What was the first official toy? Who played with it? Let’s face it - there’s always been children. Have you ever asked yourself - in the beginning, what “toys” did children own? Men, women, and children have all loved to have fun with toys since their very beginning. And probably always will.
A ball couldn’t have been to difficult to invent - although we have changed the color and size to fit our needs. In 1969 Parker Brothers introduced the Nerf ball, a polyurethane foam ball that is safe for indoor play. By year’s end, more than 4 million Nerf balls were sold. In 2000 B.C. Egyptians began to play a game that resembles modern-day checkers. The object of the game is to clear the board of the opponent’s checkers or to block the opponent’s checkers so that they cannot be moved. If a player cannot move, that player loses the game. Checkers haven’t change too much. The company Melissa and Doug created the same game Old Fashion Checkers with a classic feel to it.
Video game systems - now that’s a game the cavemen couldn’t even dream about. In 1985 the first Nintendo Game System was born. When was that little guy Mario born? 1986. Hasn’t he aged gracefully? After 23 years Nintendo leads the market for the younger generation of gamers. The newest sytem: Nintendo Wii Video Game Console System . It arrived over 2 years ago and stores cannot keep the system on the shelves. The newest version gets kids (and adults) off the couch! Nintendo believes the sky is the limit on who to target. They are releasing Wii Fit on May 20th. An excercise program on a gaming system. Wii Fit wants to change the way you think about fitness. It wants to change how you excercise, how you balance, and even how you move. It will tell you your BMI and will track your progress in “getting fit.” I guess it’s not just a video game - it’s a money making machine for Nintendo!