Pong - Atari (and all of video games)
Founder Nolan Bushnell created the arcade game Computer Space in 1971, but it had niche success at best. He and his partner hired Al Alcorn in 1972, their first real employee. As a training exercise, Nolan asked Al to make a Tennis game. Al came back with the game Pong. He did such a good job on the game, they decided to put a machine in a local bar to see how people would like it. The next day someone called Atari and complained the game had stopped working. When they investigated they found that the machine was overstuffed with quarters. After taking out all of the quarters, the game worked fine again. The video game industry was now born. The rest is history.
curl-6 bet me that PS5 + X|S sales would reach 56m before year end 2023 and he was right.
My Bet With curl-6
My Threads:
Master Thread, Game of the Year/Decade
Switch Will Be #1 All Time
Zelda Will Outsell Mario (Achieved)
How Much Will MH Rise sell?
My Bet With Metallox
