The Sony PlayStation 2 is currently the best-selling home console, selling over 155 million units worldwide.
The Nintendo DS is the best-selling handheld console, selling slightly under the PS2 at 153.67 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.
Worldwide [edit]
Video game consoles (including handhelds) [edit]
Video game consoles (not including handhelds) [edit]
Handheld game consoles [edit]
Manufacturer [edit]
Console manufacturers are listed in alphabetical order, with their respective consoles in chronological order.
Coleco [edit]
Mattel [edit]
Microsoft [edit]
Nintendo [edit]
| Platform |
Released |
Units sold |
| Handhelds |
| N-Gage |
2003 |
3 million[22] |
Panasonic [edit]
Regions [edit]
Americas [edit]
Mostly based on figures from Nintendo for the Americas region:[2]
| Manufacturer |
Console |
Released |
Units sold |
| Nintendo |
Nintendo DS |
November 21, 2004 |
59.87 million |
| Nintendo |
Nintendo Wii |
November 19, 2006 |
47.75 million |
| Nintendo |
Game Boy and Game Boy Color |
August 1989 |
44.06 million |
| Nintendo |
Game Boy Advance |
June 11, 2001 |
41.64 million |
| Nintendo |
Nintendo Entertainment System |
October 18, 1985 |
34.00 million |
| Sega |
Mega Drive / Genesis |
August 14, 1989 |
24 million[cn 1] |
| Nintendo |
Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
August 23, 1991 |
23.35 million |
| Nintendo |
Nintendo 64 |
September 29, 1996 |
20.63 million |
| Nintendo |
GameCube |
November 18, 2001 |
12.94 million |
| Nintendo |
Nintendo 3DS |
March 27, 2011 |
10.26 million |
| Nintendo |
Nintendo Wii U |
November 18, 2012 |
1.52 million |
Brazil [edit]
| Manufacturer |
Console |
Released |
Units sold |
| Sega |
Master System |
September 4, 1989 |
5 million[15] |
| Sega |
Mega Drive |
1990 |
3 million[15] |
North America [edit]
| Manufacturer |
Console |
Released |
Units sold |
| Sony |
PlayStation 2 |
October 26, 2000 |
47.68 million[37] |
| Sony |
PlayStation |
September 9, 1995 |
40.78 million[4] |
Canada [edit]
Based on figures from the NPD Group, as of August 1, 2008:[38]
| Manufacturer |
Console |
Released |
Units sold |
| Nintendo |
Nintendo 64 |
September 29, 1996 |
1,300,000[39] |
| Nintendo |
Wii |
November 19, 2006 |
1,060,000 |
| Microsoft |
Xbox 360 |
November 22, 2005 |
870,000 |
| Sony |
PlayStation 3 |
November 17, 2006 |
520,000 |
United States [edit]
Based on figures from the NPD Group:
| Manufacturer |
Console |
Released |
Units sold |
| Nintendo |
Nintendo DS |
November 21, 2004 |
47 million[40] |
| Nintendo |
Wii |
November 19, 2006 |
45.4 million[41] |
| Sony |
PlayStation 2 |
October 26, 2000 |
41.12 million[42][43] |
| Sega |
Genesis |
August 14, 1989 |
22 million[cn 1] |
| Microsoft |
Xbox 360 |
November 22, 2005 |
11.6 million[44] |
| Sony |
PlayStation Portable |
March 24, 2005 |
11.56 million[42][43] |
| Sony |
PlayStation 3 |
November 17, 2006 |
5.7 million[44] |
| NEC |
TurboGrafx-16 |
August 29, 1989 |
2.5 million[24] |
| Sega |
Master System |
June 1986 |
2 million[45] |
| Atari |
Atari 7800 |
January 1986 |
2 million[46] |
| Sega |
Saturn |
May 11, 1995 |
2 million[13] |
| Manufacturer |
Console |
Released |
Units sold |
| Sony |
PlayStation 2 |
March 4, 2000 |
25.42 million[37] |
| Sony |
PlayStation |
December 4, 1994 |
21.59 million[4] |
| NEC |
PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) |
October 30, 1987 |
7.5 million[24] |
Based on figures from Famitsu/Enterbrain:
| Manufacturer |
Console |
Released |
Units sold |
| Nintendo |
Nintendo DS |
December 2, 2004 |
32,990,000[2] |
| Nintendo |
Game Boy and Game Boy Color |
April 21, 1989 |
32,470,000[2] |
| Sony |
PlayStation 2 |
March 4, 2000 |
21,454,325[47] |
| Nintendo |
Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom/NES) |
July 15, 1983 |
19,350,000[2] |
| Nintendo |
Super Famicom (SNES) |
November 21, 1990 |
17,170,000[2] |
| Nintendo |
Game Boy Advance |
February 21, 2001 |
16,960,000[2] |
| Sony |
PlayStation Portable |
December 12, 2004 |
16,867,853[48] |
| Nintendo |
Wii |
November 19, 2006 |
12,710,000[2] |
| Nintendo |
Nintendo 3DS |
February 26, 2011 |
11,540,000[2] |
| Sony |
PlayStation 3 |
November 11, 2006 |
6,341,950[48] |
| Nintendo |
Nintendo 64 |
June 23, 1996 |
5,540,000[2] |
| Nintendo |
GameCube |
September 14, 2001 |
4,040,000[2] |
| Sega |
Genesis (Mega Drive) |
October 29, 1988 |
3,580,000[49] |
| Microsoft |
Xbox 360 |
December 10, 2005 |
1,448,665[48] |
| Sega |
Sega Mark III (Master System) |
October 20, 1985 |
1,000,000[50] |
| Nintendo |
Wii U |
December 8, 2012 |
920,000[2] |
Middle East [edit]
| Manufacturer |
Console |
Released |
Units sold |
| Sony |
PlayStation 2 |
2003 |
5.2 million[51] |
| Sony |
PlayStation Portable |
September 1, 2005 |
5.2 million[51] |
| Nintendo |
Nintendo DS |
2005 |
850,000[51] |
Europe [edit]
| Manufacturer |
Console |
Released |
Units sold |
| Sony |
PlayStation 2 |
November 24, 2000 |
48 million[52] |
| Sony |
PlayStation |
September 29, 1995 |
40.12 million[4] |
Western Europe [edit]
| Manufacturer |
Console |
Released |
Units sold |
| Sega |
Genesis (Mega Drive) |
November 30, 1990 |
8 million[53] |
| Sega |
Master System |
September 1987 |
6.8 million[54] |
Germany [edit]
| Manufacturer |
Console |
Released |
Units sold |
| Sega |
Genesis (Mega Drive) |
November 30, 1990 |
800,000[54] |
| Sega |
Master System |
September 1987 |
500,000[54] |
| Atari |
Atari 2600 |
1978 |
450,000[55] |
United Kingdom [edit]
Based on figures from GfK Chart-Track, as of January 3, 2009:[56]
| Manufacturer |
Console |
Released |
Units sold |
| Nintendo |
Nintendo DS |
March 11, 2005 |
8.8 million |
| Nintendo |
Wii |
December 8, 2006 |
4.9 million |
| Microsoft |
Xbox 360 |
December 2, 2005 |
3.2 million |
| Sony |
PlayStation Portable |
September 1, 2005 |
3.2 million |
| Sony |
PlayStation 3 |
March 23, 2007 |
1.9 million |
See also [edit]
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