List of video game console launch games

This is an incomplete list of launch games for various video game consoles. Although most launch titles were released synchronously with the system they were released for, some games were released prior to the actual system release: for example, Dragon Quest Monsters was released on the Game Boy Color on September 25, 1998; however, the Game Boy Color itself was not released until October 1998, and although the Wii officially launched on November 19, 2006, games were released as early as November 13, 2006.

Home game consoles

Second generation

Atari 2600

U.S. launch: September 11, 1977

Bally Astrocade

U.S. launch: 1977

Intellivision

U.S. launch: 1979

ColecoVision

U.S. launch: August 1982

Atari 5200

U.S. launch: November 1982

Third generation

SG-1000

Japanese launch: July 15, 1983

Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System

Japanese launch: July 15, 1983

U.S. launch: October 18, 1985a[›]

European launch: September 1, 1986

Famicom Disk System

Japanese launch: February 21, 1986

Sega Mark III/Sega Master System

[1] Japanese launch: October 20, 1985

U.S. launch: June 1986

U.K. launch: late 1986

Atari 7800

Second[2] U.S. launch: January 1986[3]

Fourth generation

NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16/TurboGrafx

Japanese launch: October 30, 1987

U.S. launch: August 19, 1989

NEC PC-Engine Super CD-ROM² / TurboGrafx-CD

Japanese launch: December 4, 1988

U.S. launch: August 1, 1990

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

Japanese launch: October 29, 1988

U.S. launch: August 14, 1989

European launch: November 30, 1990

Sega Mega-CD

Japanese launch: December 12, 1991

U.S. launch: October 15, 1992

European launch: April 19, 1993

Sega 32X

European launch: November 14, 1994

U.S. launch: November 21, 1994

Japanese launch: December 3, 1994

Super Famicom/SNES

Japanese launch: November 21, 1990

U.S. launch: August 19, 1991

European launch: April 11, 1992

Neo Geo AES

U.S launch: June 18, 1991

Philips CD-i

International release: December 3, 1991

Fifth generation

3DO Interactive Multiplayer

U.S. launch: October 4, 1993[4][5]

Japanese launch: March 1994[6]

Playdia

Japanese launch: September 23, 1994

Sega Saturn

Japanese launch: November 22, 1994[7]

U.S. launch: May 11, 1995[8]

European launch: July 8, 1995

PlayStation

Japanese launch: December 3, 1994

U.S. launch: September 9, 1995 [9]

European launch: September 29, 1995

Nintendo 64

Japanese launch: June 23, 1996

U.S. launch: September 29, 1996

European launch: March 1, 1997

Nintendo 64DD

Japanese launch: December 11, 1999

Atari Jaguar

U.S. launch: November 15, 1993

European launch: 1994

Japanese launch: November 21, 1994

Atari Jaguar CD

U.S. launch: September 21, 1995

Sixth generation

Sega Dreamcast

[10] Japanese launch: November 27, 1998

U.S. launch: September 9, 1999[11]

European launch: October 14, 1999

Sony PlayStation 2

Japanese launch: March 4, 2000

U.S. launch: October 26, 2000

European launch: November 24, 2000

Nintendo GameCube

Japanese launch: September 14, 2001

U.S. launch: November 18, 2001

European launch: May 3, 2002

Microsoft Xbox

U.S. launch: November 15, 2001

Japanese launch: February 22, 2002

European launch: March 14, 2002

Seventh generation

Xbox 360

U.S. launch: November 22, 2005

European launch: December 2, 2005

Japanese & Asian launch: December 10, 2005

Xbox Live Arcade

PlayStation 3

Asian launch: November 11, 2006

U.S. launch: November 17, 2006

European and Australian launch: March 23, 2007

PlayStation Network

U.S. launch: November 17, 2006

European and Australian launch: March 23, 2007

Wii

U.S. launch: November 19, 2006

Japanese launch: December 2, 2006

European launch: December 8, 2006

Wii Virtual Console

U.S. launch: November 19, 2006

European launch: December 8, 2006

Japanese launch: December 2, 2006

Eighth generation

Wii U

U.S. launch: November 18, 2012

European launch: November 30, 2012

Japanese launch: December 8, 2012

PlayStation 4

U.S. launch: November 15, 2013 [12]

European launch: November 29, 2013 [13]

Japanese launch: February 22, 2014 [14]

Xbox One

U.S. launch: November 22, 2013[15]

European launch: November 22, 2013 [16]

Japanese launch: September 4, 2014 [17]

Handheld game consoles

Second generation

Microvision

U.S. Launch: 1979

Fourth generation

Atari Lynx

U.S. launch: October 1989

Game Boy

Japanese launch: April 21, 1989

U.S. launch: July 31, 1989

European launch: September 28, 1990

Sega Game Gear

Japanese launch: October 6, 1990

European launch: April 26, 1991

U.S. launch: April 26, 1991

Fifth generation

Virtual Boy

Japanese launch: July 21, 1995

U.S. launch: August 14, 1995

Game com

U.S. launch: 1997

Game Boy Color

Japanese launch: October 21, 1998

U.S. launch: November 18, 1998

European launch: November 23, 1998

WonderSwan

Japanese launch: March 4, 1999

Neo Geo Pocket Color

Japanese launch: March 16, 1999

U.S. launch: August 6, 1999

European launch: October 1, 1999

WonderSwan Color

Japanese launch: December 9, 2000

Sixth generation

Game Boy Advance

Japanese launch: March 21, 2001

U.S. launch: June 11, 2001

European launch: June 22, 2001

N-Gage

European launch: October 7, 2003

U.S. launch: October 7, 2003

Seventh generation

Nintendo DS

U.S. launch: November 21, 2004

Japanese launch: December 2, 2004

European launch: March 11, 2005

PlayStation Portable

Japanese launch: December 12, 2004

U.S./Canada launch: March 24, 2005

European launch: September 1, 2005

Gizmondo

UK launch: March 19, 2005

U.S. launch: October 22, 2005

Eighth generation

Nintendo 3DS

Japanese launch: February 26, 2011.[18]

European launch: March 25, 2011

U.S. launch: March 27, 2011

3DS Virtual Console

U.S. launch: June 6, 2011

PlayStation Vita

Japanese launch: December 17, 2011

European launch: February 22, 2012

U.S. launch: February 22, 2012

Notes

^ a: Donkey Kong Jr. Math and Mach Rider are often erroneously included in lists of launch titles. In reality, neither title was available until later in 1986.[19]

References

  1. ↑ Computer and Video Games magazine, December 1986
  2. ↑ The console was test marketed in 1984
  3. ↑ Kato, Matthew (30 October 2013). "Which Game Console Had The Best Launch Lineup?". http://www.gameinformer.com. Gameinformer. Retrieved 14 November 2013. External link in |website= (help)
  4. ↑ Matthews, Will (December 2013). "Ahead of its Time: A 3DO Retrospective". Retro Gamer (122) (Imagine Publishing). pp. 18–29.
  5. ↑ "The Best -- and Worst -- Console Launches". Yahoo! Games. November 8, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  6. ↑ "Matsushita Brings 3DO to the Far East". GamePro (57) (IDG). April 1994. p. 176.
  7. ↑ "Sega's Saturn Launched in Japan". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (65): 60. December 1994.
  8. ↑ "Sega Hopes to Run Rings Around the Competition with Early Release of the Saturn". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (72): 30. July 1995.
  9. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20050207085514/http://www.vidgames.com/ps/misc/oldnews.html
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ Gantayat, Anoop (September 10, 1999). "The Definitive Dreamcast Launch Game Guide". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  12. ↑ http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/30/ps4-the-ultimate-faq-north-america/
  13. ↑ http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/11/27/here-are-your-ps4-day-one-launch-titles/
  14. ↑ http://www.joystiq.com/2013/09/09/japans-ps4-launch-day-line-up-features-19-games/
  15. ↑
  16. ↑ http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3263660/heres-your-xbox-one-launch-game-lineup/
  17. ↑ http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/21/5829866/xbox-one-japan-launch-titles
  18. ↑ Tom Bramwell (October 1, 2011). "Nintendo 3DS Japanese launch line-up 3DS News - Page 1". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  19. ↑ Dayton, David (18 October 2010). "Super Mario's Release Date is Missing!". The Mushroom Kingdom. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
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