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	== Game consoles ==		== Game consoles ==

	{{See also\|List of best-selling game consoles (Japan)\|label 1=List of best-selling game consoles in Japan\|List of best-selling game consoles (North America)\|label 2=in North America\|List of best-selling game consoles (PAL region)\|label 3=in PAL regions}}

	The following tables contain video game consoles and handheld game consoles that have sold at least {{nowrap\|1 million}} units worldwide either ] or inside retail channels. ]s are marked with an asterisk (*) next to the platform's name. The years correspond to when the video game console or handheld game console was first released. Each year links to the corresponding "year in video gaming". Manufacturers with a brown, green, red, blue, or violet background and the name Atari, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sega, or Sony, respectively have more than two consoles listed; those with a white background do not.

	{{colorbox\|#FAFAD2\|Atari}}
	{{colorbox\|#dfd\|Microsoft}}
	{{colorbox\|#fdd\|Nintendo}}
	{{colorbox\|#CFECEC\|Sega}}
	{{colorbox\|#CCCCFF\|Sony}}
	{{colorbox\|#FFFFFF\|Other}}

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	\| image2 = Nintendo-DS-Lite-Black-Open.jpg
	\| width1 = 158
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	\| footer = The ] product line are the best-selling handheld consoles, selling 153.96 million units worldwide. The original (left) sold 18.79 million units. The majority of sales came from the ] (right) at 93.85 million units.<ref name=nintendosales/>
	}}

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	\| image1 = Nintendo-DSi-Bl-Open.jpg
	\| image2 = Nintendo-DSi-XL-Burg.jpg
	\| width1 = 168
	\| width2 = 165
	\| footer = The last two members of the DS product line, the ] (left) and DSi XL (right) helped to further drive sales, moving 41.32 million units combined.<ref name=nintendosales/>
	}}

	{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:600px;" font-size:95%;"
	! scope="col" \|Platform
	! scope="col" \|Manufacturer
	! scope="col" \|Released
	! scope="col" data-sort-type="number"\| Units sold
	! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Ref.
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#CCCCFF;"\|{{vgy\|2000}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#CCCCFF;" \|155 million
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;"\|{{efn-lr\|name=PlayStation family\|As of 2012, Sony stopped divulging individual platform sales in their fiscal reports.<ref name="sony combined"/> '''PlayStation 2''': 138.8 million units sold as of Sony's fiscal quarter ending June 2009 (Q1 FY2009).<ref name="Q1 2009 PSP and PS2"/> Sony sold 16.2 million units from the second 2009 fiscal quarter (Q2 FY2009) until March 31, 2012.<ref name="PS2 Q2 and beyond"/> '''PlayStation 3''': A Sony press release reported 80 million sold as of November 2, 2013.<ref name="PS3 80mil"/> '''PlayStation 4''': Sales stand at 4.2 million as of December 28, 2013.<ref name="ps4 sales"/> '''PlayStation Portable''': 52.9 million units sold as of Sony's fiscal quarter ending June 2009 (Q1 FY2009).<ref name="Q1 2009 PSP and PS2"/> Sony sold 23.4 million units from the second 2009 fiscal quarter (Q2 FY2009) until March 31, 2012.<ref name="PSP Q2 and beyond"/> A November 27, 2013 article by ] gives a rounded sales figure of 80 million.<ref name="Metro psp"/> '''PlayStation Vita''': 4 million reported by '']'' on January 4, 2013.<ref name=PSVita/>
	}}
	\|-
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd;"\|{{vgy\|2004}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#fdd;" \|153.96 million
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|<ref name=nintendosales/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|] and ]
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd;"\|{{vgy\|1989}} and {{vgy\|1998}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#fdd;" \|118.69 million
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|<ref name="GB and GBC"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#CCCCFF;"\|{{vgy\|1994}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#CCCCFF;" \|102.49 million
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;"\|<ref name="ps1"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd;"\|{{vgy\|2006}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#fdd;" \|100.30 million
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|<ref name="nintendosales"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd;"\|{{vgy\|2001}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#fdd;" \|81.51 million
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|<ref name=nintendosales/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#CCCCFF;"\|{{vgy\|2006}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#CCCCFF;" data-sort-value="80"\|80 million
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;"\|{{efn-lr\|name=PlayStation family}}
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#CCCCFF;"\|{{vgy\|2004}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#CCCCFF;" \|80 million
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;"\|{{efn-lr\|name=PlayStation family}}
	\|-
	\|style="background:#dfd;"\|]
	\|style="background:#dfd;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd;"\|{{vgy\|2005}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#dfd;" \|80 million
	\|style="background:#dfd;"\|<ref name="360 80mil"/><!-- {{efn-lr\|name=x360\|78.2 million sold by the end of Microsoft's 2013 fiscal year.<ref name="xbox360"/> 1.2 million sold by the end of the following fiscal quarter.<ref name="xbox360 q1"/>}} -->
	\|-
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd;"\|{{vgy\|1983}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#fdd;" \|61.91 million
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|<ref name=nintendosales/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd;"\|{{vgy\|1990}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#fdd;" \|49.10 million
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|<ref name=nintendosales/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#CFECEC;"\|{{vgy\|1988}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#CFECEC;" \|40 million
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;"\|{{efn-lr\|name=genesis\|Sega sold approximately 40 million units worldwide.<ref name="RetroSonic"/><ref name="JoeMiller"/> According to ''Man!ac'' magazine, the Sega Genesis sold 29 million units with 14 million of those in North America by the end of 1994.<ref name=Man!ac/> The 29 million figure was later published by other sources, including ] and ].<ref name="sms and gen ign"/><ref name="wired genesis"/> However, Sega continued to sell the Genesis worldwide through 1997.<ref name=sales96/><ref name=Farm/> Reports of the Genesis reaching 20 million units sold in the United States started as early as 1998.<ref name="ny times 20 mill"/><ref name="usa 20 mill"/><ref name="ee 20 mill"/>
	}}
	\|-
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd;"\|{{vgy\|2011}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#fdd;" \|34.98 million
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|<ref name="nintendosales" />
	\|-
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd;"\|{{vgy\|1996}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#fdd;" \|32.93 million
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|<ref name="nintendosales" />
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2"\|]
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2"\|]
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1977}}
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2;text-align:right" \|30 million
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2"\|{{efn-lr\|name=atari2600\|30 million according to the ''2004 Video Game Price Guide'' and IGN's Levi Buchanan.<ref name="atari2600 BB"/><ref name="2600 ign"/> Roberto Dillon's 2011 ''The Golden Age of Video Games: The Birth of a Multibillion Dollar Industry'' stated approximately 20 to 22 million units sold worldwide by the time it was discontinued (January 1, 1992), but exact figures are unknown since Atari never released them. Dillon suggested the 30 million figure is likely to include sales of the 5200, 7800, and ].<ref name="atari26 golden"/>
	}}
	\|-
	\|style="background:#dfd;"\|]
	\|style="background:#dfd;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd;"\|{{vgy\|2001}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#dfd;" \|24 million
	\|style="background:#dfd;"\|<ref name="xbox"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd;"\|{{vgy\|2001}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#fdd;" \|21.74 million
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|<ref name=nintendosales/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#CFECEC;"\|{{vgy\|1986}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#CFECEC;" \|13 million
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;"\|{{efn-lr\|name=master\|13 million according to IGN's Levi Buchanan<ref name="sms and gen ign"/> and Roberto Dillon's 2011 ''The Golden Age of Video Games: The Birth of a Multibillion Dollar Industry''.<ref name="golden"/><br/>
	] wrote in a 1995 publication that the Master System's active installed user base in Western Europe peaked at 6.25 million in 1993. Those countries that peaked are France at 1.6 million, Germany at 700 thousand, the Netherlands at 200 thousand, Spain at 550 thousand, the United Kingdom at 1.35 million, and other Western European countries at 1.4 million. However, Belgium peaked in 1991 with 600 thousand, and Italy in 1992 with 400 thousand.<ref name="digest 60"/> Thus it is estimated approximately 6.8 million units were purchased in this part of Europe.<br/>
	1 million were sold in Japan as of 1986.<ref name="business japan"/> 2 million were sold in the United States as of 1993.<ref name="master US sales"/> 5 million were sold by ] in Brazil as of 2012.<ref name="MDB"/>}}
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#CFECEC;"\|{{vgy\|1990}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#CFECEC;"\|11 million
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;"\|<ref name="handheldgamepro1"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1998}}
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;text-align:right" \|10.6 million
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;"\|<ref name="consolegamepro1"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1987}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|10 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|<ref name="consolegamepro1"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1994}}
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;text-align:right" \|9.5 million
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;"\|<ref name="consolegamepro1"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2012}}
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:right" \|5.2 million
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|<!-- <ref name="nintendosales"/> --><ref name="ign estimate"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2013}}
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;text-align:right" \|4.2 million
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|{{efn-lr\|name=PlayStation family}}
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2011}}
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;text-align:right" \|4 million
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;"\|{{efn-lr\|name=PlayStation family}}
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2" \|]
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2" \|]
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1986}}
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2;text-align:right" \|3.77 million
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2"\|<ref name="atari7800"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]*<ref name="dedicated golden"/>
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd;"\|{{vgy\|1977}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#fdd;" \|3 million
	\|style="background:#fdd;"\|<ref name="sheff 27"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1980}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|3 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|<ref name=intellivision2/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2003}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|3 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF"\|<ref name="handheldgamepro1"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#dfd;"\|]
	\|style="background:#dfd;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd;"\|{{vgy\|2013}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#dfd;" \|3 million
	\|style="background:#dfd;"\|<ref name="Xbone"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1993}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|2 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|<ref name="consolegamepro1"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1982}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|2 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|<ref name="coleco_report"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]/]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1978}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|2 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|<ref name="Magnavox Odyssey2"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF"\|] and ]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1998}} and {{vgy\|1999}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|2 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF"\|<ref name="handheldgamepro1"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1990}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|1.5 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF"\|<ref name="handheldgamepro1"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2000}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|1.1 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|{{efn-lr\|name=bandai\|As of March 31, 2001.<ref name="bandai"/>}}
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2" \|]
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2" \|]
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1982}}
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2;text-align:right" \|1 million
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2" \|<ref name="a5200"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1995}}
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;text-align:right" \|1 million
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;"\|<ref name="handheldgamepro2"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]*<ref name="dedicated golden"/>
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1976}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|1 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF"\|<ref name="herman_telstar"/>
	\|}

	===Home game consoles===
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	\| width1 = 230
	\| width2 = 165
	\| footer = Only the original ] (top) and ] (bottom) joins the PlayStation 2 of home consoles surpassing 100 million units sold.
	}}

	{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:600px;" font-size:95%;"
	! scope="col" \|Platform
	! scope="col" \|Manufacturer
	! scope="col" \|Released
	! scope="col" data-sort-type="number"\| Units sold
	! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Ref.
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2000}}
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;text-align:right" \|155 million
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|{{efn-lr\|name=PlayStation family}}
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1994}}
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;text-align:right" \|102.49 million
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|<ref name="ps1"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2006}}
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:right" \|100.30 million
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|<ref name="nintendosales"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2006}}
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;text-align:right" data-sort-value="80"\|80 million
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|{{efn-lr\|name=PlayStation family}}
	\|-
	\|style="background:#dfd"\|]
	\|style="background:#dfd"\|]
	\|style=";background:#dfd;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2005}}
	\|style=";background:#dfd;text-align:right" \|80 million
	\|style="background:#dfd"\|<ref name="360 80mil"/><!-- {{efn-lr\|name=x360}} -->
	\|-
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1983}}
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:right" \|61.91 million
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|<ref name=nintendosales/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1990}}
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:right" \|49.10 million
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|<ref name=nintendosales/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CFECEC"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1988}}
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;text-align:right" \|40 million
	\|style="background:#CFECEC"\|{{efn-lr\|name=genesis}}
	\|-
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1996}}
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:right" \|32.93 million
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|<ref name="nintendosales" />
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2"\|]
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2"\|]
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1977}}
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2;text-align:right" \|30 million
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2"\|{{efn-lr\|name=atari2600}}
	\|-
	\|style="background:#dfd"\|]
	\|style="background:#dfd"\|]
	\|style="background:#dfd;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2001}}
	\|style="background:#dfd;text-align:right" \|24 million
	\|style="background:#dfd"\|<ref name="xbox"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2001}}
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:right" \|21.74 million
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|<ref name=nintendosales/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CFECEC"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1986}}
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;text-align:right" \|13 million
	\|style="background:#CFECEC"\|{{efn-lr\|name=master}}
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CFECEC"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1998}}
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;text-align:right" \|10.6 million
	\|style="background:#CFECEC"\|<ref name="consolegamepro1"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1987}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|10 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|<ref name="consolegamepro1"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CFECEC"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1994}}
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;text-align:right" \|9.5 million
	\|style="background:#CFECEC"\|<ref name="consolegamepro1"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2012}}
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:right" \|5.2 million
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|<!-- <ref name="nintendosales"/> --><ref name="ign estimate"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2013}}
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;text-align:right" \|4.2 million
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|{{efn-lr\|name=PlayStation family}}
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2" \|]
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2" \|]
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1986}}
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2;text-align:right" \|3.77 million
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2" \|<ref name="atari7800"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|]*<ref name="dedicated golden"/>
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1977}}
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:right" \|3 million
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|<ref name="sheff 27"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1980}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|3 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|<ref name=intellivision2/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#dfd;"\|]
	\|style="background:#dfd;"\|]
	\|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd;"\|{{vgy\|2013}}
	\|style="text-align:right;background:#dfd;" \|3 million
	\|style="background:#dfd;"\|<ref name="Xbone"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1993}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|2 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|<ref name="consolegamepro1"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1982}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|2 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|<ref name="coleco_report"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]/]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1978}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|2 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|<ref name="Magnavox Odyssey2"/>
	\|-
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	\|style="background:#FAFAD2" \|]
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1982}}
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2;text-align:right" \|1 million
	\|style="background:#FAFAD2" \|<ref name="a5200"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]*<ref name="dedicated golden"/>
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1976}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|1 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|<ref name="herman_telstar"/>
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	===Handheld game consoles===
	{{See also\|Comparison of handheld game consoles}}
	] signified the company's debut in the handheld market. '']'' editor Penelope Patsuris noted "The competition marks the first time that a company with real clout has challenged the lock that Nintendo has had on handheld gaming for 15 years."<ref name="Forbes">{{Cite web\| last = Patsuris\| first = Penelope\| title = Sony PSP Vs. Nintendo DS\| work = ]\| date = June 7, 2004\| url = http://www.forbes.com/2004/06/07/cx_pp_0607mondaymatchup.html\|accessdate=November 4, 2013}}</ref>]]

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	\|style="background:#fdd"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2004}}
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	\|style="background:#fdd"\|]
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2001}}
	\|style="background:#fdd;text-align:right" \|81.51 million
	\|style="background:#fdd"\|<ref name=nintendosales/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2004}}
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;text-align:right" \|80 million
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|{{efn-lr\|name=PlayStation family}}
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FDD"\|]
	\|style="background:#FDD"\|]
	\|style="background:#FDD;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2011}}
	\|style="background:#FDD;text-align:right" \|34.98 million
	\|style="background:#FDD"\|<ref name=nintendosales/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CFECEC"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1990}}
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;text-align:right" \|11 million
	\|style="background:#CFECEC"\|<ref name="handheldgamepro1"/>
	\|-
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	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2011}}
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF;text-align:right" \|4 million
	\|style="background:#CCCCFF"\|{{efn-lr\|name=PlayStation family}}
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2003}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|3 million
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	\|-
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	\|style="background:#FFFFFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1998}} and {{vgy\|1999}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|2 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF"\|<ref name="handheldgamepro1"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF"\|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1990}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|1.5 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF"\|<ref name="handheldgamepro1"/>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|]
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|2000}}
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF;text-align:right" \|1.1 million
	\|style="background:#FFFFFF" \|{{efn-lr\|name=bandai}}
	\|-
	\|style="background:#CFECEC"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC"\|]
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;text-align:center"\|{{vgy\|1995}}
	\|style="background:#CFECEC;text-align:right" \|1 million
	\|style="background:#CFECEC"\|<ref name="handheldgamepro2"/>
	\|}

	== Best-selling game consoles by manufacturer ==		== Best-selling game consoles by manufacturer ==

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Sony's PlayStation 2 is currently the best-selling home console with over 155 million units worldwide.

A video game console is a boxlike standardized computing device tailored for video gaming that requires a monitor or television set as an output. Handheld controllers are commonly used as input devices. Video game consoles may use one or more storage mediums like hard disk drives, optical discs, and memory cards for content. They weigh between 2 and 9 pounds on average and their compact size allows them to be easily used in a variety of locations with an electrical outlet. Each are usually developed by a single business organization. Dedicated consoles can only play built-in games. Gaming consoles in general are also described as "dedicated" in distinction from the more versatile personal computer and other consumer electronics.

A handheld game console is a lightweight device with a built-in screen, games controls, speakers, and has greater portability than a standard video game console. It is capable of playing multiple games unlike tabletop and handheld electronic game devices. Tabletop and handheld electronic game devices of the 1970s and 1980s are the precursors of handheld game consoles. Mattel introduced the first handheld electronic game with the 1977 release of Auto Race. Later, several companies—including Coleco and Milton Bradley—made their own single-game, lightweight tabletop or handheld electronic game devices. The oldest handheld game console with interchangeable cartridges is the Milton Bradley Microvision in 1979. Nintendo is credited with popularizing the handheld console concept with the Game Boy's release in 1989 and continues to dominate the handheld console market.

Game consoles

Best-selling game consoles by manufacturer

Manufacturer	Console sales	Handheld sales	Total sales
Nintendo	273.28 million	389.14 million	662.42 million
Sony	341.69 million	84 million	425.69 million
Microsoft	107 million	–	107 million
Sega	73.1 million	12 million	85.1 million
Atari	34.77 million	–	34.77 million
NEC	10 million	1.5 million	11.5 million
Coleco	3 million	–	3 million
Mattel	3 million	–	3 million
Nokia	–	3 million	3 million
SNK	–	2 million	2 million
Magnavox/Philips	2 million	–	2 million
Panasonic	2 million	–	2 million
Bandai	–	1.1 million	1.1 million

Notes

^ Total amount of every console with at least 1 million units sold.

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Best-selling video game hardware and software

General

Best-selling video games
by platform

Microsoft	Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One
Nintendo	NES Super NES Nintendo 64 GameCube Wii Wii U Nintendo Switch Game Boy Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS Nintendo 3DS
Sony	PlayStation PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 PlayStation Portable
Other	Atari 2600 PC Sega Dreamcast Sega Genesis/Mega Drive

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Game consoles

Best-selling game consoles by manufacturer

See also

Notes

References