List of best-selling game consoles by region

Television encoding systems by nation; countries using the PAL system are shown in blue.

This is a list of best-selling game consoles by region. This page consists of countries in Asia, North America, Europe, and other PAL regions. PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is a colour encoding system for analogue television used in broadcast television systems in most countries broadcasting at 576i, such as Europe and Asia.

Asia

Region-wide

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold 80.8million
Sony PlayStation 2 March 4, 2000 25.42 million[1]
Sony PlayStation December 4, 1994 21.59 million[2]

Japan

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo DS December 2, 2004 32,990,000[3]
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color April 21, 1989 32,470,000[3]
Nintendo Nintendo 3DS February 26, 2011 24,700,000[3]
Sony PlayStation 2 March 4, 2000 21,454,325[4]
Nintendo Famicom (NES) July 15, 1983 19,350,000[3]
Nintendo Super Famicom (Super NES) November 21, 1990 17,170,000[3]
Nintendo Game Boy Advance February 21, 2001 16,960,000[3]
Sony PlayStation Portable December 12, 2004 16,867,853[5]
Nintendo Wii December 2, 2006 12,750,000[3]
Sony PlayStation 3 November 11, 2006 10,426,448
NEC PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) October 30, 1987 8,000,000[6]
Sony PlayStation 4 February 22, 2014 5,856,863[7]
Sony PlayStation Vita December 17, 2011 5,643,626[7]
Nintendo Nintendo 64 June 23, 1996 5,540,000[3]
Sega Sega Saturn November 22, 1994 5,000,000[8]
Nintendo Nintendo Switch March 3, 2017 4,380,000[3]
Nintendo Nintendo GameCube September 14, 2001 4,040,000[3]
Sega Mega Drive October 29, 1988 3,580,000[9]
Nintendo Wii U December 8, 2012 3,340,000[3]
Sega Dreamcast November 27, 1998 2,320,000[10]
Microsoft Xbox 360 December 10, 2005 1,448,665[5]
Sega Sega Mark III (Master System) October 20, 1985 1,000,000[11]
Microsoft Xbox One September 4, 2014 87,592[7]

North America

Region-wide

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo DS November 21, 2004 59,930,000[3]
Nintendo Wii November 19, 2006 48,640,000[3]
Sony PlayStation 2 October 26, 2000 47,680,000[1]
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color July 31, 1989 44,060,000[3]
Nintendo Game Boy Advance June 11, 2001 41,640,000[3]
Sony PlayStation September 9, 1995 40,780,000[2]
Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System October 18, 1985 34,000,000[3]
Nintendo Nintendo 3DS March 27, 2011 25,170,000[3]
Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System August 23, 1991 23,350,000[3]
Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) August 14, 1989 21.4-22.4 million[lower-alpha 1]
Nintendo Nintendo 64 September 29, 1996 20,630,000[3]
Nintendo Nintendo GameCube November 18, 2001 12,940,000[3]
Nintendo Nintendo Switch March 3, 2017 7,140,000[3]
Nintendo Wii U November 18, 2012 6,490,000[3]

Canada

Based on figures from the NPD Group, as of August 1, 2008:[12]

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo 64 September 29, 1996 1,300,000[13]
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[14]
Nintendo Wii November 19, 2006 45.4 million[15]
Sony PlayStation 2 October 26, 2000 41.12 million[16][17]
Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System August 23, 1991 Greater than 20.million
Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) August 14, 1989 20.4 million[lower-alpha 1]
Microsoft Xbox 360 November 22, 2005 11.6 million[28]
Sony PlayStation Portable March 24, 2005 11.56 million[16][17]
Sony PlayStation 3 November 17, 2006 5.7 million[28]
NEC TurboGrafx-16 (PC Engine) August 29, 1989 2.5 million[29]
Sega Master System June 1986 2 million[30]
Atari Atari 7800 January 1986 2 million[31]
Sega Sega Saturn May 11, 1995 2 million[8]

Europe

Region-wide

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 November 24, 2000 48 million[32]
Sony PlayStation September 29, 1995 40.12 million[2]
Nintendo Nintendo 64 March 1, 1997 4.5 million[33]

Western Europe

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sega Mega Drive November 30, 1990 8 million[34]
Sega Master System September 1987 6.8 million[35]

Germany

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sega Mega Drive November 30, 1990 800,000[35]
Sega Master System September 1987 500,000[35]
Atari Atari 2600 1978 450,000[36]
Mattel Intellivision 1982 100,000[36]

Spain

Manufacturer Console Release Units sold
Nintendo Nintendo DS 2005 5.7 million (as of 2012)[37]
Sony PlayStation 2 2000 5 million (as of 2009)[38]
Nintendo Wii 2006 2.7 million (as of 2011)[39]
Sony PlayStation 3 2007 2.7 million (as of 2014)[40]
Nintendo Game Boy January 1991[41] 2.3 million (as of 1999)[42]
Sony PlayStation 4 2013 2.2 million (as of 2018)[43]
Sony PlayStation Portable 2005 2.1 million (as of 2009)[44]
Nintendo Nintendo 3DS 2011 2 million (as of 2018)[43]
Nintendo Game Boy Advance 2001 1.6 million (as of 2004)[45]
Sony PlayStation 1995 1.4 million (as of 1999)[46]
Microsoft Xbox 360 2005 1 million (as of 2012)[47]
Sega Mega Drive 1990 600 000 (as of 1994)[48][35]
Sony PlayStation Vita 2012 600 000 (as of 2015)[49]
Sega Master System 1987 550 000 (as of 1993)[35]
Nintendo NES 1987 440 000 (as of 1993)[35]
Nintendo Switch 2017 340 000 (as of 2018)[50]
Microsoft Xbox One 2013 305 000[50]~500 000[51] (as of 2018)
Nintendo SNES June 1992 300 000 (as of 1994)[35]
Nintendo GameCube 2002 Less than 300 000 (as of 2006)[52]
Sega Dreamcast 14 October 1999 200 000 (as of 2001)[53]
Sega Saturn 7 July 1995[54] 70 000 (as of 1997)[55]

United Kingdom

Based on figures from GfK Chart-Track, as of January 3, 2009,[56] unless noted otherwise.

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
Sega Mega Drive November 30, 1990 2.1 million
Sony PlayStation 3 March 23, 2007 1.9 million
Sega Master System September 1987 1.35 million[35]
Nintendo Nintendo 64 March 1, 1997 1.3 million[33]
Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System 1987 1.1 million[35]
Nintendo Super NES 1987 1.05 million[35]

Other PAL regions

Brazil

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sega Master System September 4, 1989 8 million[57]
Sega Mega Drive 1990 3 million[58]

Middle East

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold
Sony PlayStation 2 2003 5.2 million[59]
Sony PlayStation Portable September 1, 2005 5.2 million[59]
Nintendo Nintendo DS 2005 850,000[59]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Disparate sources from a variety of magazines provide a more detailed history of Sega's first party North American sales through 1997, totaling over 20.4 million. The New York Times stated in 1998 "the company sold some 20 million 16-bit Genesis consoles in the United States alone".[18]
    • North American sales history
    1989-1990: 1.2 million[19]
    1991: 1.6 million[20]
    1992: 4.5 million[21]
    1993: 5.5 million[22]
    1994: over 4 million[23]
    1995: 2.1 million[24]
    1996: 1.1 million[25]
    1997: 400,000[26]
    Total: over 20.4 million

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