List of best-selling game consoles

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This is a list of all video game consoles and handheld game consoles that have sold or shipped at least one million units.

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[edit] Worldwide

[edit] Video game and handheld consoles

Manufacturer Platform Released sm=n Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 2000 136 million[1]
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color[2] 1989 and 1998 118.69 million[3]
Sony PlayStation 1994 102.49 million (shipped)[4]
Nintendo Nintendo DS 2004 101.78 million[5]
Nintendo Game Boy Advance 2001 81.47 million[5]
Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.91 million[3]
Nintendo Wii 2006 50.39 million[5][6]
Sony PlayStation Portable 2004 50 million[7]
Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.1 million[3][8][9]
Nintendo Nintendo 64 1996 32.93 million[3]
Microsoft Xbox 360 2005 30.2 million[10]
Atari Atari 2600 1977 30 million[11]
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis 1988 29 million[12]
Microsoft Xbox 2001 24 million[13][14]
Sony PlayStation 3 2006 22.73 million[15]
Nintendo Nintendo GameCube 2001 21.74 million[3][16]
Sega Saturn 1994 17 million[17] or 9.5 million[18]
Sega Master System 1986 13 million[19][20]
Sega Game Gear 1990 11 million[21]
Sega Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million[18][19]
NEC TurboGrafx-16 1987 10 million[18]
Coleco ColecoVision 1982 6 million[22]
Sega Sega CD 1991 6 million[18]
Mattel Intellivision 1980 3 million[23][24][25]
Nokia N-Gage 2003 3 million[21]
Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 2 million[18]
SNK Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color 1998 and 1999 2 million[21]
NEC TurboExpress 1990 1.5 million[21]
Sega Nomad 1995 1 million[26]

[edit] Video game consoles

Manufacturer Platform Released sm=n Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 2000 136 million[1]
Sony PlayStation 1994 102.49 million (shipped)[4]
Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.91 million[3]
Nintendo Wii 2006 50.39 million[5][6]
Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.1 million[3][8][9]
Nintendo Nintendo 64 1996 32.93 million[3]
Microsoft Xbox 360 2005 30.2 million[10]
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis 1988 29 million[12]
Atari Atari 2600 1977 30 million[11]
Microsoft Xbox 2001 24 million[13][14]
Sony PlayStation 3 2006 22.73 million[15]
Nintendo Nintendo GameCube 2001 21.74 million[3][16]
Sega Saturn 1994 17 million[17] or 9.5 million[18]
Sega Master System 1986 13 million[19][20]
Sega Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million[18][19]
NEC TurboGrafx-16 1987 10 million[18]
Coleco ColecoVision 1982 6 million[22]
Sega Sega CD 1991 6 million[18]
Mattel Intellivision 1980 3 million[23][24][25]
Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 2 million[18]

[edit] Handheld game consoles

See also: Comparison of handheld game consoles
Manufacturer Platform Released Units sold
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color[2] 1989 and 1998 118.69 million[3]
Nintendo Nintendo DS 2004 101.78 million[5]
Nintendo Game Boy Advance 2001 81.47 million[5]
Sony PlayStation Portable 2004 50 million[7]
Sega Game Gear 1990 11 million[21]
Nokia N-Gage 2003 3 million[21]
SNK Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color 1998 and 1999 2 million[21]
NEC TurboExpress 1990 1.5 million[21]
Sega Nomad 1995 1 million[26]

[edit] Manufacturer

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

[edit] Atari

Platform Manufacturer Released Units sold
Home consoles
Atari 2600 Atari 1977 30 million[11]

[edit] Coleco

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
ColecoVision 1982 6 million[22]

[edit] Mattel

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Intellivision 1980 3 million[23][24][25]

[edit] Microsoft

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Xbox 2001 24 million[13][14]
Xbox 360 2005 30.2 million[10]

[edit] NEC

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
TurboGrafx-16 1987 10 million[18]
Handhelds
TurboExpress 1990 1.5 million[21]

[edit] Nintendo

See also: Nintendo video game consoles
Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.91 million[3]
Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.1 million[3][8][9]
Nintendo 64 1996 32.93 million[3]
Nintendo GameCube 2001 21.74 million[3][16]
Wii 2006 50.39 million[5][6]
Handhelds
Game Boy and Game Boy Color[2] 1989 and
1998		 118.69 million[3]
Game Boy Advance
(figure includes GBA SP and Game Boy Micro)		 2001 81.47 million[5]
Game Boy Advance SP 2003 43.49 million[3]
Game Boy Micro 2005 2.5 million[21]
Nintendo DS
(figure includes DS Lite and DSi)		 2004 101.78 million[5]
Nintendo DS Lite 2006 65.51 million[3]
Nintendo DSi 2008 3.02 million[5]

[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[18]

[edit] Sega

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Master System 1986 13 million[19][20]
Mega Drive/Genesis 1988 29 million[12]
Saturn 1994 17 million[17] or 9.5 million[18]
Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million[18][19]
Add-ons
Sega CD 1991 6 million[18]
Handhelds
Game Gear 1990 11 million[21]
Nomad 1995 1 million[26]

[edit] SNK

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

[edit] Sony

See also: PlayStation (brand)
Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
PlayStation
(figure includes PS one)		 1994 102.49 million shipped[4]
PS one 2000 28.15 million shipped[4]
PlayStation 2 2000 136 million[1]
PlayStation 3 2006 22.73 million[15]
Handhelds
PlayStation Portable 2004 50 million[7]

[edit] Regions

[edit] Canada

Based on figures from the NPD Group, as of August 1, 2008:[27]

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
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] Japan

Based on figures from Famitsu/Enterbrain:

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo DS 02004-12-02 December 2, 2004 25,135,276[28][29]
Sony PlayStation 2 02000-03-04 March 4, 2000 21,454,325[30]
Sony PlayStation Portable 02004-12-12 December 12, 2004 11,078,484[28][29]
Nintendo Wii 02006-11-19 November 19, 2006 7,526,821[28][29]
Nintendo GameCube 02001-09-14 September 14, 2001 around 4,025,356[31]
Sony PlayStation 3 02006-11-11 November 11, 2006 2,664,366[28][29]
Microsoft Xbox 360 02005-12-10 December 10, 2005 866,167[28][29]

[edit] United Kingdom

Based on figures from GfK Chart-Track, as of January 3, 2009:[32]

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] United States

Based on figures from the NPD Group:

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 02000-10-26 October 26, 2000 41.12 million[33][34]
Nintendo Nintendo DS 02004-11-21 November 21, 2004 17.65 million[33][34]
Nintendo Wii 02006-11-19 November 19, 2006 13.4 million[35]
Microsoft Xbox 360 02005-11-22 November 22, 2005 11.6 million[35]
Sony PlayStation Portable 02005-03-24 March 24, 2005 11.56 million[33][34]
Sony PlayStation 3 02006-11-17 November 17, 2006 5.9 million[35]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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