History of Game consoles

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
10/01/1976	Release of the Atari PONG (VCS)	Home version of the Atari PONG coin-op game. Created so players can play at home.
10/01/1977	Release of the Atari 2600 (VCS)	The first successful home video game console that uses removable cartridges instead of having games built in.
10/01/1979	Release of the Atari 400	Designed primarily as a computer for children, the Atari 400 has an "advanced child-proof design featuring pressure-sensitive, wipe-clean keyboard". It featured a single cartridge port under the front cover.
10/01/1985	Release of the Nintendo NES	to produce its own console hardware that had removable cartridges, a feature not included with the company's earlier Color TV Games product.
10/01/1986	Release of the Sega Master System	Sega decided to develop a console system of its own, , Sega redesigned the Mark III, renamed it the Sega Master System (SMS for short)
08/01/1989	Release of the Sega Genisis	To top the Nintendo NES after 5 years
09/01/1995	Release ot the Sony Playstation	Nintendo asked Sony to develop a CD-ROM add-on called "PlayStation" for the SNES. They developed it into a full game console before Nintendo decided to go to Phillips, then it resulted into a lawsuit and Sony got to release it as long as Nintendo still owned the name.
09/01/1999	Release of the Sega Dreamcast	The Dreamcast was the first console to include a built-in modem and Internet support for on-line gaming. It enjoyed brisk sales in its first season and was one of Sega's most successful hardware units.
10/01/2000	Release of the Sony Playstation 2	The Sony Playstation 2 is the Sony Playstation but better
11/01/2001	Release of the Nintendo Game Cube	The Game cube is a cartridge based system shaped in a cube and uses a unique storage system
11/01/2001	Release of the Microsoft X-box	The Microsoft Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console was Microsoft's first independent venture into the video game console arena.
05/01/2005	Release of the Microsoft X-box 360	The Xbox 360 is Microsoft's newest video game console, the successor to their original Xbox. often referred to as the "Premium Edition", includes a hard drive (required for backwards compatibility with original Xbox games), a wireless controller, a headset, an Ethernet cable, an Xbox Live silver subscription, and a component HD AV cable
11/01/2006	Release of the Nintendo Wii	The console was known by the codename of "Revolution" 2006, when it was renamed Wii,It is said Wii sounds like 'we', which emphasizes that the console is for everyone.
11/01/2006	Release of the Sony Playstation 3	Sony stated every PlayStation and PlayStation 2 game that observes its respective system's TRC (Technical Requirements Checklist) will be playable on PS3 at launch, so you can still have your records from it.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
10/01/1976 to 11/01/2006	History timespan