List of home video game consoles

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This is a list of home video game consoles in chronological order. This list includes the very first home video game consoles ever created, such as first generation Pong consoles, from the first ever cartridge console Odyssey, ranging from the major video game companies such as Atari, Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Microsoft to secondary market consoles. The list is divided into eras which are named based on the dominant console type of the era, though not all consoles of those eras are of the same type. Some eras are referred to based on how many bits a major console could process. The 128-bit era (sixth generation) was the final era in which this practice was widespread.[citation needed]

This list does not include other types of video game consoles such as handheld game consoles, which are usually of lower computational power than home consoles due to their smaller size, as well as microconsoles and dedicated consoles. Consoles have been redesigned from time to time to improve their market appeal. Redesigned models are not listed on their own.

List of Release date in order

First generation (1972–1976)

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Main article: History of video game consoles (first generation)
Name Release date Manufacturer
Magnavox Odyssey August 1972 Magnavox United States
PC-50X Family 1975 General Instrument United States
Tele-Spiel 1975 Philips Netherlands
Video 2000 1975 Interton Germany
Philips Odyssey 1976 Philips Netherlands
Coleco Telstar Arcade 1977 Coleco United States
  • Consoles of the early 1970s, such as Pong and Magnavox Odyssey were often inaccurately called "analog" but were actually discrete logic circuits.[1]

Second generation (1976–1983)

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Main article: History of video game consoles (second generation)
Name Release date Manufacturer
Fairchild Channel F 1976 Fairchild United States
APF-MP1000 1978 APF United States
RCA Studio II 1977 RCA United States
Atari 2600 1977 Atari Inc. United States
Bally Astrocade 1977 Midway United States
VC 4000 1978 Interton Germany
Magnavox Odyssey² 1978 Magnavox / Philips United States
APF Imagination Machine 1979 APF United States
Intellivision 1980 Mattel United States
PlayCable 1981 Mattel United States
Bandai Super Vision 8000 1979 Bandai Japan
Intellivision II 1983 Mattel United States
VTech CreatiVision 1981 VTech China
Epoch Cassette Vision 1981 Epoch Japan
Arcadia 2001 (Leisure Vision in Canada) 1982 Emerson Radio United States
Atari 5200 (US Only) 1982 Atari Inc. United States
ColecoVision 1982 Coleco United States
Entex Adventure Vision 1982 Entex United States
Vectrex 1982 Smith Engineering United States
Compact Vision TV-Boy 1983 Gakken Japan
My Vision 1983 Nichibutsu Japan
Pyuuta Jr. 1983 Matsushita Japan

Third generation (1983–1987)

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Main article: History of video game consoles (third generation)
Name Release date Manufacturer Units Sold
RDI Halcyon 1985 RDI Video Systems United States
PV-1000 1983 Casio Japan
Commodore 64 Games System 1990 Commodore Canada
Amstrad GX4000 1990 Amstrad United Kingdom
Atari 7800 1984 Atari Corporation United States
Atari XEGS 1987 Atari Corporation United States
Sega SG-1000 (Various Models) 1983 Sega United States
Sega Master System (Various Models) 1985 Sega United States, Tec Toy Brazil
NES / Famicom (Various Models) 1983 Nintendo Japan
Family Computer Disk System [2] 1986 Nintendo Japan
Super Cassette Vision 1984 Epoch Japan
Zemmix 1985 Daewoo Electronics South Korea
Bridge Companion 1985 BBC / Heber United Kingdom
VideoSmarts 1986 VTech China
Action Max 1987 Worlds of Wonder United States
Video Challenger 1987 Tomy Japan / Bandai Japan
Video Art 1987 LJN United States

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See also: Nintendo Entertainment System hardware clone

Fourth generation (1987–1995)

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Main article: History of video game consoles (fourth generation)
Name Release date Manufacturer Units Sold
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive (Various Models) 1988 Sega United States
Sega CD / Mega CD (Various Models) 1992 (N. America) Sega United States
Sega 32X - Add-on to Sega Genesis 1994 Sega United States
PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 (Various Models) 1987 NEC Japan
PC Engine2 / SuperGrafx 1989 NEC Japan
Interactive Vision 1988 View-Master Ideal Group Inc.
Socrates 1988 VTech China
Terebikko 1988 Bandai Japan
Konix Multisystem Cancelled Konix United Kingdom
Neo-Geo 1990 SNK Japan
Sega Pico 1994 Sega/ Majesco United States
Neo-Geo CD 1994 SNK Japan
Neo-Geo CDZ 1994 SNK Japan
Commodore CDTV 1991 Commodore Canada
Memorex VIS 1992 Memorex United States
Super NES / Super Famicom (Various Models) 1990 Nintendo Japan
SNES-CD [3] N/A Nintendo Japan
Satellaview [4] 1993 Nintendo Japan
CD-i 1991 Philips Netherlands
TurboDuo / PC Engine Duo 1991 NEC Japan
Super A'Can 1995 Funtech Taiwan

Fifth generation (1993–1999)

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Main article: History of video game consoles (fifth generation)
Name Release date Manufacturer Units Sold
Pioneer LaserActive 1993 Pioneer Corporation Japan
FM Towns Marty 1993 Fujitsu Japan
Apple Bandai Pippin 1995 Bandai Japan/Apple Inc. United States 42,000
PC-FX 1994 NEC Japan
Atari Panther Cancelled Atari Corporation United States N/A
Atari Jaguar 1993 Atari Corporation United States
Atari Jaguar CD 1995 Atari Corporation United States
PlayStation 1994 Sony Japan 102.49 million
Net Yaroze 1997 Sony Japan
Sega Saturn 1994 Sega United States
3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 Panasonic Japan / Sanyo Japan/ GoldStar South Korea
Amiga CD32 1993 Commodore Canada
Casio Loopy 1995 Casio Japan
Playdia 1994 Bandai Japan
CPS Changer 1994 Capcom Japan
Nintendo 64 1996 Nintendo Japan 32.93 million
Nintendo 64DD 1999 Nintendo Japan
Sega Neptune Cancelled Sega United States N/A

Sixth generation (1998–2005)

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Main article: History of video game consoles (sixth generation)
Name Release date Manufacturer Units Sold
Dreamcast 1998 Sega United States
Nuon 2000 VM Labs United States
PlayStation 2 2000 Sony Japan 155 Million
Atari Jaguar II Cancelled Atari Corporation United States
L600 Cancelled Indrema
MoMA Eve Cancelled Via
GameCube 2001 Nintendo Japan
Game Boy Player 2003 Nintendo Japan
iQue Player 2003 Nintendo Japan
Panasonic M2 Cancelled Panasonic Japan
Panasonic Q/Q Game Boy Player 2001 Nintendo Japan / Panasonic Japan
Xbox 2001 Microsoft United States
PSX 2003 Sony Japan
XaviX Port 2004 SSD Company
DISCover 2004 Digital Interactive Systems Corporation
Leapster TV 2005 LeapFrog United States
V.Smile 2005 VTech China
GoGo TV Video Vision 2005 Manley United States/ Toy Quest
Buzztime Home Trivia System 2005 NTN Buzztime United States / Cadaco
Sega Beena 2005 Sega United States

Seventh generation (2005–2012)

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Main article: History of video game consoles (seventh generation)
Name Release date Manufacturer Units Sold
Phantom Cancelled Phantom United States
Game Wave 2005 ZAPiT Canada 70 thousand(as of 2008)[5]
Xbox 360 2005 Microsoft United States 83.7 million(as of March 31, 2014)[6][7][8][9]
HyperScan 2006 Mattel United States
ION 2006 Playskool United States / Hasbro United States
Wii 2006 Nintendo Japan 101.06 million(as of March 31, 2014)[10]
PlayStation 3 2006 Sony Japan 80 million[11]
I Can Play Piano 2006 Fisher-Price United States
V.Flash 2006 VTech China
V.Smile V-Motion 2008 VTech China
V.Smile Baby 2009 VTech China
Vmigo TV Docking System 2006 Jakks Pacific United States
Telestory 2006 Jakks Pacific United States
Clickstart My First Computer 2007 LeapFrog United States
I Can Play Guitar 2007 Fisher-Price United States
Smart Cycle 2007 Fisher-Price United States
EVO Smart Console 2008 Envizions Low hundreds[12]
Sega Firecore 2009 AtGames United States
Zeebo 2009 Zeebo Inc.
Zippity 2009 LeapFrog United States
Sega Zone 2010 Atgames / Sega United States
Eedoo CT510 2012 Lenovo China / Eedoo China

Eighth generation (2012–present)

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Main article: History of video game consoles (eighth generation)
Name Release date Manufacturer Units Sold
Wii U 2012 Nintendo Japan 9.54 million(as of July 15, 2015)[13]
PlayStation 4 2013 Sony Japan 22.3 million as of March 2015
Xbox One 2013 Microsoft United States
RetroN 5 2014 Hyperkin
LeapTV 2014 LeapFrog Enterprises United States
Steam Machine 2015 Valve Corporation United States and etc.

See also

References

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  3. ↑ Cancelled add-on to Super Famicom
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