world full of video games one could easily wonder why anyone would need a new model. Sometimes it seems that the graphics can not get any sharper, the sounds any fuller, and the game play any more realistic. Perhaps that reality is one of the reasons that, in 2001, the brain trust at Nintendo began to contemplate taking game consoles in a new direction. After seeing powerful console after powerful console flood the market, Nintendo realized that it was difficult to compete in a market full of heavyweight, high powered machines. Instead, they decided that a console that focused on player ...more

Nintendo wii - Redefining an Industry

...Nintendos latest home console system was released in North America on November 19th 2006. Nintendos goal seems to focus on casual games which entertain a broad demographic of gamers and non-gamers. Nintendos product is the cheapest new generation home console system on the market, retailing for USD $249.99, and challenges to change the way people think about gaming.

A Kids Console?

Historically, Nintendo has produced kid safe console designs where most games were innocent and cute. Nintendo has changed their target audience to a broader audience with different styles of gaming. You can purchase a first-person shooter, such as, Call of Duty 3 or you can purchase child centric games, such as Barnyard, Cars or Cooking Mama. There are also many middle-of-the road games that all ages can enjoy, such as Wario Ware: Smooth Moves, Elebits and Wii play.

This kids console has morphed into the casual gaming console. This is a device where a gamer can invest fifteen minutes to fifteen hours of playtime. A father of two can find time to play Tennis in Wii Sports or get in a game of nine-ball in Wii play. A teenager can snowboard down a hill in SSX Blur and a younger child may yearn for Avatar: The Last Airbender.

The Nintendo Wii is well suited for kids but it goes beyond children. Grandparents are picking up the product after watching their children and grandchildren play. It might be for a golf game or a racing game, but it shows the attractive nature of the Wii. Just as m...more

Video Games Game Cube-The New Revolution

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Game Cube uses a mini-size game disc and wont play DVDs. Neither does it have online capabilities. Dont be swayed buy their perceived shortcomings. What Game cube loses on the corners it picks up on the strait.

Video Games Game cube links up nicely with two handheld video game systems. The Gameboy Advance and The Gameboy Advance SP.

Nintendos new system, Nintendo Revolution will be released in 2006. here are Nintendo promises for Ni...more

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