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Nintendo releses NES
first 8-bit console is released -
Ninetndo releases Game Boy
First hand held game system is released -
Sega releases Genesis
First 16-bit console is released -
Sega releases Game Gear
First color handheld system is released -
Nintedo Releases SNES
Second 16-bit console is released to compete with Sega -
Sega releases Sega CD
Sega releases the first CD home console as an attachment for the Genesis -
Sega releases 32X
Sega releses another genesis add-on -
Sega releases Saturn
Sega releases first 3D console -
Sony releases PlayStaion
The fisrt 64-bit console and sony's first console is released -
Nintendo releases Nintedo 64
Second 64-bit console is released to compete with PlayStation -
Nintendo releases Game Boy Color
Second color handheld system is released to compete with the Game Gear -
Sega releases Dreamcast
Sega releases it's final console in an efort to gain a hold on the market again -
Sony releses PlayStaion 2
Soon to be the most purchased console of all time -
Nintendo releases GBA
Nintendo makes another cartridge based handheld system -
Microsoft releases Xbox
Microsoft releases it's first game console -
Nintendo releases Gamecube
Gamecube is released to compete with PlayStation -
Nintendo releases DS
Nintendo releases the first touch screen handheld system -
Sony releases psp
Sony releases it's first handheld system with the ability to play movies as well as games to compete with DS -
Microsoft releases Xbox 360
Microsoft releases it's second, more popular console -
Sony releases PlayStation 3
Sony releases it's third console to compete with the Xbox 360 -
Nintendo releases Wii
Nintendo makes video game history with the first motion sensor-based console, with backwards compatability -
Nintendo releases DSi
Nintendo releases a new system with three cameras, but plays the same game, and it didn't have backwards compatability like the DS did -
Nintendo releases 3DS
Nintendo releases the first full 3D system