Color TV-Game
Color TV-Game 15 | |
| Developer | Nintendo R&D2 Mitsubishi Electronics |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| Type | Dedicated home video game consoles |
| Generation | First |
| Release date | June 1, 1977 |
| Availability | 1977–1983 |
| Lifespan | 1977–1983 |
| Discontinued | 1983 |
| Units sold | 3 million |
| Successor | Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System |
The Color TV-Game is the first video game system ever made by Nintendo. The system was released as a series of five dedicated home video game consoles between 1977 and 1983 in Japan only. Nintendo sold three million units of the first four models: one million units of each of the first two models, Color TV-Game 6 and 15; and half a million units of each of the next two models, Block Breaker and Racing 112. The Color TV-Game series has the highest sales figures of all the first generation of video game consoles.