In a previous entry we saw the number of average monthly Google searches for the keywords "Commodore Computer" and "Commodore." Here we will now look at the number of "Atari" and "Atari Computer" keyword searches.
Atari was a household name in the 1980s and 1990s. A search for the Keyword "Atari Computer" or "Atari" in Google Adwords keyword tool yielded the following top searches:
| atari | 50000 |
| atari breakout | 50000 |
| atari 2600 | 50000 |
| atari 50 | 50000 |
| atari gaming | 50000 |
These were the highest numbers. The next group came lower at 5000 or less and are the following selected Keywords:
| atari vcs | 5000 |
| nolan bushnell | 5000 |
| atari jaguar | 5000 |
| atari console | 5000 |
| atari flashback | 5000 |
| atari lynx | 5000 |
| atari st | 5000 |
| atari 7800 | 5000 |
| atari 5200 | 5000 |
| atari 50 the anniversary celebration | 5000 |
| atari pong | 5000 |
| et atari | 5000 |
| atari 800 | 5000 |
| yars revenge | 5000 |
| atari flashback 8 | 5000 |
| space invaders atari | 5000 |
| atari 400 | 5000 |
| adventure atari | 5000 |
| atari vcs 800 | 5000 |
| play atari breakout | 5000 |
| original atari | 5000 |
| atari mania | 5000 |
| halo 2600 | 5000 |
| pitfall atari | 5000 |
| atari flashback 2 | 5000 |
| atari asteroids | 5000 |
| new atari console | 5000 |
| donkey kong atari | 5000 |
| pac man atari | 5000 |
| atari centipede | 5000 |
| atari system | 5000 |
| xybots | 5000 |
| atari gaming system | 5000 |
| the atari | 5000 |
| atari gaming console | 5000 |
| caverns of mars | 5000 |
| atari joysticks | 5000 |
So here is the Commodore charts to see how they compare:
| commodore | 50000 | |
| commodore 64 | 50000 | |
| the commodore | 50000 | |
| commodore computer | 5000 | |
| amiga 500 | 5000 | |
| commodore vic 20 | 5000 | |
| commodore amiga | 5000 | |
| commodore 128 | 5000 | |
| commodore pet | 5000 | |
| amiga computer | 5000 | |
| vic20 | 5000 | |
| commodore 64 computer | 5000 | |
| commodore64 | 5000 | |
| commodore pizza | 5000 |
Atari, it seems, is more popular than Commodore in many aspects especially in specific Atari games. And although the Atari seems to have more monthly searches on average than Commodore, it should be remembered that Commodore computers out-sold Atari consoles and computers.