Video game console

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A video game console is an electronic, digital or computer device that outputs a video signal or visual image to display a video game that one or more people can play.

The term "video game console" is used to distinguish a console machine primarily designed for consumers to use for playing video games, in contrast to arcade machines or home computers. An arcade machine consists of a video game computer, display, game controller (joystick, buttons, etc.) and speakers housed in large chassis. A home computer is a personal computer designed for home use for a variety of purposes, such as bookkeeping, accessing the Internet and playing video games.

There are various types of video game consoles, including home video game consoles, handheld game consoles, microconsoles and dedicated consoles. Although Ralph Baer had built working game consoles by 1966, it was nearly a decade before the Pong game made them commonplace in regular people's living rooms. Through evolution over the 1990s and 2000s, game consoles have expanded to offer additional functions such as CD players, DVD players, Blu-ray disc players, web browsers, set-top boxes and more.

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	Japan	North America	Europe	Units sold
Famicom/NES	1983	1985	1986	61,910,000
Mark III/Master System	1985	1986	1987	13,000,000
Atari 7800	none	1986	1987	3,770,000
Atari XEGS	none	1987	1987	100,000

	Japan	North America	Europe	Units sold
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16	1987	1989	1989	10,000,000
Mega Drive/Genesis	1988	1989	1990	40,000,000
Neo Geo	1991	1991	1994	980,000
Super Famicom/Super NES	1990	1991	1992	49,100,000
LaserActive	1993	1993	none	10,000

	Japan	North America	Europe	Units sold
FM Towns Marty	1993	none	none	45,000
Atari Jaguar	1994	1993	1994	250,000
3DO	1994	1993	1994	2,000,000
PC-FX	1994	none	none	400,000
Sega 32X	1994	1994	1995	665,000
Virtual Boy	1995	1995	none	770,000
Sega Saturn	1994	1995	1995	9,260,000
PlayStation	1994	1995	1995	102,490,000
Nintendo 64	1996	1996	1997	32,930,000

	Japan	North America	Europe	Units sold
Dreamcast	1998	1999	1999	9,130,000
PlayStation 2	2000	2000	2000	155,000,000
GameCube	2001	2001	2002	21,740,000
Xbox	2002	2001	2002	24,000,000

	Japan	North America	Europe	Units sold
Xbox 360	2005	2005	2005	84,700,000
PlayStation 3	2006	2006	2007	85,900,000
Wii	2006	2006	2006	101,630,000

	Japan	North America	Europe	Units sold
Nintendo DS	2004	2004	2005	154,020,000
PlayStation Portable	2004	2005	2005	82,000,000

	Japan	North America	Europe	Units sold
Wii U	2012	2012	2012	13,360,000
PlayStation 4	2014	2013	2013	50,000,000
Xbox One	2014	2013	2013	10,000,000

	Japan	North America	Europe	Units sold
Nintendo 3DS	2011	2011	2011	61,570,000
PlayStation Vita	2011	2012	2012	4,000,000

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