The first home video game console was the Magnavox Odyssey.
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The first video game was pong. But the first console was Atari.
The magnavox was the first gaming console ever made. It was released in 1973ish and could only play one game, "Pong". Many people also think that a one game console doesn't count and that Atari was the first real console.
the first console ever made was in 1972
Yes, and no. It's the first console game, but not the first released ever, though some say it's basically COD 1 for the console.
Magnavox Odyssey was the first home video game console.
The original Sega Dreamcast video game console was first released in November of 1998. PC Magazine has chosen the Sega Dreamcast video game console as the best ever.
Atari is a game company that named their first console the Atari.
A game Boy Actually, the first video game console was called the Magnavox Odyssey and was released in 1972.
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The first hand held gaming system ever documented was the Nintendo "Game & Watch". It looked alot like a DS and had 2 buttons. This was before Nintendo's big step into the console market with the NES. It was made in 1980 and had one game inplanted into it. If you wanted a more than one game, you had to buy another Game & Watch. The Gameboy Color was NOT first whomever answered this question previously to me. Also, the first Nintendo handheld console where you could switch games was the ORIGINAL Gameboy. The Nintendo Gameboy.