Best Selling Video Game Consoles 1972 - 2023 || The History of Gaming Consoles

This video shows Most Selling Video Game Consoles 1972 - 2023.
Game console history began with the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972.
Magnavox releases the first game console in 1972. The Odyssey for $99. Magnavox kept releasing updated versions of the Odyssey until 1978.

In 1975 Atari released its Pong arcade game as a console. $99 .

In 1976 COLECO joined the console race with the Telstar. $99. While Nintendo prepared to launch its own hardware. The Color Game-TV.

The famous Atari 2600, which supported ROM game cartridges, was released the following year, in 1977. For $199 . Magnavox followed with Odyssey2, also featuring ROM cartridges. For $179

Mattel also released a 2nd gen console, the Intellivision. $299

ColecoVision launched in 1982, influencing the NES development, with it's smooth graphics and performance. For $175

Nintendo released the Famicon in 1983. Later launching it as the NES $179

The Master System was launched by Sega at the end of 1986. $199

NEC TurboGrafx-16 launched as the first 16-bit game console even thought it actually used an 8-bit chip. $249

Sega Mega Drive was released in 1988, then as the Genesis in NA. $189

Nintendo launches Super Famicom at the end of 1990. ¥25,000 ($¥47,000 in 2019). After a redesign, the Super Famicom is launched as the SNES in 1991. $175

In 1993 Sega released a game console for kids, the Pico. $139 ($250 in 2019). Followed by the Sega Saturn just before the Playstation launch. $399 ($610 in 2019). The first Playstation launched a month after the Sega Saturn. $299

Released in 1996, Nintendo 64 was the last home console to use cartridges. $199

The Dreamcast was the first sixth generation console but sadly Sega's last game console. $199

The Playstation 2 is the best-selling console of all-time, since 2000. $199

In November 2001 Microsoft joined the console race with the powerful Xbox $299

GameCube launched a couple of months before the Xbox. $199

Microsoft quickly released their second console 4 years later. $299

Playstation 3, even with its high price, was sold at a loss of $240 per unit. $499

The Wii was Nintendo's best-selling console, selling over 100 million units. $249

In 2009 PlayStation 3 Slim was released by Sony as a thinner, lighter and cheaper PS3. $299

After the Wii's market success Nintendo launched the Wii U in 2012, which was it's worst selling console. Selling just over 13M units at $299.

Xbox One was released in 2013 as a complete entertainment system for $499.

Playstation 4 launches in 2013 and is as successful as first Playstation. Selling 102 million units. Playstation 4 Pro was an update in 2016 that added 4K,UHD,USB 3.1 and much more. $399

In 2017 the Xbox One X launched, adding UHD, 4K, FreeSync, speed, and much more for $499.

The Switch has been Nintendo's fastest selling console to date. 40 million units sold to date at $299.

Both Microsoft and Sony released successors to their home consoles in November 2020. Consoles in this generation also launched with lower-cost models lacking optical disc drives, targeting those who would prefer to purchase games exclusively through digital downloads

[imanghasemi]

daaamn Sega was so cool...good old days

[MalachCoolGamer]

I have at home is the Nintendo Wii And Wii U & Nintendo Switch Original Console Handheld & Xbox Series S And The Playstation 5 Digital Edition and Nintendo 3ds original and 2ds & new 3ds xl & ds lite

[BaDik_Jacob]

Atari had the VCS and 2600+ they got some sales. Just need to note that.