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|Nintendo||]||align="center"|2001||align="right"|81.51&nbsp;million<ref name=nintendosales/> |Nintendo||]||align="center"|2001||align="right"|81.51&nbsp;million<ref name=nintendosales/>
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|]||]||align="center"|2005||align="right"|75.9&nbsp;million<ref name="xbox360">{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/investor/EarningsAndFinancials/Earnings/Kpi/fy13/q2/Detail.aspx|title=Earnings Release FY13 Q2|accessdate={{date|2013-01-24|mdy}}|publisher=]}}</ref> |]||]||align="center"|2005||align="right"|75.9&nbsp;million<ref name="xbox360">{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/investor/EarningsAndFinancials/Earnings/Kpi/fy13/q2/Detail.aspx|title=Earnings Release FY13 Q2|accessdate={{date|2013-01-24|mdy}}|publisher=]}}</ref>
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|]||]||align="center"|2004||align="right"| 71.4&nbsp;million<ref name="PSP-3"/><ref name="sales"/> |Sony||]||align="center"|2006||align="right"|{{PlayStation 3 sales|sort=off|sd=off|bd=off|smallref=off|date=off}}<!-- to
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|Nintendo||]||align="center"|1983||align="right"|61.91&nbsp;million<ref name=nintendosales/> |Nintendo||]||align="center"|1983||align="right"|61.91&nbsp;million<ref name=nintendosales/>
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|Nintendo||]||align="center"|1990||align="right"|49.10&nbsp;million<ref name=nintendosales/><ref name="snes">{{cite web|url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/game_consoles/source/9.htm|title=Super Nintendo Entertainment System|accessdate=2007-09-07 |work=A Brief History of Game Console Warfare|publisher=]}}</ref><ref name="nintendoreport2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.com/corp/report/06AnnualReport.pdf#page=14|title=Annual Report 2006|accessdate=2008-07-30|format=PDF|publisher=]|pages=14}}</ref> |Nintendo||]||align="center"|1990||align="right"|49.10&nbsp;million<ref name=nintendosales/><ref name="snes">{{cite web|url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/game_consoles/source/9.htm|title=Super Nintendo Entertainment System|accessdate=2007-09-07 |work=A Brief History of Game Console Warfare|publisher=]}}</ref><ref name="nintendoreport2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.com/corp/report/06AnnualReport.pdf#page=14|title=Annual Report 2006|accessdate=2008-07-30|format=PDF|publisher=]|pages=14}}</ref>
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|]||]||align="center"|1988||align="right"|40&nbsp;million{{#tag:ref|United States: 20 million,<ref name=NYT>{{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> ]: 3 million,<ref name="jogos.uol.com.br">http://jogos.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/2012/07/30/vinte-anos-depois-master-system-e-mega-drive-vendem-150-mil-unidades-por-ano-no-brasil.htm</ref> ]: 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>|group=cn|name=SalesNote}} |]||] / ]||align="center"|1988||align="right"|40&nbsp;million{{#tag:ref|United States: 20 million,<ref name=NYT>{{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> ]: 3 million,<ref name="jogos.uol.com.br">http://jogos.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/2012/07/30/vinte-anos-depois-master-system-e-mega-drive-vendem-150-mil-unidades-por-ano-no-brasil.htm</ref> ]: 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>|group=cn|name=SalesNote}}
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|Nintendo||]||align="center"|1996||align="right"|32.93&nbsp;million<ref name=nintendosales/> |Nintendo||]||align="center"|1996||align="right"|32.93&nbsp;million<ref name=nintendosales/>
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|Nintendo||]||align="center"|2011||align="right"|29.84&nbsp;million<ref name=nintendosales/> |Nintendo||]||align="center"|2011||align="right"|29.84&nbsp;million<ref name=nintendosales/>
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|]||]||align="center"|1990||align="right"|11&nbsp;million<ref name="handheldgamepro1"/> |]||]||align="center"|1990||align="right"|11&nbsp;million<ref name="handheldgamepro1">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/125748.shtml|title=The 10 Worst-Selling Handhelds of All Time|accessdate=2008-07-05|first=Blake|last=Snow|publisher=]|date=2007-07-30|pages=1|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071012194600/http://gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/125748.shtml|archivedate=2007-10-12}}</ref>
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|]||] || align="center"|2003 || align="right"|3&nbsp;million<ref name="handheldgamepro1"/> |]||] || align="center"|2003 || align="right"|3&nbsp;million<ref name="handheldgamepro1"/>
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|]||]||align="center"|2011||align="right"|2.2&nbsp;million<ref name=PSVita/> |]||]||align="center"|2011||align="right"|2.2&nbsp;million<ref name=PSVita>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/ps-vita-sales-total-22m-worldwide-report-6392256|title=PlayStation Vita sells 2.2 million units|date=2012-08-20|publisher=Gamespot|accessdate=2012-08-20}}</ref>
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|]||] and ]||align="center"|1998 and 1999||align="right"|2&nbsp;million<ref name="handheldgamepro1"/> |]||] and ]||align="center"|1998 and 1999||align="right"|2&nbsp;million<ref name="handheldgamepro1"/>
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|NEC || ] || align="center"|1990 || align="right"|1.5&nbsp;million<ref name="handheldgamepro1"/> |NEC || ] || align="center"|1990 || align="right"|1.5&nbsp;million<ref name="handheldgamepro1"/>
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|Sega || ] || align="center"|1995 || align="right"|1&nbsp;million<ref name="handheldgamepro2"/> |Sega || ] || align="center"|1995 || align="right"|1&nbsp;million<ref name="handheldgamepro2">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/125749.shtml|title=The 10 Worst-Selling Handhelds of All Time| accessdate=2008-07-05|first=Blake|last=Snow|publisher=]|date=2007-07-30|pages=2|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071013043037/http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/125749.shtml|archivedate=2007-10-13}}</ref>
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| ] || align="center"|1977 || align="right"|30&nbsp;million<ref name="atari2600"/> | ] || align="center"|1977 || align="right"|30&nbsp;million<ref name="atari2600">{{cite web|url= http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/game_consoles/source/3.htm|title=Atari VCS (Atari 2600)|accessdate=2007-09-08|work=A Brief History of Game Console Warfare|publisher=]}}</ref>
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| ] || align="center"|1986 || align="right"|3.77&nbsp;million<ref name="atari7800"/> | ] || align="center"|1986 || align="right"|3.77&nbsp;million<ref name="atari7800">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/MattMatthews/20090526/1521/Atari_7800_Sales_Figures_1986__1990.php|title= Atari 7800 Sales Figures (1986 - 1990)|accessdate=2009-05-26|work=Atari 7800 Sales Figures (1986 - 1990)|publisher=]}}{{Verify credibility|date=August 2011}}</ref>
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|]||align="center"|1976||align="right"|1&nbsp;million<ref name="herman_telstar">{{cite book|last=Herman|first=Leonard|title=Phoenix: the fall & rise of videogames|year=1997|publisher=Rolenta Press|location=Union, NJ|isbn=0-9643848-2-5|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=duITAQAAIAAJ|edition=2nd ed.|accessdate=16 February 2012|page=20|quote=Like Pong, Telstar could only play video tennis but it retailed at an inexpensive $50 that made it attractive to most families that were on a budget. Coleco managed to sell over a million units that year.}}</ref>
|]||align="center"|1976||align="right"|1&nbsp;million<ref name="herman_telstar"/>
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|]||align="center"|1982||align="right"|2&nbsp;million<ref name="coleco_report"/> |]||align="center"|1982||align="right"|2&nbsp;million<ref name="coleco_report">{{Citation | publisher=PR Newswire | title=Coleco Industries sales report | date=1984-04-17 | quote='First quarter sales of ColecoVision were substantial, although much less {{sic|that}} those for the year ago quarter,' Greenberg said in a prepared statement. He said the company has sold 2 million ColecoVision games since its introduction in 1982.}}</ref>
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| ] || align="center"|1980 || align="right"|3&nbsp;million<ref name="intellivision"/><ref name=intellivision2/><ref name=intellivision3/> | ] || align="center"|1980 || align="right"|3&nbsp;million<ref name="intellivision">{{cite web |url=http://classicgaming.gamespy.com/View.php?view=ConsoleMuseum.Detail&id=17&game=9|title=Mattel Intellivision - 1980–1984|work= ClassicGaming|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-05-16}}</ref><ref name=intellivision2>{{cite web|url= http://www.intellivisionlives.com/bluesky/people/askhal/askhal.html#b2 |title=Ask Hal: Frequently Asked Questions to the Blue Sky Rangers |publisher=Intellivision Productions|accessdate=2008-11-03}}</ref><ref name=intellivision3>{{cite web|url= http://www.intellivisiongames.com/history.php|title=Timeline|publisher=Intellivision Productions|accessdate=2008-11-03}}</ref>
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| ] || align="center"|2001 || align="right"|24&nbsp;million<ref name="xbox">{{cite web|url= http://www.xbox.com/zh-SG/community/news/2006/20060510.htm|title=Gamers Catch Their Breath as Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Reinvent Next-Generation Gaming|accessdate=2007-09-05|publisher=Xbox.com|date=2006-05-10 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070709062832/http://www.xbox.com/zh-SG/community/news/2006/20060510.htm |archivedate = 2007-07-09}}</ref><ref name="2xbox">{{cite web|url= http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/game_consoles/source/16.htm|title=Xbox|accessdate=2007-09-08|work=A Brief History of Game Console Warfare|publisher=]}}</ref>
| ] || align="center"|2001 || align="right"|24&nbsp;million<ref name="xbox"/><ref name="2xbox"/>
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| ] || align="center"|2005 || align="right"|75.9&nbsp;million<ref name="xbox360"/> | ] || align="center"|2005 || align="right"|75.9&nbsp;million<ref name="xbox360"/>
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|]||align="center"|1987||align="right"|10&nbsp;million<ref name="consolegamepro1"/> |]||align="center"|1987||align="right"|10&nbsp;million<ref name="consolegamepro1">{{cite web|url= http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/111822.shtml|title=The 10 Worst-Selling Consoles of All Time|accessdate= 2009-01-10|first=Blake|last=Snow|publisher=]|date=2007-07-30|pages=1|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070508014611/http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/111822.shtml|archivedate=2007-05-08}}</ref>
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|]||align="center"|1977||align="right"|3&nbsp;million<ref name="sheff_27">{{Citation |title=] |last=Sheff |first=David |last2=Eddy |first2=Andy |author=David Sheff |author-link=David Sheff |publisher=GamePress |year=1999 |page= |isbn=978-0-9669617-0-6|quote=Nintendo entered the home market in Japan with the dramatic unveiling of Color TV Game 6, which played six versions of light tennis. It was followed by a more powerful sequel, Color TV Game 15. A million units of each were sold. The engineering team also came up with systems that played a more complex game, called "Blockbuster," as well as a racing game. Half a million units of these were sold.}}</ref>
|]||align="center"|1977||align="right"|3&nbsp;million<ref name="sheff_27"/>
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|]||align="center"|1983||align="right"|61.91&nbsp;million<ref name=nintendosales/> |]||align="center"|1983||align="right"|61.91&nbsp;million<ref name=nintendosales/>
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|]||align="center"|1990||align="right"|49.10&nbsp;million<ref name=nintendosales/><ref name="snes"/><ref name="nintendoreport2006"/> |]||align="center"|1990||align="right"|49.10&nbsp;million<ref name=nintendosales/><ref name="snes">{{cite web|url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/game_consoles/source/9.htm|title=Super Nintendo Entertainment System|accessdate=2007-09-07 |work=A Brief History of Game Console Warfare|publisher=]}}</ref><ref name="nintendoreport2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.com/corp/report/06AnnualReport.pdf#page=14|title=Annual Report 2006|accessdate=2008-07-30|format=PDF|publisher=]|pages=14}}</ref>
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|]||align="center"|1996||align="right"|32.93&nbsp;million<ref name=nintendosales/> |]||align="center"|1996||align="right"|32.93&nbsp;million<ref name=nintendosales/>
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|]||align="center"|1985||align="right"|10–13&nbsp;million<ref name="sms_forster">{{cite book | last= Forster | first= Winnie | title= The Encyclopedia of Game Machines | year= 2005 | publisher= Magdalena Gniatczynska | isbn=3-00-015359-4 | chapter=Sega SG-1000 & Master System | pages=80–81 |url=http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg278/Salvidrim/PUBLIC/IMG_0001.jpg?t=1327588500 | accessdate=2011-01-31 | quote=Units sold: 10 Million }}</ref><ref name="sms_ign">{{Cite web | last = Buchanan | first = Levi | url = http://retro.ign.com/articles/965/965032p1.html | title = Genesis vs. SNES: By the Numbers | publisher = ] | date = 2009-03-20 | accessdate = 2010-03-15 | quote=The Master System sold an anemic 13 million to the NES count of 62 million. }}</ref>
|]||align="center"|1985||align="right"|10–13&nbsp;million<ref name="sms_forster"/><ref name="sms_ign"/>
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|]||align="center"|1988||align="right"|40&nbsp;million{{#tag:ref|United States: 20 million,<ref name=NYT>{{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> ]: 3 million,<ref name="jogos.uol.com.br">http://jogos.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/2012/07/30/vinte-anos-depois-master-system-e-mega-drive-vendem-150-mil-unidades-por-ano-no-brasil.htm</ref> ]: 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>|group=cn|name=SalesNote}}
|]||align="center"|1988||align="right"|40&nbsp;million<ref group="cn" name="SalesNote"/>
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|]||align="center"|1994||align="right"|9.5&nbsp;million<ref name="consolegamepro1"/> |]||align="center"|1994||align="right"|9.5&nbsp;million<ref name="consolegamepro1"/>
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|]||align="center"|1998||align="right"|10.6&nbsp;million<ref name="gametunnel"/><ref name="consolegamepro1"/> |]||align="center"|1998||align="right"|10.6&nbsp;million<ref name="gametunnel">{{cite web|url=http://www.gametunnel.com/articles.php?id=263|title=Good Enough: Why graphics aren't number one|publisher=Game Tunnel|accessdate=2007-10-28|first=Russell|last=Carroll|date=2005-09-06}}</ref><ref name="consolegamepro1"/>
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|align=right|5&nbsp;million<ref name="jogos.uol.com.br"/> |align=right|5&nbsp;million<ref name="jogos.uol.com.br">http://jogos.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/2012/07/30/vinte-anos-depois-master-system-e-mega-drive-vendem-150-mil-unidades-por-ano-no-brasil.htm</ref>
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|align=right|2&nbsp;million<ref name=NYT>{{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>
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The Nintendo DS is the best-selling handheld console and best-selling game system overall, slightly exceeding sales figures for the PS2.
The Sony PlayStation 2 is currently the best-selling home console, selling nearly 154 million units worldwide.

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)

Manufacturer Platform Released Units Sold
Nintendo Nintendo DS 2004 153.67 million
Sony PlayStation 2 2000 153.6 million
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color 1989 and 1998 118.69 million
Sony PlayStation 1994 102.49 million
Nintendo Wii 2006 99.38 million
Nintendo Game Boy Advance 2001 81.51 million
Microsoft Xbox 360 2005 75.9 million
Sony PlayStation 3 2006 Template:PlayStation 3 sales 2004 153.67 million
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color 1989 and 1998 118.69 million (combined)
Nintendo Game Boy Advance 2001 81.51 million
Sony PlayStation Portable 2004 71.4 million
Nintendo Nintendo 3DS 2011 29.84 million
Sega Game Gear 1990 11 million
Nokia N-Gage 2003 3 million
Sony PlayStation Vita 2011 2.2 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

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
Atari 7800 1986 3.77 million

Coleco

Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
Telstar 1976 1 million
ColecoVision 1982 2 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 75.9 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
Color TV Game 1977 3 million
Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.91 million
Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.10 million
Nintendo 64 1996 32.93 million
GameCube 2001 21.74 million
Wii 2006 99.38 million
Wii U 2012 3.06 million
Add-ons
Famicom Disk System 1986 4.5 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 81.51 million
Game Boy Advance SP 2003 43.57 million
Game Boy Micro 2005 2.5 million
Nintendo DS
(figure includes DS Lite, DSi, and DSi XL; does not include 3DS)
2004 153.67 million
Nintendo DS Lite 2006 93.85 million
Nintendo DSi 2008 28.12 million
Nintendo DSi XL 2009 12.91 million
Nintendo 3DS 2011 29.84 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 1985 10–13 million
Genesis 1988 40 million
Saturn 1994 9.5 million
Dreamcast 1998 10.6 million
Add-ons
Mega-CD and 32x 1991 6 million
Handhelds
Game Gear 1990 11 million
Nomad 1995 1 million

SNK

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

Sony

See also: PlayStation
Platform Released Units sold
Home consoles
PlayStation
1994 102.49 million
PlayStation 2 2000 153.6 million
PlayStation 3 2006 Template:PlayStation 3 sales
Handhelds
PlayStation Portable 2004 71.4 million
PlayStation Vita 2011 2.2 million

Regions

Americas

Mostly based on figures from Nintendo for the Americas region:

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo DS November 21, 2004 59.68 million
Nintendo Nintendo Wii 47.55 million
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color August 1989 44.06 million
Nintendo Game Boy Advance June 11, 2001 41.64 million
Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System October 18, 1985 34.00 million
Sega Mega Drive / Genesis August 14, 1989 24 million
Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System August 23, 1991 23.35 million
Nintendo Nintendo 64 September 29, 1996 20.63 million
Nintendo GameCube November 18, 2001 12.94 million
Nintendo Nintendo 3DS March 27, 2011 9.97 million
Nintendo Nintendo Wii U November 18, 2012 1.32 million

Brazil

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sega Master System September 4, 1989 5 million
Sega Mega Drive 1990 3 million

North America

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 October 26, 2000 47.68 million
Sony PlayStation September 9, 1995 40.78 million
Canada

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

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo 64 September 29, 1996 1,300,000
Nintendo Wii November 19, 2006 1,060,000
Microsoft Xbox 360 November 22, 2005 870,000
Sony PlayStation 3 November 17, 2006 520,000
United States

Based on figures from the NPD Group:

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo DS November 21, 2004 47 million
Nintendo Wii November 19, 2006 45.4 million
Sony PlayStation 2 October 26, 2000 41.12 million
Sega Genesis August 14, 1989 22 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 5.7 million
NEC TurboGrafx-16 August 29, 1989 2.5 million
Sega Master System June 1986 2 million
Atari Atari 7800 January 1986 2 million
Sega Saturn May 11, 1995 2 million

Asia

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 March 4, 2000 25.42 million
Sony PlayStation December 4, 1994 21.59 million
NEC PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) October 30, 1987 7.5 million

Japan

Based on figures from Famitsu/Enterbrain:

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo DS December 2, 2004 32,598,870
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color April 21, 1989 32,470,000
Sony PlayStation 2 March 4, 2000 21,454,325
Nintendo Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom/NES) July 15, 1983 19,350,000
Nintendo Super Famicom (SNES) November 21, 1990 17,170,000
Nintendo Game Boy Advance February 21, 2001 16,960,000
Sony PlayStation Portable December 12, 2004 16,867,853
Nintendo Wii November 19, 2006 12,690,000
Nintendo Nintendo 3DS February 26, 2011 10,880,000
Sony PlayStation 3 November 11, 2006 6,341,950
Nintendo Nintendo 64 June 23, 1996 5,540,000
Nintendo GameCube September 14, 2001 4,040,000
Sega Mega Drive October 29, 1988 3,580,000
Microsoft Xbox 360 December 10, 2005 1,448,665
Sega Sega Mark III (Master System) October 20, 1985 1,000,000
Nintendo Wii U 830,000

Middle East

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 2003 5.2 million
Sony PlayStation Portable September 1, 2005 5.2 million
Nintendo Nintendo DS 2005 850,000

Europe

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 November 24, 2000 48 million
Sony PlayStation September 29, 1995 40.12 million

Western Europe

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sega Mega Drive November 30, 1990 8 million
Sega Master System September 1987 6.8 million
Germany
Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sega Mega Drive November 30, 1990 800,000
Sega Master System September 1987 500,000
Atari Atari 2600 1978 450,000
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

See also

Notes

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

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