List of System Launch Dates

[Perkar]

i searched the forums a bit and couldn't find a thread devoted to a listing of launch dates, as i'm kinda looking for such information, i figured it might be a decent resource. if there's a post somewhere that i missed, feel free to let me know, or begin listing!

dreamcast 09-09-99

[Achika]

We had a pack in one, but I can't remember launch dates

11-15-2001 Xbox
11-18-2001 Gamecube

10-26-2000 Playstation 2

03-23-2003 Gameboy SP Platinum & Cobalt
(September date set for Onyx & Flame)

06-11-2001 Game Boy Advanced (Indigo, Glacier, Arctice)
06-30-2001 Game Boy Advanced (Fuschia)

09-03-1996 Game Boy Pocket (I think)

[digitpress Jim]

Here are a some more:

-Snes-9-9-91
-Psx-9-9-95
-N64-9-29-96(Some stores got there N64's early and started selling them on Sept.24th 1996)
-Sega Saturn-5/11/95
-Virtual Boy-8/21/95
-Sega Cd-10/15/92

I will post some more,later :D :D :D :D

[dreamcaster]

What is with you Americans and September 9?

That's weird that three consoles from three different developers were released on Sept 9 (SNES, PSX, DC)

[nildem]

3DO - October, 1993 (Panasonic FZ-1 model.)
Amiga CD32 - March, 1994
Atari 2600 - October, 1977
Atari 7800 - June, 1986
Atari Jaguar - December, 1993
Atari Lynx - 1989
CD-i - 1991
Channel F - August, 1976
ColecoVision - August, 1982
Cybiko - May, 2000
--- Cybiko eXtreme - November, 2001
Famicom Disk System - February 21, 1986 (Japan only.)
Gameboy - July, 1989
--- Gameboy Pocket - November, 1996
Gameboy Advance - June 11, 2001
--- e-Reader - September 2002
Gameboy Color - November 18, 1998 (October 21, 1998 in Japan.)
Game.com - June, 1997
--- Game.com.Pocket.Pro - September, 1998
Intellivision - February, 1979
LaserActive - October, 1993
Milton Bradley MicroVision - 1979
Neo*Geo AES - April, 1990
Neo*Geo Pocket - October 28, 1998 (Japan only.)
--- Neo*Geo Pocket Color - June 1, 1999
Nintendo 64 - September 29, 1996
--- Nintendo 64DD - December, 1999 (Japan only.)
Nintendo Entertainment System - December, 1985
NUON - May, 2000
Odyssey - 1972
Odyssey2 - 1978
PC-FX - December 23, 1994 (Japan only.)
Playstation - September 9, 1995
Playstation2 - October 26, 2000 (March 4, 2000 in Japan.)
RCA Studio II - August, 1976
Sega Game Gear - June, 1991
Sega Genesis - August, 1989
--- JVC X'Eye - September, 1994 (April 1, 1992 in Japan, as "Wondermega".)
--- Sega 32X - November, 1994
--- Sega CD - October 15, 1992 (October, 1991 in Japan, as "Mega CD".)
--- Sega CDX - April, 1994
--- Sega Nomad - October, 1995
Sega Master System - June, 1986 (January, 1986 in Japan, as "Mark III".)
Sega Pico - 1994
Sega Saturn - May 11, 1995
Super Nintendo Entertainment System - September 9, 1991 (November 21, 1990 in Japan, as "Super Famicom". June, 1992 in Europe.)
TurboGrafx-16 - August, 1989 (October, 1987 in Japan, as "PC Engine".)
--- TurboDuo - December, 1992 (1991 in Japan, as "PC Engine Duo".)
--- TurboCD - November, 1989 (March, 1989 in Japan, as "CD-ROM2".)
--- TurboExpress - 1991 (November 16, 1990 in Japan, as "PC Engine GT".)
Vectrex - November, 1982
Virtual Boy - August 21, 1995
Watara SuperVision - 1992

EDIT: 7/1 - Dates, extra info added.

[Anthony1]

Looking at the lists, it's interesting to note, that alot of systems were released in August and September, but lately everybody is releasing stuff in November.


What's up with that?


I think that it has to do with wanting to get the systems out, and not miss another XMAS season, but not releasing them in September, because they don't feel that they have enough quality games to hold people through all those months to XMAS.

It will be nice when somebody takes the time to make enough good launch games to come out in September like all the old systems used to.

[Ed Oscuro]

Nintendo Famicom - 1981 (supposedly; the keyboard certainly came out in April '83)
MSX - '83 (no idea on the month)
MSX2 - '85
x68K - '87, new variants released until at least 1995

Harder than anything to track the months for those things.

[Anthony1]

Sega Saturn - May 11th, 1995


That has to be one of the strangest release dates of any major, major system in the United States. Usually video game systems come out in real late August or September. Sega thought that they could get a bunch of extra sales, by jumping out real early.

[Arqueologia_Digital]

Hey!, excellent thread...i was very curious about some launch dates

[DigitalSpace]

10/29/88 - Sega MegaDrive (Japan)
8/14/89 - Sega Genesis (Los Angeles/New York only)
9/15/89 - Sega Genesis (the rest of the US)

Source: http://www.sega-16.com/Feature-16bit%20Revolution.htm

[Querjek]

23/11/04 - Nintendo DS :)

And, a confirmation of some previously stated ones:
13/6/01 - GBA (original)
15/11/01 - Xbox
18/11/o1 - Gamecube

[digitalpress]

Someone beat me to it! Well, you might also find this "Price at Launch" thread interesting:
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18101&highlight=system+launch