Eighth generation of videogames

Eighth generation of videogames

The highlight of this generation is the use of the internet as the central axis of the functionality of the consoles, this turned into communication centers bringing together in a single device the functions of gaming system and bazaar selling movies, TV series and other content from the console itself.

 

The eighth generation begins with the launch of Nintendo 3DS, on February 25, 2011, followed later by Sony PlayStation Vita, which was released on December 17 of the same year and the revision of the previous Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL . Officially the eighth generation of consoles started on November 18, 2012 when Nintendo released Wii U because this is the first console of the eighth generation of desktop.

 

Nintendo announced the successor to its desktop console, the Wii U on November 18, 2012.11 5 12 A second desktop console, Ouya, was announced. It will be Android's first video game console and went on sale in 2013. In a Japanese Nintendo Direct in August 2014, a new revision of the Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS was announced, with multiple improvements including compatibility with the Amiibo figures.