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 or shipped at least one million units.

Contents

Worldwide

Video game and handheld consoles

Manufacturer Platform Released sm=n Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 2000 140 million[1]
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color[2] 1989 and 1998 118.69 million[3]
Sony PlayStation 1994 102.49 million (shipped)[4]
Nintendo Nintendo DS 2004 84.33 million[5][3]
Nintendo Game Boy Advance 2001 81.36 million[5]
Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.91 million[3]
Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.1 million[6][3][7]
Sony PlayStation Portable 2004 41 million[8]
Nintendo Wii 2006 34.55 million[5][3]
Nintendo Nintendo 64 1996 32.93 million[3]
Atari Atari 2600 1977 30 million[9]
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis 1988 29 million[10]
Microsoft Xbox 2001 24 million[11][12]
Microsoft Xbox 360 2005 22 million[13]
Nintendo GameCube 2001 21.74 million[3][14]
Sega Saturn 1994 17 million[15]
Sony PlayStation 3 2006 16.84 million[16]
Sega Master System 1986 13 million[17][18]
Sega Game Gear 1990 11 million[19]
Sega Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million[20][17]
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][23][24]
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[25]

Video game consoles

Manufacturer Platform Released sm=n Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 2000 140 million[1]
Sony PlayStation 1994 102.49 million (shipped)[4]
Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.91 million[3]
Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.1 million[6][3][7]
Nintendo Wii 2006 34.55 million[5][3]
Nintendo Nintendo 64 1996 32.93 million[3]
Atari Atari 2600 1977 30 million[9]
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis 1988 29 million[10]
Microsoft Xbox 2001 24 million[11][12]
Microsoft Xbox 360 2005 22 million[13]
Nintendo Nintendo GameCube 2001 21.74 million[3][14]
Sega Saturn 1994 17 million[15]
Sony PlayStation 3 2006 16.84 million[16]
Sega Master System 1986 13 million[17][18]
Sega Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million[20][17]
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][23][24]
Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 2 million[20]

Handheld game consoles

See also: Comparison of handheld game consoles
Manufacturer Platform Released Units sold
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color[2] 1989 and 1998 118.69 million[3]
Nintendo Nintendo DS 2004 84.33 million[5][3]
Nintendo Game Boy Advance 2001 81.36 million[5][3]
Sony PlayStation Portable 2004 41 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[25]

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[9]

Coleco

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
ColecoVision 1982 6 million[21]

Mattel

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Intellivision 1980 3 million[22][23][24]

Microsoft

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Xbox 2001 24 million[11][12]
Xbox 360 2005 22 million[13]

NEC

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
TurboGrafx-16 1987 10 million[20]
Handhelds
TurboExpress 1990 1.5 million[19]

Nintendo

See also: Nintendo video game consoles
Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.91 million[3]
Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.1 million[6][3][7]
Nintendo 64 1996 32.93 million[3]
Nintendo GameCube 2001 21.74 million[3][14]
Wii 2006 34.55 million[5][3]
Handhelds
Game Boy and Game Boy Color[2] 1989 and
1998		 118.69 million[3]
Game Boy Advance
(figure includes GBA SP and Game Boy Micro)[26]		 2001 81.36 million[5][3]
Game Boy Advance SP 2003 43.49 million[3]
Game Boy Micro 2005 2.5 million[19]
Nintendo DS
(figure includes DS Lite)		 2004 84.33 million[5][3]
Nintendo DS Lite 2006 65.51 million[3]

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[17][18]
Mega Drive/Genesis 1988 29 million[10]
Saturn 1994 17 million[15]
Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million[20][17]
Add-ons
Mega-CD 1991 6 million[20]
Handhelds
Game Gear 1990 11 million[19]
Nomad 1995 1 million[25]

SNK

Platform Released Units sold
Handhelds
Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color 1998 and 1999 2 million[19]

Sony

See also: PlayStation (brand)
Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
PlayStation
(figure includes PS one)		 1994 102.49 million shipped[4]
PS one 2000 28.15 million shipped[4]
PlayStation 2 2000 140 million[1]
PlayStation 3 2006 16.84 million[16]
Handhelds
PlayStation Portable 2004 41 million[8]

Regions

Canada

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

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Nintendo Wii 02006-11-19 November 19, 2006 1,060,000
Microsoft Xbox 360 02005-11-22 November 22, 2005 870,000
Sony PlayStation 3 02006-11-17 November 17, 2006 520,000

Japan

Based on figures from Famitsu/Enterbrain. All figures are based on data from October 20, 2008[28] (excluding the GameCube figure).

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 02000-03-04 March 4, 2000 21,454,325[28]
Nintendo DS Lite 02006-03-02 March 2, 2006 17,080,747[28]
Sony PlayStation Portable 02004-12-12 December 12, 2004 10,181,888[28]
Nintendo Wii 02006-11-19 November 19, 2006 6,826,612[28]
Nintendo GameCube 02001-09-14 September 14, 2001 around 4,025,356[29]
Nintendo DS 02004-12-02 December 2, 2004 6,449,206[28]
Sony PlayStation 3 02006-11-11 November 11, 2006 2,369,484[28]
Microsoft Xbox 360 02005-12-10 December 10, 2005 748,992[28]

United Kingdom

Based on figures from GfK Chart-Track, as of September 2008.[30][31]

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo DS 02005-03-11 March 11, 2005 7.1 million
Nintendo Wii 02006-12-08 December 8, 2006 3.6 million
Sony PlayStation Portable 02005-09-01 September 1, 2005 2.9 million
Microsoft Xbox 360 02005-12-02 December 2, 2005 2.3 million
Sony PlayStation 3 02007-03-23 March 23, 2007 1.4 million

United States

Based on figures from the NPD Group.

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 02000-10-26 October 26, 2000 41.12 million[32][33]
Nintendo Nintendo DS 02004-11-21 November 21, 2004 17.65 million[32][33]
Nintendo Wii 02006-11-19 November 19, 2006 13.4 million[34]
Microsoft Xbox 360 02005-11-22 November 22, 2005 11.6 million[34]
Sony PlayStation Portable 02005-03-24 March 24, 2005 10.47 million[32][33]
Sony PlayStation 3 02006-11-17 November 17, 2006 5.7 million[34]

See also

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