First Game Shown on a Platform
CONCEPT
The first game publicly shown for an upcoming platform.


Overview

The first game shown on a console or handheld is simply the first game publicly revealed in any way. This could be a trailer, a press event, or even a magazine exclusive. The game might even be revealed before the console was. For example, Watch Dogs (Game) was shown in 2012 before Sony or Microsoft had announced the PS4 or Xbox One.


Platform Game Shown Notes
Mac (Platform) Through the Looking Glass (Game) Jan 24, 1984
Philips CD-i ABC Sports Presents: The Palm Springs Open July 7, 1991 Press Event
PlayStation (Platform)
Nintendo 64 (Object) Super Mario 64 (Game)
Game Boy Color (Platform)
Neo Geo Pocket Color (Platform)
PlayStation 2 (Platform) Gran Turismo 2000 May 13, 1999 E3 1999 (Concept)
Xbox (Platform) Halo: Combat Evolved July 21, 1999 MacWorld
GameCube (Platform) Super Smash Bros. Melee May 15, 2001 E3 2001
Game Boy Advance (Platform)
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Nintendo DS (Platform) Super Mario 64 DS (Game) May 10, 2004 E3 2004 (Concept)
PlayStation Portable (Platform) Death Jr.
Xbox 360 (Platform) Dark Sector (Game)
PlayStation 3 (Object)

Dark Sector

Nintendo Wii

Red Steel (Game)

April 11, 2006 Press Release
iPhone (Platform) Super Monkey Ball Mar 6, 2008 iPhone SDK Reveal
iPad (Platform) ESPN X-Games SnoCross Jan. 27, 2010 iPad Reveal
Nintendo 3DS (Platform) Kid Icarus: Uprising June 15, 2010 E3 2010 (Concept)
PlayStation Vita (Platform) Killzone Mercenary (Game) Jan 27, 2011 NGP Reveal Event
Wii U (Platform) New Super Mario Bros. U June 7, 2011 E3 2011 (Concept)
Xbox One (Platform) Watch Dogs (Game) June 4, 2012 E3 2012
PlayStation 4 (Platform) Knack (Game) Feb 20, 2013 PlayStation Meeting
Nintendo Switch (Platform) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild June 10, 2014 E3 2014 (Concept)*
Apple TV (Platform) Galaxy on Fire 3 - Manticore Sep 9, 2015 Apple Special Event
Xbox Series X Halo Infinite (Game) June 10, 2018 E3 2018 (Concept)
Playdate (Platform) Crankin presents Time Travel Adventure (Game) May 22, 2019
PlayStation 5 (Platform) Godfall (Game) Dec 12, 2019 Video Game Awards
  • Zelda was shown before Switch was known to exist because it was a Wii U (Platform) game. The first Switch exclusive shown at the reveal event was 1-2-Switch.