List of home video game consoles

This is a list of home video game consoles in chronological order, which 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 Magnavox, Atari, Nintendo, Sega, NEC, 3DO, SNK, 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.

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 (1972–1977)

Name Release date Manufacturer
Magnavox Odyssey September 1972 Magnavox United States
Ping-O-Tronic 1974 Zanussi Italy
Atari PONG 1975 Atari 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
Color TV-Game 1977 Nintendo Japan

Second generation (1976–1983)

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 September 11, 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
VTech CreatiVision 1981 VTech Hong Kong
Epoch Cassette Vision 1981 Epoch Japan
Arcadia 2001 (Leisure Vision in Canada) 1982 Emerson Radio United States
Atari 5200 (United States only) November 1982 Atari Inc. United States
ColecoVision 1982 Coleco United States
Entex Adventure Vision 1982 Entex United States
Vectrex 1982 General Consumer Electronics/Milton Bradley Company United States
Compact Vision TV-Boy 1983 Gakken Japan
Pyuuta Jr. 1983 Matsushita Japan

Third generation (1983–1987)

Name Release date Manufacturer Units sold
RDI Halcyon 1985 RDI Video Systems United States
PV-1000 1983 Casio Japan
Videopac G7400 1983 Philips
Commodore 64 Games System 1990 Commodore Canada
Amstrad GX4000 1990 Amstrad United Kingdom 15,000
Atari 7800 May 1986 Atari Corporation United States 8 million
Atari XEGS 1987 Atari Corporation United States 1–2 million
Sega SG-1000 1983 Sega Japan 2 million
Sega Master System October 20, 1985 Sega Japan, Tec Toy Brazil 10–13 million
NES/Family Computer (Famicom) July 15, 1983 Nintendo Japan 61.91 million
Family Computer Disk System[2] 1986 Nintendo Japan 4.44 million
My Vision 1983 Nichibutsu Japan
Super Cassette Vision 1984 Epoch Japan
Zemmix 1985 Daewoo Electronics South Korea
Bridge Companion 1985 BBC/Heber United Kingdom
Videosmarts 1986 Connor Electronics United States (1987–1988), VTech Hong Kong (1989–1990)
ComputerSmarts 1987 Connor Electronics United States
Action Max 1987 Worlds of Wonder United States
Video Challenger 1987 Tomy/Bandai Japan
Video Art 1987 LJN United States

Fourth generation (1987–1993)

Name Release date Manufacturer Units sold
Sega Genesis/Mega Drive October 29, 1988 Sega Japan 30.75 million
Sega CD/Mega CD 1992 (North America) Sega Japan 2.24 million
Sega 32X 1994 Sega Japan 665,000
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 1987 NEC Japan 500,000
PC Engine2/SuperGrafx 1989 NEC Japan
Interactive Vision 1988 View-Master Ideal Group Inc.
Socrates 1988 VTech Hong Kong
Terebikko 1988 Bandai Japan
Konix Multisystem Cancelled Konix United Kingdom N/A
Neo-Geo 1990 SNK Japan
Sega Pico 1994 Sega/Majesco Japan
Neo Geo CD 1994 SNK Japan
Commodore CDTV 1991 Commodore Canada
Memorex VIS 1992 Memorex United States
Super NES/Super Famicom November 21, 1990 Nintendo Japan 49.10 million
SNES-CD Cancelled Nintendo Japan N/A
Satellaview 1993 Nintendo Japan
CD-i 1991 Philips Netherlands 1 million
TurboDuo/PC Engine Duo 1991 NEC Japan
Super A'Can 1995 Funtech Taiwan

Fifth generation (1993–1998)

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 November 23, 1993 Atari Corporation United States <250,000
Atari Jaguar CD 1995 Atari Corporation United States
PlayStation December 3, 1994 Sony Japan 102.49 million
Net Yaroze 1997 Sony Japan
Sega Saturn November 22, 1994 Sega Japan 9.26 million
3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 Panasonic/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 June 23, 1996 Nintendo Japan 32.93 million
Nintendo 64DD 1999 Nintendo Japan
Sega 32X 1994 Sega Japan 665,000

Sixth generation (1998–2005)

Name Release date Manufacturer Units sold
Dreamcast 1998 Sega Japan 9.13 million
Nuon 2000 VM Labs United States
PlayStation 2 2000 Sony Japan 155 million
L600 Cancelled Indrema
MoMA Eve Cancelled Via
GameCube 2001 Nintendo Japan 21.74 million
Game Boy Player 2003 Nintendo Japan
iQue Player 2003 Nintendo Japan
Panasonic M2 Cancelled Panasonic Japan N/A
Panasonic Q/Q Game Boy Player 2001 Nintendo/Panasonic Japan
Xbox 2001 Microsoft United States 24+ million
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 Japan

Seventh generation (2005–2012)

Name Release date Manufacturer Units sold
Phantom Cancelled Phantom United States N/A
Game Wave 2005 ZAPiT Canada 70 thousand (as of 2008)[3]
Xbox 360 2005 Microsoft United States 83.7 million (as of March 31, 2014)[4][5][6][7]
HyperScan 2006 Mattel United States
ION 2006 Playskool/Hasbro United States
Wii 2006 Nintendo Japan 101.06 million (as of March 31, 2014)[8]
PlayStation 3 2006 Sony Japan 80 million[9]
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 United States Low hundreds[10]
Sega Firecore 2009 AtGames United States
Zeebo 2009 Zeebo Inc. United States
Zippity 2009 LeapFrog United States
Sega Zone 2010 Atgames/Sega Japan
Eedoo CT510 2012 Lenovo China/Eedoo China

Eighth generation (2012–present)

Name Release date Manufacturer Units sold
Wii U 2012 Nintendo Japan 13.4 million (as of January 2016)[11]
PlayStation 4 2013 Sony Japan 40 million (as of May 2016)[12]
Xbox One 2013 Microsoft United States 3 million (as of December 31, 2013)
RetroN 5 2014 Hyperkin
LeapTV 2014 LeapFrog Enterprises United States
Karaoke Ranking Party 2015 Bandai Japan
InnoTV 2015 VTech China
Tomahawk F1 2016 FUZE Entertainment China

See also

References

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