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Video Game Consoles
The current-generation of systems was initiated by the launch of Sony's PlayStation 2 in Ñscal 2001, and
continued with the launches of the Nintendo GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox in Ñscal 2002. The following
table details select information on a sample of the console platforms for which we have published titles:
Year Introduced
Manufacturer Video Game Console/Platform Name in North America Medium/Product Base Technology
SegaÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ Genesis 1989 Cartridge 16-bit
Nintendo ÏÏÏ Super NES
TM
1991 Cartridge 16-bit
MatsushitaÏÏ 3DO
TM
Interactive Multiplayer
TM
1993 Compact Disk 32-bit
SegaÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ Saturn 1995 Compact Disk 32-bit
Sony ÏÏÏÏÏÏ PlayStation 1995 Compact Disk 32-bit
Nintendo ÏÏÏ Nintendo 64 1996 Cartridge 64-bit
Sony ÏÏÏÏÏÏ PlayStation 2 2000 Digital Versatile Disk 128-bit
Nintendo ÏÏÏ Nintendo GameCube 2001 Proprietary Optical Format 128-bit
MicrosoftÏÏÏ Xbox 2001 Digital Versatile Disk 128-bit
PlayStation 2. Sony released the PlayStation 2 console in Japan in March 2000, in North America in
October 2000 and in Europe in November 2000. The PlayStation 2 console is a 128-bit, DVD-based system
that, with a network adaptor, is Internet ready, as well as backward compatible with games published for its
predecessor, the PlayStation. We have published and are currently developing numerous products for the Sony
PlayStation 2.
Nintendo GameCube. Nintendo launched the Nintendo GameCube console in Japan in September 2001, in
North America in November 2001 and in Europe in May 2002. The Nintendo GameCube plays games that
are manufactured on a proprietary optical disk. We have published and are currently developing numerous
products for the Nintendo GameCube.
Xbox. Microsoft launched the Xbox console in North America in November 2001, in Japan in February
2002 and in Europe in March 2002. The Microsoft Xbox is a 128-bit, DVD-based system that is Internet
ready. In May 2004, we began to support the Xbox Live service with features including Quickmatch,
Optimatch, gamertags, Xbox Live friends list, voice communication and EA messenger service. We have
published and are currently developing numerous products for the Microsoft Xbox.
Mobile Video Game Platforms
While Nintendo has been the leading manufacturer of mobile video game platforms, Sony has recently
entered this market with its PSP. The following table details select information on a sample of the mobile
platforms for which we have published titles:
Mobile Game Machine/ Year Introduced
Manufacturer Platform Name in North America
NintendoÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ Game Boy 1989
NintendoÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ Game Boy Color 1998
NintendoÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ Game Boy Advance 2001
Nokia ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ N-Gage 2003
NintendoÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ DS 2004
Sony ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ PSP 2005
Nintendo DS. Nintendo launched the Nintendo DS in North America in November 2004, in Japan in
December 2004 and in Europe in March 2005. We have published several products and are currently
developing several more products for the Nintendo DS.
Sony PSP. Sony launched the PSP in Japan in December 2004 and in North America in March 2005. The
Sony PSP is a UMD based system. We have published several products and are currently developing and
expect to develop numerous products for the Sony PSP.
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