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History of Home Game Consoles

  • Magnavox Odyssey

    In 1972 the first official home video game system is introduced.
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    History of Home Game Consoles

  • Nintendo's first series of video game systems

    Nintendo, the company which would eventually became a big player in the
    video gaming company delivered their first series of video game systems from 1977 to 1979. The Color TV Game Series 1978-1980.
  • Sega and Nintendo

    Sega comes up with the its best console of all time, the Mega Drive/Genesis in 1988.
    Two years later Nintendo presented the Super Nintendo entertainment system (SNES)
  • Sony and Sega

    In 1994, Sony makes its entrance with the new leading Playstation. Sega with its success of its MegaDrive/Genesis system, they went on to make the MegaDrive/Genesis system it into a series, with the Genesis 2 (1994) and Genesis 3 (1997).
  • New consoles from Sega and Sony

    Sega Saturn was not a big success, so Sega thought of another console for the next generation – the Sega Dreamcast (1998).Two years later,Sony went on with the next Playstation, the new Playstation 2.
  • The consoles of 2012-2013

    In 2012, Sony presented the PS Vita; Nintendo made the Wii U and Wii Mini, and Nintendo 2DS. But , the production of the new PS4 in 2013 was a huge success.
  • Nintendo and Microsoft

    Shortly after in 2013, Microsoft introduced the Xbox One, which became the PS4’s main competitor.
    In 2014, the New Nintendo 3DS XL had its debut followed by the production of the New Nintendo 3DS.
  • The Future

    In 2016, Microsoft introduced the newest console in its lineup – Xbox One S.
    The release of Nintendo Switch which was a major success.