1. Evolution & Natural Selection
Doesn’t that just happen in the wild?
Evolution & Natural Selection

2. The Answer is No
Scientists are discovering how natural selection functions continually in every facet of the natural world and our society
Economics
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry
Sociobiology
Video Games

3. The Evolution of the Nintendo

4. The Evolution of the Nintendo
There are a variety of different ways we could look at how the Nintendo has changed over the years, but we do know two things are true in any of these scenarios:
The Nintendo has definitely changed over time
The Nintendo has changed as a result of some sort of outside force (it didn’t just change for fun)

5. The Evolution of the Nintendo
In the beginning…
“8-bit”

6. The Evolution of the Nintendo
Then came…
“16-bit”

7. The Evolution of the Nintendo
Maybe you guys had one of these…
“64-bit”

8. The Evolution of the Nintendo
The first Nintendo System to use CDs…
“485 Mhz Processor”

9. The Evolution of the Nintendo
What trends to you see in the controllers?
What trends do you see in the graphics?

10. The Evolution of the Nintendo
The latest and greatest…
Graphics!
Controller!
“729 Mhz Processor”

11. The Evolution of the Nintendo
Does this new system follow the old trends?
What must have changed in between the Gamecube and the Wii?

12. The Nintendo Phylogeny
Nintendo DS
SNES
N64
Game Cube
Wii
Gameboy
Advance
Gameboy
NES