Nintendo: How it Has Made an Impact On the Video Game Console Industry Throughout the years, Nintendo has made a huge impact on other video game consoles by the same Sony company, as well as other video game console manufacturers such as Microsoft. It is a more advanced video game if you compare it with the prototypes such as Atari which was made in the 1970’s. Nintendo started making its own brand of video games also in the early 1970’s. In 1988, rival video game company Sega launched its first video game console called “Sega Genesis.” The console was released in Japan, United States, and many European countries. While Sega was emerging onto the scene, Nintendo fought hard to make sure its video game console stay on top and compete against Sega. Nintendo came up with another console similar to the Nintendo Entertainment System; the so-call...