When Was Nintendo's First Console Released? Color TV-Game 6 – July 1977 (Japan Only)

Nintendo's first video game console was the Color TV-Game 6, released in **July 1977** in Japan only.

Details

• Name: Color TV-Game 6 (カラーテレビゲーム6)
• Model: CTG-6V
• Games: 6 built-in **Pong variants** (Tennis, Hockey, Volleyball — each with 1 or 2 players). No cartridges.
• Display: Color (via RF switch).
• Power: AC adapter (C battery option on some models).
• Price: ¥9,800 (~$90 USD 1977).
• Sales: ~1 million units (combined with Block Breaker / Racing 112).

Pre-Console Nintendo

• 1889: Founded as **Nintendo Koppai** (playing cards / hanafuda).
• 1960s–70s: Toys (Ultra Hand, Love Tester), light gun ranges, arcade EVR Race (1975).

First *Cartridge* Console

Family Computer (Famicom) – **July 15, 1983** (Japan). NES** – Oct 1985 (NYC test), Sep 1986 (NA wide).