As individual game consoles begin to cost as much as an iPhone, some question if gamers will continue to buy them for such a steep price.

A Reader’s Feature argues that the current generation is the worst there’s ever been and that Microsoft and Sony are neglecting their duties.

Among the plethora of video game consoles ever released, five have stood out as the best-sellers, racking up a combined total of nearly 700 million units sold. Let’s take a look at these record-breaking consoles and what made them such monumental successes.

Nine people have been arrested in Italy for their connection to a trafficking ring dealing in fake retro video game consoles, in an operation that seized more than $50 million in counterfeit goods. Italy’s Guardia di Finanza — a militarized police force that deals with economic and financial crimes — announced Friday that it had arrested the Italian nationals and confiscated their collection of fake video game goods.