History of video games/Platforms/TV Tennis Electrotennis

History thumb|The Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan where Epoch is based. Launch TV Tennis Electrotennis was released by Epoch on September 12th, 1975 at a cost of either ¥19,000 yen or ¥19,500 yen.ニッポンのゲーム37年史を学ぼう！ https://www.nippon.com/ja/views/b00108/ nippon.com 1 December 2020 ja 3 October 2011Japan’s 1st Video Game Console was released 40 Years ago! https://toarcade.wordpress.com/2015/09/12/japans-1st-video-game-console-was-released-40-years-ago/ 26 October 2020 Toarcade 12 September 2015 en The TV Tennis Electrotennis was the first Japanese video game console.1st Generation – Game Bros Central https://gamebroscentral.com/first-generation/ 26 October 2020 en Legacy thumb|The TV Tennis Electrotennis Sales figures Most sales figures for the TV Tennis Electrotennis are in the ballpark of around 10,000, to 20,000 consoles sold.TV Tennis Electrotennis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Tennis_Electrotennis Wikipedia 15 December 2020 en 11 November 2020 The German website Gamona even goes so far as to say the console could have sold over three million units, though this source notes that they were unsure of this claim.Retro-Gaming: Die allererste japanische Videospielkonsole feiert 40. Jubiläum https://web.archive.org/web/20190122044225/http://www.gamona.de/games/retro-gaming,die-allererste-japanische-videospielkonsole-feiert-40:news.html 15 December 2020 web.archive.org 22 January 2019 Influences The ability for the TV Tennis Electrotennis to broadcast television signals inspired Famicom and NES designer Masayuki Uemura to consider adding a similar wireless broadcast function to the Famicom, though this was not pursued due to cost.Feature: NES Creator Masayuki Uemura On Building The Console That Made Nintendo A Household Name https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/feature_nes_creator_masayuki_uemura_on_building_the_console_that_made_nintendo_a_household_name Nintendo Life 30 October 2020 3 March 2020 TV Tennis Electrotennis (テレビテニス) is also known by its affectionate nickname "Pon Tennis" (ポンテニス).アタリ・ヴィデオ・コンピューター・システム – ザ・プロトタイプ20世紀が見た夢 https://wired.jp/2011/08/16/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AA_%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BB%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%83%88%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%97/ WIRED.jp 1 December 2020 ja Technology As the name suggests, the TV Tennis Electrotennis could only play tennis. The system broadcast a television signal over a UHF antenna and ran on batteries so it did not need to be plugged into anything to work.Picard Martin The Foundation of Geemu: A Brief History of Early Japanese video games http://gamestudies.org/1302/articles/picard Game Studies 4 November 2020 December 2013 External Resources TV Tennis Electrotennis TV Tennis Electrotennis Game Medium - TV Tennis Electrotennis page. Super Gaijin Ultra Gamer - TV Tennis Electrotennis page. References 2100%__NOTOC__