Gaming consoles between 1950-2011

Gaming Consoles between 1950-2011

Period: Jan 1, 1972 to Sep 15, 2011

Magnavox Odyssey

Aug 1, 1972

First home video game console (first generation), can play 28 games.

Mega Drive

Oct 29, 1988

It is its company, Sega’s most successful console with a estimated range from 29 million to over 40.8 million earned.

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Nov 21, 1990

Best-selling gaming console of the 16-bit era, being a global success. It was Nintendo’s second home console (the first being Nintendo Entertainment System).

PlayStation

Dec 3, 1994

Other than playing games, the PlayStation also contains the ability to read and play audio CDs, which can shuffle playing order, playing songs in a programmed order, or repeating a single song or the whole disk in order.

Nintendo 64

Jun 23, 1996

Although it is the most technically advanced console of the fifth generation, the storage media is limited as it is cartridge-based rather than of Compact Disc format. This was a disadvantage compared to Nintendo 64’s competitors.

Dreamcast

Nov 27, 1998

First console with a built-in modern and Internet support for online playing.

Nintendo GameCube

Sep 14, 2001

Unlike its’ opponents (Playstation 2 and Xbox), the Nintendo GameCube uses miniDVD-based discs rather than full size DVDs.It does not have the DVD-Video playback and audioCD playback function as a result.

Xbox

Nov 15, 2001

First game console with a built-in hard disk drive, which is used for game savings and content that is downloaded from Xbox live.

Xbox 360

May 12, 2005

This console (from the Xbox live service) allows players to compete and play online, download arcade games, game demos, trailers, TV shows, etc. as well as the Windows Media Center multimedia.

Wii

Nov 19, 2006

The remote for this console is a wireless controller, which can be a handheld pointing device and also detecting movements in three dimensions.