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| Name | Abbreviation | Launch Date | Games | Last Edit | |
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iPhone produced by Apple Inc. |
IPHN | June 29, 2007 | 41 |
11/29/2008 |
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V.Smile produced by VTech |
VSML | Jan. 1, 2007 | 30 |
11/21/2008 |
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Wii Shop produced by Nintendo |
WSHP | Nov. 19, 2006 | 369 |
11/20/2008 |
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Wii produced by Nintendo |
WII | Nov. 19, 2006 | 569 |
12/03/2008 |
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PlayStation 3 produced by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated |
PS3 | Nov. 11, 2006 | 435 |
12/03/2008 |
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PlayStation Network produced by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated |
PSN | Nov. 8, 2006 | 116 |
11/30/2008 |
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Xbox 360 produced by Microsoft Game Studios |
X360 | Nov. 22, 2005 | 614 |
12/03/2008 |
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Xbox Live Marketplace produced by Microsoft Game Studios |
XBLM | Nov. 2, 2005 | 248 |
11/30/2008 |
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Gizmondo produced by Gizmondo Europe Ltd. |
GIZ | Oct. 23, 2005 | 17 |
12/03/2008 |
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PSP produced by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated |
PSP | March 24, 2005 | 571 |
11/30/2008 |
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Nintendo DS produced by Nintendo |
DS | Nov. 21, 2004 | 952 |
12/04/2008 |
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Zodiac produced by Tapwave, Inc. |
ZOD | April 12, 2004 | 8 |
11/22/2008 |
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Leapster produced by LeapFrog Enterprises |
LEAP | Nov. 29, 2003 | 0 |
10/24/2008 |
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N-Gage produced by Nokia |
NGE | Oct. 7, 2003 | 48 |
11/15/2008 |
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SwanCrystal produced by Bandai Co., Ltd. |
None | July 12, 2002 | 0 |
11/22/2008 |
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GameCube produced by Nintendo |
GC | Nov. 18, 2001 | 564 |
11/26/2008 |
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Xbox produced by Microsoft Game Studios |
XBOX | Nov. 15, 2001 | 936 |
11/27/2008 |
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iPod produced by Apple Inc. |
IPOD | Oct. 23, 2001 | 36 |
10/27/2008 |
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Game Boy Advance produced by Nintendo |
GBA | March 22, 2001 | 818 |
12/04/2008 |
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WonderSwan Color produced by Bandai Co., Ltd. |
WSC | Dec. 30, 2000 | 36 |
09/08/2008 |
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PlayStation 2 produced by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated |
PS2 | Oct. 26, 2000 | 2,212 |
12/04/2008 |
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Nintendo 64DD produced by Nintendo |
None | Dec. 1, 1999 | 11 |
10/24/2008 |
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WonderSwan produced by Bandai Co., Ltd. |
WSC | Sept. 14, 1999 | 36 |
11/09/2008 |
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Dreamcast produced by Sega |
DC | Sept. 9, 1999 | 363 |
12/04/2008 |
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Neo Geo Pocket produced by SNK Playmore |
NGP | Aug. 6, 1999 | 6 |
11/16/2008 |
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Neo Geo Pocket Color produced by SNK Playmore |
NGPC | March 16, 1999 | 30 |
11/19/2008 |
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NUON produced by VMI |
NUON | March 9, 1999 | 3 |
07/25/2008 |
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Game Boy Color produced by Nintendo |
GBC | Oct. 21, 1998 | 349 |
12/04/2008 |
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Game.Com produced by Tiger Electronics, Inc. |
GCOM | Sept. 12, 1997 | 12 |
10/20/2008 |
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Nintendo 64 produced by Nintendo |
N64 | June 23, 1996 | 315 |
11/20/2008 |
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Pippin produced by Bandai Co., Ltd. |
None | Sept. 1, 1995 | 3 |
10/09/2008 |
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Virtual Boy produced by Nintendo |
VBOY | July 21, 1995 | 22 |
10/23/2008 |
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Satellaview produced by Nintendo |
BS-X | April 23, 1995 | 13 |
10/11/2008 |
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R-Zone produced by Tiger Electronics, Inc. |
RZON | Jan. 1, 1995 | 2 |
08/01/2008 |
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PC-FX produced by NEC Technologies, Inc. |
PCFX | Dec. 23, 1994 | 12 |
11/25/2008 |
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PlayStation produced by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated |
PS1 | Dec. 3, 1994 | 1,539 |
12/04/2008 |
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Sega 32X produced by Sega |
32X | Dec. 3, 1994 | 39 |
10/16/2008 |
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Saturn produced by Sega |
SAT | Nov. 22, 1994 | 424 |
11/29/2008 |
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Neo Geo CD produced by SNK Playmore |
NGCD | Oct. 1, 1994 | 67 |
11/25/2008 |
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Jaguar produced by Atari Corporation |
JAG | Nov. 18, 1993 | 71 |
11/15/2008 |
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Amiga CD32 produced by Commodore |
CD32 | Sept. 23, 1993 | 140 |
09/29/2008 |
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3DO produced by Matsushita Electric Corporation of America (Panasonic) |
3DO | Aug. 27, 1993 | 117 |
11/19/2008 |
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Pioneer LaserActive produced by Pioneer Productions |
LACT | Aug. 20, 1993 | 5 |
10/19/2008 |
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Sharp X68000 produced by Sharp Corporation |
X68K | July 27, 1993 | 9 |
11/24/2008 |
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Sega CD produced by Sega |
SCD | Oct. 15, 1992 | 153 |
11/29/2008 |
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CD-i produced by Philips Interactive Media, Inc. |
CDI | Nov. 2, 1991 | 52 |
11/25/2008 |
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SNES produced by Nintendo |
SNES | Aug. 21, 1991 | 871 |
11/30/2008 |
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Neo Geo produced by SNK Playmore |
NEO | Oct. 25, 1990 | 100 |
11/08/2008 |
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Game Gear produced by Sega |
GG | Oct. 6, 1990 | 219 |
11/26/2008 |
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TurboGrafx CD produced by NEC Technologies, Inc. |
TGCD | Aug. 1, 1990 | 104 |
09/24/2008 |
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Lynx produced by Atari Corporation |
LYNX | Sept. 21, 1989 | 81 |
11/05/2008 |
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TurboGrafx-16 produced by NEC Technologies, Inc. |
TG16 | Aug. 29, 1989 | 140 |
11/06/2008 |
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Genesis produced by Sega |
GEN | Aug. 14, 1989 | 766 |
11/30/2008 |
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Game Boy produced by Nintendo |
GB | April 21, 1989 | 418 |
12/04/2008 |
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Apple IIgs produced by Apple Inc. |
A2GS | Nov. 18, 1986 | 70 |
11/13/2008 |
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Sega Master System produced by Sega |
SMS | Oct. 16, 1986 | 287 |
09/24/2008 |
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Atari 7800 produced by Atari Corporation |
7800 | June 23, 1986 | 64 |
11/23/2008 |
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Amiga produced by Commodore Electronics Ltd. |
AMI | Oct. 21, 1985 | 2,148 |
12/01/2008 |
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NES produced by Nintendo |
NES | Oct. 18, 1985 | 982 |
11/21/2008 |
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Atari ST produced by Atari Corporation |
AST | April 13, 1985 | 1,439 |
12/03/2008 |
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Commodore 128 produced by Commodore |
C128 | Jan. 29, 1985 | 13 |
10/23/2008 |
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Amstrad CPC produced by Amstrad |
CPC | Nov. 2, 1984 | 1,133 |
12/01/2008 |
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Mac produced by Apple Inc. |
MAC | Jan. 24, 1984 | 1,423 |
12/03/2008 |
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MSX produced by Microsoft Game Studios |
MSX | Nov. 24, 1983 | 602 |
11/27/2008 |
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Famicom Disk System produced by Nintendo |
FDS | July 15, 1983 | 34 |
11/15/2008 |
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Aquarius produced by Mattel Electronics |
None | June 1, 1983 | 3 |
10/20/2008 |
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Adventure Vision |
AVIS | Nov. 8, 1982 | 3 |
10/20/2008 |
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Vectrex produced by Western Technologies Inc. |
VECT | Nov. 3, 1982 | 17 |
09/07/2008 |
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Commodore 64 produced by Commodore |
C64 | Aug. 23, 1982 | 2,110 |
12/01/2008 |
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Dragon 32/64 produced by Dragon Data Ltd. |
DRAG | Aug. 15, 1982 | 98 |
08/11/2008 |
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ColecoVision produced by Coleco |
CVIS | Aug. 5, 1982 | 105 |
10/14/2008 |
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ZX Spectrum produced by Sinclair Research Ltd. |
SPEC | April 23, 1982 | 1,528 |
12/01/2008 |
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Atari 5200 produced by Atari, Inc. |
5200 | March 15, 1982 | 80 |
09/08/2008 |
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Arcadia 2001 produced by Emerson Radio Corporation |
None | March 1, 1982 | 6 |
12/02/2008 |
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PC |
PC | Aug. 12, 1981 | 12,082 |
12/04/2008 |
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TI-99/4A produced by Texas Instruments |
TI99 | June 12, 1981 | 56 |
09/15/2008 |
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TRS-80 CoCo produced by Tandy Corporation |
COCO | Dec. 3, 1980 | 84 |
11/20/2008 |
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TRS-80 produced by Tandy Corporation |
TRS8 | Oct. 16, 1980 | 74 |
09/24/2008 |
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VIC-20 produced by Commodore Electronics Ltd. |
VC20 | May 1, 1980 | 95 |
11/04/2008 |
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Microvision produced by Milton Bradley Co. |
MVIS | Nov. 5, 1979 | 3 |
11/22/2008 |
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Atari 8-bit produced by Atari, Inc. |
A800 | Nov. 1, 1979 | 568 |
11/14/2008 |
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Intellivision produced by Mattel Electronics |
INTV | Jan. 8, 1979 | 90 |
11/25/2008 |
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Odyssey 2 produced by Magnavox |
ODY2 | Dec. 2, 1978 | 58 |
09/21/2008 |
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Atari 2600 produced by Atari, Inc. |
2600 | Oct. 14, 1977 | 507 |
11/29/2008 |
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Commodore PET/CBM produced by Commodore |
CBM | July 15, 1977 | 22 |
11/25/2008 |
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Apple II produced by Apple Inc. |
APL2 | June 6, 1977 | 655 |
10/15/2008 |
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Channel F produced by Fairchild Semiconductor |
CHNF | Aug. 1, 1976 | 8 |
10/22/2008 |
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Odyssey produced by Magnavox |
ODY | Sept. 1, 1972 | 6 |
11/25/2008 |
|
Arcade |
ARC | July 12, 1972 | 587 |
12/02/2008 |
|
Pinball |
PIN | July 7, 1941 | 19 |
12/02/2008 |
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