History of Video Game consoles

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  • first generation

    first generation
    Atari created the home version of pong in December 1975 in North America. Pong is one of the earliest arcade video games and the very first sports arcade video game.
    Magnavox Odyssey was created by Magnavox in August 1972 in North America. Is the first commercial home video game console.
    Telstar was created by Coleco in 1976 in North America and had games like hockey, handball, and tennis.The Telstar is a series of video game consoles produced by Coleco.

  • second generation

    second generation
    Atari came out with the Atari 2600 in 1977 in NA. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware.
    Magnavox released the Magnavox Odyssey² in 1978 in NA. They succeeded in bringing the first home video game system to market, the Odyssey, which was quickly followed by a number of later models.
    Mattel released the Intellivision in 1980 in NA. Development of the console began in 1978, less than a year after the introduction of its main competitor, the Atari 2600.

  • third generation

    third generation
    SEGA released the SG-1000 in 1983 in NA. Also known as the Sega Computer is a cartridge-based home video game console
    SEGA released the SEGA mark 3 in 1986 in NA. It was originally released in 1985 as the Sega Mark 3 in JP. After being redesigned prior to its NA launch the console was renamed Master System
    Atari came out with the Atari 7800 in 1986 in NA It's almost fully backwardcompatible with the Atari 2600 the first console to have backward compatibility without the use of additional modules

  • Handhelds

    Handhelds
    Nintendo came out with the Game Boy on July 31, 1989 in North America. The Game Boy was the first in Game Boy line.
    Atari released the Atari Lynx on October 11, 1989 in North America. The Lynx holds the distinction of being the world's first handheld electronic game with a color LCD.
    Sega came out with the Game Gear on April 26, 1991 in North America. The handheld shares much of its hardware with the Master System and is able to play its own titles as well as those of the Master System.

  • fourth generation

    fourth generation
    SEGA released the mega drive/genesis on August 14, 1989 in North America. The hardware was adapted from Sega's System 16 arcade board, centered on a Motorola 68000 processor as a primary CPU.
    Nintendo released the Super Famicom/Super NES on August 23, 1991 in North America. Is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo.
    SNK released the Neo Geo on June 18, 1991 in North America. Is a cartridge-based arcade system board.

  • fifth generation

    fifth generation
    Sony came out with the Play Station on September 9, 1995 in North America. The console was the first of the PlayStation lineup of home video game consoles.
    Nintendo released the Nintendo 64 on September 29, 1996 in North America. Named for its 64-bit central processing unit.
    Sega released the Sega Saturn on May 11, 1995 in North America. The Saturn has a dual-CPU architecture and eight processors.

  • sixth generation

    sixth generation
    Sony released the Play Station 2 on October 26, 2000 in NA. It competed with Sega's Dreamcast, Microsoft's Xbox, and Nintendo's GameCube in the sixth generation of video game consoles
    Nintendo released the Game Cube on November 18, 2001 in NA. is the successor to the Nintendo 64 and competed with Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox.
    Microsoft released the Xbox on November 15, 2001 in NA. the first installment in the Xbox series of consoles manufactured by Microsoft

  • seventh generation

    seventh generation
    Microsoft released the Xbox 360 on November 22, 2005 in North America. It is the second console in the Xbox series.
    Sony released the PlayStation 3 on November 17, 2006 in North America. It was the first console to use Blu-ray Disc as its primary storage medium.
    Nintendo released the Wii on November 19, 2006 in North America. The Wii introduced the Wii Remote controller, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and which detects movement in three dimensions.

  • eighth generation

    eighth generation
    Nintendo came out with the Wii U on November 18, 2012 in NA.The Wii U's main controller, the Wii U GamePad, features an embedded touchscreen that can work as similar to the Nintendo DS/3DS.
    Sony released the Play Station 4 on November 15, 2013 in NA.The new console places a heavy emphasis on features surrounding social interaction.
    Microsoft released the Xbox 1 on November 22, 2013 in NA. The Xbox One features a new controller with "Impulse Triggers" that provide force feedback.