Where are videogames most played

Where are video games most played?

The video gaming industry has branched out over the years and spread all over the world and I would like to know where it has gone. Through intensive research I have found what categories in Europe, America and Asia are most popular.

1. Taking first in all three of these continents action games, 34% in both Europe and Asia and 35% in America.

2. Taking second by overall are action games with 19% in USA, 22% in Europe but only 4% in Asia.

3. Taking third by overall are RPGs with 9% in USA, 7% in Europe and 26% in Asia.

4. Fourth are sports games with 15% in USA, 7% in Europe and 6% in Asia.

5. Fifth are platform games with 8% in both USA and Europe and 5% in Asia.

6. Sixth are racing games with 4% in USA, 10% in Europe and 3% in Asia.

7. Seventh are fighting games with 1% in both USA and Europe and 4% in Asia.

8. Last but not least are simulation games with 0% in USA, 2% in Europe and 1% in Asia.

Videogames that changed the world

Video games that changed the world

As everyone knows video games have changed the way people live especially young people however some video games have had a larger impact on the world as we know it today.  Some of these video games were the start of the industry and some just changed the game but they were all revolutionary nevertheless.

1. Spacewar! - the concept is simple enough, two players(spaceships) fight each other in space whilst being in the gravity well of a star in the middle of the screen, it was developed in 1962, this game was particulary game changing as it inspired the arcade games and the galaxy/space games.
2. Pong - it was the first arcade game which many people including young kids will know of even today, it is a game based on the real game ping pond however it is 2D meaning it is not as similar as you might think, the game was revolutionary as it was as formerly mentioned the earliest arcade game but most of all it was extremely successful.

3. Space Invaders - this is another iconic game it was said to have been the start of peoples addiction to video games this again is another game that was very successful and it is still recognised today by many people 

4. Tetris - i think this game speaks for itself when it comes to being on this list, this game along with Pacman are the most well recognised old games out there 

5. Super Smash Bros - another very popular game that it is a lot older than i originally thought which is known as 'the childhood game' to many people, it was extremely successful holding the best selling game for three decades

6. Doom - this game is probably the most influential games for first person shooters setting the bar for FPS games, to be honest i personally have not ever played this game however i have heard from many older people that it is a fantastic game and also if it weren't for this game there would be no Call of Duty which is one of the most popular games out there today however i recent years it has lost mojo

7. Final Fantasy 7 - this is the game that put RPGs(role playing games) on the map, it offered something new with it being 3D, originating in Japan it reached all over the world making Japanese games popular in other places, there is no doubt that this game is a classic

8. World of Warcraft -  this game is known as a MMORPG(massively multiplayer online role playing game) this game is very popular today with many of my friends being addicted to it, this game is popular with millions and is one of the first of its kind been able to have many people on one server at any given time

9. Angry Birds - this might be an odd game t have on here with it being a mobile game but it is the most popular mobile game and has made mobile games more popular than ever

10. Minecraft - this game is very popular to many people however it doesn't suit everyone but it still brought something new to the video gaming world at a time when nothing was new but just improved versions of the same thing, it also gave gamers something that lacked in many games: freedom and creativity

The Beginning

The Beginning


The name is Tadhg and I plan to write about the popular topic of videogames. Now many of you reading this will want to log off because this might not be your cup of tea but I haven't even started yet so bear with me. I plan to discuss how videogames have evolved over time and how many popular sports haver been integrated into the popular gaming industry.


One of my favourite sports is football but unlike another of my preferred sports, rugby, it has been better received by the gaming industry/community as it has a larger target audience. However I have played both of these games on a gaming console (rugby 08/11 and fifa 09-17) and I believe that they were of the exact same standard for the years when they have come out together but many of the recent rugby videogames have received very little attention/praise as they are to be honest, rubbish.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/ea-sports-fifa-17/btvffddz0tl4

There is an obvious reason behind this but this only one of the things that interest me about the gaming community so for the rest of this topic I will be writing about the geographical aspect of gaming and videogames, where do they originate, where are they most played, what different types of videogames are popular in different places, etc, etc...

Starting with.....




Where do they originate?
The inventor of videogames is called Ralph Baer, the 'father of videogames'. Ralph Baer was an American inventor born in Germany on March 8th 1922, he moved to America before the second World War and he also later joined in the war effort for America. When he first came up with the idea of 'games that you could play on your television' it was rejected by his boss. However it later came back to him giving him the inspiration to make eight prototypes, the last two would later become the first game console ever 'the Magnavox Odyssey'. Causing the trend of videogames to be born. 

Intro

Introduction to me

Hi my name is Tadhg, im here to talk to you about a topic not yet thought of, even though I should have already but im not exactly smart.