List of years in computer games
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This page indexes the individual year in video gaming pages. All releases are determined by the North American dates. 
[edit] 2000s
- 2006 in video gaming — Sony releases the PlayStation 3. Nintendo releases its Wii console. Nintendo releases long awaited The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess
- 2005 in video gaming — Sony releases the PSP handheld gaming system. Microsoft releases the Xbox 360.
- 2004 in video gaming — Halo 2 makes $125 million U.S, one of the biggest commercial entertainment opening days ever. Nintendo releases Nintendo DS
- 2003 in video gaming — Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker featuring cel-shading.
- 2002 in video gaming — Blizzard Entertainment releases Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.
- 2001 in video gaming — Nintendo releases the Nintendo GameCube. Microsoft releases the Xbox.
- 2000 in video gaming — Sony releases the PlayStation 2.
[edit] 1990s
- 1999 in video gaming — Counter-Strike, a mod for Half-Life is released.
- 1998 in video gaming — Blizzard Entertainment launches their biggest release Starcraft, Sega releases their last console, the Dreamcast. Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and the first Pokémon games, PlayStation releases Metal Gear Solid.
- 1997 in video gaming — Square releases Final Fantasy VII.
- 1996 in video gaming — Nintendo releases the Nintendo 64 and Super Mario 64.
- 1995 in video gaming — The first E3 is held. Nintendo releases the Nintendo Virtual Boy.
- 1994 in video gaming — Sony releases the PlayStation in Japan.
- 1993 in video gaming — Brøderbund releases Myst.
- 1992 in video gaming — Midway Games releases Mortal Kombat. Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Super Mario Kart.
- 1991 in video gaming — Nintendo releases the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
- 1990 in video gaming — Nintendo releases Super Mario Bros. 3 in North America.
[edit] 1980s
- 1989 in video gaming
- 1988 in video gaming
- 1987 in video gaming
- 1986 in video gaming
- 1985 in video gaming — The Nintendo Entertainment System is released in the United States.
- 1984 in video gaming
- 1983 in video gaming — The Video game crash of 1983 occurs. The Nintendo Family Computer, the Japanese version of the Nintendo NES, is released in Japan.
- 1982 in video gaming
- 1981 in video gaming — Nintendo releases Donkey Kong.
- 1980 in video gaming
[edit] 1970s
- 1979 in video gaming — The Golden Age of Arcade Games begins around this time.
- 1978 in video gaming — Taito releases Space Invaders.
- 1977 in video gaming — The Atari 2600, the first cartridge-based home video game system, is released under the name Atari VCS.
- 1976 in video gaming
- 1975 in video gaming
- 1974 in video gaming
- 1973 in video gaming
- 1972 in video gaming — Atari releases Pong.
- 1971 in video gaming
