seventh generation video game consoles history video games seventh generation includes consoles released late nintendo microsoft home consoles seventh generation began november release microsoft xbox continued release playstation november nintendo wii november new console introduced new type breakthrough technology xbox offered games rendered high definition video resolutions playstation offered movie built blu ray disc player wii focused integrating controllers movement sensors wii controllers moved control game actions enabled players simulate real world actions gameplay wii sports tennis game user swings controller hit screen image tennis ball video game consoles important global infrastructure estimated video game consoles represented world general purpose power year joining nintendo motion market released playstation september playstation features motion sensing gaming similar wii microsoft joined scene november previously announced working title project june unlike systems playstation wii use controllers sort makes users controller having sold million units days market claimed fastest selling consumer electronics device xbox offers wired controllers standalone product playstation controllers wired wireless configurations starting handheld consoles seventh generation began november north american introduction pillar alongside nintendo existing game boy advance gamecube consoles nintendo features touch screen built microphone supports wireless standards additionally revised version nintendo features built cameras ability download games store web playstation portable released later year december followed different pattern handheld video game console use optical disc format primary storage media sony gave robust multi media capability playstation playstation games internet nintendo likewise internet nintendo connection nintendo wireless systems wii consoles despite high sales numbers consoles playstation portable sales consistently nintendo playstation portable distinction best selling handheld gaming system sony announced discontinued production playstation portable worldwide follows nintendo announcement discontinued original line nintendo family devices nintendo 3ds line microsoft announced xbox end april year dollar pre sale success android based initially founded raised open source development free play model key issues addressed later updates seventh generation consoles eighth generation consoles like mojo powerful based consoles attempting compete game console market theoretically powerful paper seldom referred seventh generation consoles home consoles wii nintendo entered generation new approach embodied wii company planned attract current hardcore casual gamers non gamers gamers focusing new gameplay experiences new forms interaction games cutting edge graphics expensive technology approach previously implemented portable market nintendo nintendo expressed hope new control schemes implemented render conventionally controlled consoles obsolete leading nintendo capturing large portion existing market strategy paid demand wii supply nintendo console right start unlike competitors achieved positive returns exceptions monthly worldwide sales wii higher xbox playstation microsoft early lead widening gap market share sony september reported british newspaper wii sales surpassed xbox released year previously market leader worldwide home console sales generation previous generations nintendo provided strong support new console popular party franchises like mario legend appeal casual non gamers nintendo developed group core wii games consisting players use motion sensing abilities console simulate real world activities exception games sequels highly successful publishers electronic arts continued release exclusive titles console wii strongest titles remained party line analysts speculated change time wii growing popularity persuaded party publishers focus party developers expressed frustration low software sales developer heroes wii noted nintendo titles isn current situation japan happening outside japan surprised reality wii making game wasn expecting wii console targeted non gamers expected games hardcore gamers reality different expected conversely pal publisher heroes rising star games greatly impressed game sales later retracted comment saying point heroes unlike lot titles currently available kind product attract different kind consumer hardware gamers looking different genre products successful platform far early revealed sales data showing wii life date attach rate low december reached higher attach rates xbox playstation month wii low overall attach rate explained reference rapidly increasing installed base financial analysts pointed xbox high attach rates indicative lack installed base growth warned actually benefits party developers quicker adoption hardware rapidly growing installed base sell progressively game units tends lower attach rate product september nintendo announced price drops console united_states price reduced dollars resulting new manufacturer effective september japan price dropped effective october europe exception united_kingdom price wii console dropped nintendo announced wii consoles sold americas include wii effective comes bundled xbox microsoft xbox gained early lead terms market share largely established xbox live online gaming system early launch date year rivals sales north_america europe continued strong release wii playstation like predecessor xbox received muted reception japan attributed lack content aimed japanese gamers early launch come trouble technical problems appeared portion xbox units sold known problem red ring death error received receives great deal attention users having replace consoles multiple times microsoft attempted address offering year affected consoles repairing free charge owners affected systems paid repairs according new models console featuring technology address issues new technology expected reduce heat production lower risk system failures officially confirmed microsoft share cross platform games compete audience predecessors frequent comparisons xbox playstation uses blu ray format xbox uses standard xbox expensive produce analysts expect mid revision allow microsoft break manufacturing costs industry consensus xbox conventional architecture easier develop end half console stabilized million units shipped sales dropped rival wii gained momentum sony announced competitive price drop playstation microsoft strategy boost sales release highly anticipated halo september paid wii month north_america microsoft experienced huge increase revenue largely driven release halo posted quarterly profit time years xbox advantage competitors owes release high profile games additions halo franchise game critics awards honored platform nominations wins platform march xbox reached software attach rate games console rate europe competitors wii according microsoft game developers conference microsoft announced expected games available xbox end year xbox managed gain simultaneous release titles initially planned including devil cry final fantasy metal gear rising august price drop announced stock keeping units xbox core system price reduced united_states premium elite model port previously exclusive elite system added new models systems core system discontinued microsoft revealed new xbox known officially xbox referred slim media outlets replaced elite comes integrated integrated port ports require additional power supply use motion control version released august replaced arcade model model internal memory glossy finish comes microsoft revealed xbox final iteration xbox series succeeded xbox xbox originally priced model model featured new square design simplified exterior akin xbox playstation released november japan november canada system reliance new technologies cell blu ray format caused difficulties manufacturing especially blu ray leading shortages launch delay pal region launches early december sony announced production issues resolved market analysts sony executives noted success playstation blu ray format dependent new business development stated critical success blu ray stated playstation success ensured growth blu ray disc movie market positive factor play consumer consumer electronics firms launch standalone disc players blu ray disc movies available shelf space dedicated category retail sony provide support console new titles acclaimed party franchises god war secured number highly anticipated party exclusive titles including metal gear solid guns patriots titles originally exclusive recognized platform devil cry released platforms previous titles originally timed playstation making release platforms xbox months later latest installment released simultaneously xbox playstation announced titles playstation assassin creed years war released xbox making release xbox playstation version series long playstation found recent installments exclusive xbox releases fueled rumors fear highly anticipated exclusive playstation games time available xbox playstation primary competitor announced simultaneously released xbox europe north_america later october announced releasing xbox releases games fifth installment metal gear series metal gear solid rising announced xbox announced exclusive beginning development released xbox spiritual successor released xbox persona series long history playstation exclusive found seventh generation installment metal gear solid dark resurrection online absence justice remain playstation sony blamed lower expected sales loss exclusive titles playstation software library higher price stock shortages july sony announced drop price console measure applied models exclusive united_states canada models longer production october sony announced price drop model new model launch november reduced features removal backward compatibility ps2 games weeks sony announced sales models major retailers increased november sony launched model august sony announced slim sold million month announced slim model released released september depending country costs australia console cost standard september released model later released later august released price slim model japan slim model available white september sony released sold playstation september sony announced new redesign commonly referred super slim released late available hard drive super slim model currently model production comparison game packages listed special editions limited editions include additional exchanged items input devices available consoles including rhythm game controllers controllers consoles capable producing images frame compatible systems require special output hardware display modes dependent software displayed console facebook twitter xbox retired october sales standings worldwide figures based data manufacturers canada united_states figures based data japan figures based data united_kingdom figures based data revisions playstation discontinued north_america april effectively discontinued japan early playstation discontinued territories september replaced version playstation effectively discontinued pal territories late remaining stock stores sold version served replacement sony announced launch europe playstation emotion engine removed cost savings backwards compatibility software based model launched north american market port added premium xbox xbox core system discontinued replaced arcade version october price xbox premium version dropped north_america july supplies existing model exhausted early august replaced identical model playstation discontinued territories early august new version served replacement xbox arcade internal memory discontinued territories early new internal memory named xbox arcade released playstation slim introduced august cheaper previous model approximately lighter energy efficient original slim models priced respectively hold superseded models priced respectively black wii console released japan august europe november wii package north_america updated include copy required wii play beginning console available black special edition red wii console released honor 25th anniversary xbox announced microsoft smaller revision xbox hardware includes built hard drive flash storage connector ports connector device released october drops support gamecube games accessories designed sit horizontally xbox revealed released june featured new design previous models backward compatibility early models wii fully backwards compatible gamecube software accessories wii mini lack gamecube support early versions playstation models xbox offer partial support use software backwards compatibility current versions offer playstation compatibility compatibility retained models generation offered backwards compatibility ps2 games xbox compatibility increased game specific patches automatically downloaded xbox live downloaded burned dvd xbox website compatibility expanded updates consoles provide titles older consoles download xbox xbox originals service playstation playstation store wii virtual console purchased game saved console internal memory wii inserted card initially xbox provided xbox live support backwards compatible games service discontinued original xbox games games added list backwards compatible games xbox response lack backward compatibility popular games released download playstation classics popular series updated gameplay graphics high definition playstation consoles released blu ray disc available download high definition enhanced definition video playstation xbox support high definition video output output signal protected digital rights management require display xbox live marketplace service playstation store offer movies shows movie trailers clips download console regional playstation stores allow download movie trailers short segment clips november video download service present american playstation store available select european countries small number games render video native games automatically scaled output resolution wii capable wii menu games component cable purchased separately reliability september issue magazine survey results published nearly readers responded owned xbox experienced console failure system compared playstation wii august provider published console failure rate estimates proportion customers reporting system failure years xbox playstation wii handheld systems video game seventh generation began release november handheld based design fundamentally different handheld video game systems nintendo offered new modes input previous generations touch screen ability connect microphone speak game december sony released handheld playstation portable playstation portable marketed launch year old core gamer market nintendo proved popular core gamers new customers revived platform form service selected devices new service launched april popular handheld systems released generation include launched march discontinued february launched november discontinued august scheduled release aspect seventh generation beginning direct competition dedicated handheld gaming devices increasingly powerful cell phone devices iphone aggressively marketed gaming purposes simple games existed devices introduction phones grown sufficiently powerful complex graphical games implemented advantage distribution wireless sony announced discontinued production playstation portable worldwide follows nintendo announcement discontinued original line family devices 3ds line handheld comparison note year release year system worldwide availability systems consoles released seventh generation time period generally niche products powerful home consoles released china released south_korea resembles cloud gaming gaming demand services software milestone titles assassin creed xbox met widespread critical acclaim success spawned direct sequels assassin creed brotherhood assassin creed revelations garnered metacritic scores respectively game praised stronger emphasis open world exploration interaction non linear gameplay greater mission variety compared batman xbox praised innovation gameplay compelling storyline won world record critically acclaimed superhero game broke record category achieving average score reviews world sequel batman xbox later critically acclaimed predecessor highest rated game received universal acclaim narrative character world designs batman combat navigation abilities recipient awards including game year best action game best action adventure game best adventure game different media outlets xbox platinum games sega received universal critical acclaim including perfect scores famitsu edge considered surpassed peers genre xbox considered major influential artistic game generation plot quickly created controversy decisions player makes game making moral choices save kill children xbox xbox franchise subsequent titles received positive reviews critics players alike particular received universal acclaim release reviews game plot visual aesthetics main highest rated person shooter favorably compared game critics considering infinite surpassed duty modern warfare xbox garnered universal critical acclaim considered best games genre release direct sequel single installment launch playstation xbox duty franchise quickly propelled fastest best selling video game franchise seventh generation video games xbox software generated universal critical acclaim release known brutally challenging gameplay critics consider influential rewarding video games seventh console generation elder xbox fastest selling games times critically acclaimed generation art style game world drew acclaim reviewers highest rated role playing game gears war xbox epic games sales second studio history gears war xbox xbox game sell reach charts japan november day released popular game xbox live service overtaking halo held spot launch november january weeks debut million units game sold xbox games style action adventure video game developed game received universal acclaim popular hollywood producers set precedent beginning video game release dates check conflicts movie release dates potential harm release january xbox version taken fourth seventh positions gamerankings best rated games time respectively shattered worldwide weekly sales records entertainment media date grossing million week release xbox aaa titles release initially seventh generation video game consoles highly anticipated preceding release acclaimed reviewers praised story presentation open world gameplay broke industry sales records earning million hours release billion days making fastest selling entertainment product history xbox playstation wii music game franchises specially designed controllers musical instruments allowed uses play large selection licensed music extremely popular seventh generation different title releases platforms guitar hero series sold million units billion retail revenue series sold million copies series augmented large volume downloadable content market economic series ceased publishing stated bring rock band eighth generation time right halo xbox broke day records including million day sales million surpassing predecessor halo fields featured advanced artificial intelligence technology enemies player allies intelligence refined scored perfect scores gaming publications rated best playstation game metacritic biggest launches year million sold legend wii nintendo received perfect scores publications praised intuitive motion based highly anticipated games release received high critical acclaim score metacritic second highly rated game year praised game lives hype exceeds ways ign called short sequel released similar acclaim considered improvement predecessor aspect wii nintendo received highly positive reviews commended wide array characters tracks distinctive online gameplay overall second best selling game wii million copies sold march best selling racing game time metal gear solid guns patriots received widespread critical acclaim release receiving perfect ign gamespot numerous game reviewers got metacritic game financial driving force reaching million units sold financial year considered best games generation critics players alike portal portal xbox critically acclaimed sold millions copies games cited influential games decade person puzzle genre selected titles example work art video games red dead redemption xbox critically acclaimed games won numerous game year awards received review aggregate site metacritic arcade xbox garnered universal critical acclaim considered finest fighter super mario galaxy wii nintendo nintendo sold copies week including mario title history franchise november galaxy sequel super mario galaxy highest rated games time respectively listed gamerankings recipients game year awards brawl wii nintendo series party characters inclusion sonic dominated sales week japan united_states selling japan fastest selling video game nintendo america history million sold game critically acclaimed receiving metacritic thieves positively reviewed game critically acclaimed games generation received universal critical acclaim metacritic score gamerankings score won awards game critics praised aspect game ranging high quality music sound graphics wii nintendo attributed major factor wii worldwide success game cited attracting broad mainstream audience rarity seventh generation games developers tend try attract young men cited game provide bonding experience family members means exercising losing weight played regularly march game sold million copies worldwide including bundled copies making best selling wii game best selling video game time
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