Video Game Console Timeline By 2020bohgrej Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Jan 27, 2014 Timespan Jun 28, 1972 The Atari is founded Oct 18, 1985 The Nintendo Entertainment system is released Apr 21, 1989 The Gameboy is released in Japan Aug 1, 1989 The SEGA Genesis is released Dec 3, 1994 Playstation 1 is released in Japan Nov 15, 2001 The first xbox is released in North America Nov 18, 2001 The Gamecube is released Nov 21, 2004 The first nintendo ds is released Mar 24, 2005 The PSP (Playstation Portable) is released Nov 16, 2006 The Wii was released