Nintendo generation

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The Nintendo generation describes the generation of young people who, due to the great success of Nintendo's Game Boy and NES consoles in the 1980s, were confronted with information and communication technology as a child.

This age group is the first generation to experience the information age continuously. People of this year take the use of PC, Internet and mobile phone for granted; Corresponding media and devices are integrated into school, work and everyday life by a significant number of these age groups.

Nintendo was very popular in the early 80s as it designed systems that were easy to use, affordable and that could be used without any technical background. Nintendo marketing also emphasized the ability to play video games collectively, which enabled Nintendo to successfully conquer the mass market.

literature

  • David Buckingham, Rebekah Willett (Eds.), Digital Generations: Children, Young People, and the New Media , 2013, p. 1
  • Bill Green, Chris Bigum, 1993, Aliens in the Classroom in Australian Journal of Education, 37 (2), pp. 119-141