...When video games first began, there was this huge explosion of excitement. Everyone was interested and wanted to see "the next best thing." There was no avoiding the presence of this interactive medium. You'd walk into your local restaurant, only to find huge line-ups for that next game of Donkey Kong, or pac-Man. Video games were the new kids on the block. They were new, fresh, fun and exciting. In the early to mid 1980's, the video game industry was experiencing a crash. Was it the beginning of the end? As it turns out, fortunately that was not the case.

A newcomer in the industry, Nintendo, was responsible for releasing the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System), that essentially single-handily revived the entire industry. Although Nintendo is over a century old, video games in particular were a new venture for them, so there was a lot of skepticism. That skepticism was quickly silenced once they released their first game console, with the globally recognized game mascot, Super Mario Brothers. This one game alone was responsible for putting the industry back on the map. One of the reasons for the game's huge success is not solely catered to the characters cute personality, but largely due to the fact that Super mario Brothers, in and of itself, was a revolutionary game. There was nothing like it at the time. It was a whole new wave on interactivity, and thus a new generation of gamers were born. Back in the early days, there's was one particular element that all games had in common: Ease of use.

Games were fairly easy to pick-up and play, and as a result, th...more

Play Mario Kart Snes, 64, Wii and Nintendo Ds Games Online Free

...This article is for anyone looking for online versions of Mario Kart (Snes), 64, or Wii. All these games are available online one way or another fairly simple. They are just available in different ways. Mario Kart Wii was the first released game in the Mario Kart series that is able to play live online. It also features the Wii Steering Wheel from the standard Nintendo controllers in the past games.

Mario Kart has abilities unlike most racing games. On the Ninte...more

Top 3 Benefits For Playing Wii Games

..., you can pretty much put a Wii console easily because of the mini design.

Easy And Fun To Play: Most of the Wii games are designed to be simple and easy to play as they are designed for to be played with family and friends. You don't need to worry much about difficult gameplay as the purpose of Wii games is to have fun and not wasting time trying to figure out how to play a game. Zelda and Mario are both classic examples of how easy it so to have fun with Nintendo's game consoles.

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10 Reasons to Buy the New Nintendo Machine

...ess can be adjusted to four levels according to your personal preference and surrounding brightness.

3.The design is thoughtful with the LED lights visible at all times. And, the microphone is conveniently centered.

4.User friendly the unit has a better stylus with its own storage slot. The operational buttons are designed such that they are user friendly.

5.The Nintendo DS has sold 16 million units establishing its popularity with gamers. And the new Lite is a video game heaven with improved interface and great software.

6.Over 100 games will be made available for use on Nintendo DS. Ma...more

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