List of best-selling game consoles
This is a list of video game console and handheld game console sales. See List of best-selling video games for figures on video game sales.
Total sales ranking
| Company | Platform | Released | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sony | PlayStation 2 | 2000 | 120 million (shipped)[1] |
| Nintendo | Game Boy and Game Boy Color | 1989 and 1998 |
118.69 million[2][3] |
| Sony | PlayStation | 1994 | 102.49 million (shipped)[4][5] |
| Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | 80.02 million[6] |
| Nintendo | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1983 | 61.9 million[7][8] |
| Nintendo | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1990 | 49.1 million[9][10] |
| Nintendo | Nintendo DS | 2004 | 47.27 million[11][6] |
| Nintendo | Nintendo 64 | 1996 | 32.93 million[2][12] |
| Atari | Atari 2600 | 1977 | 30 million[13] |
| Sega | Mega Drive/Genesis | 1988 | 29 million[14] |
| Sony | PlayStation Portable | 2004 | 25.39 million (shipped)[15] |
| Microsoft | Xbox | 2001 | 24 million[16][17] |
| Nintendo | GameCube | 2001 | 21.63 million[6] |
| Microsoft | Xbox 360 | 2005 | 11.6 million (shipped)[18] |
| Sega | Game Gear | 1990 | 11 million[19] |
| Sega | Dreamcast | 1998 | 10.6 million[20] |
| NEC | TurboGrafx-16 | 1987 | 10 million[20] |
| Sega | Saturn | 1994 | 9.5 million[20] |
| Nintendo | Wii | 2006 | 9.27 million[11][6] |
| Sega | Mega CD | 1991 | 6 million[20] |
| Sony | PlayStation 3 | 2006 | 5 million[21] |
Handhelds
| Company | Platform | Released | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo | Game Boy and Game Boy Color | 1989 and 1998 |
118.69 million[2][3] |
| Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | 80.02 million[6] |
| Nintendo | Nintendo DS | 2004 | 47.27 million[6] |
| Sony | PlayStation Portable | 2004 | 25.39 million shipped[15] |
| Sega | Game Gear | 1990 | 11 million[19] |
Nintendo
| Platform | Released | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home consoles | |||
| Nintendo Entertainment System | 1983 | 61.9 million[7][8] | |
| Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1990 | 49.1 million[9][10] | |
| Nintendo 64 | 1996 | 32.93 million[2][12] | |
| GameCube | 2001 | 21.63 million[6] | |
| Wii | 2006 | 9.27 million[11][6] | |
| Handhelds | |||
| Game Boy and Game Boy Color | 1989 and 1998 |
118.69 million[2][3] | |
| Game Boy Advance | 2001 | 80.02 million[6] | |
| Game Boy Advance | 2001 | 37.59 million | |
| Game Boy Advance SP | 2003 | 42.43 million[6] | |
| Game Boy Micro | 2005 | 2.42 million[22] | |
| Nintendo DS | 2004 | 47.27 million[11][6] | |
| Nintendo DS | 2004 | 18.58 million | |
| Nintendo DS Lite | 2006 | 28.69 million[6] | |
Sega
| Platform | Released | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home consoles | |||
| Mega Drive/Genesis | 1988 | 29 million[14] | |
| Mega CD | 1991 | 6 million[20] | |
| Saturn | 1994 | 9.5 million[20] | |
| Dreamcast | 1998 | 10.6 million[20] | |
| Handhelds | |||
| Game Gear | 1990 | 11 million[19] | |
Sony
| Platform | Released | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home consoles | |||
| PlayStation | 1994 | 102.49 million shipped[4][5] | |
| PlayStation 2 | 2000 | 120 million shipped[1] | |
| PlayStation 3 | 2006 | 5 million[21] | |
| Handhelds | |||
| PlayStation Portable | 2004 | 25.39 million shipped[15] | |
Microsoft
| Platform | Released | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home consoles | |||
| Xbox | 2001 | 24 million[16][17] | |
| Xbox 360 | 2005 | 11.6 million (shipped)[18] | |
References
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- ^ a b Classic Systems: Super NES. Nintendo. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
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- ^ a b Tom Ivan (2007-09-20). Microsoft: 11.6 Million Xbox 360s Sold. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ a b c Blake Snow (2007-07-30). The 10 Worst-Selling Handhelds of All Time. GamePro.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.
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