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History
thumb|Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan where SSD Company Limited was based.
Development
The system was developed by the Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan based SSD Company Limited, which was formed in 1995.SSD COMPANY LIMITED Brings XaviX Interactive Technology Platform to the U.S. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20041012006370/en/SSD-COMPANY-LIMITED-Brings-XaviX-Interactive-Technology-Platform-to-the-U.S. www.businesswire.com 7 December 2020 en 12 October 2004Ssd Company Limited, 400, Yamadera-machi, https://www.kompass.com/z/jp/c/ssd-company-limited/jp039656/ www.kompass.com 7 December 2020 The company included engineers who worked on the Nintendo Entertainment System.New Audio Visual Interactive Platform Launches at CES; Baseball Great Steve Garvey Debuts New XaviX Technology https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20040108005009/en/New-Audio-Visual-Interactive-Platform-Launches-at-CES-Baseball-Great-Steve-Garvey-Debuts-New-XaviX-Technology www.businesswire.com 7 December 2020 en 8 January 2004
Launch
The XaviXPORT was released in the United States of America on August 2004 at a cost of $79.99, with games costing $49.99.Home Page https://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg00-xavix.htm#page=reviews Video Game Console Library 26 October 2020
The system would face significant competition from Wii Sports in 2007.2007 Taipei IT Month: Gaming industry battle from high-definition AV market to recreation and sports https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/2007_Taipei_IT_Month:_Gaming_industry_battle_from_high-definition_AV_market_to_recreation_and_sports 16 December 2020
The Domyos Interactive System was launched in European markets in December of 2007 for 49 euros.Décathlon lance le Step Concept, une sorte de "Wii Sports" à bas prix https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2007/12/07/416150-decathlon-lance-step-concept-sorte-wii-sports-bas-prix.html ladepeche.fr 9 November 2020 frDomyos Interactive System by Decathlon – The Video Game Kraken http://videogamekraken.com/domyos-interactive-system-by-decathlon 9 November 2020
Legacy
Between November 15th, 2016 and May 15th, 2017 the Xavix website went offline.Xavixstore.com https://web.archive.org/web/20170515200006/http://xavixstore.com/ web.archive.org 15 July 2021 15 May 2017Home - XaviXStore.com https://web.archive.org/web/20161115123246/http://xavixstore.com:80/ web.archive.org 15 July 2021 15 November 2016
Technology
Compute
Early game cartridges used a XaviX Multiprocessor, which contains modified 8-bit MOS 6502 CPU clocked at 21 megahertz, 1 kilobyte of RAM, a picture processor, sound processor, and system management features.
Some later cartridges used a Super XaviX, which contains a 16 bit WDC 65816 CPU clocked at 43 megahertz.mamedev/mame https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/mame/drivers/xavix.cpp GitHub 9 November 2020 enXaviXPORT by SSD COMPANY LIMITED – The Video Game Kraken http://videogamekraken.com/xavixport-by-ssd-company-limited 9 November 2020
A 32 bit RISC CPU cartridge had also been developed.
Hardware
Cartridge ROM sizes range from one to eight megabytes. Some later games use a 16MB cartridge with mapping to fit into the Xavix memory space.
Game library
thumb|Power Boxing installed in an XaviXport, showing the ability for cartridges to have integrated sensors.
Baseball
BassFISHING
Boxing
PowerBoxing
Eyehand
Golf
J-Mat
Lifestyle Manager
Music & Circuit
Tennis
Domyos Step Concept
Domyos Fitness Dance
Domyos Fitness Dance
Domyos Fitness Exercises
Domyos Fitness Play
Domyos Fitness Training
Domyos SoftFitness
Domyos Fit'Race
Hot Plus
PowerKIDS
PowerKIDS Jr.
XaviXmobile Brain Club
Gallery
Console
Technology
External Resources
XaviX
XaviX
Video Game Console Library - Xavixport page.
Video Game Kraken - Xavixport page.
Video Game Kraken - Domyos page.
References
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