This question is a bit redundant, but I will answer it anyway. Even the ancient Mesopotamians played games.
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you probably wont believe it but they have been around for 10000 years!!!!!!!!!!
since 1933.
Well, the first Pokemon game came out in 1995, so they have been around for sixteen years! And did you know, the Pokemon television series debuted in 1998, so it has been around for for 11 years!
It has been around since 1986 I believe.
Xbox has been around for a long time, about eight to nine years (as of 2009), but Xbox 360 has been around about, two years, maybe a little less.