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|[[Sega]]||[[Mega Drive|Mega Drive/Genesis]]||align="center"|1988||align="right"|{{#tag:ref|United States: 20 million,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/14/business/international-business-sega-enterprises-pulls-its-saturn-video-console-us-market.html?pagewanted=1 |title=Sega Enterprises Pulls Its Saturn Video Console From the U.S. Market |accessdate=2010-01-02 |author=Stephanie Strom | work=The New York Times | date=1998-03-14}}</ref> Rest of the world: 15 million,<ref>{{cite web |title=Chronology of Sega Video Games 1952-1993 |Ken Polsson |url=http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/segavid/index.htm |quote=Total North American sales in its lifetime: 14 million. Total world sales: 29 million.}}</ref> [[Tec Toy]]: 2 million,<ref name="MDB">{{cite web | url=http://gamehall.uol.com.br/site/a-historia-do-mega-drive/ | title=A História do Mega Drive|language=Portuguese|accessdate=2008-03-06|publisher=gamehall.uol.com.br|author=Alucard em Quarta-feira|date=2005-08-31}}</ref> [[Majesco]]: 2 million<ref name="MDB"/>|group=cn|name=SalesNote}} |
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|Sony||[[PlayStation 3]]||align="center"|2006||align="right"|{{sort|038100000|38.1 million}}<ref name="PS3">{{cite web|url= http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps3_sale_e.html|title=PlayStation 3 Worldwide Hardware Unit Sales|accessdate=2010-02-04 }}</ref> |
|Sony||[[PlayStation 3]]||align="center"|2006||align="right"|{{sort|038100000|38.1 million}}<ref name="PS3">{{cite web|url= http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps3_sale_e.html|title=PlayStation 3 Worldwide Hardware Unit Sales|accessdate=2010-02-04 }}</ref> |
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|[[Atari]]||[[Atari 2600]]||align="center"|1977||align="right"|{{sort|030000000|30 million}}<ref name="atari2600">{{cite web|url= http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/game_consoles/source/3.htm|title=Atari VCS (Atari 2600)|accessdate=2007-09-08|work=A Brief History of Game Console Warfare|publisher=[[BusinessWeek]]}}</ref> |
|[[Atari]]||[[Atari 2600]]||align="center"|1977||align="right"|{{sort|030000000|30 million}}<ref name="atari2600">{{cite web|url= http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/game_consoles/source/3.htm|title=Atari VCS (Atari 2600)|accessdate=2007-09-08|work=A Brief History of Game Console Warfare|publisher=[[BusinessWeek]]}}</ref> |
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|Microsoft||[[Xbox]]||align="center"|2001||align="right"|{{sort|024000000|24 million}}<ref name="xbox">{{cite web|url= http://www.xbox.com/zh-SG/community/news/2006/20060510.htm|title=Gamers Catch Their Breath as Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Reinvent Next-Generation Gaming|accessdate=2007-09-05|publisher=Xbox.com|date=2006-05-10}}</ref><ref name="2xbox">{{cite web|url= http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/game_consoles/source/16.htm|title=Xbox|accessdate=2007-09-08|work=A Brief History of Game Console Warfare|publisher=[[BusinessWeek]]}}</ref> |
|Microsoft||[[Xbox]]||align="center"|2001||align="right"|{{sort|024000000|24 million}}<ref name="xbox">{{cite web|url= http://www.xbox.com/zh-SG/community/news/2006/20060510.htm|title=Gamers Catch Their Breath as Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Reinvent Next-Generation Gaming|accessdate=2007-09-05|publisher=Xbox.com|date=2006-05-10}}</ref><ref name="2xbox">{{cite web|url= http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/game_consoles/source/16.htm|title=Xbox|accessdate=2007-09-08|work=A Brief History of Game Console Warfare|publisher=[[BusinessWeek]]}}</ref> |
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|[[Sega Master System|Master System]]||align="center"|1986||align="right"|13 million<ref name="gametunnel"/><ref name="eidolonsinn"/> |
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|[[Mega Drive|Mega Drive/Genesis]]||align="center"|1988||align="right"|{{sort|029000000|29–30 million}}<ref name="gametunnel"/><ref name="bythenumbers">{{cite web |url=http://retro.ign.com/articles/965/965032p1.html |title=Genesis vs. SNES: By the Numbers |first=Levi |last=Buchanan |date=2009-03-20 |publisher=IGN |accessdate=2010-03-19}}</ref><ref name="genesisturned20">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/207706/sega-genesis-turned-20-this-week |title=Sega Genesis turned 20 this week |first=Blake |last=Snow |date=2008-10-31 |publisher=GamePro |accessdate=2010-03-19}}</ref> |
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|[[Sega Saturn|Saturn]]||align="center"|1994||align="right"|9.5 million<ref name="consolegamepro1"/> |
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== See also == |
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*[[List of commercial failures in video gaming]] |
*[[List of commercial failures in video gaming]] |
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Revision as of 11:03, 11 October 2010
This is a list of all video game consoles and handheld game consoles that have sold or shipped at least one million units.
Worldwide
Video game and handheld consoles
Manufacturer | Platform | Released | Template:Smn Units sold |
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Sony | PlayStation 2 | 2000 | 145.4 million[1][2] |
Nintendo | Nintendo DS | 2004 | 128.9 million[3] |
Nintendo | Game Boy and Game Boy Color[4] | 1989 and 1998 | 118.69 million[5] |
Sony | PlayStation | 1994 | 102.49 million (shipped)[6] |
Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | 81.47 million[7] |
Nintendo | Wii | 2006 | 70.93 million+[3] |
Nintendo | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1983 | 61.91 million[5] |
Sony | PlayStation Portable | 2004 | 60.2 million[8] |
Nintendo | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1990 | 49.10 million[5][9][10] |
Microsoft | Xbox 360 | 2005 | 41.7 million[11] |
Sega | Mega Drive/Genesis | 1988 | [cn 1] |
Sony | PlayStation 3 | 2006 | 38.1 million[15] |
Nintendo | Nintendo 64 | 1996 | 32.93 million[5] |
Atari | Atari 2600 | 1977 | 30 million[16] |
Microsoft | Xbox | 2001 | 24 million[17][18] |
Nintendo | Nintendo GameCube | 2001 | 21.74 million[5][19] |
Sega | Master System | 1986 | 13 million[20][21] |
Sega | Game Gear | 1990 | 11 million[22] |
Sega | Dreamcast | 1998 | 10.6 million[23][20] |
NEC | TurboGrafx-16 | 1987 | 10 million[23] |
Sega | Saturn | 1994 | 9.5 million[23] |
Coleco | ColecoVision | 1982 | 6 million[24] |
Sega | Sega CD | 1991 | 6 million[23] |
Mattel | Intellivision | 1980 | 3 million[25][26][27] |
Nokia | N-Gage | 2003 | 3 million[22] |
Panasonic | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer | 1993 | 2 million[23] |
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[28] |
If you add the whole Game Boy series' sales, the Game Boy line out does the PS2 at 200.16 million units sold worldwide. Just note that the PS2 system is still selling new with new titles coming out.
Video game consoles
Manufacturer | Platform | Released | Template:Smn Units sold |
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Sony | PlayStation 2 | 2000 | At least 145.4 million [1][2] |
Sony | PlayStation | 1994 | 102.49 million (shipped)[6] |
Nintendo | Wii | 2006 | 70.93 million[3] |
Nintendo | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1983 | 61.91 million[5] |
Nintendo | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1990 | 49.10 million[5][9][10] |
Microsoft | Xbox 360 | 2005 | 41.7 million[11] |
Sega | Mega Drive/Genesis | 1988 | [cn 1] |
Sony | PlayStation 3 | 2006 | 38.1 million[15] |
Nintendo | Nintendo 64 | 1996 | 32.93 million[5] |
Atari | Atari 2600 | 1977 | 30 million[16] |
Microsoft | Xbox | 2001 | 24 million[17][18] |
Nintendo | Nintendo GameCube | 2001 | 21.74 million[5][19] |
Sega | Master System | 1986 | 13 million[20][21] |
Sega | Dreamcast | 1998 | 10.6 million[23][20] |
NEC | TurboGrafx-16 | 1987 | 10 million[23] |
Sega | Saturn | 1994 | 9.5 million[23] |
Coleco | ColecoVision | 1982 | 6 million[24] |
Sega | Sega CD | 1991 | 6 million[23] |
Mattel | Intellivision | 1980 | 3 million[25][26][27] |
Panasonic | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer | 1993 | 2 million[23] |
Handheld game consoles
Manufacturer | Platform | Released | Units sold |
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Nintendo | Nintendo DS | 2004 | 128.89 million[29] |
Nintendo | Game Boy and Game Boy Color[4] | 1989 and 1998 | 118.69 million (combined)[5] |
Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | 81.47 million[7] |
Sony | PlayStation Portable | 2004 | 60.2 million[8] |
Sega | Game Gear | 1990 | 11 million[22] |
Nokia | N-Gage | 2003 | 3 million[22] |
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[28] |
Manufacturer
Console manufacturers are listed in alphabetical order, with their respective consoles in chronological order.
Atari
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Home consoles | |||
Atari 2600 | 1977 | 30 million[16] |
Coleco
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Home consoles | |||
ColecoVision | 1982 | 6 million[24] |
Mattel
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Home consoles | |||
Intellivision | 1980 | 3 million[25][26][27] |
Microsoft
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Home consoles | |||
Xbox | 2001 | 24 million[17][18] | |
Xbox 360 | 2005 | 41.7 million[11] |
NEC
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Home consoles | |||
TurboGrafx-16 | 1987 | 10 million[23] | |
Handhelds | |||
TurboExpress | 1990 | 1.5 million[22] |
Nintendo
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Home consoles | |||
Nintendo Entertainment System | 1983 | 61.91 million[5] | |
Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1990 | 49.10 million[5][9][10] | |
Nintendo 64 | 1996 | 32.93 million[5] | |
Nintendo GameCube | 2001 | 21.74 million[5][19] | |
Wii | 2006 | 70.93 million[3] | |
Handhelds | |||
Game Boy and Game Boy Color[4] | 1989 and 1998 |
118.69 million[5] | |
Game Boy Advance (figure includes GBA SP and Game Boy Micro) |
2001 | 81.47 million[7] | |
Game Boy Advance SP | 2003 | 43.55 million[5] | |
Game Boy Micro | 2005 | 2.5 million[22] | |
Nintendo DS (figure includes DS Lite and DSi) |
2004 | 128.90 million[3] | |
Nintendo DS Lite | 2006 | 89.19 million[5] | |
Nintendo DSi | 2008 | 16.43 million[5] |
Nokia
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Handhelds | |||
N-Gage | 2003 | 3 million[22] |
Panasonic
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Home consoles | |||
3DO Interactive Multiplayer | 1993 | 2 million[23] |
Sega
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Home consoles | |||
Master System | 1986 | 13 million[20][21] | |
Mega Drive/Genesis | 1988 | [cn 1] | |
Saturn | 1994 | 9.5 million[23] | |
Dreamcast | 1998 | 10.6 million[23][20] | |
Add-ons | |||
Sega CD | 1991 | 6 million[23] | |
Handhelds | |||
Game Gear | 1990 | 11 million[22] | |
Nomad | 1995 | 1 million[28] |
SNK
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Handhelds | |||
Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color | 1998 and 1999 | 2 million[22] |
Sony
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Home consoles | |||
PlayStation (figure includes PS one) |
1994 | 102.49 million shipped[6] | |
PS one | 2000 | 28.15 million shipped[6] | |
PlayStation 2 | 2000 | At least 145.4 million [1][2] | |
PlayStation 3 | 2006 | 38.1 million[15] | |
Handhelds | |||
PlayStation Portable | 2004 | 60.2 million[8] |
Regions
Canada
Based on figures from the NPD Group, as of August 1, 2008:[30]
Manufacturer | Console | Released | Units sold |
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Nintendo | Wii | November 19, 2006 | 1,060,000 |
Microsoft | Xbox 360 | November 22, 2005 | 870,000 |
Sony | PlayStation 3 | November 17, 2006 | 520,000 |
Japan
Based on figures from Famitsu/Enterbrain:
Manufacturer | Console | Released | Units sold |
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Nintendo | Nintendo DS | December 2, 2004 | 25,135,276[31][32] |
Sony | PlayStation 2 | March 4, 2000 | 21,454,325[33] |
Sony | PlayStation Portable | December 12, 2004 | 11,078,484[31][32] |
Nintendo | Wii | November 19, 2006 | 10,009,736[34] |
Nintendo | GameCube | September 14, 2001 | around 4,025,356[35] |
Sony | PlayStation 3 | November 11, 2006 | 2,664,366[31][32] |
Microsoft | Xbox 360 | December 10, 2005 | 866,167[31][32] |
United Kingdom
Based on figures from GfK Chart-Track, as of January 3, 2009:[36]
Manufacturer | Console | Released | Units sold |
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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 |
United States
Based on figures from the NPD Group:
Manufacturer | Console | Released | Units sold |
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Sony | PlayStation 2 | October 26, 2000 | 41.12 million[37][38] |
Nintendo | Wii | November 19, 2006 | 30 million [39] |
Nintendo | Nintendo DS | November 21, 2004 | 17.65 million[37][38] |
Microsoft | Xbox 360 | November 22, 2005 | 11.6 million[40] |
Sony | PlayStation Portable | March 24, 2005 | 11.56 million[37][38] |
Sony | PlayStation 3 | November 17, 2006 | 5.7 million[40] |
See also
Notes
References
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