List of best-selling game consoles

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

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[edit] Worldwide

[edit] 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]
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]

[edit] 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[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]

[edit] 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]

[edit] Manufacturer

Consoles are listed in chronological order.

[edit] Atari

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

[edit] Coleco

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

[edit] Mattel

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

[edit] Microsoft

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

[edit] NEC

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

[edit] 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]

[edit] Nokia

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

[edit] Panasonic

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

[edit] 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]

[edit] SNK

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

[edit] 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]

[edit] Regions

[edit] Canada

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

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

[edit] Japan

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

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

[edit] United States

Based on figures from the NPD Group.

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 02000-10-26 26 October 2000 41.12 million[24][25]
Nintendo Nintendo DS 02004-11-21 21 November 2004 17.65 million[24][25]
Sony PlayStation Portable 02005-03-24 24 March 2005 10.47 million[24][25]
Microsoft Xbox 360 02005-11-22 22 November 2005 10.08 million[26]
Nintendo Wii 02006-11-19 19 November 2006 9.51 million[26]
Sony PlayStation 3 02006-11-17 17 November 2006 4.29 million[26]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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