Stationary Gaming Consoles (Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft)

Nintendo Entertainment System

Jul 15, 1983

This was the very first console with a wireless controller that was playable. It is also held as one of the flagship consoles for the market from the late 80's to the early 90's.

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Nov 21, 1990

It was a direct successor to the NES. It provided direct upgrades to its specifications like increasing the bits for the graphics and the random access memory.

Playstation

Dec 3, 1994

This was a relatively small gaming console back in the day. It would also be one of the first gaming platforms to feature the use of discs.

Nintendo 64

Jun 23, 1996

Playstation 2

Mar 4, 2000

This was the highest-grossing gaming console ever put up on the market. It would take some time for this console to be outdone by Nintendo in 2017. This paved the way for an even more saturated gaming market worldwide. Sony proved this to be the flagship console for every kid in the 2000's even being more popular even though newer consoles have been released.

Nintendo GameCube

Sep 14, 2001

X-box

Nov 15, 2001

This was Microsoft's first attempt at getting in the gaming console industry which did not turn out to be a failure but failed to outdo Sony and Nintendo, the two titans of the gaming console industry at the time.

Xbox 360

Nov 22, 2005

This was the direct competitor of the PS3. It proved to be a worthy adversary but still could not make the market slide over to Microsoft. This was also the console that tried to outdo Nintendo at their own game of wireless gaming and motion controls.

Playstation 3

Nov 11, 2006

This followed the Xbox 360's launch very closely in order to sway the market towards Sony. They released wireless controllers and an attempt at trying to beat Nintendo at their wireless motion controller game.

Nintendo Wii

Dec 6, 2006

This was the very first console to make a dedicated wireless controller for gameplay. It provided a variety of games that held an emphasis on family-fun.

Nintendo WiiU

Nov 18, 2012

This console release was deemed to be a massive failure in the sense that the sales were not even close to what Nintendo was expected to get and also the fact that the gaming community was not pleased with the games and exclusives this console had to offer. The bulky controller also made this a dealbreaker for a lot of potential customers.

Playstation 4

Nov 15, 2013

This was the very latest gaming console release of Sony which offered the best specification out of all the gaming consoles in the current market.

Xbox One

Nov 22, 2013

This is the most recent addition to the gaming console release of Microsoft which has the highest-end specifications that Microsoft is currently offering. It is also considered the most evil addition to the gaming industry according to the gaming community due to the controversial addition of Xbox Live, a membership requirement to play online. This cash grab scheme made Sony follow in their footsteps to make Playstation Plus, essentially the same thing as Xbox live but for Sony.

Nintendo Switch

Mar 3, 2017

This was the only console that was able to outdo the Playstation 2 in sales so far. It was also held as a revolutionary console due to the hybrid set-up it could take up by being both a portable and stationary console.