video game consoles: the eighth generation

Did you know that we are already in the eighth generation of video game consoles?  The eighth generation started with the Wii U and will include the PlayStation 4 and XBox One.

Here are some highlights of each generation.

Generation One: Pong

Generation Two: Atari 2600, Intellivision, Atari 5200, Colecovision

Generation Three: Atari 7800, Sega Master System, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

Generation Four: Genesis, TurboGrafx-16, Neo-Geo, Super Nintendo (SNES)

Generation Five: Atari Jaguar, Sony Playstation, Sega Saturn, 3DO, Nintendo 64

Generation Six: Sega Dreamcast, Nintendo Gamecube, Playstation 2, Microsoft XBox

Generation Seven: Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, XBox 360

Generaton Eight: Wii U, Ouya, Playstation 4, Xbox One

The full list is at wikipedia.