Console Lifespans, the longest, shortest and inbetween.

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mike_intellivision said:

The Intellivision had a 12-13 year lifespan. The test marketing was 1979 (some games carry 1978 copyright dates). The last game by INTV (the successor to Mattel) was 1990. The Atari 2600 was even longer. I have games from Atari from 1976 to 1990. Both are the only three-different-decade systems.

Including Brazilian releases Mega Drive had software released over three different decades too. A game based on a Brazilian game show was released in 2001, and a sequel was released in 2002.