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The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is an annual electronics exhibition in Chicago. It was first held in New York City in June 1967. Starting in 1978, a winter edition was held in Las Vegas, which since 1995 is the only edition.[1]
Nintendo used to the CES exhibition to display upcoming products between 1985 and 1995. After 1995, Nintendo began attending the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
Nintendo History[]
In January 1985, Nintendo attended CES for the first time, to preview an early prototype for the NES, called the Advance Video System, which was significantly more complex with a full keyboard and more complex controllers.
In Summer 1985, Nintendo returned to CES with the redesigned NES.[1]
In January 1988, Henk Rogers brought Tetris for the first time outside the Soviet Union to CES.
In Summer 1991, Nintendo unveiled the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Additionally, Sony announced their partnership with Nintendo on the Nintendo PlayStation. However, Nintendo announced an agreement with Philips Electronics to produce a CD-ROM add-on to the SNES that would later be known as the CD-i.
In 1993, Nintendo brought several games including the unveiling of the original Star Fox
In Summer 1994, Nintendo attended CES. Their big game was Donkey Kong Country and they showed Ultra 64 demos behind closed doors.
In Winter 1995, Nintendo attended their last CES with a large focus on the just announced Virtual Boy. They decided to put their support behind E3 in May.
In 2011, Nintendo was announced to attend CES for the first time since 1995. However, they did not have a public booth and only had closed-door meetings as their presence.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Laura June, David Pierce (4 January 2013). "Incredible photos from the CES vault" (in English). Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2013/1/4/3828848/ces-photo-history. Retrieved on 18 April 2020.