IGN's 25 greatest video game consoles of all time
The top 3 according to 35 votes from people: Nintendo Entertainment System · Atari 2600 · PlayStation 2. (Updated Jul 28, 2018.)
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.
Top 25
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1
Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo, 1983. Brought the industry back after the 1983 crash, with Super Mario Bros.
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2
Atari 2600
Atari, 1977. The console that brought cartridges into living rooms.
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3
PlayStation 2
Sony, 2000. The best-selling console ever, with over 150 million units.
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4
Dreamcast
Sega, 1998. Ahead of its time with online play; Sega's last console.
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5
Wii
Nintendo, 2006. Motion controls that got the whole family playing.
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6
PlayStation 3
Sony, 2006. Blu-ray and exclusives such as Uncharted and The Last of Us.
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7
3DO
The 3DO Company, 1993. A multimedia CD console at a very high price.
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8
Super Nintendo
Nintendo, 1990. Super Mario World, Zelda: A Link to the Past and the golden age of 2D.
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9
Xbox 360
Microsoft, 2005. Xbox Live, Achievements and Halo 3.
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10
PlayStation
Sony, 1994. CDs and 3D graphics for a whole generation.
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Nintendo 64
Nintendo, 1996. Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time and the analogue stick.
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12
Xbox
Microsoft, 2001. Microsoft's first console, with Halo.
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13
ColecoVision
Coleco, 1982. Brought near-arcade quality home, with Donkey Kong.
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14
TurboGrafx-16
NEC, 1987. Called PC Engine in Japan, where it was a huge success.
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15
Atari 7800
Atari, 1986. Backward compatible with the 2600.
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16
Sega Saturn
Sega, 1994. A 2D powerhouse that lost to the PlayStation in the West.
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17
Neo Geo
SNK, 1990. Home arcade machines at luxury prices.
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18
Sega Master System
Sega, 1985. Very successful in Europe and Brazil.
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19
Atari 5200
Atari, 1982. The successor to the 2600, with an analogue controller.
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20
Atari Jaguar
Atari, 1993. Advertised as the first 64-bit console.
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21
Nintendo GameCube
Nintendo, 2001. Compact and cube-shaped, with Super Smash Bros. Melee.
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22
Magnavox Odyssey²
Magnavox, 1978. Came with a full keyboard.
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23
Sega Genesis
Sega, 1988. Sonic and the console war with Nintendo; called Mega Drive outside North America.
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24
Intellivision
Mattel, 1979. The Atari 2600's great rival.
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25
Magnavox Odyssey
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.
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