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Not counting duplicated appearances, segment-only appearances, and Nintendo eShop episodes, the publisher who made more appearances on the show is Konami with 64 different games. Main games NOTE: An asterisk (*) is noted beside the episode number to indicate the episode's localization and release on Kotaku. Western titles in "quotes" are unofficial names Kotaku uses to refer to Japan-only games. ;1st season 7 wins, 6 losses (This season featured a game series or game company as its main focus with Arino's challenge game as a secondary feature) ;2nd season 6 wins, 3 losses (episode numbering started with Arino's challenge games being the main feature) ;3rd season Complete victory ;4th season 5 wins, 4 losses (The season mascot changes from King to Queen) ;5th season 5 wins, 1 draw (Season was shortened due to birth of Arino's daughter) ;6th season 4 wins, 3 losses (The season mascot changes from Queen to Dark King) ;7th season 7 wins, 1 loss, 1 carryover (the season changes from Dark King to King. The Dark King makes a brief reappearance in #53. Sarina Suzuki from Mecha2 Iketeru! appeared as a guest in the Tamage segment on episode #45) ;8th season 7 wins, 2 losses, 1 pending ;9th season Complete victory (The season was shortened due to Arino being hospitalized; all episodes from #64 and onwards started to be in HD and 60FPS) ;10th season 6 wins, 1 loss ;11th season 7 wins, 3 losses ;12th season 4 wins, 5 losses (The season mascot changes from King to Fallen Warrior) ;13th season (The season mascot changes from Fallen Warrior to King, it was shortened due to Arino getting a free rest of 100 days) ;14th season ;15th season ;16th season ;17th season ;18th season (The season mascot changes from the King to Elephant King) ;19th season ;20th season ;21st season (During Episode 244, the staff switched to a CRT monitor during the light gun stages.) ;22nd season ;23rd season ;24th season (The season mascot changes from King to Frozen King and then to Penguin King.) ;25th season (The season mascot changes from Penguin King back to the King) ;26th season ;27th season ;28th season ;29th season ;30th Season (The season mascot changes from King to Baby King) ;Notes DVD-Exclusive Challenges Each DVD-Box set released includes a game challenge exclusive to the DVD set. Most of these challenges were Famicom games. ;Notes Nintendo eShop-exclusive specials Challenges These challenges became officially inaccessible by the closure of Minna no Nintendo Channel on June 28, 2013 for Wii and on March 28, 2023, by the closure of Nintendo eShop for 3DS and Wii U. YouTube channel content The channel was opened as a celebration of the show's 20th anniversary in November 2022. Some episodes include their BGM swapped compared to their original TV airings or even the DVD versions. ==Video releases==
Video releases
On June 23, 2011, gaming website Kotaku started streaming English-translated episodes of the series. On January 13, 2012, Kotaku announced that their agreement to broadcast the show had ended; there would be no second season, and existing episodes would be removed when the rights expired. On February 28, 2012, Discotek Media announced that they had acquired the rights to the 12 episodes shown on Kotaku, releasing them on DVD on September 18, 2012. ;DVD Boxes So far there have been twenty DVD sets put out with the latest released in December 2023. Each one contains key episodes, game center visits, and a game challenge exclusive to the DVD set. They are not season compilations. ;Rental DVDs Rental DVDs are budget versions of DVD boxes, containing several challenges, several Tamage and a little bonus video. ;Other DVDs ;Notes ==Segments==
Segments
Each episode of GameCenter CX is made up of a number of different segments. The only segment which appears in every episode is Arino's Challenge. The other segments vary by episode and season. However, the episodes that appear on Kotaku omit these segments, instead of focusing only on the challenge of the week. ==References==
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