List of best-selling game consoles
Appearance
This is a list of 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Sony | PlayStation 2 | 2000 | 140 million [1] |
Nintendo | Game Boy and Game Boy Color | 1989 and 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 | 37 million[8] |
Nintendo | Nintendo 64 | 1996 | 32.9 million[9][3] |
Atari | Atari 2600 | 1977 | 30 million[10] |
Sega | Mega Drive/Genesis | 1988 | 29 million[11] |
Nintendo | Wii | 2006 | 24.45 million[5] |
Microsoft | Xbox | 2001 | 24 million[12][13] |
Nintendo | Nintendo GameCube | 2001 | 21.74 million[5] |
Microsoft | Xbox 360 | 2005 | 19 million[14] |
Sega | Saturn | 1994 | 17 million[15] |
Sega | Master System | 1986 | 13 million[16][17] |
Sony | PlayStation 3 | 2006 | 13 million[18] |
Sega | Game Gear | 1990 | 11 million[19] |
Sega | Dreamcast | 1998 | 10.6 million[20][16] |
NEC | TurboGrafx-16 | 1987 | 10 million[20] |
Coleco | Colecovision | 1982 | 6 million[21] |
Sega | Mega-CD | 1991 | 6 million[20] |
Mattel | Intellivision | 1980 | 3 million[22] |
Nokia | N-Gage | 2003 | 3 million[19] |
Panasonic | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer | 1993 | 2 million[20] |
SNK | Neo-Geo Pocket and Neo-Geo Pocket Color | 1998 and 1999 | 2 million[19] |
NEC | TurboExpress | 1990 | 1.5 million[19] |
Sega | Nomad | 1995 | 1 million[23] |
Video game consoles
Manufacturer | Platform | Released | Template:Smn Units sold |
---|---|---|---|
Sony | PlayStation 2 | 2000 | 127 million[24] |
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[9][3] |
Atari | Atari 2600 | 1977 | 30 million[10] |
Sega | Mega Drive/Genesis | 1988 | 29 million[11][broken footnote] |
Nintendo | Wii | 2006 | 24.45 million[5] |
Microsoft | Xbox | 2001 | 24 million[12][13] |
Nintendo | Nintendo GameCube | 2001 | 21.74 million[5] |
Microsoft | Xbox 360 | 2005 | 19 million[14] |
Sega | Saturn | 1994 | 17 million[15] |
Sega | Master System | 1986 | 13 million[16][17] |
Sony | PlayStation 3 | 2006 | 13 million[18] |
Sega | Dreamcast | 1998 | 10.6 million[20][16] |
NEC | TurboGrafx-16 | 1987 | 10 million[20] |
Coleco | ColecoVision | 1982 | 6 million[21] |
Sega | Mega-CD | 1991 | 6 million[20] |
Mattel | Intellivision | 1980 | 3 million[22] |
Panasonic | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer | 1993 | 2 million[20] |
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 | 37 million[8] |
Sega | Game Gear | 1990 | 11 million[19] |
Nokia | N-Gage | 2003 | 3 million[19] |
SNK | Neo-Geo Pocket and Neo-Geo Pocket Color | 1998 and 1999 | 2 million[19] |
NEC | TurboExpress | 1990 | 1.5 million[19] |
Sega | Nomad | 1995 | 1 million[23] |
Manufacturer
Consoles are listed in chronological order.
Atari
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
---|---|---|---|
Home consoles | |||
Atari 2600 | 1977 | 30 million[10] |
Coleco
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
---|---|---|---|
Home consoles | |||
ColecoVision | 1982 | 6 million[21] |
Mattel
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
---|---|---|---|
Home consoles | |||
Intellivision | 1980 | 3 million[22] |
Microsoft
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
---|---|---|---|
Home consoles | |||
Xbox | 2001 | 24 million[12][13] | |
Xbox 360 | 2005 | 19 million[14] |
NEC
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
---|---|---|---|
Home consoles | |||
TurboGrafx-16 | 1987 | 10 million[20] | |
Handhelds | |||
TurboExpress | 1990 | 1.5 million[19] |
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[9][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[19] | |
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[19] |
Panasonic
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
---|---|---|---|
Home consoles | |||
3DO Interactive Multiplayer | 1993 | 2 million[20] |
Sega
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
---|---|---|---|
Home consoles | |||
Master System | 1986 | 13 million[16][17] | |
Mega Drive/Genesis | 1988 | 29 million[11][broken footnote] | |
Saturn | 1994 | 17 million[15] | |
Dreamcast | 1998 | 10.6 million[20][16] | |
Add-ons | |||
Mega-CD | 1991 | 6 million[20] | |
Handhelds | |||
Game Gear | 1990 | 11 million[19] | |
Nomad | 1995 | 1 million[23] |
SNK
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
---|---|---|---|
Handhelds | |||
Neo-Geo Pocket and Neo-Geo Pocket Color | 1998 and 1999 | 2 million[19] |
Sony
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
---|---|---|---|
Home consoles | |||
PlayStation | 1994 | 102.49 million shipped[4] | |
PlayStation 2 | 2000 | 127 million[24] | |
PlayStation 3 | 2006 | 13 million[18] | |
Handhelds | |||
PlayStation Portable | 2004 | 37 million[8] |
Regions
Canada
Based on figures from the NPD Group as of February 1 2008.[25]
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.[26][27]
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[28][29] |
Nintendo | Nintendo DS | November 21, 2004 | 17.65 million[28][29] |
Nintendo | Wii | November 19, 2006 | 10.9 million[30][31] |
Sony | PlayStation Portable | March 24, 2005 | 10.47 million[28][29] |
Microsoft | Xbox 360 | November 22, 2005 | 10.2 million[32] |
Sony | PlayStation 3 | November 17, 2006 | 4.29 million[33] |
See also
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