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Notable releases

June - Taito Corporation releases the '' Space Invaders '' Arcade Game in Japan .

October - Namco releases their first arcade game, Gee Bee in Japan .

Cinematronics releases the '' Space Wars '' Vector Graphics arcade game.

Konami Corporation releases the '' Block Game '' arcade game.

Hardware

APF Electronics Inc. releases the APF-M1000 home console.

Bally / Midway releases the Bally Professional Arcade home console.

Entreprex releases the Apollo 2001 home console.

Magnavox releases the Odyssey&² (G7000 Videopac) home console.

Nintendo releases the Color TV Game 15 home console and the '' Computer Othello '' arcade game.

Warner Communications' Atari introduces the Trackball controller on the arcade game '' Football ''; releases the Pinball Game System home console.

Business

SNK founded.