Console

Console

Dedicated hardware for playing video games.

Industry: Video games

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The Dreamcast was Sega's final console. While the console was a critical success and gained a large cult following, it did not sell enough units to make it a financial success and Sega had to remove ...

WiiU

Video games; Console

The WiiU is an upcoming console being developed by Nintendo. It was officially unveiled at E3 2011 in June and is expected for release in 2012. Like it's predecessor the Wii, the console's ...

Emulator

Video games; Console

A programme that will copy the functions of a console, allowing the games of that console to be played on other devices. Emulators for modern consoles require huge amounts of processing power, but ...

Bricked

Video games; Console

A console that will no longer function, and is useful only for spare parts or as a plastic brick.

Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)

Video games; Console

Conceived as a direct upgrade to the wildly popular NES, this console was the first to be launched in what is known as the fourth generation of consoles, where it primarily competed against the Sega ...

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

Video games; Console

The Nintendo Entertainment System was Nintendo's first home console and the first console to be released after the videogame crash of 1983. It was the consistent market leader of the third ...

Genesis

Video games; Console

The Genesis was Sega's entry into the fourth generation of home video game consoles. Much like the previous generation, Sega's entry did well in the PAL regions but lost out in Japan and North ...