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History of Video Game Consoles

by | Nov 3, 2023 | Gaming, Info | 0 comments

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Lets take a look at the history of video game consoles!

Most Wanted loves to buy, sell and trade consoles!  We are gamers ourselves and, for most of our staff, seeing a retro console on our counter is as exciting as it would have been on Christmas Morning!

The following is a list of video game consoles released since 1972!  Over time we will be adding info on each console and we will add more consoles to the list!  For the time being you can see the number of units sold, their most popular game and their rarity. 1 is very common and 5 is very rare!  The history of video game consoles is an exciting topic and we look forward to diving in!  If there are any consoles that didn’t make the list, but you would like to see covered, shoot us a message on our facebook page.

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List of Consoles

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This list will show you the year the console was released, the approximate number of consoles sold and it’s most popular game.  Additionally it shows a rarity rating that goes up to 5 with 1 being very common and 5 being quite rare.

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  • Magnavox Odyssey (1972) – Approximately 100,000 units sold. Most popular game: Table Tennis. Rarity rating: 5.
  • Atari 2600 (1977) – Over 30 million units sold. Most popular game: Pac-Man. Rarity rating: 3.
  • Intellivision (1980) – Around 3 million units sold. Most popular game: Astrosmash. Rarity rating: 4.
  • ColecoVision (1982) – Sold approximately 2 million units. Most popular game: Donkey Kong. Rarity rating: 4.
  • Vectrex (1982) – Sold approximately 1 million units. Most popular game: Mine Storm. Rarity rating: 4.
  • Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) (1985) – More than 61 million units sold. Most popular game: Super Mario Bros. Rarity rating: 2.
  • Sega Master System (1985) – Over 13 million units sold. Most popular game: Sonic the Hedgehog. Rarity rating: 3.
  • TurboGrafx-16 (1987) – Sold around 10 million units. Most popular game: Bonk’s Adventure. Rarity rating: 4.
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) (1990) – Approximately 49 million units sold. Most popular game: Super Mario World. Rarity rating: 2.
  • Sega Genesis (1988) – Over 30 million units sold. Most popular game: Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Rarity rating: 3.
  • Neo Geo (1990) – Sold approximately 980,000 units. Most popular game: Metal Slug. Rarity rating: 4.
  • Philips CD-i (1991) – Sold approximately 1 million units. Most popular game: The Legend of Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon. Rarity rating: 4.
  • Atari Jaguar (1993) – Sold approximately 250,000 units. Most popular game: Alien vs Predator. Rarity rating: 4.
  • Sega Saturn (1994) – Sold approximately 9.5 million units. Most popular game: Virtua Fighter 2. Rarity rating: 3.
  • Sony PlayStation (1994) – Sold more than 102 million units. Most popular game: Gran Turismo. Rarity rating: 2.
  • Apple Pippin (1996) – Sold approximately 42,000 units. Most popular game: Pippin: Atmark Navigator. Rarity rating: 5.
  • Nintendo 64 (N64) (1996) – Approximately 33 million units sold. Most popular game: Super Mario 64. Rarity rating: 3.
  • Sega Dreamcast (1998) – Sold around 9.13 million units. Most popular game: Sonic Adventure. Rarity rating: 4.
  • PlayStation 2 (2000) – More than 155 million units sold. Most popular game: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Rarity rating: 1.
  • Xbox (2001) – Over 24 million units sold. Most popular game: Halo: Combat Evolved. Rarity rating: 2.
  • Nintendo GameCube (2001) – Sold approximately 21.74 million units. Most popular game: Super Smash Bros. Melee. Rarity rating: 3.
  • Xbox 360 (2005) – More than 84 million units sold. Most popular game: Kinect Adventures! Rarity rating: 2.
  • PlayStation 3 (2006) – Sold around 87.4 million units. Most popular game: Grand Theft Auto V. Rarity rating: 2.
  • Wii (2006) – Over 101 million units sold. Most popular game: Wii Sports. Rarity rating: 2.
  • PlayStation 4 (2013) – More than 116 million units sold. Most popular game: Marvel’s Spider-Man. Rarity rating: 1.
  • Wii U (2012) – Sold approximately 13.56 million units. Most popular game: Mario Kart 8. Rarity rating: 2.
  • PlayStation 4 (2013) – More than 116 million units sold. Most popular game: Marvel’s Spider-Man. Rarity rating: 1.
  • Xbox One (2013) – Over 50 million units sold. Most popular game: Halo 5: Guardians. Rarity rating: 1.
  • Nintendo Switch (2017) – Approximately 92 million units sold. Most popular game: Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Rarity rating: 1.
  • Xbox Series X/S (2020) – Sold approximately 14 million units. Most popular game: Halo Infinite. Rarity rating: 1.
  • PlayStation 5 (2020) – Sold approximately 23.9 million units. Most popular game: Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Rarity rating: 1.

This list will be continuously added to and developed, and with new consoles being released, it will never be complete!