| Millions of people play video games on a daily basis | | | | America. |
| or at least a couple of times per week. They play | | | | Xbox: This gaming system was the first foray |
| those games on their computer, on their mobile | | | | into the gaming console market by Microsoft. It |
| phones, or on video game systems. Video game | | | | was released in 2001 and was discontinued in |
| systems are more notably referred to as gaming | | | | 2006. Xbox allows gamers to play their video |
| consoles. These consoles have been changed, | | | | games online against millions of other gamers |
| updated, revamped and improved over the past | | | | across the world. The successor to this system, |
| couple of decades. Some of the most popular | | | | Xbox 360, was released in November of 2005. |
| video game systems include PlayStation (the | | | | The release of the Xbox 360 was one of the |
| entire series), Xbox (the entire series), Nintendo | | | | main reasons why the Xbox was discontinued |
| (the entire series) and Sega Genesis. Below we | | | | from being produced and sold in the video game |
| will provide a brief history of these video game | | | | market. There are various Xbox 360 limited |
| systems and what they offer to the gamer. | | | | editions available for purchase including Halo 3, the |
| PlayStation: This gaming system is produced by | | | | Simpsons, and Resident Evil 5. |
| Sony and features PlayStation, PlayStation 2, | | | | Nintendo: Nintendo has released quite a few |
| PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable in its list of | | | | different video game consoles in their gaming |
| consoles and handheld systems. The very first | | | | history. Their first console released in North |
| console, PlayStation, was released back in 1994. It | | | | America (1985) was the Nintendo Entertainment |
| had two ports for two separate controllers and | | | | System (NES) and it was accompanied with the |
| one circular opening in the middle of the console | | | | Super Mario Bros. video game. In fact, Nintendo is |
| where the CD would be placed inside. The games | | | | the longest surviving video game console |
| were published on CDs and any PlayStation game | | | | manufacturer to this date. In 1989, the Game |
| could be played on PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3. | | | | Boy, a handheld system, was released by |
| PlayStation 2 was released in North America in | | | | Nintendo. The company has also released Super |
| 2000 and PlayStation 3 was released in North | | | | NES (selling over 49 million consoles), the Nintendo |
| America in November of 2006. PlayStation | | | | 64, the Nintendo GameCube and the Wii. The Wii |
| Portable was released in March of 2005 in North | | | | is the most recent console release from Nintendo. |