Rapid advancements in computer technology allowed the game to move into the digital era where it proliferated on gaming consoles, personal computers, and smartphones. As a result of this commercial success, the game’s modern corporate overlords sought ways to expand Yahtzee’s reach even further. Standard Yahtzee was first mass-produced in 1956 and quickly went on to become the best-selling dice game in history. But despite the murkiness surrounding the mother game, it has spawned an array of derivatives whose histories can be clearly traced. It was either invented by a wealthy couple on a worldwide yacht trip, dreamt-up by the board game executive who created the game Bingo, or has been played for thousands of years in central Asia. The original source of the game now known as Yahtzee is hard to pin down with certainty, but its various origin stories are fantastic.
Games based on the girl-oriented "Littlest Pet Shop" and boy-focused "Nerf N-Strike" will come out for Nintendo Co Ltd's 7974.OS Wii console and DS handheld.How to Develop a Winning Yahtzee Mentality The first wave of games will hit mobile phones this spring and will include versions of “Monopoly”, “Trivial Pursuit”, “Risk” and “Yahtzee”. “All these games are being designed with the thought of bringing people together, whether physically or through technology.” “This is the first wave of a very long deal,” Lange said. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidĪs part of a licensing deal struck in August, EA will bring classic family games to a range of game systems and devices, said Chip Lange, vice president of the company’s Hasbro game studio. Electronic Arts on Monday announced upcoming games based on popular Hasbro properties such as "Monopoly" and "Littlest Pet Shop", an important part of its push to make video games for a broader audience. Chief Executive Officer of Electronic Arts John Riccitiello at the Reuters Media Summit in New York, November 29, 2007.
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