List of video game console launch titles

This is an incomplete list of launch titles for various games consoles.

= Home game consoles =

= Second generation =

Atari 2600

U.S. launch: October 1977
*"Air-Sea Battle"
*"Basic Math"
*"Blackjack"
*"Combat"
*"Indy 500"
*"Star Ship"
*"Street Racer"
*"Surround"
*"Video Olympics"

ColecoVision

U.S. launch: August 1982
*"Carnival"
*"Cosmic Avenger"
*"Donkey Kong"
*"Ken Uston's Blackjack/Poker"
*"Lady Bug"
*"Mouse Trap"
*""
*"Space Fury"
*"Space Panic"
*"Turbo"
*"Venture"
*"Zaxxon"

Atari 5200

U.S. launch: November 1982
*"Galaxian"
*"Space Invaders"
*"Super Breakout"

= Third generation =

=Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System=

Japanese launch: July 15 1983

*"Donkey Kong
*"Donkey Kong Jr.
*"Popeye

U.S. launch: October 18 1985
*"10-Yard Fight
*"Baseball
*"Clu Clu Land
*"Donkey Kong Jr. Math
*"Duck Hunt
*"Excitebike
*"Golf
*"Gyromite
*"Hogan's Alley
*"Ice Climber
*"Kung Fu
*"Mach Rider
*"Pinball
*"Stack-Up
*"Super Mario Bros.
*"Tennis
*"Wild Gunman
*"Wrecking Crew

Famicom Disk System

Japanese launch: February 21, 1986

*"Baseball
*"Golf
*"Mahjong
*"Soccer
*"Super Mario Bros.
*"Tennis
*"

SG-1000 Mark III/Sega Master System

[Computer and Video Games magazine, December 1986] Japanese launch: October 20 1985
*"Hang-On (My Card)
*"Teddy Boy Blues (My Card)

U.S. launch: June 1986

U.K. launch: late 1986
*"Action Fighter
*"Black Belt
*"Choplifter
*"Fantasy Zone
*"Hang-On (Sega Card)
*"Transbot (Sega Card)
*"World Grand Prix

= Fourth generation =

NEC Turbo CD

U.S. launch: 1989
*"Monster Lair
*"Fighting Street

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

Japanese launch: October 29 1988

*"Space Harrier II
*"Super Thunder Blade

U.S. launch: August 14 1989
*"Space Harrier II
*"Tommy Lasorda Baseball
*"Last Battle
*"Thunder Force II
*"Altered Beast

Sega CD

U.S. launch: October 15 1992

*"Sega Classics 4-in-1
*"
*"Sol-Feace
*"Black Hole Assault
*"Cobra Command
*"Chuck Rock
*"
*"
*"Night Trap
*"Sewer Shark

Japanese launch: December 1 1991

*"Heavy Nova
*"Sol-Feace

Sega 32X

U.S. launch: November 1994
*"Doom
*"Star Wars Arcade
*"Virtua Racing Deluxe

=Super Famicom/Super NES=

Japanese launch: November 21 1990

*"Super Mario World
*"F-Zero

U.S. launch: August 13 1991
*"Super Mario World
*"F-Zero
*"Pilotwings

European launch
*Super Soccer
*Super Tennis
*Super R-Type
*F-Zero

= Fifth generation =

Sega Saturn

Japanese launch: November 22 1994

*"Virtua Fighter
*"World Soccer
*"Pebble Beach Golf

U.S. launch: May 1995
*"Virtua Fighter
*"Panzer Dragoon
*"Daytona USA

PlayStation

Japan launch: December 3 1994
*"Gokujou Parodius Da! Deluxe Pack
*"Mahjong Station Mazin
*"
*"Ridge Racer
*"Nekketsu Oyako
*"A. IV Evolution
*"TAMA
*"Crime Crackers

U.S. launch: September 9 1995
*"Battle Arena Toshinden
*"ESPN Extreme Games
*"Kileak - The DNA Imperative
*"NBA JAM Tournament Edition
*"Power Serve 3D Tennis
*"Raiden Project
*"Rayman
*"Ridge Racer
*"
*"Total Eclipse Turbo

Nintendo 64

Japanese launch: June 23 1996

*"Super Mario 64
*"Pilotwings 64
*"Saikyō Habu Shōgi

U.S. launch: September 29 1996
*"Super Mario 64
*"Pilotwings 64

European launch: 1 March 1997
*"Pilotwings 64
*"Super Mario 64
*"
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Atari Jaguar

U.S. launch: November 1993
*"Cybermorph"
*"Raiden"
*"Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy"

= Sixth generation =

Sega Dreamcast

[http://sega.jp/cgi-bin/csALL.cgi?rpp=20&sr=640&tt=&sy=&gr=&hw=10&fw=&sort=2 ] [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ドリームキャストのゲームタイトル一覧 ] Japanese launch: November 27 1998
*"GODZILLA GENERATIONS (ゴジラ・ジェネレーションズ)"
*"Virtua Fighter 3tb (バーチャファイター３ｔｂ)"
*"Virtua Fighter 3tb Repeat Edition (バーチャファイター３ｔｂ リピート版)"
*"PenPen TRiIceLon (ペンペン トライアイスロン)"
*"July (ジュライ)"

U.S. launch: September 9 1999
*"Blue Stinger"
*""
*"Flag to Flag"
*"House of the Dead 2"
*"Hydro Thunder"
*"Monaco Grand Prix"
*"Mortal Kombat Gold"
*"NFL 2K"
*"NFL Blitz 2000"
*"PenPen TRiIceLon"
*"Power Stone"
*"Ready 2 Rumble Boxing"
*"Sonic Adventure"
*"TNN Motorsports Hardcore Heat"
*"Tokyo Xtreme Racer"
*"TrickStyle"

PlayStation 2

Japanese launch: March 4 2000
*"DrumMania"
*"Eternal Ring"
*"FantaVision"
*"Kessen"
*"Stepping Selection"
*"Street Fighter EX3"
*"Ridge Racer V"

U.S. launch: October 26 2000
*"SSX"
*""
*"Tekken Tag Tournament"
*"Armored Core 2"
*"Dynasty Warriors 2"
*"ESPN International Track & Field"
*"ESPN Winter X Games Snowboarding"
*"Eternal Ring"
*"Evergrace"
*"FantaVision"
*"Gungriffon Blaze"
*"Kessen"
*"Madden NFL 2001"
*""
*"MotoGP"
*"NHL 2001"
*""
*""
*""
*"Ridge Racer V"
*"Silent Scope"
*"Smuggler's Run"
*"Street Fighter EX3"
*"Summoner"
*"Swing Away Golf"
*"TimeSplitters"
*"Unreal Tournament"
*"Wild Wild Racing"
*"X-Squad"

Nintendo GameCube

Japanese launch: September 14 2001
*"Luigi's Mansion"
*""
*"Super Monkey Ball"

U.S. launch: November 18 2001
*"All-Star Baseball 2002"
*"Batman Vengeance"
*"Crazy Taxi"
*"Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2"
*"Disney's Tarzan Untamed"
*"Luigi's Mansion"
*"Madden NFL 2002"
*"NHL Hitz 20-02"
*""
*"Super Monkey Ball"
*"Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3"
*""

European launch: May 3 2002
*"2002 FIFA World Cup"
*"Batman Vengeance"
*""
*"Burnout"
*"Cel Damage"
*"Crazy Taxi"
*"Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2"
*"Disney's Tarzan Freeride"
*""
*"Driven"
*"ESPN International Winter Sports"
*"International Superstar Soccer 2"
*"Luigi's Mansion"
*""
*""
*"Super Monkey Ball"
*"Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3"
*"Universal Studios Theme Park Adventure"
*""
*""

Microsoft Xbox

U.S. launch: November 15 2001
*"
*"
*"Dead or Alive 3
*"Project Gotham Racing
*"NFL Fever 2002
*"Air Force Delta Storm
*"Mad Dash Racing
*"Cel Damage
*"Arctic Thunder
*"Fuzion Frenzy
*"Jet Set Radio Future (Japan launch)
*"Double S.T.E.A.L. (Japan launch)
*"Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2X

European launch: March 14 2002
*""
*""
*"Blood Wake"
*"Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2"
*"Dead or Alive 3"
*"Fuzion Frenzy"
*""
*"Jet Set Radio Future"
*"Mad Dash Racing"
*"Max Payne"
*"NBA Live 2002"
*"NHL 2002"
*"NHL Hitz 2002"
*""
*"Project Gotham Racing"
*"RalliSport Challenge"
*"Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3"
*"TransWorld Surf"
*""

=Seventh generation =

Xbox 360

U.S. launch: November 22 2005
*"Amped 3
*"Call of Duty 2
*"
*"
*"GUN
*"
*"Madden NFL 06
*"NBA 2K6
*"NBA Live 06
*"
*"NHL 2K6
*"Perfect Dark Zero
*"Peter Jackson's King Kong
*"Project Gotham Racing 3
*"Quake 4
*"Ridge Racer 6
*"Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006
*"Tony Hawk's American Wasteland

European launch: December 2 2005
*"Amped 3
*"Call of Duty 2
*"
*"
*"GUN
*"
*"Madden NFL 06
*"NBA Live 06
*"
*"Perfect Dark Zero
*"Peter Jackson's King Kong
*"Project Gotham Racing 3
*"Quake 4
*"Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006
*"Tony Hawk's American Wasteland

Japanese launch: December 10 2005
*"Every Party
*"
*"
*"Perfect Dark Zero
*"Ridge Racer 6
*"

Xbox Live Arcade

*""
*"Mutant Storm Reloaded"
*"Joust"
*"Gauntlet"
*"Hexic HD" (pre-installed on the hard drive)
*"Bejeweled 2"
*"Bankshot Billiards 2"
*"Outpost Kaloki X"
*"Hardwood Backgammon"
*"Hardwood Hearts"

PlayStation 3

Japanese launch: November 11 2006
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*"
*"
*"Ridge Racer 7
*"Sega Golf Club

U.S. launch: November 17 2006
*"
*"Call of Duty 3
*"
*"Madden NFL 07
*"
*"
*"NBA 2K7
*"NHL 2K7
*"
*"Ridge Racer 7
*"Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
*"Tony Hawk's Project 8
*"

European and Australian launch: March 23 2007
*"
*"Call of Duty 3
*"
*"Enchanted Arms
*"Fight Night Round 3
*"Formula One Championship Edition
*"
*"
*"
*"
*"MotorStorm
*"
*"Need For Speed Carbon
*"NHL 2K7
*"
*"Ridge Racer 7
*"Sonic The Hedgehog
*"Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
*"
*"Tony Hawk's Project 8
*"
*"
*"Virtua Fighter 5
*"Virtua Tennis 3
*"World Snooker Championship 2007

PlayStation Network

U.S. launch: November 17 2006
*"Blast Factor
*"Cash Guns Chaos

European and Australian launch: March 23 2007
*"Blast Factor
*"flOw
*"Gran Turismo HD
*"Gripshift
*"Lemmings"
*"

Wii

U.S. launch: November 19 2006
*""
*"Call of Duty 3"
*"Cars"
*""
*"Excite Truck"
*"The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy"
*"GT Pro Series"
*"Happy Feet"
*" "
*"Madden NFL 07"
*""
*"Monster 4x4 World Circuit"
*" "
*""
*"Rayman Raving Rabbids"
*"Red Steel"
*""
*""
*"Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam"
*""
*"Wii Sports" (bundled with the Wii console)

Japanese launch: December 2 2006
*"Crayon Shin-chan Saikyou Kazoku Kasuka Peking Wii
*"Elebits"
*"Ennichi no Tatsujin"
*""
*""
*"Machi-Kuru Domino"
*"Necro-Nesia"
*"Rayman Raving Rabbids"
*"Red Steel"
*"SD Gundam G Breaker"
*""
*"Super Swing Golf"
*"Tamagotchi no Pikapika Daitouryou"
*""
*""
*"Wii Play"
*"Wii Sports"
*"Wing Island"

European launch: December 8 2006
*"Barnyard"
*"Call of Duty 3"
*"Cars"
*""
*"Gottlieb Pinball Classics"
*"GT Pro Series"
*"Happy Feet"
*""
*"Madden NFL 07"
*""
*"Monster 4x4 World Circuit"
*""
*"Open Season"
*""
*"Rayman Raving Rabbids"
*"Red Steel"
*""
*"Super Fruit Fall"
*""
*""
*"Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam"
*"Wii Play"
*"Wii Sports" (Bundled with the Wii console)

=Wii Virtual Console=

U.S. launch: November 19 2006
*"Donkey Kong"
*"Super Mario Bros."
*"Pinball"
*"Soccer"
*"Solomon's Key"
*"Wario's Woods"
*"The Legend of Zelda"
*"F-Zero"
*"SimCity"
*"Super Mario 64"
*"Altered Beast"
*"Sonic The Hedgehog"

European launch: December 8 2006
*"Bonk's Adventure"
*"Bomberman '93"
*"Super Star Soldier"
*"Dungeon Explorer"
*"Victory Run"
*"Donkey Kong"
*"Super Mario Bros."
*"The Legend of Zelda"
*"Wario's Woods"
*"Donkey Kong Country"
*"F-Zero"
*"Super Mario 64"
*"Altered Beast"
*"Ecco the Dolphin"
*"Golden Axe"
*"Sonic The Hedgehog"

Handheld game consoles

Atari Lynx

U.S. launch: October 1989
* "Blue Lightning"
* "Electrocop"
* "Gates of Zendocon"
* "California Games"

Game Boy

Japanese launch: April 21 1989
*"Super Mario Land"
*"Alleyway"
*"Baseball"

U.S. launch: August 1989
*"Tetris"
*"Alleyway"
*"Baseball"
*"Super Mario Land"
*"Tennis"

Sega Game Gear

Japanese launch: October 6 1990

U.S. launch: 1991
*"Baseball
*"Columns
*"G-Loc
*"Pengo
*"Shanghia II
*"Super Monaco GP
*"Twin Tank
*"Wonder Boy

Virtual Boy

U.S. launch: August 14 1995
*"Galactic Pinball
*"Mario's Tennis
*"Red Alarm
*"Teleroboxer

Game Boy Color

U.S. launch: November 1998
*"Tetris DX"
*"Game & Watch Gallery 2"
*"Centipede"
*"Pocket Bomberman"

Neo Geo Pocket Color

Japanese launch: March 16 1999

UK launch: 1999
*"Biomotor Unitron"
*"Metal Slug 1st Mission"
*"Pac-Man"

Game Boy Advance

U.S. launch: June 11 2001
*"Army Men Advance"
*""
*"ChuChu Rocket!"
*""
*"Fire Pro Wrestling"
*"GT Advance Championship Racing"
*"Iridion 3D"
*"Konami Krazy Racers"
*"Namco Museum"
*""
*""
*"Rayman Advance"
*""
*"Super Dodge Ball Advance"
*"Super Mario Advance"
*"Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2"

N-Gage

U.S. launch: October 7 2003
*""
*"Pandemonium"
*"SonicN"
*"Super Monkey Ball"
*"Puzzle Bobble VS"
*"Puyo Pop"
*"Tony Hawk's Pro Skater"

=Nintendo DS/Lite=

U.S. launch: November 21 2004 and June 11 2006
*"Super Mario 64 DS"
*"Asphalt Urban GT"
*""
*""
*"Spider-Man 2"
*"Madden NFL 2005"
*"Metroid Prime Hunters - First Hunt (Demo)"

Japanese launch: December 2 2004 and March 2 2006
*"Daigasso! Band-Brothers
*"Chokkan Hitofude
*"Cool104 Joker & Setline
*"
*"Kensyūi "Dokuta Tendo"
*"Mahjong Taikai
*"
*"Pokémon Dash
*"Super Mario 64 DS
*"
*"
*"Zoo Keeper

European launch: March 11 2005
*"Metroid Prime Hunters - First Hunt (Demo)"
*"Asphalt Urban GT
*"Super Mario 64 DS
*"
*"
*"Project Rub
*"Rayman DS
*"Robots
*"Pokemon Dash
*"Ping Pals
*"Polarium
*"
*"Spider Man 2
*"Tiger Woods PGA Tour
*"Zoo Keeper
*"Retro Atari Classics
*"Sprung! The Dating Game" (Only released in the UK, Netherlands and Scandinavia)

PlayStation Portable

Japanese launch: December 12 2004
* "
* "Mahjong Fight Club
* "
* "Lumines
* "Ridge Racers
* "

U.S./Canada launch: March 24 2005
*"
*"
*"Dynasty Warriors
*"Gretzky NHL
*"Lumines
*"Metal Gear Acid
*"NBA
*"
*"
*"Ridge Racer
*"Spider-Man 2
*"
*"
*"
*"Wipeout Pure
*"World Tour Soccer

European launch: September 1 2005
*"Ape Academy
*"Archer Maclean's Mercury
*"Colin McRae Rally 2005 Plus
*"
*"Dynasty Warriors
*"Everybody's Golf
*"F1 Grand Prix
*"Fired Up
*"Lumines
*"MediEvil Resurrection
*"Metal Gear Acid
*"
*"NBA Street Showdown
*"
*"
*"Ridge Racer
*"Spider-Man 2
*"
*"
*"
*"Wipeout Pure
*"World Championship Snooker 2005
*"
*"

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