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List of best-selling game consoles 

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

Contents

Worldwide

Video game and handheld consoles

Manufacturer Platform Released sm=n Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 2000 127 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 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][17]
Sega Game Gear 1990 11 million[18]
Sega Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million[19][14]
NEC TurboGrafx-16 1987 10 million[19]
Sega Saturn 1994 9.5 million[19]
Coleco Colecovision 1982 6 million[20]
Sega Mega-CD 1991 6 million[19]
Nokia N-Gage 2003 3 million[18]
Mattel Intellivision 1980 3 million[21]
Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 2 million[19]
SNK Playmore Neo-Geo Pocket 1998 2 million[18]
NEC TurboExpress 1990 1.5 million[18]
Sega Nomad 1995 1 million[18]

Video game consoles

Manufacturer Platform Released sm=n 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[19][14]
NEC TurboGrafx-16 1987 10 million[19]
Sega Saturn 1994 9.5 million[19]
Coleco Colecovision 1982 6 million[22]
Sega Mega-CD 1991 6 million[19]
Mattel Intellivision 1980 3 million[23]
Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 2 million[19]

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[18]
Nokia N-Gage 2003 3 million[18]
SNK Playmore Neo-Geo Pocket 1998 2 million[18]
NEC TurboExpress 1990 1.5 million[18]
Sega Nomad 1995 1 million[18]

Manufacturer

Consoles are listed in chronological order.

Atari

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

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[19]
Handhelds
TurboExpress 1990 1.5 million[18]

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[18]
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[18]

Panasonic

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 2 million[19]

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[19]
Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million[19][14]
Add-ons
Mega-CD 1991 6 million[19]
Handhelds
Game Gear 1990 11 million[18]
Nomad 1995 1 million[18]

SNK Playmore

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Neo-Geo Pocket 1998 2 million[18]

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.[24]

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Microsoft Xbox 360 02005-11-22 22 November 2005 736,400
Nintendo Wii 02006-11-19 19 November 2006 689,500
Sony PlayStation 3 02006-11-17 17 November 2006 342,400

Japan

Based on figures from Famitsu/Enterbrain as of March 30, 2008.[25][26]

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo DS 02004-12-02 2 December 2004 22,169,761
Sony PlayStation Portable 02004-12-12 12 December 2004 8,574,026
Nintendo Wii 02006-11-19 19 November 2006 5,695,579
Sony PlayStation 3 02006-11-11 11 November 2006 2,009,492
Microsoft Xbox 360 02005-12-10 10 December 2005 602,558

United States

Based on figures from the NPD Group as of January 1, 2008.[27][28][29]

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 02000-10-26 26 October 2000 41.12 million
Nintendo Nintendo DS 02004-11-21 21 November 2004 17.65 million
Sony PlayStation Portable 02005-03-24 24 March 2005 10.47 million
Microsoft Xbox 360 02005-11-22 22 November 2005 9.15 million
Nintendo Wii 02006-11-19 19 November 2006 7.38 million
Sony PlayStation 3 02006-11-17 17 November 2006 3.25 million

See also

References

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