Global InformationOdyssey series information
| Manufacturer | Magnavox, Philips |
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| Type | Series of home video game consoles |
| Generation | First generation Second generation |
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Magnavox Odyssey is the general brand name of Magnavox's complete line of home video game consoles released from 1972 through 1978. The line includes the original Magnavox Odyssey console, the Magnavox Odyssey series of dedicated home video game consoles, and the Magnavox Odyssey 2 ROM cartridge-based video game console released in 1978. Philips Odyssey is the brand name that includes the Philips Odyssey series of dedicated home video game consoles.
Magnavox sold a total of 1,773,918 units across the entire Odyssey brand between 1972 and 1981 with a total sales value of around $71,300,000.00.[1] Nearly half of those sales occurred between August 1972 and September 1976 with total sales at that time being around $45,000,000.00 selling 800,000 units.[2]
- ^ "Plantiffs' Proposed Findings Of Fact For Their Prima Facie Case". Magnavox v. Mattel. United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. 22 June 1982. p. 70. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Agreed Statement of Facts". Magnavox v. Chicago Dynamic Industries Et al. US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. 3 November 1976. Retrieved 19 August 2023.