List of best-selling game consoles

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The PS2 is currently the best-selling home console, selling over 154 million units worldwide.

This is a list of video game consoles and handheld game consoles that have sold or shipped at least one million units. Figures on this page for current consoles are generally updated by each financial quarter.

Contents

[edit] Worldwide

[edit] Video game consoles (including handhelds)

Manufacturer Platform Released sm=n Units Sold
Sony PlayStation 2 2000 154.4 million[1][2]
Nintendo Nintendo DS 2004 151.06 million[3]
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color[4] 1989 and 1998 118.69 million[3]
Sony PlayStation 1994 102.49 million[5]
Nintendo Wii 2006 94.97 million[3]
Nintendo Game Boy Advance 2001 81.51 million[3]
Sony PlayStation Portable 2004 75.4 million[6][7][8]
Microsoft Xbox 360 2005 65.8 million[9]
Sony PlayStation 3 2006 62 million[10]
Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.91 million[3]
Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.10 million[3][11][12]
Sega Mega Drive / Genesis 1988 39 million[cn 1]
Nintendo Nintendo 64 1996 32.93 million[3]
Atari Atari 2600 1977 30 million[16]
Microsoft Xbox 2001 24 million[17][18]
Nintendo Nintendo GameCube 2001 21.74 million[3]
Nintendo Nintendo 3DS 2011 15.03 million[3]
Sega SG-1000/Master System 1985 10–13 million[19][20]
Sega Game Gear 1990 11 million[21]
Sega Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million[22][23]
NEC TurboGrafx-16 1987 10 million[23]
Sega Saturn 1994 9.5 million[23]
Sega Sega CD 1991 6 million[23]
Nintendo Famicom Disk System 1986 4.5 million[24]
Atari Atari 7800 1986 3.77 million[25]
Nintendo Color TV Game 1977 3 million[26]
Mattel Intellivision 1980 3 million[27][28][29]
Coleco Mini-Arcade 1982 3 million[30]
Nokia N-Gage 2003 3 million[21]
Magnavox/Philips Magnavox Odyssey² 1978 2 million[31]
Coleco ColecoVision 1982 2 million[32]
Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 2 million[23]
SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Neo Geo Pocket Color 1998 and 1999 2 million[21]
NEC TurboExpress 1990 1.5 million[21]
Coleco Telstar 1976 1 million[33]
Sega Nomad 1995 1 million[34]

[edit] Video game consoles (not including handhelds)

Manufacturer Platform Released sm=n Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 2000 154.4 million[2][1]
Sony PlayStation 1994 102.49 million (shipped)[5]
Nintendo Wii 2006 94.97 million[3]
Microsoft Xbox 360 2005 65.8 million[9]
Sony PlayStation 3 2006 62 million[10]
Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.91 million[3]
Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.10 million[3][11][12]
Sega Mega Drive / Genesis 1988 39 million[cn 1]
Nintendo Nintendo 64 1996 32.93 million[3]
Atari Atari 2600 1977 30 million[16]
Microsoft Xbox 2001 24 million[17][18]
Nintendo Nintendo GameCube 2001 21.74 million[3]
Sega SG-1000/Master System 1985 10–13 million[19][20]
Sega Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million[22][23]
NEC TurboGrafx-16 1987 10 million[23]
Sega Saturn 1994 9.5 million[23]
Sega Sega CD 1991 6 million[23]
Atari Atari 7800 1986 3.77 million[25]
Nintendo Color TV Game 1977 3 million[26]
Mattel Intellivision 1980 3 million[27][28][29]
Magnavox/Philips Magnavox Odyssey² 1978 Approximately 2 million[31]
Coleco ColecoVision 1982 2 million[32]
Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 2 million[23]
Coleco Telstar 1976 1 million[33]

[edit] Handheld game consoles

See also: Comparison of handheld game consoles
Manufacturer Platform Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo DS 2004 151.06 million[3]
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color[4] 1989 and 1998 118.69 million (combined)[3]
Nintendo Game Boy Advance 2001 81.51 million[3]
Sony PlayStation Portable 2004 75.4 million[6][7][8]
Nintendo Nintendo 3DS 2011 15.03 million[3]
Sega Game Gear 1990 11 million[21]
Nokia N-Gage 2003 3 million[21]
SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Neo Geo Pocket Color 1998 and 1999 2 million[21]
NEC TurboExpress 1990 1.5 million[21]
Sega Nomad 1995 1 million[34]

[edit] Manufacturer

Console manufacturers are listed in alphabetical order, with their respective consoles in chronological order.

[edit] Atari

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Atari 2600 1977 30 million[16]
Atari 7800 1986 3.77 million[25]

[edit] Coleco

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Telstar 1976 1 million[33]
ColecoVision 1982 2 million[32]

[edit] Mattel

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Intellivision 1980 3 million[27][28][29]

[edit] Microsoft

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Xbox 2001 24 million[17][18]
Xbox 360 2005 65.8 million[9]

[edit] NEC

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
TurboGrafx-16 1987 10 million[23]
Handhelds
TurboExpress 1990 1.5 million[21]

[edit] Nintendo

See also: Nintendo video game consoles
Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Color TV Game 1977 3 million[26]
Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.91 million[3]
Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.10 million[3][11][12]
Nintendo 64 1996 32.93 million[3]
Nintendo GameCube 2001 21.74 million[3]
Wii 2006 94.97 million[3]
Add-ons
Famicom Disk System 1986 4.5 million[24]
Handhelds
Game Boy and Game Boy Color[4] 1989 and
1998		 118.69 million[3]
Game Boy Advance
(figure includes GBA SP and Game Boy Micro)		 2001 81.51 million[3]
Game Boy Advance SP 2003 43.57 million[3]
Game Boy Micro 2005 2.5 million[21]
Nintendo DS
(figure includes DS Lite, DSi, and DSi XL; does not include 3DS)		 2004 151.06 million[3]
Nintendo DS Lite 2006 93.74 million[3]
Nintendo DSi 2008 26.55 million[3]
Nintendo DSi XL 2009 11.96 million[3]
Nintendo 3DS 2011 15.03 million[3]

[edit] Nokia

Platform Released Units sold
Handhelds
N-Gage 2003 3 million[21]

[edit] Panasonic

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 2 million[23]

[edit] Sega

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Master System 1985 10–13 million[19][20]
Mega Drive / Genesis 1988 39 million[cn 1]
Saturn 1994 9.5 million[23]
Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million[22][23]
Add-ons
Sega CD 1991 6 million[23]
Handhelds
Game Gear 1990 11 million[21]
Nomad 1995 1 million[34]

[edit] SNK

Platform Released Units sold
Handhelds
Neo Geo Pocket/Neo Geo Pocket Color 1998 and 1999 2 million[21]

[edit] Sony

See also: PlayStation
Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
PlayStation
(figure includes PS One)		 1994 102.49 million shipped[5]
PS one 2000 28.15 million shipped[5]
PlayStation 2 2000 154.4 million[2][1]
PlayStation 3 2006 62 million[10]
Handhelds
PlayStation Portable 2004 75.4 million[6][7][8]

[edit] Regions

[edit] Americas

Mostly based on figures from Nintendo for the Americas region:[3]

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo DS 02004-11-21 November 21, 2004 57.48 million
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color 01989-08 August 1989 44.06 million
Nintendo Game Boy Advance 02001-06-11 June 11, 2001 41.64 million
Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System 01985-10-18 October 18, 1985 34 million
Sega Mega Drive / Genesis 01989-08-14 August 14, 1989 24 million[cn 1]
Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System 01991-08-23 August 23, 1991 23.35 million
Nintendo Nintendo 64 01996-09-29 September 29, 1996 20.63 million
Nintendo GameCube 02001-11-18 November 18, 2001 12.94 million
Nintendo Nintendo 3DS 02011-03-27 March 27, 2011 5.47 million

[edit] Brazil

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sega Master System 01989-09-04 September 4, 1989 2 million[15]
Sega Mega Drive 01990 1990 2 million[15]

[edit] North America

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 02000-10-26 October 26, 2000 47.68 million[35]
Sony PlayStation 01995-09-09 September 9, 1995 40.78 million[5]
[edit] Canada

Based on figures from the NPD Group, as of August 1, 2008:[36]

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo 64 01996-09-29 September 29, 1996 1,300,000[37]
Nintendo Wii 02006-11-19 November 19, 2006 1,060,000
Microsoft Xbox 360 02005-11-22 November 22, 2005 870,000
Sony PlayStation 3 02006-11-17 November 17, 2006 520,000
[edit] United States

Based on figures from the NPD Group:

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo DS 02004-11-21 November 21, 2004 47 million[38]
Nintendo Wii 02006-11-19 November 19, 2006 45.4 million[39]
Sony PlayStation 2 02000-10-26 October 26, 2000 41.12 million[40][41]
Sega Genesis 01989-08-14 August 14, 1989 22 million[cn 1]
Microsoft Xbox 360 02005-11-22 November 22, 2005 11.6 million[42]
Sony PlayStation Portable 02005-03-24 March 24, 2005 11.56 million[40][41]
Sony PlayStation 3 02006-11-17 November 17, 2006 5.7 million[42]
NEC TurboGrafx-16 01989-08-29 August 29, 1989 2.5 million[23]
Sega Master System 01986-06 June 1986 2 million[43]
Atari Atari 7800 01986-01 January 1986 2 million[44]
Sega Saturn 01995-05-11 May 11, 1995 2 million[13]

[edit] Asia

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 02000-03-04 March 4, 2000 25.42 million[35]
Sony PlayStation 01994-12-04 December 4, 1994 21.59 million[5]
NEC PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) 01987-10-30 October 30, 1987 7.5 million[23]

[edit] Japan

Based on figures from Famitsu/Enterbrain:

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo DS 02004-12-02 December 2, 2004 32,598,870[45]
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color 01989-04-21 April 21, 1989 32,470,000[3]
Sony PlayStation 2 02000-03-04 March 4, 2000 21,454,325[46]
Nintendo Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom/NES) 01983-07-15 July 15, 1983 19,350,000[3]
Nintendo Super Famicom (SNES) 01990-11-21 November 21, 1990 17,170,000[3]
Nintendo Game Boy Advance 02001-02-21 February 21, 2001 16,960,000[3]
Sony PlayStation Portable 02004-12-12 December 12, 2004 16,867,853[45]
Nintendo Wii 02006-11-19 November 19, 2006 12,430,000[3]
Sony PlayStation 3 02006-11-11 November 11, 2006 6,341,950[45]
Nintendo Nintendo 64 01996-06-23 June 23, 1996 5,540,000[3]
Nintendo Nintendo 3DS 02011-02-26 February 26, 2011 4,660,000[3]
Nintendo GameCube 02001-09-14 September 14, 2001 4,025,356[47]
Sega Mega Drive 01988-10-29 October 29, 1988 3,580,000[48]
Microsoft Xbox 360 02005-12-10 December 10, 2005 1,448,665[45]
Sega Sega Mark III (Master System) 01985-10-20 October 20, 1985 1,000,000[49]

[edit] Middle East

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 02003 2003 5,200,000[50]
Sony PlayStation Portable 02005-09-01 September 1, 2005 5,200,000[50]
Nintendo Nintendo DS 02005 2005 850,000[50]

[edit] Europe

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 02000-11-24 November 24, 2000 48 million[51]
Sony PlayStation 01995-09-29 September 29, 1995 40.12 million[5]

[edit] Western Europe

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sega Mega Drive 01990-11-30 November 30, 1990 8 million[52]
Sega Master System 01987-09 September 1987 6.8 million[53]
[edit] Germany
Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sega Mega Drive 01990-11-30 November 30, 1990 800,000[53]
Sega Master System 01987-09 September 1987 500,000[53]
Atari Atari 2600 01978 1978 450,000[54]
[edit] United Kingdom

Based on figures from GfK Chart-Track, as of January 3, 2009:[55]

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo DS 02005-03-11 March 11, 2005 8.8 million
Nintendo Wii 02006-12-08 December 8, 2006 4.9 million
Microsoft Xbox 360 02005-12-02 December 2, 2005 3.2 million
Sony PlayStation Portable 02005-09-01 September 1, 2005 3.2 million
Sony PlayStation 3 02007-03-23 March 23, 2007 1.9 million

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e United States: 20 million,[13] Rest of the world: 15 million,[14] Tec Toy: 2 million,[15] Majesco: 2 million[15]

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