The video game heralded the start of a new
generation of entertainment of both, children as well as adults. Played on
platforms ranging from large mainframe computers and arcade stations to
handheld devices, video games have changed since their introduction in the
1970s as simple shooter or brick games to become an art from and an industry.
It was Taito’s shooter game Space Invaders that marked the beginning of the
golden age of arcade video games and inspired dozens of manufacturers to enter
the market with Super Mario, Donkey Kong, Aladdin and Pac-Man being the most
popular games of the 90s. Nintendo’s original Game Boy was in fact the most
successful game system ever, with more than 100 million units sold worldwide.
As computers and their performance capacities
improved, the quality of video games also made headway. Sony PlayStation,
Xbox360 and Nintendo Game Cube made sure that video games were adopted by 72%
of American household sandal most $25.1 billion was spent globally on video
games, hardware and accessories in 2013. With game technology improving almost
continuously, 3D gaming and motion sensor gaming has quickly become reality and
is predicted to disrupt the mature gaming industry once again.
