The devopment of the video game By The Dolanator Mar 25, 1972 Pong was relesed Apr 26, 1972 Magnavox Odyssey is Relesed Becoming the first Home Video Game Console Jul 26, 1977 Nintendo releases the Color TV Game series Sep 11, 1977 Atari 2600 was relesed May 22, 1980 Pac - Man relesed in Japan under the name Puck-Man. Oct 3, 1980 Pac Man released in the U.S. Apr 21, 1989 Nintendo releases the Game Boy Sep 9, 1995 Sony releases the PlayStation. Oct 26, 2000 Sony releases the PlayStation 2. Sep 15, 2001 Nintendo releases the Nintendo GameCube. Nov 15, 2001 Mircosoft releases the Xbox Nov 22, 2005 Microsoft releases the Xbox 360. Nov 17, 2006 Sony releases the PlayStation 3. Nov 19, 2006 Nintendo releases the Wii