Top 10 Worst Video Game Consoles of All Time

Video game consoles have come a long way over the decades, but not every system was a hit. While some consoles have gone down in history as groundbreaking, others did not.

There have been some real missteps along the way, consoles that were poorly designed, underpowered, or just plain weird. Whether it was the result of bizarre ideas, technical issues, or a complete misunderstanding of what gamers actually wanted, some of these systems left people scratching their heads, asking, "What were they thinking?"

1. Virtual Boy

   

   The graphics are red and black, and it's too 2D. This can lead to eye damage and headaches. It's not VR and should not be sold.

   This console causes eye damage and headaches!

   Red and black don't go well together.

2. LJN Video Art

   

   Look Mama! I'm drawing a poorly rendered circle!

   The Styrofoam is more interesting than the "console" itself.

   LJN made their own console? Uh oh...

3. Philips CD-i

   

   This console brought some of the worst video games of all time, like the CDI Zelda games and Hotel Mario.

   It's so boring.

4. R-Zone

   

   This thing is a worse version of the Virtual Boy. Yes, I actually said that.

   Your eyes will start to hurt in a few minutes by looking at the screen on top of your headband.

   A worse version of the Virtual Boy, which was already pretty bad.

5. HyperScan

   

   Nothing to say about this one.

6. Wii U

   

   The only thing that made this console suck was the lack of clarity when it came to marketing. People only saw it as an accessory to the Wii until they found out that it was a standalone console. I thought it was an accessory too.

   It's not as bad as the others, but I think its poor marketing is a contributing factor to why this console sucks.

   It had a great lot of exclusives towards the end of its life, but it wasn't better than the Wii.

   Everything about it sucks.

7. Ouya

   

   Absolutely garbage. Do not buy this console. I repeat: do not buy this console.

   I'd use this for a toaster rather than gaming.

   Worse for gaming than a toaster.

8. Atari Jaguar

   

9. Xbox One

   

   Completely flopped. No exclusives, awful launch.

   Bad release. Kinect was forced on you at launch.

   Um... You could have more fun with a cardboard box.

10. Chintendo Vii

    Knockoff Wii that's just terrible.

    How did they get away with this?

    This actually exists?

The Newcomers
11. ?

    Wireless Air 60

12. ?

    Sega Pico

    
The Contenders

13. Game.com

    This handheld had some really good ideas but they weren't executed well.

14. 3DO Interactive Multiplayer

    

15. Apple Bandai Pippin

    There are very few games on this console. Avoid at all costs!

    There were like 15 games for it!

16. Nintendo Switch

    

    Nintendo Switch is trash. They treated the hardworking game developers terribly.

17. Nintendo Switch Lite

    It has all the bad things about the Original Switch: bad battery life, no virtual console, and Nintendo Switch Online. When it drifts, you can't just buy new Joy-Cons. It can't even connect to a TV, and Sword and Shield are bad.

18. Nokia N-Gage

19. Atari 5200

    

    How the hell are the Switch and N64 ranked above this?

20. Nintendo 3DS

    

    It's on here because the games are bad and the graphics are too.

21. RCA Studio II

22. Sega Saturn

    

    There wasn't even a main-line Sonic game!

    No Sonic. Please, no more.

23. Casio Loopy

    

    It's just a girl's SNES. And Casio, doesn't "Loopy" sound too X-rated for its demographic?

24. PlayStation 4

    

25. Game Boy Micro

    

    Novelty item only. If you want to actually play GBA games, don't buy this.

    Should not exist.

26. Wii Mini

    

    It's just the Wii, but they removed a ton of features, which makes it less good.

    It's just the Wii without GameCube games, internet, or an SD card for modding.

27. Pokémon Mini