This Day in Personal Computer and Video Game History
March 23

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What happened in history on this day: March 23?

On March 23 in ...

Personal Computer history:

  • 1990 - US District Court Judge Vaughn Walker throws out five of six claims in Xerox' suit against Apple Computer, claiming infringement of the Star's system.
  • 2001 - Apple Computer issues firmware updates to make many of its Macintosh systems compatible with the Mac OS X operating system.
Video Game history:

  • 1995 - In Reno, Nevada, the American Coin Machine Exposition is held. Williams Bally/Midway unveils the Mortal Kombat 3 arcade game.
  • 2003 - Nintendo releases the Game Boy Advance SP in North America. Price is US$99.95. Case colors available are cobalt (blue metallic) and platinum (silver).
  • 2004 - Ubisoft releases the Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow video game for the Xbox in the US.
  • 2004 - One year after the release of the Game Boy Advance SP in North America, over 6.5 million units have been sold in North America, a record for any game system in history. Total shipments of all Game Boy systems to date worldwide: 160 million.
  • 2006 - Sony ceases production of games for the original PlayStation.
  • 2007 - Sony launches the PlayStation 3 in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia. The system does not include the Emotion Engine and Graphics Synthesizer components, making it less compatible with PlayStation titles. Price in the UK is 425 pounds; price in Europe is 599 euros. Opening weekend sales in the UK: 165,000.
  • 2010 - Ubisoft releases the Red Steel 2 video game for the Nintendo Wii in the USA.
  • 2010 - Square Enix releases the Just Cause 2 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
  • 2012 - Nintendo releases the Kid Icarus: Uprising video game for the Nintendo 3DS in the US and UK.

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