First generation of video game consoles
This was also the first involvement of Nintendo in video games. According to Martin Picard in the "International Journal of Computer Game Research": "in 1971, Nintendo had -- even before the marketing of the first home console in the United States -- an alliance with the American pioneer Magnavox to develop and produce optoelectronic guns for the Odyssey (released in 1972), since it was similar to what Nintendo was able to offer in the Japanese toy market in 1970s".
List of best-selling Nintendo Entertainment System video games
The best-selling video game of all-time on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console, known as the Family Computer (Famicom) in Japan, is "Super Mario Bros." First released in Japan on September 18, 1985, it went on to sell over 40 million units worldwide, making it the fifth best-selling video game of all-time. The game's two sequels on the NES are also featured in the top five best-selling games on the platform – "Super Mario Bros. 2" sold 7.46 million units to rank fourth, while "Super Mario Bros. 3" sold in excess of 17 million copies to rank third. "Duck Hunt" is the second best-selling game on the NES, selling over 28 million copies worldwide.