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1. www.bbc.com › news › business-40028628The surprising ways video games have shaped the economy

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   Jun 18, 2017 · Computer games now rival the film industry for revenue. They're becoming culturally important, too. Lego's Minecraft tie-in jostles for popularity with the company's Star Wars and Marvel...

2. medium.com › subnation › 10-ways-atari-shaped-the10 Ways Atari Shaped The Gaming World We Know Today

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   Nov 1, 2021 · Why? Because the innovations it introduced to the world represent the building blocks of the gaming universe we love today. Here are ten innovations and ideas that Atari pioneered. Each...

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3. em360tech.com › tech-article › what-happened-to-atariWhat Happened To Atari? The Fall of the Gaming Giant ...

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   Mar 27, 2024 · The success of Atari in the late 70s led to dozens of copycat companies, flooding the market with consoles of varying quality. Consumers became overwhelmed by the choices and unsure of which system to invest in. Many companies rushed out low-quality games to capitalize on the booming market.

4. medium.com › @Nathans_Tweets › what-we-can-learnWhat we can learn from the rise and fall of Atari

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   Feb 28, 2022 · In addition to the vicious turning of the economy, the video game market itself was oversaturated. Atari was facing an increasing amount of competition and the quality of games continued to...

5. www.grunge.com › 714681 › the-rise-and-fall-of-atariThe Rise And Fall Of Atari - Grunge

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   Dec 22, 2021 · So why isn't Atari listed next to PlayStation and Nintendo today? The answer is one of the most dramatic stories of meteoric ascent and catastrophic cratering in corporate history. Let's take a look at the rise and fall of Atari.

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6. medium.com › thesixfifty › game-changer-lastingGame changer: Atari and the dawn of video game culture

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   Nov 20, 2017 · Amid this evolution, Atari was a key pioneering force, sparking the initial home video game craze that has laid the foundations for a generation of Wii U and Xbox playing fanatics around the...

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   Why is Atari so important?

   • 4. Atari was the home of important gaming “firsts” If you are old enough to have played Atari 2600 games back in the day, you were a part of history. Atari didn’t just make video games. They launched genres. They ignited ideas of what games could be. They made gaming history. Take the classic 2600 title Adventure.

   10 Ways Atari Shaped The Gaming World We Know Today

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   Was Atari a good company?

   • Atari built on that success with the release the following year of two of its own titles, Asteroids and Missile Command. The company undermined itself with poor-quality games, however, including a title associated with the film E.T. that was rushed to market.

   The Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame: Atari 2600

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   Why was Atari a great game developer?

   • The concept was new and game developers saw it as their responsibility to create something that lived up to the hype surrounding this novel concept. Atari was also among the first to realize that moviegoers would want to break through the boundaries of the stories presented to them in theaters.

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   Why was Atari so popular in the 70s?

   • The success of Atari in the late 70s led to dozens of copycat companies, flooding the market with consoles of varying quality. Consumers became overwhelmed by the choices and unsure of which system to invest in. Many companies rushed out low-quality games to capitalize on the booming market.

   What Happened To Atari? The Fall of the Gaming Giant - EM360 Tech

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   What happened to Atari?

   • The ‘ video game crash of 1983’, also known as the ‘Atari shock’, marked the rapid decline of the US video game industry, including a $500 million loss for Atari. The success of Atari in the late 70s led to dozens of copycat companies, flooding the market with consoles of varying quality.

   What Happened To Atari? The Fall of the Gaming Giant - EM360 Tech

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   Why was the Atari 2600 important?

   • Little mentioned, but of vast importance in the annals of Atari history is the company’s pioneering efforts in third-party game development. The 2600 allowed companies like Activision (rings a bell) to create their own games for the system.

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8. spectrum.ieee.org › the-consumer-electronics-hallThe Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame: Atari 2600

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   Jan 3, 2019 · The impact of the Atari 2600 game console is hard to quantify, though US $116 billion might be a good number to start with. That’s a 2018 estimate from Reuters of how much revenue the video ...