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)

Main article: History of video game consoles (first generation)

Magnavox Odyssey, released in 1972, was the first home video game console.
Ping-O-Tronic
Color TV-Game

Name	Release date	Manufacturer
Magnavox Odyssey	September 1972	Magnavox
Ping-O-Tronic	1974	Zanussi
Atari PONG	1975	Atari
PC-50X Family	1975	General Instrument
Tele-Spiel	1975	Philips
Video 2000	1975	Interton
Philips Odyssey	1976	Philips
Coleco Telstar Arcade	1977	Coleco
Color TV-Game	1977	Nintendo

Consoles of the early 1970s, such as the Pong consoles and the Magnavox Odyssey, were often inaccurately called "analog", but were actually discrete logic circuits.^[1]

Second generation (1976–1983)

Main article: History of video game consoles (second generation)

Name	Release date	Manufacturer
Fairchild Channel F	1976	Fairchild
APF-MP1000	1978	APF
RCA Studio II	1977	RCA
Atari 2600	September 11, 1977	Atari Inc.
Bally Astrocade	1977	Midway
VC 4000	1978	Interton
Magnavox Odyssey²	1978	Magnavox/Philips
APF Imagination Machine	1979	APF
Intellivision	1980	Mattel
PlayCable	1981	Mattel
Bandai Super Vision 8000	1979	Bandai
VTech CreatiVision	1981	VTech
Epoch Cassette Vision	1981	Epoch
Arcadia 2001 (Leisure Vision in Canada)	1982	Emerson Radio
Atari 5200 (United States only)	November 1982	Atari Inc.
ColecoVision	1982	Coleco
Entex Adventure Vision	1982	Entex
Vectrex	1982	General Consumer Electronics/Milton Bradley Company
Compact Vision TV-Boy	1983	Gakken
Pyuuta Jr.	1983	Matsushita

Third generation (1983–1987)

Main article: History of video game consoles (third generation)

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

Fourth generation (1987–1993)

Main article: History of video game consoles (fourth generation)

TurboGrafx-16 (1987)
Sega Genesis (1988)
Neo-Geo (1990)
Neo-Geo CD (1994)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (1990)
CD-i (1991)
Sega 32X (1994)

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

Fifth generation (1993–1998)

Main article: History of video game consoles (fifth generation)

Name	Release date	Manufacturer	Units sold
Pioneer LaserActive	1993	Pioneer Corporation
FM Towns Marty	1993	Fujitsu
Apple Bandai Pippin	1995	Bandai /Apple Inc.	42,000
PC-FX	1994	NEC
Atari Panther	Cancelled	Atari Corporation	N/A
Atari Jaguar	November 23, 1993	Atari Corporation	<250,000
Atari Jaguar CD	1995	Atari Corporation
PlayStation	December 3, 1994	Sony	102.49 million
Net Yaroze	1997	Sony
Sega Saturn	November 22, 1994	Sega	9.26 million
3DO Interactive Multiplayer	1993	Panasonic/Sanyo /GoldStar
Amiga CD32	1993	Commodore
Casio Loopy	1995	Casio
Playdia	1994	Bandai
CPS Changer	1994	Capcom
Nintendo 64	June 23, 1996	Nintendo	32.93 million
Nintendo 64DD	1999	Nintendo
Sega 32X	1994	Sega	665,000

Sixth generation (1998–2005)

Main article: History of video game consoles (sixth generation)

Dreamcast (1998 in Japan, 1999 in other areas)
PlayStation 2 (2000)
GameCube (2001)
Xbox (2001)

Name	Release date	Manufacturer	Units sold
Dreamcast	1998	Sega	9.13 million
Nuon	2000	VM Labs
PlayStation 2	2000	Sony	155 million
L600	Cancelled	Indrema
MoMA Eve	Cancelled	Via
GameCube	2001	Nintendo	21.74 million
Game Boy Player	2003	Nintendo
iQue Player	2003	Nintendo
Panasonic M2	Cancelled	Panasonic	N/A
Panasonic Q/Q Game Boy Player	2001	Nintendo/Panasonic
Xbox	2001	Microsoft	24+ million
PSX	2003	Sony
XaviX Port	2004	SSD Company
DISCover	2004	Digital Interactive Systems Corporation
Leapster TV	2005	LeapFrog
V.Smile	2005	VTech
GoGo TV Video Vision	2005	Manley /Toy Quest
Buzztime Home Trivia System	2005	NTN Buzztime /Cadaco
Sega Beena	2005	Sega

Seventh generation (2005–2012)

Main article: History of video game consoles (seventh generation)

Xbox 360 (2005)
PlayStation 3 (2006)
Wii (2006)

Name	Release date	Manufacturer	Units sold
Phantom	Cancelled	Phantom	N/A
Game Wave	2005	ZAPiT	70 thousand (as of 2008)^[3]
Xbox 360	2005	Microsoft	83.7 million (as of March 31, 2014)^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
HyperScan	2006	Mattel
ION	2006	Playskool/Hasbro
Wii	2006	Nintendo	101.06 million (as of March 31, 2014)^[8]
PlayStation 3	2006	Sony	80 million^[9]
I Can Play Piano	2006	Fisher-Price
V.Flash	2006	VTech
V.Smile V-Motion	2008	VTech
V.Smile Baby	2009	VTech
Vmigo TV Docking System	2006	Jakks Pacific
Telestory	2006	Jakks Pacific
Clickstart My First Computer	2007	LeapFrog
I Can Play Guitar	2007	Fisher-Price
Smart Cycle	2007	Fisher-Price
EVO Smart Console	2008	Envizions	Low hundreds^[10]
Sega Firecore	2009	AtGames
Zeebo	2009	Zeebo Inc.
Zippity	2009	LeapFrog
Sega Zone	2010	Atgames/Sega
Eedoo CT510	2012	Lenovo /Eedoo

Eighth generation (2012–present)

Main article: History of video game consoles (eighth generation)

Wii U (2012)
PlayStation 4 (2013)
Xbox One (2013)

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

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Home video game consoles

Others

1970s	APF-MP1000 Bally Astrocade Fairchild Channel F RCA Studio II Interton VC 4000/1292 Advanced Programmable Video System

1980s	Action Max Arcadia 2001 ColecoVision Epoch Cassette Vision RDI Halcyon Vectrex VTech CreatiVision

1990s	3DO Interactive Multiplayer Amstrad GX4000 CPS Changer FM Towns Marty Pioneer LaserActive Super A'Can

2000s	DISCover EVO Smart Console Game Wave Nuon XaviXPORT V.Smile Zeebo

List

Video game consoles

Types	Home video game console list Handheld game console list Microconsole list Dedicated console list

Generations	First (1972–80) Second (1976–92) Third (1983–2003) Fourth (1987–2003) Fifth (1993–2005) Sixth (1998–2013) Seventh (2005–) Eighth (2012–)

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