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This company was founded in 1889 and manufactured Hanafuda playing cards before going into toys in the 1960's and eventually video games in the late 70's.
What is Nintendo?
Under their original name of Service Games, this company got its start in the 1940's selling coin-operated amusement games to military bases.
What is Sega?
This console released in 1994 in Japan and was created after a failed collaboration with Nintendo to create a CD-ROM version of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
What is the PlayStation?
Based on a PC-like architecture, this console released in 2001 and was initially sold at a loss to its parent company.
What is the Xbox?
The final major console released by Atari in 1993, it was advertised as the world's first 64-bit console but featured a fairly small library of games of varying quality.
What is the Atari Jaguar?
This console released in 1985 in North America and was successful despite the video game crash by advertising itself as an "entertainment system" and packaging it with a toy robot.
What is the Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom?
This console mascot, debuting in 1991, was designed to directly compete with a rival mascot, allowing its company to become competitive in the games market.
Who is Sonic the Hedgehog?
Due in part to its backwards compatibility, large library of games, and ability to play DVD movies, this console released in 2000 and is currently the best-selling video game console of all time (over 160 million units sold).
What is the PlayStation 2?
Launched in 2017 but not becoming mainstream until 2020, this service allows you to play games from many devices, essentially turning almost anything into a gaming console.
What is Game Pass?
The first home console released by SNK (1990), it featured games with nearly identical graphics to its arcade counterparts, but it sold poorly due to its $650 price tag.
What is the Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System (AES)?
This console, released in 2006, became immensely successful by appealing to longtime fans as well as a more casual gaming audience through easy-to-understand motion controls.
What is the Nintendo Wii?
The final home console for its company, released in 1999 in North America. It was the first to feature a built-in modem for online play and a visual memory unit capable of playing specialized games.
What is the Sega Dreamcast?
The first handheld console to use optical discs for its games, released in 2005 in North America.
What is the PlayStation Portable (PSP)?
This peripheral released in 2010 and allowed players to use their entire bodies as the controller for a small percentage of games on its console.
What is the Kinect?
Released by Nokia in 2003, this device was a combination handheld game console and cellular phone, nicknamed the "taco phone" due to its shape.
What is the N-Gage?
The first handheld game console to feature interchangeable game cartridges, released in 1989.
What is the Game Boy?
This console released in 1988 and remained competitive in North America with its contemporary rivals thanks to its mascot and marketing campaign establishing it as the cool console for teenagers.
What is the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive?
At launch in 2006, this console was mocked for resembling a grill (in both size and heat generation) and for having "no games."
What is the PlayStation 3?
This game was an exclusive release title for its console in 2001 and revolutionized how first-person shooter games could work on consoles.
What is Halo: Combat Evolved?
This console, released in 1989 in North America, claimed to be the first 16-bit console but was a commercial failure due to its late release in North America compared to its release date in Japan (1987).
What is the TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine?
The first console capable of stereoscopic 3D graphics, released in 1995 and a commercial failure for the company.
What is the Virtual Boy?
The name of the media company formed in 2004 when a pachinko company merged with the game company from this Jeopardy category.
What is Sega Sammy?
This disc format, officially released in 2006, allows for a greater density of data storage and became the standard disc format for all major game consoles after release.
What is Blu-ray?
The best-selling home console developed by an American company (9th best-selling console overall), released in 2005.
What is the Xbox 360?
Rather than a dedicated console, this was a set of technical specifications that any hardware company could use to create their own console, with the most notable version released by Panasonic in 1993.
What is the 3DO?