<s>
A	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
is	O
a	O
standardized	O
computing	O
device	O
tailored	O
for	O
video	O
gaming	O
that	O
requires	O
a	O
computer	B-Device
monitor	I-Device
or	O
television	O
set	O
as	O
an	O
output	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Handheld	B-Application
controllers	B-Device
are	O
commonly	O
used	O
as	O
input	B-Device
devices	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
consoles	O
may	O
use	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
data	B-General_Concept
storage	I-General_Concept
device	I-General_Concept
,	O
such	O
as	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drives	I-Device
,	O
optical	B-Device
discs	I-Device
,	O
and	O
memory	B-Device
cards	I-Device
for	O
downloaded	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
are	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
these	O
devices	O
only	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
built-in	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
consoles	O
in	O
general	O
are	O
also	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
dedicated	O
"	O
in	O
distinction	O
from	O
the	O
more	O
versatile	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
and	O
other	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
's	O
1972	O
release	O
—	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
available	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
is	O
a	O
lightweight	O
device	O
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
screen	O
,	O
games	O
controls	O
,	O
speakers	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
greater	O
portability	O
than	O
a	O
standard	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
multiple	O
games	O
unlike	O
tabletop	O
and	O
handheld	B-Application
electronic	I-Application
game	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tabletop	O
and	O
handheld	B-Application
electronic	I-Application
game	I-Application
devices	O
of	O
the	O
1970s	O
and	O
early	O
1980s	O
are	O
the	O
precursors	O
of	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mattel	O
introduced	O
the	O
first	O
handheld	B-Application
electronic	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
the	O
1977	B-Application
release	O
of	O
Auto	B-Application
Race	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
several	O
companies	O
—	O
including	O
Coleco	O
and	O
Milton	O
Bradley	O
—	O
made	O
their	O
own	O
single-game	O
,	O
lightweight	O
tabletop	O
or	O
handheld	B-Application
electronic	I-Application
game	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
oldest	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
with	O
interchangeable	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
is	O
the	O
Milton	B-Application
Bradley	I-Application
Microvision	I-Application
in	O
1979	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
is	O
credited	O
with	O
popularizing	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
concept	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
release	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
and	O
continues	O
to	O
dominate	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
years	O
correspond	O
to	O
when	O
the	O
home	O
or	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
—	O
excluding	O
test	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Million-selling	O
game	O
consolesPlatformTypeFirmReleased	O
Units	O
sold	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2HomeSony2000155	O
millionNintendo	O
DSHandheldNintendo2004154.02	O
millionNintendo	O
Switch	O
HybridNintendo2017122.55	O
millionGame	O
Boy	O
&	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
ColorHandheldNintendo1989	O
,	O
1998118.69	O
millionPlayStation	O
4	O
HomeSony	O
2013117.2	O
millionPlayStationHomeSony1994102.49	O
millionWiiHomeNintendo2006101.63	O
millionPlayStation	O
3HomeSony200687.4	O
millionXbox	O
360HomeMicrosoft200584	O
millionGame	O
Boy	O
AdvanceHandheldNintendo200181.51	O
millionPlayStation	O
PortableHandheldSony200480	O
–	O
82	O
million	O
(	O
estimate	O
)	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
HandheldNintendo201175.94	O
millionNES/FamicomHomeNintendo198361.91	O
millionXbox	O
One	O
HomeMicrosoft201351	O
–	O
58.5	O
million	O
(	O
estimate	O
)	O
SNES/Super	O
FamicomHomeNintendo199049.1	O
millionGame	O
&	O
Watch	O
HandheldNintendo198043.4	O
millionNintendo	O
64HomeNintendo199632.93	O
millionSega	O
Genesis/Mega	O
DriveHomeSega198830.75	O
millionPlayStation	O
5	O
HomeSony202030	O
millionAtari	O
2600HomeAtari197730	O
millionXboxHomeMicrosoft200124	O
millionGameCubeHomeNintendo200121.74	O
millionQuest	O
2	O
VR	O
HeadsetReality	O
Labs	O
/	O
Meta2020	O
~	O
20	O
millionXbox	O
Series	B-Device
X/S	I-Device
HomeMicrosoft202018.5	O
million	O
(	O
estimate	O
)	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
UHomeNintendo201213.56	O
millionPlayStation	O
VitaHandheldSony201110	O
–	O
15	O
million	O
(	O
estimate	O
)	O
Sega	O
Master	O
SystemHomeSega198610	O
–	O
13	O
millionSega	O
Game	O
GearHandheldSega199010.62	O
millionPC	O
Engine/TurboGrafx-16HomeNEC/Hudson	O
Soft198710	O
millionSega	O
SaturnHomeSega19949.26	O
millionDreamcastHomeSega19989.13	O
millionMaster	O
System	O
(	O
Brazilian	O
variants	O
)	O
HomeTectoy19898	O
millionDendy	O
(	O
Famiclone	B-Operating_System
)	O
HomeMicro	O
Genius19926	O
millionSuper	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
DedicatedNintendo20175.28	O
millionFamicom	O
Disk	B-Device
System	I-Device
Home	B-Device
console	I-Device
add-onNintendo19864.5	O
millionNES	O
Classic	O
Edition	O
DedicatedNintendo20163.56	O
millionWonderSwanHandheldBandai19993.5	O
millionSega	O
PicoHomeSega19933.4	O
millionColor	O
TV-Game	O
DedicatedNintendo19773	O
million	O
:	O
"	O
[	O
Color	B-Application
TV	I-Application
Game	I-Application
6 ]	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
sequel	O
,	O
Color	B-Application
TV	I-Application
Game	I-Application
15	O
.	O
</s>
