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Video game console

A video game console is an electronic device that outputs a video signal or image to display a video game that can typically be played with a game controller. These may be home consoles, which are generally placed in a permanent location connected to a television or other display devices and controlled with a separate game controller, or handheld consoles…

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Video game console

Nodes260
Edges259
Triples127
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007692
Components1

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Video game console

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related to history · 23
Video game console → Allan Alcorn, Atari, Baer, Early, Fairchild Channel, Game, Game Boy, Handheld, Inc, Inspired, LCD, LED, Magnavox Odyssey, Microvision, Nolan Bushnell, Odyssey, Pong, Programmable, Ralph, ROM
related to Competition · 16
Video game console → Activision, As, Atari, Atari's, Checking Integrated Circuit, Coleco Telstar, Effects, General Instruments, Intellivision, Magnavox Odyssey, Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System, Pong, The, This, Western
related to Licensing · 13
Video game console → Atari, Developers, In, NES, Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Famicom, Since, Tengen, The, This, US, With
related to Hybrid video game console · 11
Video game console → Handhelds, Hybrid, In, Joy-Con, Nvidia's Shield Portable, PlayStation Portable, Sega Nomad, Shield Tablet, The, The Nintendo Switch, Wii
related to Home video game console · 10
Video game console → Atari, Early, Home, Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation, Sega Genesis, Separate, This, Wii, Xbox Series
related to Microconsole · 6
Video game console → Android-based, Google Play, OnLive Game System, PlayStation TV, Such, The
is a · 1
Video game console → electronic device that outputs a video signal or image to display a video game that can typically be played with a game controller

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Video game consoleis aelectronic device that outputs a video signal or image to display a video game that can typically be played with a game controller0.90text
the Internetinstance ofdigital communications0.80text
wireless networkinginstance ofdigital communications0.80text
Bluetoothinstance ofdigital communications0.80text
and largerinstance ofdigital communications0.80text
denser media formats as well as digital distribution.Following the same type of Moore's law progressioninstance ofdigital communications0.80text
home consoles are grouped into generationsinstance ofdigital communications0.80text
the PlayStation TVinstance ofwith a few exceptions0.80text
OnLive Game Systeminstance ofwith a few exceptions0.80text
are Android-based digital media players that are bundled with gamepadsinstance ofwith a few exceptions0.80text
marketed as gaming devicesinstance ofwith a few exceptions0.80text
Google Play.Handheld game consoleHandheld game consoles are devices that typically include a built-in screeninstance ofSuch microconsoles can be connected to the television to play video games downloaded from an application store0.80text

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