Released in August 1997 in the USA, with a retail price of $69.95.

It was the first video game console to include a touchscreen and the first handheld console to include Internet connectivity.

By February 1997, Tiger was planning to release a new game console, the handheld Game.com, as a direct competitor to Nintendo's portable Game Boy console. Prior to its release, Tiger Electronics stated that the Game.com would "change the gaming world as we know it," while a spokesperson stated that it would be "one of this summer's hits." The Game.com, the only new game console of the year, was on display at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in May 1997, with sales expected to begin in July.

The Game.com sold fewer than 300,000 units and was discontinued in 2000 because of poor sales.

A smaller version, the Game.com Pocket Pro, was released in mid-1999.