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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. Figures on this page for current consoles are generally updated by each financial quarter.
Worldwide
Video game and handheld consoles
Video game consoles (without handheld)
Handheld game consoles
Manufacturer
Console manufacturers are listed in alphabetical order, with their respective consoles in chronological order.
Atari
Platform
Released
Units sold
Home consoles
Atari 2600
1977
30 million[ 13]
Mattel
Microsoft
NEC
Nintendo
Nokia
Platform
Released
Units sold
Handhelds
N-Gage
2003
3 million[ 18]
Panasonic
Sega
SNK
Sony
Regions
Canada
Based on figures from the NPD Group , as of August 1, 2008:[ 24]
Manufacturer
Console
Released
Units sold
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
Nintendo
Nintendo DS
December 2, 2004
25,135,276[ 25] [ 26]
Sony
PlayStation 2
March 4, 2000
21,454,325[ 27]
Sony
PlayStation Portable
December 12, 2004
11,078,484[ 25] [ 26]
Nintendo
Wii
November 19, 2006
10,009,736[ 28]
Nintendo
GameCube
September 14, 2001
around 4,025,356 [ 29]
Sony
PlayStation 3
November 11, 2006
2,664,366 [ 25] [ 26]
Microsoft
Xbox 360
December 10, 2005
866,167 [ 25] [ 26]
United Kingdom
Based on figures from GfK Chart-Track , as of January 3, 2009:[ 30]
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
United States
Based on figures from the NPD Group:
Manufacturer
Console
Released
Units sold
Nintendo
Nintendo DS
November 21, 2004
47 million[ 31]
Sony
PlayStation 2
October 26, 2000
41.12 million[ 32] [ 33]
Nintendo
Wii
November 19, 2006
30 million [ 34]
Microsoft
Xbox 360
November 22, 2005
11.6 million[ 35]
Sony
PlayStation Portable
March 24, 2005
11.56 million[ 32] [ 33]
Sony
PlayStation 3
November 17, 2006
5.7 million [ 35]
See also
Notes
References
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