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Most PS2 games utilize this disk format, an upgrade from the PSOne.
What is DVD-ROM?
The third iteration of the Nintendo DS (DSi) introduced this digital shop where you'd find such hits as Dark Void Zero and Shantae: Risky's Revenge.
What is DSiWare?
This man, who had previously designed the Game & Watch series, was the lead designer on the Game Boy.
Who is Gunpei Yokoi?
The Wii's hardware numbering scheme begins with "RVL" (for example, RVL-100) thanks to this development codename.
What is "Revolution?"
What is "Revolution?"
Widely viewed as a reaction to the Wii, Microsoft's "Project Natal" eventually congealed into this ambitious but functionally iffy device.
What is the Kinect?
Sony worked with Toshiba to develop the PS2 CPU, which was given this poignant name.
What is the "Emotion Engine?"
2,000 DS Lites featuring this sports team's logo on the lid were available for purchase at Safeco Field in 2007--sixteen of which were autographed by players.
Who are the Seattle Mariners?
While it also had a link cable port, the Game Boy Color also had this secondary "port" for wireless communications--which was not often utilized.
What is infrared?
It's the Wii version of the Game Boy Micro which, like that handheld, removed many standard features like WiFi support, online connectivity, and even the SD card slot.
What is the Wii Mini?
Microsoft launched this pricey media adaptor in 2006 but it was quietly discontinued just two years later, after Warner Bros. announced it would stop supporting the losing format.
What is the HD DVD Player?
It's the PlayStation version of the Zapper, and it had a great run on PS2.
What is the GunCon (or GunCon2)?
One of Nintendo's big pushes on the DS was games for non-gamers, like Clubhouse Games, Crosswords DS, and (for some reason) Elite Beat Agents, among many other, all gathered under this umbrella brand.
What is Touch Generations?
Game designer Satoshi Tajiri's entomology hobby ultimately led to the creation of this iconic Game Boy franchise.
What is Pokemon?
The Wii MotionPlus accessory, and later Wii Remote Plus controller, incorporated this balancing device to augment the system's motion controls.
What is a gyroscope?
In early 2010, Microsoft introduced this "brand" to Xbox Live which let users play mostly old Atari 2600 and Intellivision titles and compete for high scores.
What is Game Room?
Want to play the PS2 version of Final Fantasy XI? Great! You'll need these two costly hardware accessories before you can even turn it on.
What is the PlayStation HDD and Network Adaptor?
Although it was only sold in Japan, this ingenious retro attachment was compatible with all versions of Arkanoid and the Space Invaders Extreme titles and gave those titles a real arcade feel.
What is the Paddle Controller?
This hardware manufacturer supplied the Game Boy and Game Boy Color's processors.
What is Sharp?
Nintendo started packing this rubbery accessory with Wii Remotes after a rash of lawsuits alleging that people had damaged their TV's by accidentally flinging their controllers during Wii Sports.
What is the Wii Remote Jacket (maybe wear the wrist strap)?
One of the more unusual projects for the Xbox 360 was Xbox Entertainment Studios, which created original programming. Its most famous project was this documentary about E.T. (the game).
What is Atari: Game Over?
The UK release of the PS2 Slim was delayed because a Russian oil tanker got lodged in this artifically-created but commercially critical Egyptian waterway, and blocked a Chinese barge carrying PS2 from reaching its destination.
What is the Suez Canal?
In one of the best-selling DS games, Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day, a real Japanese neuroscientist, who goes by this title in the game, tested your cognitive abilities.
Who is Professor (Ryuta) Kawashima?
Of the Game Boy's launch games, Tennis was unique to the NA market, and Tetris only came to NA and Europe; this Majong game was only released in Japan.
What is Yakuman?
The Wii had several online "channels" like Everybody Votes, Check Mii Out, and the Forecast Channel, but only this channel was for a specific game (the best-selling game on the system).
What is the Mario Kart Channel?
The Xbox 360 had a whopping six iterations--and these are their names.
(I'll give it to you for five)
What is the...
Xbox 360 (2005)
Xbox 360 Core (2005)
Xbox 360 Elite (2007)
Xbox 360 Arcade (2007)
Xbox 360 S (or Slim) (2010)
Xbox 360 E (resembled the Xbox One) (2013)