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The Decline of the 8 bit computers
In the beginning of the decade the computers of Atari St and commodore amiga were the more important devices for videogames but the computers of new generation arrived to dominate in the decade -
The dream of virtual reality and 3d
the idea of videogames in 3d and the virtual reality came since 1965 but it had more relevance in this decade -
Release of nintendo SNES
Sega was dominating the videoconsoles world with mega drive until that nintendo launched their SNES console -
Sega's tried to take the supremacy of Nintendo SNES
Sega's company launched the sega mega cd which is a pheripheral for the Mega drive console but it didn't achieve to reach the exit of nintendo -
The begin of the consoles war
consoles sells were declining but other consoles went on sale like the 3DO and the Atari Jaguar that entered to the American market with the purpose to compete with Sega and nintendo of the Japanese Market without have succes -
The arrived of the Sega Saturn
The Sega saturn was a machine with 32 bits and their star title of Virtua fighter one of the first games with polygonal technology in 3d -
The release of playstation
Sony tried to unite with nintendo for create a new platform but nintendo desisted. So they begin in the videogame market with their own console -
Nintendo 64 emerged
A 64 bits system with the support of important designers companies. The console's flagship title was Super Mario 64 became a defining title for 3D platformer games, but it didn't be sufficient for win against playstation -
The new century
The beginning of a new century allow us to compare the improves and advances of the industry. In this case the designer of videogames change of be an amateur to be a professional in systems. and the videogame industry became multimillonaire -
the awakening of a monster PS2
The 128 bits console that would become in the most sold of the history -
another attempt for win to Playstation. The Gamecube
other bet of Nintendo that didn't can attract adult public and was a commercial failure. Due to that attempt. Nintendo would focus in the portable consoles -
Another company appears
Microsoft made their entrance in the industry a machine that is similar to the playstation 2 but didn't reach it -
Release of nintendo Ds
A portable Console and the first try after the new strategy of Nintendo. After this release Playstation also launched a portable console but the nintendo's consol had more success -
Xbox Vs Playstation
Microsoft launched the Xbox 360 an improved version of the xbox to compete vs Playstation 2 Then Sony counterattacked with the release of Playstation 3 that didn't have the ecpected succes -
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From past to present
Far from having reached creative maturity, video games are still a new art form that seems to be taking its first steps 50 years after its appearance.
In this years were released a lot of consoles
Nintendo: nintendo wiiu, nintendo 3ds, nintendo switch
Microsoft: Xbox one, Xbox scorpio
Sony: play station 4, PSP Vita -
The return of Nintendo
Nintendo wii was released. It was a innovator machine wit motion control