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Nintendo-WII
ニンテンドーWII
ニンテンドーウィー
alternative words: WII
keywords:
machine
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model
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nintendo
related web sites:
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/
explanation: Expected to be released at the end of 2006 as successor of Gamecube, this game console owns a bluetooth connected controller, reacting to any swings made by the gamer, so it should introduce a new horizon for gamers, for example, the controller could be used as racket in a tennis game. Interests of the game can be increased by an auxiliary controller "Nunchuck", attached to the main controller, and also motion sensible. You can also enjoy a multi-player game by connecting several Nintendo-WII through Wifi.
PC-Engine
ＰＣエンジン
alternative words: PC Engine
keywords:
machine
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model
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nec
related topics:
Nihon Denki
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PC-FX
explanation: Consumer game machine released by Nec in October 1987, in association with Hudson. It has known a difficult start because of its high price (24800 yens) and a weak power of calculation (8 bits), but became gradually popular thanks to its extremely rich color pallette at that epoch (256 colors), and especially after the addition of a CD-Rom device (the first example for a console). Its longevity (fabrication stopped in 1996) shows the popularity in Japan.
PC-FX
ＰＣ ＦＸ
alternative words: PC FX
keywords:
machine
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model
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nec
related topics:
Nihon Denki
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PC-Engine
explanation: Consumer game machine released by Nec in December 1994. As the successor of PC-Engine, a CD-Rom device is automatically integrated. It is a 32-bits machine and rich in the animation capacity. It has never been popular in foreign countries but in Japan, thanks to its graphic performance and an incorporated CD-Rom device, several publishers have thrown onto a creation of erotic games for this machine.
Play Station
プレイステーション
alternative words: Playstation
keywords:
machine
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model
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sony
related topics:
Sony
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Playstation 2
related web sites:
http://www.scei.co.jp
explanation: Consumer game machine with 32 bits cpu, released by Sony in December 1994. It had disputed with Saga Saturn the market of new generation but encountered a difficulty because of its weak capacity vs. Saturn in the market dominated by Super Famicom of Nintendo. But taking advantage of the delay of Nintendo 64, it has successfully rallied Japanese game publishers and become as a result the most popular machines in Japan by ousting Nintendo from the first place.
Playstation 2
プレイステーション2
alternative words: Play Station 2, Playstation II, Play Station II, PS2
keywords:
machine
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model
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sony
related topics:
Play Station
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Sony
related web sites:
http://www.scei.co.jp/ps2/
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http://ps2mag.hoops.ne.jp
explanation: The newest game console created by Sony as the successor of "Play Station". It was released on March 4, 2000 in Japan with an initial price of 39,800 yens. Equipped with a 128 bits cpu of 394 M hertz "Emotion Engine" and a DVD drive, it threatens seriously its rivals, Nintendo and Sega. In order to protect a huge intellectual investment around "Play Station" with 60 million units sold around the world, the forward compatibility is guaranteed.
Polygone
ポリゴン
keywords:
general
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machine
explanation: Recent appeared technique which consists to generate 3D images by polygon images thanks to a specialized electronic circuit. More the number of polygons generated per second is important, more the machine high-performance because the images appear more natural. By way of comparison, Nintendo 64 generates 1 million of polygons per second while Play Station only 200 thousands.
Sega Saturn
セガサターン
keywords:
machine
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model
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sega
related topics:
Sega
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Mega Drive
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Dreamcast
related web sites:
http://www.sega.co.jp/sega/saturn/main/
explanation: 32 bits console released by Sega in November 1994, in joint venture with Hitachi, JVC et Yamaha. Its system, being based on several cpu, has made this machine very efficient as regards graphics and sounds. Though it has lost the battle for controlling the market against Play Station, it still remains very popular among fans of video games because of its exceptional performance. The name of Saturn comes from the fact that it is the 6th planet and also the 6th machine made by Sega.
Sprite
スプライト
keywords:
general
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machine
explanation: Technique which consists to generate image of a small icon thanks to a special electronic circuit without passing through the cpu. At the early period of console devices, the technique had a limited capacity. For example, "family Computer" of Nintendo displayed only 5 sprites and bothered considerably the game players.
Super Famicom
スーパーファミコン
keywords:
machine
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model
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nintendo
related topics:
Nintendo
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Nintendo 64
related web sites:
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/shvc/
explanation: 16 bits game console released by Nintendo as the successor of 8 bits "Family Computer". Initially, its release date had been fixed much earlier but because of a higher performance of its rivals, PC-Engine and Mega Drive, it has been retarded considerably in order to catch up with them. In spite of this burden, it has become the most sold machine in Japan thanks to its very rich catalog of software.
Tamagotchi
タマゴッチ
alternative words: Tamagochi, Tamagocchi
keywords:
game
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machine
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model
related topics:
Bandai
related web sites:
http://tamagotch.channel.or.jp
explanation: Released by Bandai in 1996, this small electronic game made a great hit among Japanese school girls in such a manner that the factory of Bandai was unable to honor the orders: the customers were awaiting a delivery before the shops. The goal of this game is to grow up "electronically" an animal by taking everyday care of them on pain of seeing it die. The dimension of machine is that of a watch but oviform because it looks like an egg: "Tamago" means "egg" in Japanese.
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