Consolevariations is the ultimate database for video game console hardware variations — cataloguing over 12,000 consoles, controllers, accessories, prototypes, dev kits, and kiosks across every major platform and brand.

What We Do

We document every variant of gaming hardware ever released — limited editions, regional exclusives, store exclusives, contest prizes, sweepstakes units, and unreleased prototypes. Each entry includes rarity information, release region, release year, and where to buy.

Whether you're a collector hunting for a specific variant, a researcher documenting gaming history, or just curious about how many versions of the Game Boy exist — Consolevariations has the answer.

The Collection

Our database spans hardware from the 1970s to today, covering brands including Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Sega, Atari, and many more. Every entry is researched, verified, and scored for rarity on a scale of 0–100.

Contact

Have a variation we're missing? Found an error? Want to contribute?

Reach out via our Discord community or submit a variation directly on the site.

Special Thanks

We would like to truly thank the following users, sites, and suppliers for providing pictures for the website!

Amazing collectors

• Anna Martha for letting us use her amazing The Legend of Zelda consoles
• Andreas Simon for letting us use his Wii U Zelda Limited Edition console
• Andrew Graham for letting us use his console variation pictures
• Anthony Houghton for letting us use his Foxdata pictures
• Auperne for letting us use his Super Famicom pictures from Taiwan
• B.A. (From Nintendoage) for letting us use his North American NES pictures
• Benjamin Pflöger for letting us use his GameBoy Happy Hippo picture
• Brad Greenwood for letting us use his SNES and Nintendo 64 variation pictures
• Cammy Coste for letting us use the pictures used at JEUX VIDEOS on Millon Associes®
• Cantstopcollecting for letting us use his limited edition PlayStation 3/4 and Xbox 360/One pictures
• Chad Kennedy for letting us use his various console variations
• Chris Savva for letting us use his rare Game Boy Advance pictures
• Christoph Armbruster for letting us use his rare Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles
• Clint for letting us use his various Nintendo console variations
• Dan Nodd for letting us use his knowledge and pictures of the N64DD
• Darklink (From N64forever) for letting us use his Nintendo 64 variation and all the controllers
• David Rothera for providing the N64 Prototype consoles
• David White for providing the Super Nintendo All-Stars Pak
• Doctor_Games for letting us use his Game Boy box variations
• Eduardo Pla Broscheit for letting us use his limited edition Pokemon consoles
• Gaetan Bannier for letting us use his limited edition Game Boys
• Gameandsave_com for providing pictures of different consoles
• Gray Walton for letting us use his handheld pictures
• Kaori Trente for letting us use the limited edition consoles
• Javier Rguez for letting us use his Game Boy Micro consoles
• Jayel Saffioti for letting us use his rare SNES console
• James Neuman for letting us use the Australian GBA SP Box Variations
• Jericho for letting us use his GameCube Strikers Edition
• Jeff Nay for letting us use his Atari 2600 box variation
• Jose Olarte III for letting us use his Red Game Boy Micro console
• JaxsBox for letting us use his amazing handheld variations
• Justin Davidson for letting us use his pictures of hardware, especially Nintendo consoles
• Kevin Larimore for letting us use his Slate Grey controller picture
• Little-Tokyo for letting us use his console variations
• Marc Martin for letting us use his handheld pictures
• Matt Lazarus for letting us use his Game Boy pictures
• Matthijs de Groot Boersma for letting us use his Xbox One pictures
• Michal for providing a new Sega Master System and the Russian Master System
• Michael Launier for providing the Atari 2600 early model
• Miguel for letting us use his Super Nintendo picture
• Monkeytoungfor for providing very useful information about the PlayStation consoles
• Monge Cravos (through SnesCentral) for letting us use his Brazilian SNES controller
• Moontar (From Assemblergames) for providing a lot of information about the Xbox 360 consoles
• Myriachan for helping us have the right information on the Nintendo 3DS consoles
• Nils Müllner for letting us use his Xbox 360 Launch Team Edition
• Oryanphine for all the Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One information and corrections
• Ovidiu for letting us use his rare pink 2DS console
• Paolo Serra for letting us use his 3DS and PS3 consoles
• Pascal Drost for letting us use his Body Glove Game Boy picture
• Pedro Alarcon Robles for letting us use his La Caixa Game Boy
• Peter Bel for letting us use his Dreamcast pictures
• Philippe Albert for providing a lot of info regarding very limited edition PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles
• Pierre Vincy for letting us use his Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles and controller pictures
• RastaTuristo for letting us use his Xbox and PS3 paks
• Richard Kellow for letting us use his amazing Mega Combo Pak console
• Rivbise for letting us use his rare console variations
• Roberto Sebo for letting us use his rare PlayStation consoles
• Shishirux for letting us use his Xbox console pictures
• Simon Poon for letting us use his pictures of the Nintendo 3DS consoles
• Snesgenesis for providing pictures of several Sega and Nintendo consoles
• Steven Mertens for letting us use his SNES pictures
• Switzy Kelp for letting us use his various console pictures
• The 8 Bit Redux for letting us use his Japanese Game Boy Pocket variations
• Theultimatetk for letting us use his Nintendo DS Lite Connection Tour '07 Edition
• Timmy Adriaens for letting us use his pictures of the (New) Nintendo 3DS and PSP consoles
• Tony Wertman for letting us use his Xbox/PlayStation pictures
• Tonee Nguyen for letting us use his Comboy pictures
• Vinyl (From N64forever) for letting us use his Nintendo console variations
• Vojtěch "sCZther" Straka for providing several news and articles about new variations
• Wellington Fox for providing several Brazilian Game Boy packaging variations
• Yakuza (From Assemblergames) for letting us use his pictures of hardware, especially Sega consoles
• Zack1 (From Edition-limited) for letting us use his Boise Cascade Game Boy Pocket console

Amazing suppliers

• Awesome Space for being our main sponsor
• Edition-Limited for providing all the Limited Edition pictures for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One made by RETRO-GOUCHA
• Game and Watch.ch for providing pictures of all Game & Watch variations
• Gamefaqs for providing pictures of different scans (free to use under fair use)
• Gameland Groningen for providing us the new gen console variations
• Hit-Japan for providing pictures of several console variations
• Magix Buttons for providing pictures of console variations
• Millon-Associes for providing pictures of rare console variations
• Nederland Instituut voor Games en Computers for providing pictures of the later generation consoles
• Pokemaniak for providing pictures of all the Pokemon systems
• Satakore for providing pictures of all the Sega Saturn variations
• Sega-Network for providing almost all the Sega console variations and packaging variations
• Segaretro for some Sega variations (scans free to use under fair use)
• SnesCentral for using the Super Nintendo pictures