20 Most Important Game Consoles

Atari 2600

1977

Best/Recognized Games: PacMan, Pong, Street Racer

Atari 2800

1983

Best/Recognized Games: Space Invaders, Frogger, Asteroids

SG-1000

Jul 15, 1983

Best/Recognized Game: Galaga, Congo Bongo, Doki Doki Penguin Land

Nintendo NES

Jul 15, 1983

Best/Recognized Games: Super Mario Bros. 3, Final Fantasy, Tetris

SG-1000 2

Jul 31, 1984

Best/Recognized: Girls Garden, Flicky, Wonder Boy

SG Mark 3

1986

Best/Recognized Games: Sonic the Hedgehog, Street Fighter 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

Sega Genesis

Oct 29, 1988

Best/Recognized Games: Streets of Rage 2, Phantasy Star 4, Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Nintendo Gameboy

Apr 21, 1989

Best/Recognized Games: Super Mario Land, Pokemon Gold, and Silver, Pokemon Red and Blue

Playstation 1

Dec 3, 1994

Best/Recognized Games: Castlevania Symphony of the Night, Metal Gear Solid, Twisted Metal 2

Playstation 2

Mar 4, 2000

Best/Recognized Games: DMC 3, Gran Turismo 3, GTA Vice City

Nintendo Gamecube

Nov 5, 2001

Best/Recognized Games: Super Mario 64, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Soulcalibur 2

Original Xbox

Nov 15, 2001

Some of the Best Games: Halo 2, Metal Gear Solid 2, GTA San Andreas

Nintendo Gameboy Advanced SP

Feb 3, 2003

Best/Recognized Games: Mario Tennis Power Tour, Mother 1, Mother 2

Xbox 360

Nov 22, 2005

Some of the Best/ Recognized Games: GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption, Minecraft

Playstation 3

Nov 11, 2006

Best/Recognized Games: The Last of Us, Ratchet, and Clank, Uncharted 2

Nintendo Wii

Nov 19, 2006

Best/Recognized Games: Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Wii Sports, SUper Mario Galaxy

Nintendo Wii U

Nov 18, 2012

Best/Recognized Games: Mario Kart 8, Super Mario 3D World, New Super Mario Bros.

Playstation 4

Nov 13, 2013

Best/Recognized Games: Fortnite, God of War Series, Last of Us Part 2

Xbox One, S, X

Nov 22, 2013

Best/Recognized Games: Gears of War 5, Fortnite, COD Black Ops 3

Nintendo Switch

Mar 3, 2017

Best/Recognized Games: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Pokemon Sword and Shield.