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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. Figures on this page for current consoles are generally updated by each financial quarter.

Worldwide

Video game consoles (including handhelds)

Video game consoles (not including handhelds)

Handheld game consoles

Manufacturer

Console manufacturers are listed in alphabetical order, with their respective consoles in chronological order.

Atari

Coleco

Mattel

Microsoft

NEC

Nintendo

Nokia

Panasonic

Sega

SNK

Sony

Regions

Americas

Mostly based on figures from Nintendo for the Americas region:

Brazil

North America

Canada

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

United States

Based on figures from the NPD Group:

Asia

Japan

Based on figures from Famitsu/Enterbrain:

Middle East

Europe

Western Europe

Germany

United Kingdom

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

See also

• List of commercial failures in video gaming
• List of best-selling video games

Notes

1. ^ United States: 20 million, Rest of the world: 15 million, Tec Toy: 3 million, Majesco: 2 million

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