<s>
The	O
is	O
the	O
first	B-Device
video	O
game	O
system	O
ever	O
made	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
five	O
dedicated	B-Device
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
between	O
1977	O
and	O
1980	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
sold	O
three	O
million	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Device
four	O
models	O
:	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
of	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Device
two	O
models	O
,	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
6	O
and	O
15	O
;	O
and	O
half	O
a	O
million	O
units	O
of	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
models	O
,	O
Block	O
Breaker	O
and	O
Racing	O
112	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
the	O
highest	O
sales	O
figures	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
first	B-Device
generation	I-Device
of	I-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
decision	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
smash	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
(	O
1978	O
)	O
by	O
Taito	O
and	O
the	O
1973	O
oil	O
crisis	O
making	O
toys	O
expensive	O
to	O
produce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
first	B-Device
foray	O
into	O
video	O
gaming	O
was	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Computer	O
Othello	O
in	O
1978	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Sheriff	B-Application
,	O
Space	B-Application
Fever	I-Application
,	O
and	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
market	O
also	O
rose	O
in	O
popularity	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Atari	O
's	O
Pong	B-Application
system	O
in	O
1975	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
made	O
its	O
own	O
dedicated	B-Device
Pong	B-Application
system	O
to	O
import	O
this	O
popularity	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
were	O
produced	O
jointly	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
2	O
(	O
R&D2	O
)	O
and	O
Mitsubishi	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	B-Device
two	O
consoles	O
,	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
6	O
and	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
15	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
acquired	O
a	O
license	O
from	O
Magnavox	O
production	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
Pong	B-Application
clone	O
game	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magnavox	O
created	O
the	O
original	O
concept	O
for	O
Pong	B-Application
for	O
its	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
console	O
,	O
which	O
inspired	O
Atari	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
similar	O
game	O
for	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
,	O
Magnavox	O
sued	O
Atari	O
and	O
other	O
Pong	B-Application
console	O
manufacturers	O
for	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
6	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1977	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
six	O
variations	O
of	O
Pong	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
adding	O
additional	O
paddles	O
,	O
decreasing	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
paddles	O
,	O
and	O
adding	O
deflective	O
shields	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
week	O
later	O
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sharp	O
made	O
a	O
white-colored	O
version	O
that	O
was	O
renamed	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
XG-115	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
unit	O
,	O
the	O
Color	B-Application
TV	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Racing	O
112	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
1978	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
built-in	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
racer	O
similar	O
to	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
,	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
1974	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Color	B-Application
TV	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Block	O
Kuzushi	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
1979	O
,	O
at	O
¥	O
13,500	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Block	O
Kuzushi	O
includes	O
six	O
variations	O
of	O
Breakout	B-Application
,	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
America	O
by	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
Breakout	B-Application
titled	O
Block	O
Fever	O
for	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
in	O
1978	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
's	O
casing	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
creator	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
first	B-Device
video	O
game	O
projects	O
after	O
joining	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
1977	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
were	O
decreasing	O
in	O
popularity	O
,	O
the	O
Computer	O
TV	O
Game	O
was	O
only	O
produced	O
in	O
limited	O
quantities	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
extremely	O
rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
a	O
cartridge-based	O
system	O
with	O
a	O
library	O
of	O
hundreds	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
very	O
successful	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
sold	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
each	O
of	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
6	O
and	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
success	O
prompted	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
continue	O
pursuing	O
the	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
market	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Erik	O
Voskuil	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
his	O
blog	O
Before	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
believes	O
that	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
its	O
low	O
price	O
point	O
,	O
far	O
below	O
the	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Almost	O
thirty-five	O
years	O
and	O
multiple	O
generations	O
of	O
ever	O
improving	O
,	O
multi-million	O
selling	O
Nintendo	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
on	O
,	O
we	O
can	O
reflect	O
on	O
this	O
moment	O
as	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
something	O
very	O
,	O
very	O
big.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
2004	O
book	O
Power-Up	O
:	O
How	O
Japanese	O
Video	O
Games	O
Gave	O
the	O
World	O
an	O
Extra	O
Life	O
,	O
Chris	O
Kohler	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
colorful	O
casing	O
played	O
a	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
systems	O
performing	O
well	O
,	O
saying	O
they	O
resembled	O
toys	O
more	O
than	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luke	O
Plunkett	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
consoles	O
for	O
their	O
importance	O
as	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
first	B-Device
foray	O
into	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
it	O
being	O
influential	O
for	O
its	O
next	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazines	O
Benj	O
Edwards	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
6	O
and	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
15	O
units	O
in	O
particular	O
gave	O
Nintendo	O
faith	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
has	O
referenced	O
the	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
systems	O
and	O
their	O
built-in	O
games	O
in	O
other	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alleyway	B-Application
,	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
is	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
Block	O
Kuzushi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
said	O
that	O
Alleyway	B-Application
is	O
a	O
throwback	O
to	O
Block	O
Kuzushi	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
having	O
been	O
cemented	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
corporate	O
roots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WarioWare	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc.	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mega	I-Application
Microgames	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
6	O
minigame	O
appears	O
in	O
9-Volt	O
and	O
18-Volt	O
'	O
s	O
stage	O
in	O
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
assist	O
trophy	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
TV-Game	O
15	O
appears	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
and	O
its	O
follow-up	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
3DS	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Butterfly	O
called	O
The	O
Queen	O
TV-Game	O
2	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
console	O
series	O
name	O
along	O
with	O
gameplay	O
broadly	O
based	O
on	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
6	O
.	O
</s>
