As a longrunning series with entries on various platforms, the Madden series includes both some of the earliest and latest releases for several consoles in North America. Madden NFL 2001 was a launch title for the PlayStation 2, Madden NFL 2002 was a launch title for the GameCube and Xbox, Madden NFL 2005 was a launch title for the Nintendo DS, Madden NFL 06 was a launch title for the Xbox 360, Madden NFL 07 was a launch title for the PlayStation 3 and Wii, Madden NFL 13 was a launch title for the Wii U, Madden NFL 25 was a launch title for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and a non-numbered entry was a launch title for the Nintendo 3DS.

Conversely, Madden NFL 08 was the final GameCube title and Madden NFL 09 the final Xbox title released in North America.