Technology Timeline By ebitove Jan 16, 1958 First video game - creation of "Ping pong" tennis Jan 16, 1972 First availabe home videogame called Odyssey is launched Jan 16, 1980 Pacman is released Jan 16, 1983 Nintendo release their first computer Jan 16, 1989 Nintendo Game Boy is released Jan 16, 1994 Sony releases Playstation Jan 16, 1996 Nintendo 64 is released Jan 16, 2001 Playstation 2 is released Jan 16, 2001 Microsoft releases Xbox Jan 16, 2004 Nintendo releases Nintendo DS, the handheld gaming device Jan 16, 2006 Nintendo Wii is released Jan 16, 2010 Xbox launches Kinect, the controller free gaming device