BBVG--Lesson-1

Welcome to The Business Behind Video Games!

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The Business Behind Video Games

In 2015, the video game industry grossed $23.5 Billion Dollars in the U.S. alone. Mostly driven by software, the video game industry has steadily increased year after year. Check out this LEVEL-UP Article for full details. Its not just the sale of games and systems that drives these numbers...think about the other merchandise offered for sale, including:

- T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Hats, etc.
- Backpacks & Shoes
- Toys, Plush, & Action Figures
- Posters, Folders, Books
- Movies, TV Shows, Cartoons, Online Mini-Games
- Cereal, Fruit Snacks, etc.
- and so much more...

The History of Video Games Research Project

Although the very first video game system was released in 1972 by Magnavox (The Odyssey), we will focus our research on the more prominent video game consoles as they were released. Here is a fairly complete timeline of video game consoles. The ones we will focus our research on (for business & marketing purposes) are shown below:

Atari 2600, Atari 5200

Intellivision, II, III

Stand-Up Arcade Games

Nintendo NES

Nintendo GameBoy

SEGA Genesis

Nintendo Super-NES

SEGA Saturn

Sony Playstation

Nintendo-64

SEGA Dreamcast

Sony Playstation-2

Microsoft X-Box

Nintendo GameCube

Microsoft X-Box 360

Sony Playstation-3

Nintendo Wii / Wii-U

Sony Playstation-4

Microsoft X-Box-One

SELECT CONSOLES

So...What should my presentation include?

Your presentation should be completed using Google Slides (15-25 total), and should feature many facts, images, and perhaps even some video. Focus on the facts and the business of the game system.

Who invented/released it? When? Why? How many were sold? Why was it better than the last generation of game consoles and its competitors? What games were available? What other merchandise was spawned from this invention? When did they stop producing them? Why? Can you find them today? How much would it cost? Tell us the story, give us the history, make us feel like we lived it! Other fun facts...etc.

BEGIN VIDEO GAME CONSOLE RESEARCH

Please get ALL of your research done before next class. We will work on creating our presentations during Lesson-2, and presenting them during Lesson-3. BE READY!

Homework - COMPLETE YOUR RESEARCH if you have not already done so.

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