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This is a list of video game consoles and handheld game consoles that have sold a million units or more.

Worldwide

Video game and handheld consoles

Manufacturer Platform Released Template:Smn Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 2000 127 million[1]
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color 1998 118.7 million[2][3]
Sony PlayStation 1994 102.49 million (shipped)[4]
Nintendo Game Boy Advance 2001 81.06 million[5]
Nintendo Nintendo DS 2004 70.6 million[5]
Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.9 million[6][3]
Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.1 million[7][3]
Sony PlayStation Portable 2004 34 million[1]
Nintendo Nintendo 64 1996 32.9 million[8][3]
Atari Atari 2600 1977 30 million[9]
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis 1988 29 million[10]
Nintendo Wii 2006 24.45 million[5]
Microsoft Xbox 2001 24 million[11][12]
Nintendo Nintendo GameCube 2001 21.74 million[5]
Microsoft Xbox 360 2005 19 million[13]
Sega Master System 1986 13 million[14][15]
Sony PlayStation 3 2006 13 million[16]
Sega Game Gear 1990 11 million[17]
Sega Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million[18][14]
NEC TurboGrafx-16 1987 10 million[18]
Sega Saturn 1994 9.5 million[18]
Coleco Colecovision 1982 6 million[19]
Sega Mega-CD 1991 6 million[18]
Mattel Intellivision 1980 3 million[20]
Nokia N-Gage 2003 3 million[17]
Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 2 million[18]
SNK Neo-Geo Pocket 1998 2 million[17]
NEC TurboExpress 1990 1.5 million[17]
Sega Nomad 1995 1 million[17]

Video game consoles

Manufacturer Platform Released Template:Smn Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 2000 127 million[1]
Sony PlayStation 1994 102.49 million (shipped)[4]
Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.9 million[6][3]
Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.1 million[7][3]
Nintendo Nintendo 64 1996 32.9 million[8][3]
Atari Atari 2600 1977 30 million[9]
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis 1988 29 million[10]
Nintendo Wii 2006 24.45 million[5]
Microsoft Xbox 2001 24 million[11][12]
Nintendo Nintendo GameCube 2001 21.74 million[5]
Microsoft Xbox 360 2005 19 million[13]
Sega Master System 1986 13 million[14][15]
Sony PlayStation 3 2006 13 million[16]
Sega Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million[18][14]
NEC TurboGrafx-16 1987 10 million[18]
Sega Saturn 1994 9.5 million[18]
Coleco ColecoVision 1982 6 million[19]
Sega Mega-CD 1991 6 million[18]
Mattel Intellivision 1980 3 million[20]
Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 2 million[18]

Handheld game consoles

See also: Comparison of handheld game consoles
Manufacturer Platform Released Units sold
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color 1989 and
1998		 118.7 million[2][3]
Nintendo Game Boy Advance 2001 81.06 million[5]
Nintendo Nintendo DS 2004 70.6 million[5]
Sony PlayStation Portable 2004 34 million[1]
Sega Game Gear 1990 11 million[17]
Nokia N-Gage 2003 3 million[17]
SNK Neo-Geo Pocket 1998 2 million[17]
NEC TurboExpress 1990 1.5 million[17]
Sega Nomad 1995 1 million[17]

Manufacturer

Consoles are listed in chronological order.

Atari

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Atari 2600 1977 30 million[9]

Coleco

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
ColecoVision 1982 6 million[19]

Mattel

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Intellivision 1980 3 million[20]

Microsoft

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Xbox 2001 24 million[11][12]
Xbox 360 2005 19 million[13]

NEC

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
TurboGrafx-16 1987 10 million[18]
Handhelds
TurboExpress 1990 1.5 million[17]

Nintendo

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.9 million[6][3]
Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.1 million[7][3]
Nintendo 64 1996 32.9 million[8][3]
Nintendo GameCube 2001 21.74 million[5]
Wii 2006 24.45 million[5]
Handhelds
Game Boy and Game Boy Color 1989 and
1998		 118.7 million[2][3]
Game Boy Advance 2001 81.06 million[5]
Game Boy Advance SP 2003 43.23 million[5]
Game Boy Micro 2005 2.5 million[17]
Nintendo DS 2004 70.6 million[5]
Nintendo DS Lite 2006 51.78 million[5]

Nokia

Platform Released Units sold
Handhelds
N-Gage 2003 3 million[17]

Panasonic

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 2 million[18]

Sega

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Master System 1986 13 million[14][15]
Mega Drive/Genesis 1988 29 million[10]
Saturn 1994 9.5 million[18]
Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million[18][14]
Add-ons
Mega-CD 1991 6 million[18]
Handhelds
Game Gear 1990 11 million[17]
Nomad 1995 1 million[17]

SNK

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Neo-Geo Pocket 1998 2 million[17]

Sony

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
PlayStation 1994 102.49 million shipped[4]
PlayStation 2 2000 127 million[1]
PlayStation 3 2006 13 million[16]
Handhelds
PlayStation Portable 2004 34 million[1]

Regions

Canada

Based on figures from the NPD Group as of February 1 2008.[21]

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Microsoft Xbox 360 November 22, 2005 736,400
Nintendo Wii November 19, 2006 689,500
Sony PlayStation 3 November 17, 2006 342,400

Japan

Based on figures from Famitsu/Enterbrain as of March 30 2008.[22][23]

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo DS December 2, 2004 22,169,761
Sony PlayStation Portable December 12, 2004 8,574,026
Nintendo Wii November 19, 2006 5,695,579
Sony PlayStation 3 November 11, 2006 2,009,492
Microsoft Xbox 360 December 10, 2005 602,558

United States

Based on figures from the NPD Group.

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 October 26, 2000 41.12 million[24][25]
Nintendo Nintendo DS November 21, 2004 17.65 million[24][25]
Sony PlayStation Portable March 24, 2005 10.47 million[24][25]
Microsoft Xbox 360 November 22, 2005 10.08 million[26]
Nintendo Wii November 19, 2006 9.51 million[26]
Sony PlayStation 3 November 17, 2006 4.29 million[26]

See also

References

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