The History ofConsoles

Computers for Entertainment

By: Brandon Hansen and Chad Spencer

1970’s & Early 80’s

Atari’s PONG – 1975 Coleco, Magnavox,

Mattel

Late ‘80s

Nintendo NES – 1985 - $199– Super Mario Bros.– Sold 60 Million– http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=823

Atari 2600, 7800 - 1986

Sega Genesis - 1989 - $190

Early 90’s

Super Nintendo – 1991 - $199 Panasonic 3DO – 1993 - $700 Atari Jaguar - 1993 Sega 32X - 1994

1995-1999

Atari Jaguar – 1995 - $250 Sega Saturn – 1995 - $399 Sony Playstation – 1995 - $299

– Gran Turismo

Nintendo64 – 1996 - $199– Super Mario 64

Sega Dreamcast – 1999– $199 -> $49

Early 2000’s

Sony PlayStation 2 – 2000– $299, final $129– Gran Turismo

Nintendo GameCube – 2001– $199, final $99– Super Smash Bros. Melee

Microsoft XBox – 2001– $299, final $149– Halo, Halo2

Current Generation

Microsoft XBox360 – 2005– XBox Live: Silver and Gold– $279, $399, $479

Nintendo Wii – 2006– Motion-sensitive controller– $249

Sony PlayStation 3 – 2006– Cell processor– $399, $599

Handhelds

Nintendo Game Boy – 1989 - $109 Sega Gamegear – 1990 - $149 Game Boy Color – 1998 Game Boy Advance – 2001

– Advance SP – 2003– Micro 2005

Nintendo DS – 2004– DS Lite – 2005 - $129

PlayStation Portable – 2004 - $169/$199