List of best-selling game consoles

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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.

Contents

Worldwide [edit]

Video game consoles (including handhelds) [edit]

Manufacturer Platform Released Units Sold
Sony PlayStation 2 2000 155 million[1]
Nintendo Nintendo DS 2004 153.87 million[2]
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color[3] 1989 and 1998 118.69 million[2]
Sony PlayStation 1994 102.49 million[4]
Nintendo Wii 2006 99.84 million[2]
Nintendo Game Boy Advance 2001 81.51 million[2]
Microsoft Xbox 360 2005 77.2 million[5]
Sony PlayStation 3 2006 70 million[6] (IDC January 2013 estimate: "about 77 million")[7][8]
Sony PlayStation Portable 2004 76.3 million[9][10]
Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.91 million[2]
Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.10 million[2][11][12]
Sega Genesis 1988 40 million[cn 1]
Nintendo Nintendo 64 1996 32.93 million[2]
Nintendo Nintendo 3DS 2011 31.09 million[2]
Atari Atari 2600 1977 30 million[17]
Microsoft Xbox 2001 24 million[18][19]
Nintendo GameCube 2001 21.74 million[2]
Sega SG-1000 / Master System 1983 10–13 million[20][21]
Sega Game Gear 1990 11 million[22]
Sega Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million[23][24]
NEC TurboGrafx-16 1987 10 million[24]
Sega Saturn 1994 9.5 million[24]
Sega Mega-CD 1991 6 million[24]
Nintendo Famicom Disk System 1986 4.5 million[25]
Atari Atari 7800 1986 3.77 million[26]
Nintendo Wii U 2012 3.45 million[2]
Nintendo Color TV Game 1977 3 million[27]
Mattel Intellivision 1980 3 million[28][29][30]
Coleco Mini-Arcade 1982 3 million[31]
Nokia N-Gage 2003 3 million[22]
Sony PlayStation Vita 2011 2.2 million[32]
Coleco ColecoVision 1982 2 million[33]
Magnavox/Philips Magnavox Odyssey² 1978 2 million[34]
Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 2 million[24]
SNK Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color 1998 and 1999 2 million[22]
NEC TurboExpress 1990 1.5 million[22]
Coleco Telstar 1976 1 million[35]
Sega Nomad 1995 1 million[36]

Video game consoles (not including handhelds) [edit]

Manufacturer Platform Released Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 2000 155 million[1]
Sony PlayStation 1994 102.49 million[4]
Nintendo Wii 2006 99.84 million[2]
Microsoft Xbox 360 2005 77.2 million[5]
Sony PlayStation 3 2006 70 million[6] (IDC January 2013 estimate: "about 77 million")[7][8]
Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.91 million[2]
Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.10 million[2][11][12]
Sega Genesis 1988 40 million[cn 1]
Nintendo Nintendo 64 1996 32.93 million[2]
Atari Atari 2600 1977 30 million[17]
Microsoft Xbox 2001 24 million[18][19]
Nintendo GameCube 2001 21.74 million[2]
Sega SG-1000/Master System 1985 10–13 million[20][21]
Sega Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million[23][24]
NEC TurboGrafx-16 1987 10 million[24]
Sega Saturn 1994 9.5 million[24]
Sega Mega-CD 1991 6 million[24]
Atari Atari 7800 1986 3.77 million[26]
Nintendo Wii U 2012 3.45 million[2]
Nintendo Color TV Game 1977 3 million[27]
Mattel Intellivision 1980 3 million[28][29][30]
Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 2 million[24]
Magnavox/Philips Magnavox Odyssey² 1978 2 million[34]
Coleco ColecoVision 1982 2 million[33]
Coleco Telstar 1976 1 million[35]

Handheld game consoles [edit]

See also: Comparison of handheld game consoles
Manufacturer Platform Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo DS 2004 153.87 million[2]
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color[3] 1989 and 1998 118.69 million (combined)[2]
Nintendo Game Boy Advance 2001 81.51 million[2]
Sony PlayStation Portable 2004 76.3 million[9][10]
Nintendo Nintendo 3DS 2011 31.09 million[2]
Sega Game Gear 1990 11 million[22]
Nokia N-Gage 2003 3 million[22]
Sony PlayStation Vita 2011 2.2 million[32]
SNK Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color 1998 and 1999 2 million[22]
NEC TurboExpress 1990 1.5 million[22]
Sega Nomad 1995 1 million[36]

Manufacturer [edit]

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

Atari [edit]

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Atari 2600 1977 30 million[17]
Atari 7800 1986 3.77 million[26]

Coleco [edit]

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Telstar 1976 1 million[35]
ColecoVision 1982 2 million[33]

Mattel [edit]

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Intellivision 1980 3 million[28][29][30]

Microsoft [edit]

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Xbox 2001 24 million[18][19]
Xbox 360 2005 75.9 million[5]

NEC [edit]

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
TurboGrafx-16 1987 10 million[24]
Handhelds
TurboExpress 1990 1.5 million[22]

Nintendo [edit]

See also: Nintendo video game consoles
Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Color TV Game 1977 3 million[27]
Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.91 million[2]
Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.10 million[2][11][12]
Nintendo 64 1996 32.93 million[2]
GameCube 2001 21.74 million[2]
Wii 2006 99.84 million[2]
Wii U 2012 3.45 million[2]
Add-ons
Famicom Disk System 1986 4.5 million[25]
Handhelds
Game Boy and Game Boy Color[3] 1989 and
1998		 118.69 million[2]
Game Boy Advance
(figure includes GBA SP and Game Boy Micro)		 2001 81.51 million[2]
Game Boy Advance SP 2003 43.57 million[2]
Game Boy Micro 2005 2.5 million[22]
Nintendo DS
(figure includes DS Lite, DSi, and DSi XL; does not include 3DS)		 2004 153.87 million[2]
Nintendo DS Lite 2006 93.85 million[2]
Nintendo DSi 2008 28.32 million[2]
Nintendo DSi XL 2009 12.91 million[2]
Nintendo 3DS 2011 31.09 million[2]

Nokia [edit]

Platform Released Units sold
Handhelds
N-Gage 2003 3 million[22]

Panasonic [edit]

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 2 million[24]

Sega [edit]

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Master System 1985 10–13 million[20][21]
Genesis 1988 40 million[cn 1]
Saturn 1994 9.5 million[24]
Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million[23][24]
Add-ons
Sega Mega-CD 1991 6 million[24]
Handhelds
Game Gear 1990 11 million[22]
Nomad 1995 1 million[36]

SNK [edit]

Platform Released Units sold
Handhelds
Neo Geo Pocket/Neo Geo Pocket Color 1998 and 1999 2 million[22]

Sony [edit]

See also: PlayStation
Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
PlayStation
 1994 102.49 million[4]
PlayStation 2 2000 155 million[1]
PlayStation 3 2006 70 million[6] (IDC January 2013 estimate: "about 77 million")[7][8]
Handhelds
PlayStation Portable 2004 76.3 million[9][10]
PlayStation Vita 2011 2.2 million[32]

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]

Asia [edit]

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]

Japan [edit]

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]

Notes [edit]

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