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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 138 million
Nintendo Nintendo DS 2004 125.13 million
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color 1989 and 1998 118.69 million
Sony PlayStation 1994 102.49 million (shipped)
Nintendo Game Boy Advance 2001 81.47 million
Nintendo Wii 2006 67.45 million
Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.91 million
Sony PlayStation Portable 2004 55.9 million
Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.1 million
Microsoft Xbox 360 2005 39 million
Nintendo Nintendo 64 1996 32.93 million
Atari Atari 2600 1977 30 million
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis 1988 29 million
Sony PlayStation 3 2006 27 million
Microsoft Xbox 2001 24 million
Nintendo Nintendo GameCube 2001 21.74 million
Sega Saturn 1994 17 million or 9.5 million
Sega Master System 1986 13 million
Sega Game Gear 1990 11 million
Sega Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million
NEC TurboGrafx-16 1987 10 million
Coleco ColecoVision 1982 6 million
Sega Sega CD 1991 6 million
Mattel Intellivision 1980 3 million
Nokia N-Gage 2003 3 million
Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 2 million
SNK Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color 1998 and 1999 2 million
NEC TurboExpress 1990 1.5 million
Sega Nomad 1995 1 million

Video game consoles

Manufacturer Platform Released Template:Smn Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 2000 138 million
Sony PlayStation 1994 102.49 million (shipped)
Nintendo Wii 2006 67.45 million
Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.91 million
Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.1 million
Microsoft Xbox 360 2005 39 million
Nintendo Nintendo 64 1996 32.93 million
Atari Atari 2600 1977 30 million
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis 1988 29 million
Sony PlayStation 3 2006 27 million
Microsoft Xbox 2001 24 million
Nintendo Nintendo GameCube 2001 21.74 million
Sega Saturn 1994 17 million or 9.5 million
Sega Master System 1986 13 million
Sega Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million
NEC TurboGrafx-16 1987 10 million
Coleco ColecoVision 1982 6 million
Sega Sega CD 1991 6 million
Mattel Intellivision 1980 3 million
Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993 2 million

Handheld game consoles

See also: Comparison of handheld game consoles
Manufacturer Platform Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo DS 2004 125.13 million
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color 1989 and 1998 118.69 million
Nintendo Game Boy Advance 2001 81.47 million
Sony PlayStation Portable 2004 55.9 million
Sega Game Gear 1990 11 million
Nokia N-Gage 2003 3 million
SNK Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color 1998 and 1999 2 million
NEC TurboExpress 1990 1.5 million
Sega Nomad 1995 1 million

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

Coleco

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
ColecoVision 1982 6 million

Mattel

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Intellivision 1980 3 million

Microsoft

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Xbox 2001 24 million
Xbox 360 2005 39 million

NEC

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

Nintendo

See also: Nintendo video game consoles
Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.91 million
Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.1 million
Nintendo 64 1996 32.93 million
Nintendo GameCube 2001 21.74 million
Wii 2006 67.45 million
Handhelds
Game Boy and Game Boy Color 1989 and
1998		 118.69 million
Game Boy Advance
(figure includes GBA SP and Game Boy Micro)		 2001 81.47 million
Game Boy Advance SP 2003 43.49 million
Game Boy Micro 2005 2.5 million
Nintendo DS
(figure includes DS Lite and DSi)		 2004 125.13 million
Nintendo DS Lite 2006 65.51 million
Nintendo DSi 2008 10.17 million

Nokia

Platform Released Units sold
Handhelds
N-Gage 2003 3 million

Panasonic

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

Sega

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Master System 1986 13 million
Mega Drive/Genesis 1988 29 million
Saturn 1994 17 million or 9.5 million
Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million
Add-ons
Sega CD 1991 6 million
Handhelds
Game Gear 1990 11 million
Nomad 1995 1 million

SNK

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

Sony

See also: PlayStation (brand)
Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
PlayStation
(figure includes PS one)		 1994 102.49 million shipped
PS one 2000 28.15 million shipped
PlayStation 2 2000 138 million
PlayStation 3 2006 27 million
Handhelds
PlayStation Portable 2004 55.9 million

Regions

Canada

Based on figures from the NPD Group, as of August 1, 2008:

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
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
Nintendo Nintendo DS December 2, 2004 25,135,276
Sony PlayStation 2 March 4, 2000 21,454,325
Sony PlayStation Portable December 12, 2004 11,078,484
Nintendo Wii November 19, 2006 7,526,821
Nintendo GameCube September 14, 2001 around 4,025,356
Sony PlayStation 3 November 11, 2006 2,664,366
Microsoft Xbox 360 December 10, 2005 866,167

United Kingdom

Based on figures from GfK Chart-Track, as of January 3, 2009:

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
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
Sony PlayStation 2 October 26, 2000 41.12 million
Nintendo Nintendo DS November 21, 2004 17.65 million
Nintendo Wii November 19, 2006 13.4 million
Microsoft Xbox 360 November 22, 2005 11.6 million
Sony PlayStation Portable March 24, 2005 11.56 million
Sony PlayStation 3 November 17, 2006 5.9 million

See also

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