History of video games/Platforms/Game Wave Family Entertainment System

Development
Founded in 2003 ZAPiT games was a company based in Toronto, Canada. Planning for the Game Wave started in March 2003.

In November of 2003 hardware development on the GameWave began, and by October of 2004 the first prototype of the Game Wave was made.

Launch
The Game Wave saw a Canadian launch in October 2005.

Though the console was not religious, The Game Wave was very positively received by Christians due to its focus on family friendly titles, as well as explicitly Christian games like VeggieTales.

In 2007 the system cost $99.99 USD.

Legacy
About 70,000 Game Wave systems were sold.

The GameWave was discontinued in 2009 when ZapIt ran out of money. An unreleased successor for the Game Wave had been planned for 2009.

Technology
The Game Wave uses the Mediamatics 8611 processor.

The Gamewave has 16MB of SRAM, and 2MB of NOR Flash storage.

Games for the Game Wave used Lua scripting. Game files typically consist of a number of pre-rendered movies and pictures.

The back of the system contains an expansion port.

2006

 * The Arc of Trivia, Bible Edition

VeggieTales Veg-Out Family Tournament
The VeggieTales Veg-Out Family Tournament mixed learning games with the Veggietales cast and was sold for $27.99 USD.

The game and system was promoted on the "VeggieTales God Made You Special, Live Tour", a road show that went to 50 cities.

External Resources

 * Video Game Kraken - Game Wave page featuring in depth history and game photos.
 * Video Game Console Library - Game Wave page with game information and specs.