Seventh generation of video game consoles
Console Manufacturer Release date Notes
EVO Smart Console Envizions 2006 Can be considered as a Media PC
Zeebo Zeebo Inc 2009 Designed for emerging countries . Sold in Mexico , Brazil and China only
HyperScan Mattel 2006 Designed for children 's use
Game Wave Family Entertainment System ZAPiT Games 2005 Family-friendly built-in games
Vii JungleTac 2007 Chinese Wii clone
V.Flash VTech 2006
V.Smile V-Motion VTech 2008
V.Smile Baby VTech 2006
ClickStart LeapFrog 2007
Other systems -- Home video game consoles
Game Wave Family Entertainment System , commonly abbreviated as Game Wave Zeebo ( left ) and the AC adapter ( right )
The seventh generation of video game consoles began on November 22, 2005. For home consoles, Microsoft's Xbox 360 was released on November 22, 2005, which was soon followed by the release of Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii on November 19, 2006, the following year. Each new console introduced new technologies. The Xbox 360 offered games rendered natively at high-definition video (HD) resolutions, the PlayStation 3 offered HD movie playback via a built-in 3D Blu-ray Disc player, and the Wii focused on integrating controllers with movement sensors as well as joysticks. Some Wii controllers could be moved about to control in-game actions, which enabled players to simulate real-world actions through movement during gameplay. By this generation, video game consoles had become an important part of the global IT infrastructure; it is estimated that video game consoles represented 25% of the world's general-purpose computational power in 2007. Joining Nintendo in releasing motion devices and software, Sony Computer Entertainment released the PlayStation Move in September 2010, which featured motion-sensing gaming similar to that of the Wii. In November Microsoft released Kinect. Kinect did not use controllers, instead making the players act as the controllers. Having sold eight million units in its first 60 days on the market, Kinect claimed the Guinness World Record of being the fastest selling consumer electronics device
Among handheld consoles, the seventh generation began somewhat earlier than the home consoles. November 2004 saw the introduction of the Nintendo DS (NDS), and the PlayStation Portable (PSP), came out in December. The NDS features a touch screen and built-in microphone, and supports wireless standards.