The first generation of video games (1972–1977) includes the Magnavox Odyssey, Coleco Telstar, and other consoles.
Sales figures[]
Sales comparison[]
| Console | Worldwide sales | United States | Japan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Color TV Game | 3 million[1] (1979) | N/A | 3 million |
| Coleco Telstar | 1 million (1976)[2] | 1 million | N/A |
| Epoch TV Tennis Electrotennis | 440,000[3] (1975) | N/A | 440,000 |
| Magnavox Odyssey | 330,000 (1975)[4] | 330,000 | N/A |
| Atari/Sears Tele-Games Pong | 150,000 (1975)[5][6] | 150,000 | N/A |
| Allied "Name Of The Game" | 16,000 (1977)[7] | 16,000 | N/A |
| Total | 4.936 million | 1.496 million | 3.44 million |
Sales history[]
| Year | Sales | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odyssey [4] |
Epoch Tennis [3] |
Atari Pong [5] |
Coleco Telstar [2] |
Allied [7] |
Nintendo Color TV Game [1][8] | ||||
| Game 6 | Game 15 | Racing | Kuzushi | ||||||
| 1972 | 130,000 | ||||||||
| 1975 | 330,000 | 10,000 | 150,000 | ||||||
| 1976 | 1 million | ||||||||
| 1977 | 210,000 (+200,000) |
16,000 | 350,000 | 700,000 | |||||
| 1978 | 440,000 (+230,000) |
1 million (+650,000) |
1 million (+300,000) |
500,000 | |||||
| 1979 | 2.5 million | 500,000 | |||||||
| 1980 | 3 million | ||||||||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheff, David; Eddy, Andy (1999), Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World, GamePress, p. 27, ISBN 978-0-9669617-0-6, "Nintendo entered the home market in Japan with the dramatic unveiling of Color TV Game 6, which played six versions of light tennis. It was followed by a more powerful sequel, Color TV Game 15. A million units of each were sold. The engineering team also came up with systems that played a more complex game, called "Blockbuster," as well as a racing game. Half a million units of these were sold."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Herman, Leonard (1997). Phoenix: the fall & rise of videogames (2nd ed. ed.). Union, NJ: Rolenta Press. p. 20. ISBN 0-9643848-2-5. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=duITAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 16 February 2012. "Like Pong, Telstar could only play video tennis but it retailed at an inexpensive $50 that made it attractive to most families that were on a budget. Coleco managed to sell over a million units that year."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=981407
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Magnavox Odyssey, the first video game system. Pong-Story (1972-06-27). Retrieved on 2012-11-17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ellis, David (2004). "Dedicated Consoles". Official Price Guide to Classic Video Games. Random House. pp. 33–36. ISBN 0-375-72038-3.
- ↑ Kent, Steven (2001). "Strange Bedfellows". Ultimate History of Video Games. Three Rivers Press. pp. 94–95. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 [1] [2]
- ↑ http://kotaku.com/5785568/nintendos-first-console-is-one-youve-never-played
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