Nintendo's Origins
Acquired
The Rise and Fall of the Arcade Era
This chapter examines the explosive growth of the arcade market in the late 1970s, highlighting its financial triumph over home consoles and personal computers. It delves into the evolution of video gaming, focusing on Atari's development of the VCS and the subsequent boom of the home console market, particularly the Atari 2600. However, the narrative takes a turn as it addresses the industry's dramatic decline in the early 1980s, underscored by the infamous failure of the E.T. video game.
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