PowerPlayer (console)

The PowerPlayer is a home video game console developed and sold by PowerPlayer Inc.. Conceived by Québécois high school teacher Guy Naudé, the console was manufactured by various companies in association with PowerPlayer. PowerPlayer Inc. themselves made the original PP-101 model, introduced in August 2002, with further renditions made in 2003 by (under the  brand) with the MAG-PP-102, 2004 by  with the TEX-PP-103, and 2005 by  with the NEC-PP-103.

Development began in 1999 after Guy built the original prototype of the PP-101 model.

History
Guy built the original PP-101's prototype in December 1999 to play games he had stored on SD cards. Various companies expressed interest and became investors: was an early investor and some of the PowerPlayer's games included entries in their franchises as PowerPlayer Inc. was contractually allowed to use Nintendo characters thanks to Nintendo's investments in the project - which was initially to plan a SD card-using add on using the PowerPlayer's technology for the.

The PowerPlayer debuted on August 7, 2002 with the PP-101 model, sold at several major chains.