The 2600 was typically bundled with two joystick controllers, a conjoined pair of paddle controllers, and a cartridge game: A Combat cartrige was included in the Atari 2600
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The Atari 2600 came out in 1977. Originally known as the VCS or "Video Computer System," it was renamed to it's catalog number (CX-2600) in 1982.
When released in October 1977, it was $200.
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Pong (marketed as PONG) is one of the earliest arcade video games, and is a tennis sports game featuring simple two-dimensional graphics. While other arcade video games such as Computer Space came before it, Pong was one of the first video games to reach mainstream popularity. The aim is to defeat the opponent in a simulated table tennis game by earning a higher score. The game was originally manufactured by Atari Incorporated (Atari), who released it in 1972. Allan Alcorn created Pong as a training exercise assigned to him by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell. Bushnell based the idea on an electronic ping-pong game included in the Magnavox Odyssey, which later resulted in a lawsuit against Atari. Surprised by the quality of Alcorn's work, Atari decided to manufacture the game.
From what I've read, The Pokemon Games came out first.