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What is the most forgotten console?

Here's a few most of us have forgotten.
  • Atari Jaguar. Most remember Atari as the dominant player in the '70s and '80s who brought video-gaming out of the arcade and into the living room. ...
  • C64GS. Many '80s gamers used the Commodore 64. ...
  • Sega Saturn. ...
  • 32X. ...
  • Pioneer LaserActive. ...
  • Game.com. ...
  • Philips CD-i. ...
  • 3D0.
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What is the most unsuccessful console?

Video game hardware failures
  • 32X.
  • 3DO Interactive Multiplayer.
  • Amstrad GX4000 and Amstrad CPC+ range.
  • Apple Bandai Pippin.
  • Atari 5200.
  • Atari Jaguar.
  • Atari Lynx.
  • Atari VCS (2021)
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What is the least known console?

10 Obscure Video Game Consoles You Never Knew Existed
  • 10 Atari 5200.
  • 9 Virtual Boy.
  • 8 Fairchild Channel F.
  • 7 Odyssey.
  • 6 Atari Lynx.
  • 5 Cassette Vision.
  • 4 Philips CD-i.
  • 3 Gizmondo.
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What is the least selling console?

The Worst-Selling Console From Each Generation That Deserve More...
  • 1st Generation: Atari Pong (Around 150,000 Units) ...
  • 2nd Generation: Fairchild Channel F (Around 250,000 Units) ...
  • 3rd Generation: Atari XEGS (Around 100,000 Units) ...
  • 4th Generation: CD-I (570,000 Units) ...
  • 5th Generation: Atari Jaguar (125,000 Units)
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What console has the shortest lifespan?

6 Consoles That Lasted The Longest (& 6 That Lasted The Shortest)
  1. 1 Shortest: Virtual Boy (1995 - 1995)
  2. 2 Longest: Master System (1986 - Present) ...
  3. 3 Shortest: Gizmondo (2005 - 2006) ...
  4. 4 Longest: NES (1983 - 2003) ...
  5. 5 Shortest: Dreamcast (1999 - 2001) ...
  6. 6 Longest: Atari 2600 (1977 - 1992) ...
  7. 7 Shortest: Nokia N-Gage (2003 - 2006) ...
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Gaming Consoles You Didn't know Existed

What is the most loved console?

February 2023 update: Switch, PS5 continues to climb.
  • PlayStation 2 (Sony) – 159 million*
  • Nintendo DS (Nintendo) – 154.02 million.
  • Nintendo Switch (Nintendo) – 122.55 million.
  • Game Boy/Game Boy Color (Nintendo) – 118.69 million.
  • PlayStation 4 (Sony) – 117.2 million.
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What is the coolest console?

Best games console 2023: Should you get an Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo Switch?
  • PlayStation 5 Console. Recommended Deal. ...
  • Xbox Series X. Recommended Deal. ...
  • Nintendo Switch (OLED) - w/ White Joy-Con. ...
  • Nintendo Switch. ...
  • PlayStation 5 Digital Edition. ...
  • Nintendo Switch Lite - Coral. ...
  • Xbox Series S. ...
  • Sony PlayStation 4 Pro (PS4)
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What is the weirdest console?

The 5 strangest consoles in history
  • Apple Pippin. Launched in 1996, it was an invention that arose long before the company started working on their iPhones or iPads. ...
  • Atari Lynx. ...
  • N-Gage. ...
  • Nintendo Virtual Boy. ...
  • Sega Nomad.
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Which Nintendo consoles failed?

With this list, we'll cover over 3 decades of Nintendo's console history and go over some of their biggest successes and blunders.
  1. 1 Least Successful: Nintendo 64DD.
  2. 2 Most Successful: Nintendo DS/DS Lite. ...
  3. 3 Least Successful: Virtual Boy. ...
  4. 4 Most Successful: Game Boy/Game Boy Color. ...
  5. 5 Least Successful: Wii U. ...
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What game consoles failed in the 90s?

So join us as we celebrate some of the most colorful and fascinating console failures of the last three decades.
  • 1 of 9. 1993: 3DO. ...
  • 2 of 9. 1995: Virtual Boy. ...
  • 3 of 9. 1995: Sega Saturn. ...
  • 4 of 9. 1996: Apple Pippin. ...
  • 5 of 9. 2003: Nokia N-Gage. ...
  • 6 of 9. 2004ish: The Phantom. ...
  • 7 of 9. 2005: Gizmondo. ...
  • 8 of 9. 2012: Wii U.
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Is Xbox One weaker than PS4?

When it came to the original consoles, the PS4 won out in terms of raw power, although the Xbox One S closed the gap considerably. Microsoft, with the release of the Xbox One X, took the title of "most powerful console" from Sony.
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What is the OG Xbox called?

The Xbox was launched it the US on November 15th 2001, then Japan, Europe and Australia in early 2002. Originally titled the 'DirectX Box', it was the first American-made console since the Atari Jaguar in the mid-90s.
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What Xbox is not discontinued?

A few of the consoles have already been discontinued, but this marks the end for all Xbox One consoles, including the Xbox One S and One X variations. This means the company will no longer manufacture any of these, allowing it to focus on just the new Xbox Series S/X consoles.
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Why did Xbox one failed?

Licensing, pricing, Kinecting. You could argue that the third-generation Xbox was, at the time, more advanced than consumers realized. Microsoft simply didn't know how to sell it properly. But there were three big issues with the Xbox One before and after its launch: game licenses, the price tag and the Kinect.
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What is the least sold game?

Okami currently holds the record for "least commercially successful award for a game of the year." Despite its critical acclaim, Okami only managed to get 600,000 copies out.
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What is the oldest console ever made?

The Odyssey was manufactured by Magnavox and released in North America in September of 1972. It's considered the very first home video game console. Ralph Baer, a German-American engineer, created a ping-pong style game.
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Which console won the console war?

However, the Game Boy ultimately won out in this battle, selling over 118 million units over its lifetime (including its future revisions) compared to 10 million for the Game Gear and 3 million for the Lynx.
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Why did Wii U fail?

The Wii U's hardware was in a weird spot (it had a relatively good GPU but an underpowered CPU), and Nintendo was way behind the competition with regards to online play. This gave developers a hard time in trying to release third-party titles for the Wii U. And so, they didn't.
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Why was Wii U discontinued?

It had low sales, primarily credited to a weak lineup of launch games, limited third-party support, and poor marketing including the lack of distinguishing the unique functionality of the GamePad from just being a tablet device for the Wii. Wii U production ended in January 2017.
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What is the rarest Xbox game?

The 18 Rarest Original Xbox Games
  • OutRun 2006 Coast 2 Coast.
  • Call of Cthulhu Dark Corners of the Earth.
  • Def Jam: Fight for NY.
  • Spikeout: Battle Street.
  • Futurama.
  • Teen Titans.
  • Jet Set Radio Future.
  • Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse.
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Is PlayStation 5 still impossible?

Sony announced that its PlayStation 5 shortage is essentially over. The company's gaming boss, Jim Ryan, said on Wednesday that Sony has now sold 30 million PS5's worldwide. He noted that December 2022 was the "biggest month ever" for the console's sales.
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What's the most inappropriate Nintendo game?

Updated August 25, 2022 by Mark Sammut: Nintendo is synonymous with family-friendly entertainment.
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However, mature third-party Nintendo games are on the cards.
  1. 1 MadWorld.
  2. 2 Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. ...
  3. 3 Bayonetta 2. ...
  4. 4 Agony. ...
  5. 5 Catherine: Full Body. ...
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What are the big 3 consoles?

At any given time, there are usually three massive companies duking it out for players' attention: Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo. In past years, we've seen huge systems from Sega, Atari, Intellivision, and others, but today, the big three absolutely dominate the console market.
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Which is hotter Xbox or PS5?

The APU on the Xbox runs hotter, despite the lower power consumption and the lower ambient temperature during our tests, primarily because of the more relaxed fan speed profile and secondly because it uses plain thermal paste, while the PS5 uses a more exotic solution, liquid metal.
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Which console is better for kids?

The PlayStation 5 is our top pick thanks to its great gaming library and fast operation. For families, we recommend the Nintendo Switch - OLED Model since it has user-friendly controls and a game library packed with a wide range of single-player and multiplayer games.
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