# IGN's 25 greatest video game consoles of all time

The home consoles IGN ranked as the greatest ever, weighing influence, landmark games, sales and legacy: the NES first, ahead of the Atari 2600 and the PlayStation 2.

- 35 votes · 25 items
- Jul 28, 2018 · marcus_savepoint
- https://even.best/en/l/1705/ign-s-25-greatest-video-game-consoles-of-all-time

## Top 25

1. **Nintendo Entertainment System** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Nintendo, 1983. Brought the industry back after the 1983 crash, with Super Mario Bros.
2. **Atari 2600** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Atari, 1977. The console that brought cartridges into living rooms.
3. **PlayStation 2** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Sony, 2000. The best-selling console ever, with over 150 million units.
4. **Dreamcast** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Sega, 1998. Ahead of its time with online play; Sega's last console.
5. **Wii** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Nintendo, 2006. Motion controls that got the whole family playing.
6. **PlayStation 3** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Sony, 2006. Blu-ray and exclusives such as Uncharted and The Last of Us.
7. **3DO** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The 3DO Company, 1993. A multimedia CD console at a very high price.
8. **Super Nintendo** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Nintendo, 1990. Super Mario World, Zelda: A Link to the Past and the golden age of 2D.
9. **Xbox 360** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Microsoft, 2005. Xbox Live, Achievements and Halo 3.
10. **PlayStation** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Sony, 1994. CDs and 3D graphics for a whole generation.
11. **Nintendo 64** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Nintendo, 1996. Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time and the analogue stick.
12. **Xbox** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Microsoft, 2001. Microsoft's first console, with Halo.
13. **ColecoVision** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Coleco, 1982. Brought near-arcade quality home, with Donkey Kong.
14. **TurboGrafx-16** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — NEC, 1987. Called PC Engine in Japan, where it was a huge success.
15. **Atari 7800** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Atari, 1986. Backward compatible with the 2600.
16. **Sega Saturn** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Sega, 1994. A 2D powerhouse that lost to the PlayStation in the West.
17. **Neo Geo** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — SNK, 1990. Home arcade machines at luxury prices.
18. **Sega Master System** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Sega, 1985. Very successful in Europe and Brazil.
19. **Atari 5200** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Atari, 1982. The successor to the 2600, with an analogue controller.
20. **Atari Jaguar** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Atari, 1993. Advertised as the first 64-bit console.
21. **Nintendo GameCube** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Nintendo, 2001. Compact and cube-shaped, with Super Smash Bros. Melee.
22. **Magnavox Odyssey²** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Magnavox, 1978. Came with a full keyboard.
23. **Sega Genesis** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Sega, 1988. Sonic and the console war with Nintendo; called Mega Drive outside North America.
24. **Intellivision** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Mattel, 1979. The Atari 2600's great rival.
25. **Magnavox Odyssey** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Magnavox, 1972. The first home video game console in history.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.