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· files bankruptcy AIAS (Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences)
· hosts the 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards for video games
· inducts Yu Suzuki of Sega to the AIAS Hall Of Fame Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· is renamed from Infogrames , Inc. BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts)
· hosts the 1st annual BAFTA Games Awards for video game publication
· hosts the 6th annual BAFTA Interactive Awards for multimedia technologies Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the Game Boy Advance SP (GBASP) handheld console Nokia Corporation
· introduces the N-Gage multimedia handheld console Square Enix Co., Ltd.
· Square Co., Ltd. and Enix Corporation merge AIAS (Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences)
· hosts the 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards for video games
· inducts Will Wright of Maxis to the AIAS Hall Of Fame BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts)
· 5th annual BAFTA Interactive Awards for multimedia technologies
· best Children's Entertainment: Disney's Magic Artist Deluxe (for PC )
· best Children's Learning: Frankie's Animal Adventures (for PC )
· best Multiplayer Game: Halo: Combat Evolved (for Xbox )
· best Offline Learning: Antarctic Waves (for PC )
· best Console Game: Halo: Combat Evolved (for Xbox )
· best Mobile Game: SMS Chess (for cellular)
· best Interactivity: Pikmin (for GameCube )
· best PC Game: Neverwinter Nights (for PC )
· best Sports: Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix 4 ) (for PC )
· best Audio: Luigi's Mansion (for GameCube )
· Interactive Special Award: Ian Livingstone Eidos Interactive
· selects dutch model Jill De Jong as the new digitized Lara Croft character G4 Media , LLC (subsidiary of Comcast Corporation)
· launches the G4 cable television video game network channel Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the Phantasy Star Online network video game (for GameCube )
· releases the Metroid Prime video game (for GameCube ) Sega Corporation
· establishes the Sega Mobile division to develop, produce, and distribute video games for cellulars and PDAs
· establishes the Sega.com Business Solutions division to service video game developers and publishers AIAS (Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences)
· hosts the 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards for video games
· inducts John Carmack of id Software to the AIAS Hall Of Fame BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts)
· hosts the 4th annual BAFTA Interactive Awards for multimedia technologies
· best Lifestyle & Leisure: Frequency (for PS2 )
· best Networked Game: Phantasy Star Online (for Dreamcast )
· best Interface Design: Eyes Only (for PC )
· best Moving Images: Black & White (for PC )
· best Console Game: Gran Turismo 3 (for PS2 )
· best Mobile Game: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (for GBA )
· best Interactivity: Black & White (for PC )
· best Networked: Phantasy Star Online (for DC )
· best Children's: Disney's Tigger's Honey Hunt
· best PC Game: Max Payne (PC )
· best Learning: Immaterial Bodies (for PC )
· best Sports: ISS Pro Evolution 2 (for PS )
· best Sound: Theme Park World (for PC )
· best Music: Shogun Total War: Warlord Edition (for PC )
· Amazon.co.uk Award: Championship Manager 00/01 (for PC ) Game Park Inc.
· introduces the GP32 (Game Park 32) wireless-multiplayer multimedia handheld console Indrema
· releases the L600 Entertainment System multimedia home console Microsoft Corporation
· releases the Xbox home console Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the GameCube home console
· releases the Game Boy Advance (GBA ) handheld console
· Uri Geller vs Nintendo lawsuit: Uri Geller sues Nintendo over his resemblance to a Pokemon character. The suit is dismissed. Panasonic
· releases the Q multimedia console Sega Corporation
· discontinues home console development AIAS (Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences)
· hosts the 3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards for video games
· inducts Hironobu Sakaguchi of Square Enix to the AIAS Hall Of Fame Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· Infogrames , Inc. acquires Hasbro Interactive , Inc. BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts)
· hosts the 4th annual BAFTA Interactive Awards for multimedia technologies
· best Moving Images: Perfect Dark (N64 )
· best Console: Medieval II (PS )
· best Mobile: Pokemon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition (GBC )
· best Sports: Sydney 2000 (PC )
· best Sound: Theme Park World (PC )
· best Music: Imperium Galactica (PC )
· best PC: Deus Ex (PC )
· The Berners-Lee Award For The Best Personal Contribution: David Bowie Bandai Co. Ltd.
· releases the Wonderswan Color handheld in Japan Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· sells its 100,000,000th Game Boy handheld console Sega Corporation
· Sega.com, Inc. launches SegaNet , the 1st online console gaming network
· releases the Naomi 2 arcade console.
· releases the ChuChu Rocket video game, the 1st online console game
· releases the NFL 2K1 video game, the 1st online console sports game
· releases the Phantasy Star Online video game, the 1st online console RPG game SNK
· files bankruptcy Sony Corporation
· releases the Playstation 2 (PS2) home console Toymax
· releases the Activision TV Games controller/console AIAS (Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences)
· hosts the 2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards for video games
· inducts Sid Meier of Firaxis to the AIAS Hall Of Fame BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts)
· hosts the 2nd annual BAFTA Interactive Awards Billy Mitchell
· gets a perfect score on the Pac-Man arcade game: 3,333,360
Bleem
· releases the Bleem! emulator for Playstation for an IBM -compatible PC Connectix Corporation
· releases the Virtual Game Station emulator for Playstation for a Macintosh Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the Game Boy Light (GBL) handheld console in Japan only
· Nintendo vs Bung Enterprises Ltd. lawsuit: Nintendo sues Bung over patent infringement Sega Corporation
· releases the Dreamcast internet-ready 128-bit home console SNK
· releases the Neo Geo Pocket Color (NGPC) handheld Sony Corporation
· Sony Corporation v. Bleem LLC Tiger Electronics (subsidiary of Hasbro , Inc)
· releases the Game.com Pocket Pro handheld AIAS (Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences)
· hosts the 1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards for video games
· inducts Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo to the AIAS Hall Of Fame BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts)
· hosts the 1st annual BAFTA Interactive Awards Bandai Co. Ltd
· releases the Wonderswan handheld in Japan Hasbro , Inc.
· acquires Tiger Electronics Hasbro Interactive, Inc.
· acquires Atari Majesco Sales Inc.
· releases the Genesis 3 home console Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the Game Boy Color (GBC) handheld console
· releases the Pokemon video game for the Game Boy handheld console
· releases the Camera & Printer accessories for the Game Boy handheld console Sega Corporation
· releases the Naomi arcade console
· releases the Dreamcast home console SNK
· releases the Neo Geo Pocket (NGP) handheld Gametek
· files bankruptcy Gunpei Yokoi
· dies after a double car accident Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the NES 2 compact home console
· releases the SNES 2 compact home console
· Nintendo vs Prima Publishing lawsuit: Nintendo sues Prima over copyrights to map of the N64 video game Goldeneye . Nintendo loses the suit
· Nintendo vs Games City lawsuit: Nintendo sues Games City for selling the Game Doctor and Doctor V64 backup devices for the SNES and N64 consoles. Nintendo wins the suit. Sony Corporation
· releases the Playstation development software for PC Tiger Electronics
· releases the Game.com Bandai Co. Ltd.
· introduces the Tamagotchi handheld virtual pet DigiPen Institute of Technology
· receives accreditation to offer college degrees in video game development, in cooperation with Nintendo Eidos
· acquires Core Design
· Core Design develops the Tomb Raider video game (released for the Saturn console) Game Park Inc.
· is established in Korea Namco
· releases the Alpine Racer arcade game Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the Nintendo 64 (N64) 64-bit console
· releases the Game Boy Pocket (GBP) handheld console (30% smaller version of the previous Game Boy handheld console)
· Gunpei Yokoi leaves Nintendo
· Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Computer & Entertainment, Inc. Sega Corporation
· releases the Net Link modem for the Saturn home console SNK
· releases the Neo Geo CDZ in Japan only Sony Corporation
· releases the Crash Bandicoot video game Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the Game Boy Play-It-Loud (GBPIL) color/clear versions of Game Boy
· releases the Virtual Boy (by Gunpei Yokoi ) 32-bit console
· releases the Satellaview BS-X accessory for the Famicom console in Japan only
· Nintendo vs Samsung Electronics lawsuit: Nintendo sues Samsung for promoting software piracy. The suit is settled.
· Nintendo of America, Inc. v. NTDEC Sega Corporation
· releases the Saturn home console Aiwa
· releases the CSD-GLM Mega Drive multimedia home console in Japan only Bandai Co. Ltd.
· releases the Playdia multimedia home console Commodore
· files bankruptcy ESRB
· Entertainment Software Rating Board is established NEC
· releases the PC-FX multimedia home console Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the Super Game Boy adapter for the SNES home console
· releases the Donkey Kong Country video game
· Alpex Computer Corp. vs Nintendo lawsuit: Alpex sues Nintendo over patent infringements. Nintendo loses the case.
· Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Dragon Pacific Intern Sega Corporation
· introduces the cable tv Sega Channel in cooperation with Time Warner (AOL Time Warner ); The subscription service provides Genesis games via cable box to customers
· releases the 32X adapter for the Genesis home console
· releases the Nomad handheld console
· releases the Saturn home console
· releases the Daytona USA arcade game SNK
· releases the Neo Geo CD home console Sony Corporation
· releases the Playstation (PS ) home console 3DO Company
· is established Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· releases the Jaguar home console Broderbund
· releases the Myst video game Commodore
· releases the Amiga CD32 multimedia home console Hollenshead
· releases the Doom video game Magnavox
· is acquired by the Carlyle Group Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the Star Fox video game (the 1st game to use the Super FX Chip ) Panasonic
· releases the 3DO home console Pioneer
· releases the Laseractive multimedia home console Sega Corporation
· releases the Virtua Fighter (by Yu Suzuki ) arcade game, that the Smithsonian Institution now has on permanent display in Research Collection on Information Technology Innovation, at the Museum of American History
· releases the Night Trap video game for the Sega CD console Tandy
· releases the Video Information System (VIS ) multimedia internet home console Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· Atari Games Corp. v. Nintendo of America, Inc. JVC
· releases the Wondermega console Midway Home Entertainment Inc.
· releases the Mortal Kombat arcade game Philips (Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.)
· releases the CD-I multimedia home console Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc. Sega Corporation
· releases the Sega CD home console
· releases the Virtua Racing arcade game
· releases the Game Gear handheld console Taito Corp.
· creates the Wowow home console (unreleased) TTI (Turbo Technologies Inc.)
· releases the Turboduo home console Fujitsu
· releases the FM Towns Marty home console Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· New York State vs Nintendo lawsuit: the state attorney general sues Nintendo over the monopoly of the video game industry. Nintendo loses the suit and offers customers a $5 rebate on Nintendo games Sega
· releases the Sonic The Hedgehog (by Yuji Naka ) video game Camerica
· releases the Game Genie adapter in Canada (1991 in the USA) Eidos Interactive
· is established NEC
· releases the TurboExpress handheld console Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the Super Mario 3 video game
· releases the SNES (Super Nintendo /Super Famicom ) 16-bit console
· Nintendo vs Color Dreams lawsuit: Nintendo sues Color Dreams over unlicensed production of Nintendo video games SNK
· releases the Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System (AES) home console Sega
· releases the R-360 arcade game, the first 3D-360° gameplay Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· releases the Lynx handheld console Mattel , Inc.
· releases the Power Glove controller for the NES home console Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the Game Boy (GB) (by Gunpei Yokoi ) handheld console
· Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Tengen lawsuit: Nintendo sues Tengen over the Tetris video game copyrights. Tengen loses and recalls all its Tetris games.
· Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Tengen lawsuit: Nintendo sues Tengen over production of unlicensed Nintendo games. Nintendo loses
· Nintendo v. Camerica Ltd. lawsuit: Nintendo sues Camerica over patent violations of the Game Genie for the NES console. Camerica wins the suit. Sega Corporation
· releases the Genesis home console Tengen
· releases an unlicensed version of the Tetris video game Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· establishes the Tengen division Coleco
· files bankruptcy Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the Nintendo Power magazine
· Nintendo vs Camerica Ltd. lawsuit: Nintendo sues Camerica over the clone production of an Advantage joystick controller for the NES console Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· releases the XE Game System (XEGS ) home console Konami Corporation
· releases the Castlevania video game NEC
· releases the Turbografx-16 console Taito Corp.
· releases the Double Dragon arcade game Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· Nintendo of America, Inc. vs Blockbuster Entertainment lawsuit: Nintendo sues Blockbuster for photocopying complete NES manuals for its rental games. Nintendo wins the suit, and Blockbuster includes original manuals with its rentals.
· Nintendo of America, Inc. vs Blockbuster Entertainment lawsuit: Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· releases the Atari 7800 home console Majesco Sales Inc.
· is established Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the Metroid video game
· releases the Famicom Disk Drive System home console in Japan only
· releases the Legend Of Zelda (by Shigeru Miyamoto ) video game Sega Corporation
· releases the Sega Master System (SMS ) home console
· releases the Outrun arcade game Sharp
· releases the Twin Famicom home console Taito Corp.
· releases the Bubble Bobble arcade game
· releases the Arkanoid arcade game Alex Pajitnov
· creates the Tetris video game Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· releases the Gauntlet arcade game (by Ed Logg ) Commodore
· releases the Amiga 1000 home console INTV Corp.
· releases the INTV III home console Namco
· creates the Xevious arcade game Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the Super Mario Bros. video game
· releases the Robotic Operating Buddy (ROB ) robot and video game for the NES home console RDI Systems
· files bankruptcy
Sears (Tele-Games )
· releases the Dina home console Activision
· releases the Pitfall video game (by David Crane) Astrocade Inc.
· files bankruptcy Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· releases the I, Robot arcade game Milton Bradley
· distributes the Vectrex home console RDI Systems
· releases the Halcyon laser-disc home console
· releases the Thayer's Quest arcade game Sega Corporation
· Sega Enterprises and CSK merge to form Sega Enterprises Ltd. Warner Communications (AOL Time Warner )
· sells Atari Video game crash of 1983 : Console and home video game sales plummetAtari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· releases the Star Wars arcade game
· Atari , Inc. v. Coleco Bally /Midway
· releases the Spy Hunter arcade game Coleco
· releases the Colecovision home console
· releases the Adam home console/computer Commodore
· releases the Commodore 64 (C-64 ) home console Electronic Arts
· releases the One-On-One arcade game Gottlieb
· releases the Mad Planets arcade game Infogrames Entertainment SA
· is established Magicom (formerly Starcom )
· creates the Space Ace laser-disc arcade game (Cinematronics manufactures & markets it) Mattel , Inc.
· releases the Aquarius home console
· releases the Intellivision II home console Mystique
· releases the Custer's Revenge adult video game for the Atari 2600 home console
Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the Famicom (NES ) home console in Japan (1985 in the US)
· MCA vs Nintendo lawsuit: MCA sues Nintendo over the title resemblance of the Donkey Kong video game to the King Kong movie. MCA loses the case Q*Bert
· released on Atari 2600, Commodore 64, ColecoVision, and Intellivision.
Starcade
· the video game tv game show Starcom (later Magicom )
· creates the Dragon's Lair laser-disc arcade game (Cinematronics manufactures & markets it) Williams Electronics
· releases the Blaster arcade game Astrocade Inc. (formerly Astrovision )
· releases the Astrocade console Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· releases the Quantum arcade game
· releases the Atari 5200 home console Bally /Midway
· releases the Tron arcade game before the movie Coleco
· releases the Gemini home console Commodore
· releases the VIC-20 home console Electronic Arts
· is established Emerson
· releases the Arcadia 2001 home console Entrex
· releases the Adventure Vision home console GCE (General Consumer Electronics)
· releases the Vectrex home console Gottlieb
· releases the QBert arcade game Midway
· releases the Ms. Pac-Man arcade game Milton Bradley
· releases the Microvision home console Namco
· releases the Pole Position racing arcade game
· releases the Dig Dug arcade game (licenses it to Atari ) Sega Corporation
· releases the Zaxxon arcade game Williams Electronics
· releases the Joust arcade game
· releases the Robotron: 2084 arcade game APF Electronics Inc.
· files bankruptcy Astrovision Inc.
· distributes the Bally Computer System after buying the rights from Bally /Midway Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· releases the Centipede arcade game (by Ed Logg & Dona Bailey)
· releases the Warlords arcade game
· releases the Tempest color vector arcade game Bally /Midway
· releases the Gorf arcade game Coleco
· releases the Total Control 4 home console Konami Corporation
· creates the Frogger video game Namco
· releases the Galaga arcade game Nelsonic
· releases the Space Attacker watch LCD game Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the Donkey Kong arcade game (by Shigeru Miyamoto ) Sega Corporation
· test markets the SG-1000 home console Texas Instruments
· releases the TI-99/4A home computer Williams Electronics
· releases the Stargate arcade game Activision
· is established APF Electronics Inc.
· releases the Imagination Machine computer Apple
· releases the Zork video game for the Apple II computer
· releases the Akalabeth video game for the Apple Iie computer Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· releases the Missile Command arcade game
· releases the Battlezone arcade game (it is later enhanced for the US Army for military training) Namco
· releases the Pac-Man arcade game (by Toru Iwatani ) Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the Radarscope arcade game
· releases the Game & Watch handheld LCD game (by Gunpei Yokoi ) Stern Electronics (a subsidiary of Universal Research Laboratories)
· releases the Berzerk arcade game Texas Instruments
· releases the TI-99/4 home console Williams Electronics
· releases the Defender arcade game Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· releases the Adventure arcade game
· creates the Cosmos handheld (unreleased)
· releases the Lunar Lander arcade game
· releases the Asteroids arcade game (by Ed Logg & Lyle Rains) Bally
· releases the Videocade & Computer System home console Capcom Inc.
· is established Cinematronics
· releases the Warrior arcade game Mattel , Inc.
· releases the Intellivision console Milton Bradley
· releases the Microvision handheld Sega Corporation
· releases the Monaco GP arcade game Texas Instruments
· releases the Gamevision home console APF Electronics Inc.
· releases the MP-1000 home console Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· releases the Pinball Game System home console
· releases the Football arcade game (the first to use a trackball controller) Bally /Midway
· releases the Bally Professional Arcade home console Cinematronics
· releases the Space Wars vector arcade game Entreprex
· releases the Apollo 2001 home console Konami Corporation
· releases the Block Game arcade game Magnavox
· releases the Odyssey 2 (G7000 Videopac) home console Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the Color TV Game 15 home console
· releases the Computer Othello arcade game SNK
· is established Taito Corp.
· releases the Space Invaders arcade game Apple
· releases the Apple II personal computer Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· releases the Video Computer System (VCS) (Atari 2600 ) home console Bally /Midway
· releases the Bally Home Library Computer home console Namco
· is renamed from Nakamura Manufacturing Ltd. Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· releases the Color TV Game 4 home console
· releases the Color TV Game 6 home console Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· releases the Breakout arcade game Apple Computer Inc.
· is established Coleco
· releases the Telstar home console Exidy
· releases the controversial Death Race arcade game Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corp.
· releases the Video Entertainment System (Channel F ) home cartridge console Midway Home Entertainment Inc.
· releases the Sea Wolf arcade game Radolfin
· releases the 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System home console RCA
· releases the Studio II home console Warner Communications (AOL Time Warner )
· acquires Atari Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· releases the Pong home console Magnavox
· releases the Odyssey 4000 home console Microsoft Corporation
· is established Midway Home Entertainment Inc.
· releases the Gunfight arcade game Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· releases the Gran Trak arcade racing game featuring a steering wheel Exidy company
· is established Kee Games
· releases the Tank arcade game Philips (Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.)
· acquires Magnavox (Philips Consumer Electronics) Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· releases the Got'Cha arcade game Midway Home Entertainment Inc.
· releases the Winner arcade game Williams Electronics
· releases the Paddle-Ball arcade game Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA)
· company is established
· releases the Pong arcade game (by Al Alcorn) Hunt The Wumpus video game
· is developed by Gregory Yob while at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Magnavox
· releases the Odyssey home console Namco
· is renamed from Nakamura Manufacturing Ltd. Magnavox
· signs a preliminary license agreement with Sanders Associates Nutting Associates
· releases the Computer Space arcade game Oregon Trail video game
· is in development by Don Rawitsch RCA
· cancels a license agreement with Sanders Associates Konami Corporation
· is established Ralph Baer
· patents A Television Gaming Apparatus and Method Sanders Associates
· Bill Harrison develops the a light gun Sanders Associates
· funds Ralph Baer to develop an interactive television game Sega Corporation
· Rosen Enterprises, Inc. merges with Sega Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· is renamed from Nintendo Playing Card Co. Ltd. Panasonic
· is established by Matsushita Co. Spacewar video game
· is presented at the MIT Science Open House Spacewar video game
· is developed by Steve Russell, Peter Samson, Dan Edwards, & J. Graetz Sega Corporation
· is incorporated Midway Home Entertainment Inc.
· is established Willy Higinbotham & Robert V. Dvorak
· develops an unpatented pong video game (named Tennis for Two ) on an oscilloscope and is debuted at the Brookhaven gymnasium in New York. Namco
· is established as Nakamura Manufacturing Ltd. Sega Corporation
· Rosen Enterprises, Inc. is established Taito Corp.
· is established Sega Corporation
· is renamed from Standard Games to Service Games Of Japan Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· changes Marufuku Co. Ltd. to Nintendo Playing Card Co. Ltd. Sega Corporation
· moves from Honolulu to Tokyo Ralph Baer
· thinks of an interactive television while employed by Loral Nintendo Co., Ltd.
· establishes its distribution company, Marufuku Co. Ltd. Sony Corporation
· is established as the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Company Mattel , Inc.
· is established Sega Corporation
· is established as Standard Games
Before 1940
Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· is established as Yamauchi Nintendo & Co. Coleco
· is established as the Connecticut Leather Company Bally Corporation
· is established D. Gottlieb & Co.
· is established Hasbro , Inc.
· is established as Hassenfeld Brothers Panasonic
· parent company is established as Matsushita Electric Devices Manufacturing Works Magnavox
· is renamed from the Commercial Wireless & Development Company Magnavox
· is established as the Commercial Wireless & Development Company Philips (Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.)
· is established Nintendo Co. Ltd.
· Fusajiro Yamauchi establishes the foundation of the future company Nokia Corporation
· is renamed as Nokia Ab. Nokia Corporation
· Fredrik Idestam establishes the foundation of the future corporation in southern Finland
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AIAS Interactive Achievement Awards 1983 Video Game Crash
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Video Game Time Line Project AIAS Interactive Achievement Awards AIAS Hall of Fame