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|[[Sega]]||[[Mega Drive|Mega Drive/Genesis]]||align="center"|1988||align="right"|{{#tag:ref|United States: 20 million,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/14/business/international-business-sega-enterprises-pulls-its-saturn-video-console-us-market.html?pagewanted=1 |title=Sega Enterprises Pulls Its Saturn Video Console From the U.S. Market |accessdate=2010-01-02 |author=Stephanie Strom | work=The New York Times | date=1998-03-14}}</ref> Rest of the world: 15 million,<ref>{{cite web |title=Chronology of Sega Video Games 1952-1993 |Ken Polsson |url=http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/segavid/index.htm |quote=Total North American sales in its lifetime: 14 million. Total world sales: 29 million.}}</ref> [[Tec Toy]]: 2 million,<ref name="MDB">{{cite web | url=http://gamehall.uol.com.br/site/a-historia-do-mega-drive/ | title=A História do Mega Drive|language=Portuguese|accessdate=2008-03-06|publisher=gamehall.uol.com.br|author=Alucard em Quarta-feira|date=2005-08-31}}</ref> [[Majesco]]: 2 million,<ref name="MDB"/>|group=cn|name=SalesNote}} |
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*[[List of commercial failures in video gaming]] |
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Revision as of 11:07, 6 October 2010
This is a list of all video game consoles and handheld game consoles that have sold or shipped at least one million units.
Worldwide
Video game and handheld consoles
Manufacturer | Platform | Released | Template:Smn Units sold |
---|---|---|---|
Sony | PlayStation 2 | 2000 | 145.4 million[1][2] |
Nintendo | Nintendo DS | 2004 | 128.9 million[3] |
Nintendo | Game Boy and Game Boy Color[4] | 1989 and 1998 | 118.69 million[5] |
Sony | PlayStation | 1994 | 102.49 million (shipped)[6] |
Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | 81.47 million[7] |
Nintendo | Wii | 2006 | 70.93 million+[3] |
Nintendo | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1983 | 61.91 million[5] |
Sony | PlayStation Portable | 2004 | 60.2 million[8] |
Nintendo | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1990 | 49.10 million[5][9][10] |
Microsoft | Xbox 360 | 2005 | 41.7 million[11] |
Sega | Mega Drive/Genesis | 1988 | [cn 1] |
Sony | PlayStation 3 | 2006 | 38.1 million[15] |
Nintendo | Nintendo 64 | 1996 | 32.93 million[5] |
Atari | Atari 2600 | 1977 | 30 million[16] |
Microsoft | Xbox | 2001 | 24 million[17][18] |
Nintendo | Nintendo GameCube | 2001 | 21.74 million[5][19] |
Sega | Saturn | 1994 | 17 million[20] or 9.5 million[21] |
Sega | Master System | 1986 | 13 million[22][23] |
Sega | Game Gear | 1990 | 11 million[24] |
Sega | Dreamcast | 1998 | 10.6 million[21][22] |
NEC | TurboGrafx-16 | 1987 | 10 million[21] |
Coleco | ColecoVision | 1982 | 6 million[25] |
Sega | Sega CD | 1991 | 6 million[21] |
Mattel | Intellivision | 1980 | 3 million[26][27][28] |
Nokia | N-Gage | 2003 | 3 million[24] |
Panasonic | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer | 1993 | 2 million[21] |
SNK | Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color | 1998 and 1999 | 2 million[24] |
NEC | TurboExpress | 1990 | 1.5 million[24] |
Sega | Nomad | 1995 | 1 million[29] |
Video game consoles
Manufacturer | Platform | Released | Template:Smn Units sold |
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Sony | PlayStation 2 | 2000 | At least 145.4 million [1][2] |
Sony | PlayStation | 1994 | 102.49 million (shipped)[6] |
Nintendo | Wii | 2006 | 70.93 million[3] |
Nintendo | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1983 | 61.91 million[5] |
Nintendo | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1990 | 49.10 million[5][9][10] |
Microsoft | Xbox 360 | 2005 | 41.7 million[11] |
Sony | PlayStation 3 | 2006 | 38.1 million[15] |
Nintendo | Nintendo 64 | 1996 | 32.93 million[5] |
Atari | Atari 2600 | 1977 | 30 million[16] |
Sega | Mega Drive/Genesis | 1988 | 29–30 million[22][30][31] |
Microsoft | Xbox | 2001 | 24 million[17][18] |
Nintendo | Nintendo GameCube | 2001 | 21.74 million[5][19] |
Sega | Saturn | 1994 | 17 million[20] or 9.5 million[21] |
Sega | Master System | 1986 | 13 million[22][23] |
Sega | Dreamcast | 1998 | 10.6 million[21][22] |
NEC | TurboGrafx-16 | 1987 | 10 million[21] |
Coleco | ColecoVision | 1982 | 6 million[25] |
Sega | Sega CD | 1991 | 6 million[21] |
Mattel | Intellivision | 1980 | 3 million[26][27][28] |
Panasonic | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer | 1993 | 2 million[21] |
Handheld game consoles
Manufacturer | Platform | Released | Units sold |
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Nintendo | Nintendo DS | 2004 | 128.89 million[32] |
Nintendo | Game Boy and Game Boy Color[4] | 1989 and 1998 | 118.69 million (combined)[5] |
Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | 81.47 million[7] |
Sony | PlayStation Portable | 2004 | 60.2 million[8] |
Sega | Game Gear | 1990 | 11 million[24] |
Nokia | N-Gage | 2003 | 3 million[24] |
SNK | Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color | 1998 and 1999 | 2 million[24] |
NEC | TurboExpress | 1990 | 1.5 million[24] |
Sega | Nomad | 1995 | 1 million[29] |
Manufacturer
Console manufacturers are listed in alphabetical order, with their respective consoles in chronological order.
Atari
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Home consoles | |||
Atari 2600 | 1977 | 30 million[16] |
Coleco
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Home consoles | |||
ColecoVision | 1982 | 6 million[25] |
Mattel
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Home consoles | |||
Intellivision | 1980 | 3 million[26][27][28] |
Microsoft
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Home consoles | |||
Xbox | 2001 | 24 million[17][18] | |
Xbox 360 | 2005 | 41.7 million[11] |
NEC
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Home consoles | |||
TurboGrafx-16 | 1987 | 10 million[21] | |
Handhelds | |||
TurboExpress | 1990 | 1.5 million[24] |
Nintendo
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Home consoles | |||
Nintendo Entertainment System | 1983 | 61.91 million[5] | |
Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1990 | 49.10 million[5][9][10] | |
Nintendo 64 | 1996 | 32.93 million[5] | |
Nintendo GameCube | 2001 | 21.74 million[5][19] | |
Wii | 2006 | 70.93 million[3] | |
Handhelds | |||
Game Boy and Game Boy Color[4] | 1989 and 1998 |
118.69 million[5] | |
Game Boy Advance (figure includes GBA SP and Game Boy Micro) |
2001 | 81.47 million[7] | |
Game Boy Advance SP | 2003 | 43.55 million[5] | |
Game Boy Micro | 2005 | 2.5 million[24] | |
Nintendo DS (figure includes DS Lite and DSi) |
2004 | 128.90 million[3] | |
Nintendo DS Lite | 2006 | 89.19 million[5] | |
Nintendo DSi | 2008 | 16.43 million[5] |
Nokia
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Handhelds | |||
N-Gage | 2003 | 3 million[24] |
Panasonic
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Home consoles | |||
3DO Interactive Multiplayer | 1993 | 2 million[21] |
Sega
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Home consoles | |||
Master System | 1986 | 13 million[22][23] | |
Mega Drive/Genesis | 1988 | 29–30 million[22][30][31] | |
Saturn | 1994 | 17 million[20] or 9.5 million[21] | |
Dreamcast | 1998 | 10.6 million[21][22] | |
Add-ons | |||
Sega CD | 1991 | 6 million[21] | |
Handhelds | |||
Game Gear | 1990 | 11 million[24] | |
Nomad | 1995 | 1 million[29] |
SNK
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Handhelds | |||
Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color | 1998 and 1999 | 2 million[24] |
Sony
Platform | Released | Units sold | |
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Home consoles | |||
PlayStation (figure includes PS one) |
1994 | 102.49 million shipped[6] | |
PS one | 2000 | 28.15 million shipped[6] | |
PlayStation 2 | 2000 | At least 145.4 million [1][2] | |
PlayStation 3 | 2006 | 38.1 million[15] | |
Handhelds | |||
PlayStation Portable | 2004 | 60.2 million[8] |
Regions
Canada
Based on figures from the NPD Group, as of August 1, 2008:[33]
Manufacturer | Console | Released | Units sold |
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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 |
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Nintendo | Nintendo DS | December 2, 2004 | 25,135,276[34][35] |
Sony | PlayStation 2 | March 4, 2000 | 21,454,325[36] |
Sony | PlayStation Portable | December 12, 2004 | 11,078,484[34][35] |
Nintendo | Wii | November 19, 2006 | 10,009,736[37] |
Nintendo | GameCube | September 14, 2001 | around 4,025,356[38] |
Sony | PlayStation 3 | November 11, 2006 | 2,664,366[34][35] |
Microsoft | Xbox 360 | December 10, 2005 | 866,167[34][35] |
United Kingdom
Based on figures from GfK Chart-Track, as of January 3, 2009:[39]
Manufacturer | Console | Released | Units sold |
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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 |
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Sony | PlayStation 2 | October 26, 2000 | 41.12 million[40][41] |
Nintendo | Wii | November 19, 2006 | 30 million [42] |
Nintendo | Nintendo DS | November 21, 2004 | 17.65 million[40][41] |
Microsoft | Xbox 360 | November 22, 2005 | 11.6 million[43] |
Sony | PlayStation Portable | March 24, 2005 | 11.56 million[40][41] |
Sony | PlayStation 3 | November 17, 2006 | 5.7 million[43] |
See also
Notes
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