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A 2600 in Japan, under the name Atari 2800. It looks just like the Sears Video Arcade II and later reuse for 7800. Sadly the 2800 came out in the worst time as both Nintnedo Famicom and Sega SG-1000 was out the same year.

The 2800 was Atari's entry into the Japanese home videogame sweepstakes. Although various companies like Epoch had imported and distributed the 2600 in Japan, it was never officially supported nor was it heavily promoted. Essentially a re-styled 2600, the 2800 made its debut in the Spring of 1983. Although it's not known why Atari decided to alter the design for Japan, apparently Sears thought enough of the system to rename it the Sears Video Arcade II and sell it in the US as such.

Around 30 games were released by Atari in Japan. Although the boxes were in Japanese and had a silver/red color that is similar to the 1982-83 2600 games released in the US (Joust, Centipede, etc.), the cartridges themselves had identical labels as the ones that were available in America, most likely to reduce costs.

Unfortunately, the 2800 never had a chance in Japan. It was brought to market just months both Nintendo's Famicom (NES in America) and Sega SG-1000 came out and the Atari 2800 a 7 year old out dated console.