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Q:What were the details of the event?
A:2004 the release of the first touch sensitive gaming system which was amazing touch for the gaming world. People was comparing this system to PDA the game Nintendogs was the game that came along with the system.
Q:Why was the event important to the industry?
A: Coming from the gameboy and not being able to see the screen when you play it that well to a system where not only can you see it but touch the screen to control it. This was amazing for the handheld gamers of the world
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Nintendo_DS
Q:What were the details of the event?
A:In 2003 a shocking 100,000 gamers around the world worked together through Child's Play this is a community based charity that has grown and nurtured from the game industry. Donations of toys and over 5 million dollars, books and games came in got sick children who are in children hospitals across North America .
Q:Why was the event important to the industry?
A: This shows the world that gamers aren't just lazy people who sit around just wanting to game and eat and sleep. It showed the world that soft side of the gaming world and helped out children who loved and enjoyed everything.
http://www.childsplaycharity.org/
Q:What were the details of the event?
A:This was formed in 2002 to play and have fun and to try hard to avoid the troubles and hassles that gaming causes and sometime provides
Q:Why was the event important to the industry?
A:Because being able to game or getting info about games and not having trouble with the game or having trouble finding info the game makes people want to look more into more games and this will make people want to game more giving the gaming int. more cash coming in.
http://www.thegatheringclan.org/
Microsoft launches the second DVD-based video game console, Xbox.
Q: What were the details of the event?
A:
Microsoft is a large company as it is but it made itself better so they launched a 8 GB hard drive that tell the gamer
add multimedia files to there system such as MP3's it aloud the gamer to watch DVD capabilities as well.
Q:Why was the event important to the industry?
A: This not only sent Xbox in the top sales of the year it also gave Gamers a chance to add music to there systems where PS2 did not as well be able to watch DVDs .
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/is-the-xbox-360-slim-and-kinect-design-a-new-era-for-microsoft/
Sony launches PlayStation 2, the first video game console to incorporate DVD playback capability.
Q: What were the details of the event?
A:The PlayStation2 DVD player worked with DVD-R / RW and DVD+R/+RW although it didn't support CD-R or re- writeable discs Nor
did it support MP3 or WMA muisc media files.
Q:Why was the event important to the industry?
A: This changed the gaming world being that you was now able to also able to watch movies on your own game system. Just placing the DVD in your system for a gamer not only meant you didn't have to buy a DVD player But this meant all you have to do pop a DVD in and kick back with your control and watch your favorite movie over and over.
http://www.hometheatermag.com/convergence/305sony/
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