This is a release list in chronological order. If you're looking for a specific console then you might want to check out the List of Consoles page.
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| 1975 | Atari | Pong | 24,800 | Exact date unknown, released through Sega. |
| 1975.09 | Epoch | Terebi Tennis | 19,500 | The first Japanese video game console. |
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| 1976.08 | Fairchild | Channel F | 128,000 | Details unknown. |
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| 1977.04 | Hitachi | TV-Game VG-104 | 24,800 | 4-game monochrome unit. |
| 1977.04 | Tomy | TV-Fun 401 | 18,000 | 4-game monochrome unit. |
| 1977.06 | Nintendo | TV-Game 6 CTG-6S | 9,800 | Creme colored 6-game unit. |
| 1977.06 | Nintendo | TV-Game 6 CTG-6V | 9,800 | Orange color of the 6S. |
| 1977.06 | Nintendo | TV-Game 15 CTG-15S | 15,000 | Removable controllers, 15 games. |
| 1977.06 | Nintendo | TV-Game 15 CTG-15V | 15,000 | Same as the above but darker color. |
| 1977.07 | Bandai | TV-Jack 1000 | 9,800 | Monochrome 4-game unit, black. |
| 1977.09 | Bandai | TV-Jack 1000 | 9,800 | More common 2nd release, white. |
| 1977.09 | Tomy | TV-Fun 501 | 13,000 | 3-game unit, larger 1st edition 601. |
| 1977.09 | Epoch | System 10 | 15,000 | Made in conjunction with NEC. |
| 1977.10 | Atari | 2600 | n/a | Released in Japan through Epoch. |
| 1977.10 | Tomy | TV-Fun 601 | 9,980 | 3-game monochrome unit. |
| 1977.10 | Tomy | TV-Fun 602 | 12,800 | 3-game monochrome unit, 4 players. |
| 1977.10 | Tomy | TV-Fun 701 | 16,000 | 8-game unit with built-in controllers. |
| 1977.10 | Tomy | TV-Fun 801 | 18,000 | 3-game monochrome unit, 4-players. |
| 1977.10 | Bandai | TV-Jack 1200 | 12,800 | 4-person 4-game monochrome unit. |
| 1977.10 | Bandai | TV-Jack 1500 | 16,000 | Includes joystick, same as TV Duke. |
| 1977.10 | Bandai | TV-Jack 2500 | 28,000 | 4-game unit with 20 different patterns. |
| 1977.10 | Bandai | TV-Jack 3000 | 38,000 | Color, 4 person unit, car racing. |
| 1977.10 | Toshiba | TV-Game TVG-610 | 9,800 | Toshiba clone of the Epoch System 10. |
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| 1978.06.10 | Coleco | Telstar | 29,800 | Released Sunakawa Industries. |
| 1978.08 | Tomy | TV-Fun 901 | 18,000 | Pong type system with steering wheel. |
| 1978.08 | Bandai | TV-Jack 5000 Add-On | 19,800 | First edition brown color. |
| 1978.08.21 | Epoch | TV Baseball | 13,400 | 1 game only, baseball. |
| 1978.11 | Atari | Video Pinball | 38,700 | Similar to the Epoch TV Block system. |
| 1978.11 | Toshiba | Visicom | 54,800 | American Studio II model. |
| 1978 | Nintendo | TV Game Racing 112 | 12,500 | TV racing game with wheel. |
| 1978 | Bandai | TV-Jack 5000 Add-On | 19,800 | No ejection button, blue body. |
| 1978 | Tomy | TV-Fun 902 | 9,800 | Stunt cycle + car race. |
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| 1979.05.17 | Epoch | TV-Block | 13,500 | Powered by an Atari chip. |
| 1979.06.13 | Epoch | System 10MK-II | 9,800 | Second edition System 10. |
| 1979.07.10 | Epoch | TV Block MB | 13,500 | 2nd edition with slightly different games. |
| 1979.10 | Epoch | Cassette TV Game | 57,300 | Atari VCS marketed by Epoch. |
| 1979.12 | Bandai | Super Vision 8000 | 59,800 | Monochrome, cassette. |
| 1979 | Nintendo | Block Kuzushi CTG-BK6 | 13,500 | Designed by Miyamoto Shigeru. |
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| 1980.04 | Nintendo | Computer TV Game | 48,000 | Othello home version. |
| 1980.08.07 | Epoch | TV Vader | 16,500 | Space invaders type game console. |
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| 1981.07.30 | Epoch | Cassette Vision | 13,500 | First edition. |
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| 1982.07.20 | Bandai | Intellivision | 49,800 | Licensed from Mattel. |
| 1982.10 | Tomy | Pyuta (puter) | 59,800 | Keyboard, cartridge slot, controllers. |
| 1982.12 | Emerson | Dynavision | 49,800 | More info needed. |
| 1982.12 | Phillips | Odyssey 2 | 49,800 | US console clone. |
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| 1983.03 | Bandai | Arcadia | 19,800 | Licensed from Emerson. |
| 1983.05.10 | Atari | 2800 | 24,800 | First edition. |
| 1983.07.15 | Sega | SG-1000 | 15,000 | First edition. |
| 1983.07.15 | Nintendo | Family Computer | 14,800 | First edition. |
| 1983.07.19 | Epoch | Cassette Vision Jr. | 5,000 | Smaller, cheaper version. |
| 1983.07 | Bandai | Vectrex | 54,800 | Bandai version, very rare model. |
| 1983.07 | Sega | SC-3000 | 29,800 | Keyboard, plays SC-1000 games. |
| 1983.07 | Bandai | RX-78 Gundam PC | 59.800 | PC and game system. |
| 1983 | Kanto | My Vision | 39,800 | Othello/Mah-jong system, keyboard. |
| 1983.10 | Gakken | TV-Boy | 8,800 | Unique design with T handlebar. |
| 1983.10 | Casio | PV-1000 | 14,800 | Included Pachinko UFO game. |
| 1983.10 | Casio | PV-2000 | 29,800 | PC-type system with keyboard. |
| 1983.10 | Sharp | 14C-C1F TV | 93,000 | 14" Sharp TV + Famicom combo. |
| 1983.10 | Sharp | 19C-C1F TV | 145,000 | 19" Sharp TV + Famicom combo. |
| 1983.11 | Tsudaka | Othello Multivision | 19,800 | FG-1000, Sega + Othello. |
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| 1984.03 | Sega | SC-3000H | 33,800 | New plastic covered keyboard. |
| 1984.04 | Sega | SG-1000II | 15,000 | Second generation SG machine. |
| 1984.07.17 | Epoch | Super Cassette Vision | 15,000 | Next gen CV, able to use RGB out. |
| 1984.11 | Tsudaka | Othello Multivision | 19,800 | FG-2000, controller included. |
| 1984 | Gakken | TV-Boy | 9,800 | Slightly new design, higher price. |
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| 1985.07.15 | Epoch | SCV Lady's Set | 19,300 | Pink/red Super Cassette Vision. |
| 1985.10.20 | Sega | Mark III | 15,000 | Plays carts & MyCards. |
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| 1986.12.14 | Nintendo | Disk System | 15,000 | Disk system for the Famicom. |
| 1986.07.01 | Sharp | Twin Famicom | 32,000 | AN-500, black model, disk/cart. |
| 1986.07.01 | Sharp | Twin Famicom | 32,000 | AN-500R, red model, disk/cart. |
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| 1987.10.30 | NEC HE | PC Engine | 24,800 | First model, white color, HuCards. |
| 1987.11 | Sega | Master System | 16,800 | Upgraded Mark III. |
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| 1988.10.29 | Sega | Mega Drive | 21,000 | First edition. |
| 1988.11.10 | NEC HE | PC Engine GT | 44,800 | Portable TV & console. |
| 1988.12.14 | NEC NE | CD-ROM2 System | 59,800 | |
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| 1989.02.21 | Sharp | Famicom Titler | 43,000 | Ability to add titles, S-Video. |
| 1989.04.21 | Nintendo | Game Boy | 12,500 | First edition. |
| 1989.11.20 | Atari | Lynx | 29,800 | First edition. |
| 1989.11.22 | NEC HE | PCE Shuttle | 18,800 | Spaceship-type body, small design. |
| 1989.11.30 | NEC HE | PCE Super Grafx | 39,800 | VRAM doubled. |
| 1989.12.08 | NEC HE | PCE Core Grafx | 24,800 | PC Engine with composite AV out. |
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| 1990.04.26 | SNK | Neo Geo AES | 58,000 | Rental version was 10,000 yen higher. |
| 1990.10.26 | Sega | Game Gear | 19,800 | Color handheld system. |
| 1990.11.21 | Nintendo | Super Famicom | 25,000 | First edition. |
| 1990.12.01 | NEC HE | PC Engine GT | 44,800 | Portable TV that plays HuCards. |
| 1990 | Sharp | 14G-SF1 | 100,000 | 14" Sharp TV + Super Famicom built-in. |
| 1990 | Sharp | 21G-SF1 | 133,000 | 19" Sharp TV + Super Famicom built-in. |
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| 1991.05.31 | Sega | Terradrive | 148,000 | Personal Computer |
| 1991.06.21 | NEC HE | PCE Core Grafx II | 19,800 | Price reduced Core Grafx. |
| 1991.09.21 | NEC HE | PCE DUO | 59,800 | CD media added with HuCard. |
| 1991.12.12 | Sega | Mega CD | 49,800 | |
| 1991.12.13 | NEC NE | Super CD-ROM2 | 47,800 |
| 1991.12.30 | NEC HE | PC Engine LT | 99,800 | Portable TV that an play HuCards. |
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| 1992.04.01 | Victor | Wondermega RG-M1 | 79,800 | Included MIDI & Karaoke. |
| 1992.04.19 | Sega | Wondermega-S | 82,800 | Sister console of the above model. |
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| 1993.02.16 | Fujitsu | FM Towns Marty | 99,800 | First edition, marketed as mini PC. |
| 1993.03.25 | NEC HE | PCE DUO-R | 39,800 | Cheaper 2nd version of the DUO. |
| 1993.04 | Tomy | Pyuta Jr. | 9,800 | Keyboard removed, focused on gaming. |
| 1993.04.23 | Sega | Mega Drive 2 | 12,800 | Size reduced by half, upgrades. |
| 1993.07.02 | Victor | Wondermega RG-M2 | 59,800 | Scaled down, cheaper version. |
| 1993.08.20 | Pioneer | LaserActive A-100 | 89,800 | LD player with Mega capabilities. |
| 1993.12.01 | Nintendo | New Famicom | 7,400 | New version of the old console. |
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| 1994.03.10 | Sega | MegaJet | 15,000 | Portable Mega Drive console. |
| 1994.03.20 | Panasonic | 3DO REAL FZ-1 | | First edition. |
| 1994.04.23 | Sega | Mega CD 2 | 29,800 | |
| 1994.06.25 | NEC HE | DUO-RX | 29,800 | New controller added, reduced price. |
| 1994.09.23 | Bandai | Playdia | 24,800 | Anime based titles, wireless controller. |
| 1994.09.01 | Aiwa | CSD-GM1 | 45,000 | Radio, cassette, and Mega. |
| 1994.09.09 | SNK | Neo Geo CD | 49,800 | First editions were front loading. |
| 1994.10 | Sanyo | 3DO TRY | 54,800 | Japan only release, smaller design. |
| 1994.10 | Panasonic | 3DO REAL FZ-10 II | 44,800 | Changed to top loading, reduced price. |
| 1994.11.22 | Sega | Saturn HST-0001 | 44,800 | First edition, gray, long gold box. |
| 1994.11.22 | Victor | V-Saturn RG-JX1 | 44,800 | Sister to the HST-0001. |
| 1994.12.03 | Sony | Playstation 1 | 39,800 | First edition, composite AV. |
| 1994.12.03 | Sega | Super 32X | 16,800 | CD add-on. |
| 1994.12.23 | NEC HE | PC-FX | 49,800 | Anime based machine. |
| 1994 | Casio | Loopy | 44,800 | Marketed to girls, stickers, printer. |
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| 1995.04.23 | Nintendo | Satellaview | 18,000 | Modem for the Super Famicom. |
| 1995.06.16 | Sega | Saturn HST-0004 | 34,800 | Second edition Saturn, gray console. |
| 1995.06.16 | Victor | V-Saturn RG-JX1 | 34,800 | Second edition V-Saturn. |
| 1995.06.16 | Sega | Saturn HST-0005 | 34,800 | 1,000,000th campaign w/VF Remix. |
| 1996.06.16 | Victor | VF Campaign Box | open | Included the VF Remix CD. |
| 1996.06.16 | Hitachi | VF Campaign Box | open | Included the VF Remix CD. |
| 1995.07.21 | Nintendo | Virtual Boy | 15,000 | First edition. |
| 1995.12.01 | Hitachi | Navi Saturn | 150,000 | GPS Navi system + Saturn. |
| 1995 | Hitachi | Hi-Saturn MMP-1 | 64,800 | "Upscale" version Saturn. |
| 1995 | SNK | Neo Geo CDZ | 39,800 | Faster CD-ROM drive. |
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| 1996.03 | Sega | Saturn HST-00014 | 20,000 | White color and a reduced price. |
| 1996.03.22 | Bandai | Pippin @mark | 64,800 | Made with Apple Computers. |
| 1996.06.07 | Victor | V-Saturn RG-JX2 | open | Sister console to the above. |
| 1996.06.23 | Nintendo | 64 | 25,000 | Cartridge based system. |
| 1996.11 | Sega | Saturn HST-0017 | 20,000 | Christmas themed. |
| 1996 | Hitachi | New Hi-Saturn MMP-11 | open | Lower price, slight modifications. |
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| 1997 | Sega | Toys 'R' Us Saturn | | HST-0019 model with a black sonic stencil. |
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| 1998 | Nintendo | Super Famicom Jr. | 7,800 | Smaller body, reduced price. |
| 1998 | Sega | Saturn HST-0020 | nfs | Skeleton console, campaign promo. |
| 1998.04.04 | Sega | Saturn HST-0021 | 20,000 | Skeleton console, 30,000 units. |
| 1998.11 | Nintendo | 64 Gold Toys 'R' Us | 12,799 | Special Gold edition. |
| 1998.11.27 | Sega | Dreamcast | 29,800 | First edition. |
| 1998.12.28 | SNK | Neo Geo Pocket | 25,000 | First edition. |
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| 1999.02.15 | Sega | Dreamcast Toyota | 29,800 | Sold through Toyota dealerships. |
| 1999.03 | Sega | Saturn Derby Stallion | 20,000 | The final Saturn released, skeleton. |
| 1999.03.04 | Bandai | Wonderswan | 4,800 | First edition. |
| 1999.03.19 | SNK | Neo Geo Pocket Color | 8,900 | First edition. |
| 1999.07.29 | Sega | Dreamcast Seaman | 34,800 | HMV release, 500 units, skeleton console. |
| 1999.08.01 | Sega | Dreamcast Maziora | 39,800 | Special console. |
| 1999.09.26 | Nintendo | 64 Orange & Black | 14,000 | "Daiei Hawks" edition. |
| 1999.11.25 | Sega | Dreamcast Hello Kitty | 34,800 | Skeleton blue console. |
| 1999.11.25 | Sega | Dreamcast Hello Kitty | 34,800 | Skeleton Pink console. |
| 1999.12.01 | Nintendo | 64 Clear Red | 14,000 | Skeleton red edition. |
| 1999.12.01 | Nintendo | 64 Clear Blue | 14,000 | Skeleton blue edition. |
| 1999.12 | Nintendo | 64 Midnight Blue | 14,000 | Darker blue skeleton edition. |
| 1999.12.12 | Nintendo | 64 Clear Black | 39,600 | Used with 64DD package. |
| 1999.12.01 | Nintendo | 64 DD | 30,000 | N64 Disk system. |
| 1999.12.16 | Sega | Dreamcast Seaman Red | 34,800 | Red console w/Seaman theme. |
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| 2000.02.03 | Sega | Dreamcast CLAIRE | 34,800 | Red skeleton console. |
| 2000.02.03 | Sega | Dreamcast S.T.A.R.S. | 34,800 | Dark purple edition. |
| 2000.03 | Sega | R7 Dreamcast (Pachinko) | 49.800 | Sold in pachinko parlors. |
| 2000.03.04 | Sony | Playstation 2 | 39,800 | SCHP-10000 | |
| 2000.03.21 | Sega | Dreamcast CX-1 | 88,888 | Dreamcast & TV unit. |
| 2000.07.07 | Sony | PSOne | 15,000 | SCPH-100, smaller PS1 design. |
| 2000.07.21 | Nintendo | 64 Pikachu Blue | 14,000 | Pikachu character console. |
| 2000.07.21 | Nintendo | 64 Pikachu Orange | 14,000 | Pikachu character console. |
| 2000.08.10 | Sega | Dreamcast Black | 21,000 | All black version. |
| 2000.08.25 | Sega | Dreamcast Gold Promo | nfs | Not for sale. |
| 2000.12.01 | Sega | Dreamcast Sakura Wars | 25,800 | Pink console. |
| 2000.12.09 | Bandai | Wonderswan Color | 6,800 | First edition. |
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| 2001.03.21 | Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | 9,800 | |
| 2001.03.29 | Sega | Dreamcast Pearl Pink | 21,000 | Available through the internet only. |
| 2001.03.29 | Sega | Dreamcast Pearl Blue | 21,000 | Available through the internet only. |
| 2001.03.29 | Sega | Dreamcast Silver | 21,000 | Available through the internet only. |
| 2001.06.01 | Sega | PICO | 12,800 | Console for small children. |
| 2001.03.29 | Sega | Dreamcast Karaoke | 9,800 | Called "Sega @Home" in Japan. |
| 2001.06.08 | Sony | PS2 GT3 Racing Pack | 39,800 | Silver console with racing game. |
| 2001.09.06 | Sega | R7 Dreamcast (store) | 9,900 | Sold in stores. |
| 2001.09.14 | Nintendo | GameCube | 25,000 | 1st CD console from Nintendo. |
| 2001.11.21 | Nintendo | GameCube Black | 25,000 | Black version of above. |
| 2001.11.21 | Nintendo | GameCube Orange | 25,000 | Orange version of above. |
| 2001.12.14 | Nintendo | Panasonic Q GameCube | 39,800 | Silver edition w/DVD. |
| 2001.12.21 | Sony | PS2 Car Colors | 50,000 | White, Red, Yellow, Silver, Blue. |
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| 2002.02.22 | Microsoft | XBOX | 34,800 | First edition. |
| 2002.02.22 | Microsoft | XBOX SE | 39,800 | Limited skeleton edition. |
| 2002.02.22 | Microsoft | XBOX DOA Set | 41,600 | Different outer box, has game bundled in. |
| 2002.02 | Sega | Dreamcast Swatch | nfs | Promo model? Gift model? |
| 2002.04.11 | Sega | Custom Dreamcast | 14,800 | 3rd Anniversary blue model. |
| 2002.08.01 | Sony | PS2 Ocean Blue | 30,000 | Skeleton blue console. |
| 2002.08.01 | Sony | PS2 Zen Black | 30,000 | Skeleton black console. |
| 2002.12.03 | Sony | PS2 Rachet & Klank | 26,800 | Different outer box, game bundled. |
| 2002.12.03 | Sony | PS2 Ratchet/Klank | 26,800 | Same as above, but Toys R Us. |
| 2002.12.19 | Microsoft | XBOX Pan. Dragoon | 35,800 | 999 units only, PD theme. |
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| 2003.02.13 | Sony | PS2 Silver | 25,000 | Silver model, SCPH-39000S. |
| 2003.02.20 | Sony | PS2 Aqua | 25,000 | Light blue color, SCHP-39000AQ. |
| 2003.02.20 | Sony | PS2 Sakura | 25,000 | Metallic pink color, SCPH-39000SA. |
| 2003.06.26 | Microsoft | XBOX Dino Crisis 3 | 26,800 | Different outer box w/game. |
| 2003.08.29 | Nintendo | Tales of Symph. GC | 28,000 | Green console. |
| 2003.09.16 | Nintendo | Hanshin Tigers GC | 27,700 | White and black console. |
| 2003.11.19 | Sony | PS2 Satin Silver TR U | 19,800 | Toys E Us exclusive color. |
| 2003.11.27 | Nintendo | GC Char's Box | 21,000 | Red console w/Gundam figure. |
| 2003.12.04 | Sony | PS2 Racing Pack | 22,000 | Ceramic White color, different outer box. |
| 2003.12.13 | Sony | PS2 PSX DESR-5000 | 79,800 | DVD Recorder, hard drive, PS2 player. |
| 2003.12.13 | Sony | PS2 PSX DESR-7000 | 99,800 | DVD Recorder, hard drive, PS2 player. |
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| 2004.02.22 | Microsoft | Pure White Console | 19,800 | Limited to 1,000 units. |
| 2004.03.11 | Nintendo | GameCube MGS | 21,000 | MGS Twin Snakes silver console. |
| 2004.07.01 | Sony | PS2 PSX DESR-5100 | 67,800 | DVD Recorder, hard drive, PS2 player. |
| 2004.07.01 | Sony | PS2 PSX DESR-5100S | open | DVD Recorder, hard drive, PS2 player. |
| 2004.07.01 | Sony | PS2 PSX DESR-7100 | open | DVD Recorder, hard drive, PS2 player. |
| 2004.07.15 | Sony | Pearl White | 20,790 | White color, SCPH-50000PW. |
| 2004.07.15 | Nintendo | Toys R Us Gold GC | 13,799 | Gold color GameCube version. |
| 2004.11.03 | Microsoft | Kasumi-chan Blue | 23,940 | Skeleton Blue Console. |
| 2004.12.02 | Nintendo | DS | 15,000 | |
| 2004.12.12 | Sony | PSP (PSP-1000) | 20,790 | |
| 2004.12.28 | Sony | PS2 Racing Pack | 24,990 | SCPH-70000GT, GT4 included. |
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| 2005.12.10 | Microsoft | XBOX 360 | 37,900 | First edition console. |
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| 2006.04.27 | Microsoft | XBOX 360 Soccer | 43,000 | Includes blue faceplate, FIFA game. |
| 2006.11.11 | Sony | Playstation 3 | 59,800 | 60 GB model. |
| 2006.11.11 | Sony | Playstation 3 | 49,800 | 20 GB model. |
