Game DesignDid You Know ?

How many people play computer games world wide?

•Over 69% of the world's population plays video games! Forty-two percent of online gamers said they spent at least four hours playing games during an average week, compared with 26 percent of those who don't play online.

When was the first video game designed?

•1958: Tennis for Two• In 1958, William Higinbotham made an

interactive computer game named Tennis for Two.

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How much do Nintendo spend on video game research?

•£155 MILLION A YEAR

Did Nintendo always design computer games?

• NO!• Nintendo Company,

Limited, a Japanese multinational corporation was originally founded to produce handmade hanafuda cards. It eventually became one of the most prominent figures in today's video game industry.

How much money can be made from one video game?

• USD$500 million• Today, the video game industry has a major

impact on the economy through the sales of major systems and games such as, Grand Theft Auto IV, which took in over USD$500 million in sales during its opening week

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