History of video games market in 1978 with the Odyssey, while toy company Mattel released the Intellivision in 1979, which featured graphics superior to any of its competitors. After both Atari and Fairchild made a strong showing in 1977, the market hit a difficult patch in 1978 when retailers resisted building inventory, believing that the newly emerging electronic handheld market would displace video games. Atari, for example, manufactured 800,000 systems, but proved unable to sell more than 500,000 to retail. This helped precipitate a crisis at the company that saw co-founder and chairman Nolan Bushnell and president Joe Keenan forced out by Atari's parent
Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation caused by misuse and the concern of parents regarding such issues due to their lack of information about the improper and inappropriate content of such games. Iran Game Development Institute which is game development school was found by Iran computer and video games foundation in 2010, for the purpose of training specialized video game designers and developers in various fields of expertise related to the video game development industry. The National Game development Institute is founded by Iran Computer & Video Games Foundation for the purpose of training specialized human resources in various fields of expertise related to the game