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Almanac for the best-selling video console by generation

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Combined between handhelds and home. First generation - Color TV-Game (Nintendo, 3 million units sold) Second generation - Atari 2600 (Atari, 30 million units sold); increased by 27 million Third generation - Nintendo Entertainment System (Nintendo, 61.91 million units sold); increased by 31.91 million Fourth generation - Game Boy (Nintendo, 118.69 million units sold); increased by 56.78 million Fifth generation - PlayStation (Sony, 102.49 million units sold); decreased by 16.2 million Sixth generation - PlayStation 2 (Sony, 160 million units sold); increased by 57.51 million Seventh generation - Nintendo DS (Nintendo, 154.02 million units sold); decreased by 5.98 million Eighth generation - Nintendo Switch (Nintendo, 141.32 million units sold); decreased by 12.7 million Ninth generation - PlayStation 5 (Sony, 65.5 million units sold); decreased by 75.82 million Tenth generation - Nintendo Switch 2 (Nintendo, 5.82 million units sold); decreased by 59.68 million

Video game console by generation

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Starting with the first generation from the 1970s and this focuses on major consoles in question. First (began with Magnavox Odyssey on September 1972) Magnavox Odyssey (September 1972-1975) Odyssey series (Magnavox; 1975-1977) TV Tennis Electrotennis (Epoch; September 12, 1975-1976) Home Pong (Atari; late 1975-1977) Coleco Telstar (1976-1978) Mattel Auto Race (1976-1980) Color TV-Game series (Nintendo; June 1, 1977-1983) Electronic Quarterback (Coleco; 1978-1979) Second (began with Fairchild Channel F on November 1976) Fairchild Channel F (November 1976-1983) Atari 2600 (September 1977-1992) Bally Astrocade (1978-1983) Magnavox Odyssey² (September 1978-1984) Intellivision (Mattel; 1979-1990) Microvision (Milton Bradley; November 1979-1981) Game & Watch (Nintendo; April 28, 1980-1991) Entex Select-A-Game (1981-1982) Arcadia 2001 (Emerson; 1982-1984) ColecoVision (Coleco; August 1982-1985) Entex Adventure Vision (August or October 1982-1983) Atari 5200 (November 1982-May 21, 1984) V...