A launch title is a game that is released at the same time as a console. Launch titles greatly determine whether a console has had a good or bad launch. Examples of stand out launch titles that helped the system gather sales & critical acclaim are Lumines for the PlayStation Portable and Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64.
Launch titles by system
The following are a list of launch titles that came with each system.
Atari 2600
- Air-Sea Battle
- Basic Math
- Blackjack (Atari 2600)
- Combat
- Indy 500
- Star Ship
- Street Racer
- Surround
- Video Olympics
Intellivision
- ABPA Backgammon
- Armor Battle
- The Electric Company Math Fun
- Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack
ColecoVision
- Carnival
- Cosmic Avenger
- Donkey Kong
- Ken Uston's Blackjack/Poker
- Lady Bug
- Mouse Trap
- Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle
- Space Fury
- Space Panic
- Turbo
- Venture
- Zaxxon
Atari 5200
Family Computer
- Donkey Kong
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Popeye
Nintendo Entertainment System
- NA
- 10-Yard Fight
- Baseball
- Clu Clu Land
- Duck Hunt (Pack-in Game)
- Excitebike
- Golf
- Gyromite (Pack-in Game w/ ROB)
- Hogan's Alley
- Ice Climber
- Kung Fu
- Mach Rider
- Pinball
- Stack-Up
- Super Mario Bros. (Pack-in Game)
- Tennis
- Wild Gunman
- Wrecking Crew
- EU
Family Computer Disk System
- Baseball
- Golf
- Mahjong
- Soccer
- Super Mario Bros.
- Tennis
- The Legend of Zelda
SG-1000 Mark III
Master System
- US
- Hang-On
- Safari Hunt
- UK
- Action Fighter
- Black Belt
- Choplifter
- Fantasy Zone
- Hang-on
- Transbot
- World Grand Prix
Atari 7800
- Asteroids
- Centipede
- Desert Falcon
- Dig Dug
- Food Fight
- Galaga
- Joust
- Ms. Pac-Man
- Pole Position II
- Robotron: 2084
- Xevious
Super Famicom
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- US
- EU
Virtual Boy Launch Titles
The Virtual Boy was released in Japan and North America with no Europe release with 4 games at launch and would release 22 games total;
- Mario's Tennis (Pack-in Game)
- Red Alarm
- Teleroboxer
- Galactic Pinball
Sega Genesis
- Altered Beast
- Last Battle
- Space Harrier II
- Super Thunder Blade
- Thunder Force II
- Tommy Lasorda Baseball
Mega Drive
- JP
- Space Harrier II
- Super Thunder Blade
- EU
- Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
- Altered Beast
- Columns
- Golden Axe
- Space Harrier II
- Super Thunder Blade
- Thunder Force II
Mega-CD
- JP'
- Heavy Nova
- Sol-Feace
- EU
- After Burner III
- Cobra Command
- Road Avenger
- Sega Classics Arcade Collection
- Sol-Feace
SEGA CD
- Black Hole Assault
- Chuck Rock
- Cobra Command
- INXS: Make My Video
- Marky Mark: Make My Video
- Night Trap
- Sega Classics 4-in-1
- Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective
- Sol-Feace
- Sewer Shark
32X
- EU/NA
- Doom
- Star Wars Arcade
- JP
Saturn
- JP
- Mahjong Goku Tenjiku
- Myst
- TAMA
- Virtua Fighter
- Wan Chai Connection
- US
- Astal
- Daytona USA
- The Mansion of Hidden Souls
- Panzer Dragoon
- Virtual Hydlide
- EU
- Clockwork Knight
- Daytona USA
- Virtua Fighter
Philips CD-i
- Battleship
- Beauty and the Beast
- Caesar's World of Boxing
- Connect Four
- Dark Castle
- Defender of the Crown
- Pac-Panic
- Sargon Chess
Nintendo 64
- JP
- US
- EU
- FIFA Soccer 64
- Pilotwings 64
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
- Super Mario 64
- Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
- Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey
Nintendo 64DD
- Kyojin no Doshin 1
- Mario Artist: Paint Studio
Atari Jaguar
- US
- EU
- Alien vs. Predator
- JP
- Alien vs. Predator
- Doom
- Wolfenstein 3D
Atari Jaguar CD
PlayStation
- JP
- A. IV Evolution
- Crime Crackers
- Gokujō Parodius Da! Deluxe Pack
- Mahjong Goku Sky: Atsushi
- Mahjong Station Mazin
- Nekketsu Oyako
- Ridge Racer
- TAMA
- NA
- Battle Arena Toshinden
- ESPN Extreme Games
- Kileak: The DNA Imperative
- NBA Jam Tournament Edition
- Power Serve 3D Tennis
- The Raiden Project
- Rayman
- Ridge Racer
- Street Fighter: The Movie
- Total Eclipse Turbo
- EU
- Battle Arena Toshinden
- Kileak: The Blood
- NHL FaceOff
- Rapid Reload
- Ridge Racer
- Street Fighter: The Movie
- Wipeout
Dreamcast
- JP
- Godzilla Generations
- July
- Pen Pen TriIcelon
- Virtua Fighter 3tb
- NA
- AeroWings
- AirForce Delta
- Blue Stinger
- CART Flag to Flag
- Expendable
- The House of the Dead 2
- Hydro Thunder
- Monaco Grand Prix
- Mortal Kombat Gold
- NFL 2K
- NFL Blitz 2000
- Pen Pen TriIcelon
- Power Stone
- Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
- Sonic Adventure
- Soulcalibur
- TNN Motorsports Hardcore Heat
- Tokyo Xtreme Racer
- TrickStyle
- EU
- Blue Stinger
- Dynamite Cop
- Expendable
- Incoming
- Pen Pen TriIcelon
- Sega Rally Championship 2
- Sega Bass Fishing
- Sonic Adventure
- Toy Commander
- Virtua Fighter 3tb
PlayStation 2
- JP
- A-Train 6
- Drum Mania
- Eternal Ring
- Kakinoki Shogi IV
- Kessen
- Mahjong Taikai III
- Morita Shogi
- Ridge Racer V
- Stepping Selection
- Street Fighter EX3
- NA
- Armored Core 2
- DOA2: Hardcore
- Dynasty Warriors 2
- ESPN International Track & Field
- ESPN Winter X Games Snowboarding
- Eternal Ring
- Evergrace
- FantaVision
- Gungriffon Blaze
- Madden NFL 2001
- Midnight Club: Street Racing
- NHL 2001
- Orphen: Scion of Sorcery
- Q-Ball: Billiards Master
- Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
- Ridge Racer V
- Silent Scope
- Smuggler's Run
- Street Fighter EX3
- Summoner
- Swing Away Golf
- Tekken Tag Tournament
- TimeSplitters
- Unreal Tournament
- Wild Wild Racing
- X-Squad
- EU
- Aqua Aqua
- Dynasty Warriors 2
- FantaVision
- FIFA 2001
- Gradius III and IV
- International Superstar Soccer
- NHL 2001
- Orphen: Scion of Sorcery
- Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
- Ridge Racer V
- Silent Scope
- Smuggler's Run
- SSX
- Tekken Tag Tournament
- TimeSplitters
- Wild Wild Racing
Xbox
GameCube
Nintendo DS
PlayStation Portable
- Lumines
- Dynasty Warriors
- Metal Gear Acid
- Spider-Man 2
- Twisted Metal: Head-On
- Wipeout Pure
- Ridge Racer
Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
Wii
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Wii Sports
- Red Steel
- Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
- Madden 07
- Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
- Metal Slug Anthology
- Trauma Center: Second Opinion
- Elebits
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
- Blitz: The League
- Rayman Raving Rabbids
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
- Cars
Nintendo 3DS
- Steel Diver
- Pilotwings Resort
- Nintendogs + Cats (Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog & New Friends, Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever & New Friends, and Nintendogs + Cats: Toy Poodle & New Friends).