List of best-selling game consoles
Updated: 5/20/2026, 8:03:40 PM Wikipedia source
The following table contains video game consoles that have sold at least 1 million units worldwide either through to consumers or inside retail channels. Each console includes sales from every iteration unless otherwise noted. The years correspond to when the first version of each console was released (excluding test markets).
Tables
· Best-selling consoles
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
Platform
PlayStation 2
Type
Home
Company
Sony
Released
2000
Units sold
160 million
Nintendo Switch #
Nintendo Switch #
Platform
Nintendo Switch #
Type
Hybrid
Company
Nintendo
Released
2017
Units sold
155 million
Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
Platform
Nintendo DS
Type
Handheld
Company
Nintendo
Released
2004
Units sold
154 million
Game Boy & Game Boy Color
Game Boy & Game Boy Color
Platform
Game Boy & Game Boy Color
Type
Handheld
Company
Nintendo
Released
1989, 1998
Units sold
118 million
PlayStation 4 #
PlayStation 4 #
Platform
PlayStation 4 #
Type
Home
Company
Sony
Released
2013
Units sold
117 million
PlayStation
PlayStation
Platform
PlayStation
Type
Home
Company
Sony
Released
1994
Units sold
102 million
Wii
Wii
Platform
Wii
Type
Home
Company
Nintendo
Released
2006
Units sold
101 million
PlayStation 5 #
PlayStation 5 #
Platform
PlayStation 5 #
Type
Home
Company
Sony
Released
2020
Units sold
93 million
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
Platform
PlayStation 3
Type
Home
Company
Sony
Released
2006
Units sold
87 million
Xbox 360
Xbox 360
Platform
Xbox 360
Type
Home
Company
Microsoft
Released
2005
Units sold
>84 million
Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
Platform
Game Boy Advance
Type
Handheld
Company
Nintendo
Released
2001
Units sold
81 million
PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
Platform
PlayStation Portable
Type
Handheld
Company
Sony
Released
2004
Units sold
>80 million
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo 3DS
Platform
Nintendo 3DS
Type
Handheld
Company
Nintendo
Released
2011
Units sold
75 million
Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System
Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System
Platform
Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System
Type
Home
Company
Nintendo
Released
1983
Units sold
61 million
Xbox One
Xbox One
Platform
Xbox One
Type
Home
Company
Microsoft
Released
2013
Units sold
~58 million
Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Platform
Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Type
Home
Company
Nintendo
Released
1990
Units sold
49 million
Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64
Platform
Nintendo 64
Type
Home
Company
Nintendo
Released
1996
Units sold
32 million
Mega Drive/Genesis
Mega Drive/Genesis
Platform
Mega Drive/Genesis
Type
Home
Company
Sega
Released
1988
Units sold
30 million
Atari 2600
Atari 2600
Platform
Atari 2600
Type
Home
Company
Atari
Released
1977
Units sold
30 million
Xbox Series X/S #
Xbox Series X/S #
Platform
Xbox Series X/S #
Type
Home
Company
Microsoft
Released
2020
Units sold
28 million
Xbox
Xbox
Platform
Xbox
Type
Home
Company
Microsoft
Released
2001
Units sold
24 million
Nintendo GameCube
Nintendo GameCube
Platform
Nintendo GameCube
Type
Home
Company
Nintendo
Released
2001
Units sold
21 million
Quest 2
Quest 2
Platform
Quest 2
Type
VR headset
Company
Reality Labs
Released
2020
Units sold
~20 million
Nintendo Switch 2 #
Nintendo Switch 2 #
Platform
Nintendo Switch 2 #
Type
Hybrid
Company
Nintendo
Released
2025
Units sold
>19 million
Wii U
Wii U
Platform
Wii U
Type
Home
Company
Nintendo
Released
2012
Units sold
13 million
V & V
V & V
Platform
V & V
Type
Home
Company
VTech
Released
2004, 2007
Units sold
11 million
Game Gear
Game Gear
Platform
Game Gear
Type
Handheld
Company
Sega
Released
1990
Units sold
10 million
PlayStation Vita
PlayStation Vita
Platform
PlayStation Vita
Type
Handheld
Company
Sony
Released
2011
Units sold
10-15 million (estimate)
Sega Mark III/Master System
Sega Mark III/Master System
Platform
Sega Mark III/Master System
Type
Home
Company
Sega
Released
1985
Units sold
10 million
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16
Platform
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16
Type
Home
Company
NEC/Hudson Soft
Released
1987
Units sold
10 million
Sega Saturn
Sega Saturn
Platform
Sega Saturn
Type
Home
Company
Sega
Released
1994
Units sold
9 million
Dreamcast
Dreamcast
Platform
Dreamcast
Type
Home
Company
Sega
Released
1998
Units sold
9 million
Master System (Brazilian variants)
Master System (Brazilian variants)
Platform
Master System (Brazilian variants)
Type
Home
Company
Tectoy
Released
1989
Units sold
8 million
Leapster
Leapster
Platform
Leapster
Type
Handheld
Company
Leapfrog
Released
2003
Units sold
7 million
Dendy (famiclone)
Dendy (famiclone)
Platform
Dendy (famiclone)
Type
Home
Company
Micro Genius
Released
1992
Units sold
6 million
Super NES Classic Edition
Super NES Classic Edition
Platform
Super NES Classic Edition
Type
Dedicated
Company
Nintendo
Released
2017
Units sold
5 million
Advanced Pico Beena
Advanced Pico Beena
Platform
Advanced Pico Beena
Type
Home
Company
Sega
Released
2005
Units sold
>4 million
NES Classic Edition
NES Classic Edition
Platform
NES Classic Edition
Type
Dedicated
Company
Nintendo
Released
2016
Units sold
3 million
WonderSwan & WonderSwan Color
WonderSwan & WonderSwan Color
Platform
WonderSwan & WonderSwan Color
Type
Handheld
Company
Bandai
Released
1999, 2000
Units sold
3 million
Sega Pico
Sega Pico
Platform
Sega Pico
Type
Home
Company
Sega
Released
1993
Units sold
>3 million
Color TV-Game
Color TV-Game
Platform
Color TV-Game
Type
Dedicated
Company
Nintendo
Released
1977
Units sold
3 million
Intellivision
Intellivision
Platform
Intellivision
Type
Home
Company
Mattel
Released
1980
Units sold
3 million
Mega Drive (Brazilian variants)
Mega Drive (Brazilian variants)
Platform
Mega Drive (Brazilian variants)
Type
Home
Company
Tectoy
Released
1990
Units sold
3 million
N-Gage
N-Gage
Platform
N-Gage
Type
Handheld
Company
Nokia
Released
2003
Units sold
3 million
Magnavox Odyssey²
Magnavox Odyssey²
Platform
Magnavox Odyssey²
Type
Home
Company
Magnavox/Philips
Released
1978
Units sold
2 million
ColecoVision
ColecoVision
Platform
ColecoVision
Type
Home
Company
Coleco
Released
1982
Units sold
>2 million
Sega SG-1000
Sega SG-1000
Platform
Sega SG-1000
Type
Home
Company
Sega
Released
1983
Units sold
2 million
Atari Lynx
Atari Lynx
Platform
Atari Lynx
Type
Handheld
Company
Atari
Released
1989
Units sold
>2 million
3DO
3DO
Platform
3DO
Type
Home
Company
The 3DO Company
Released
1993
Units sold
>2 million
Neo Geo Pocket & Neo Geo Pocket Color
Neo Geo Pocket & Neo Geo Pocket Color
Platform
Neo Geo Pocket & Neo Geo Pocket Color
Type
Handheld
Company
SNK
Released
1998, 1999
Units sold
2 million
Oculus Go
Oculus Go
Platform
Oculus Go
Type
VR headset
Company
Oculus
Released
2018
Units sold
>2 million
Meta Quest 3 #
Meta Quest 3 #
Platform
Meta Quest 3 #
Type
VR headset
Company
Reality Labs
Released
2023
Units sold
>1 million
Mega Drive/Genesis Mini
Mega Drive/Genesis Mini
Platform
Mega Drive/Genesis Mini
Type
Dedicated
Company
Sega
Released
2019
Units sold
>1 million
Telstar
Telstar
Platform
Telstar
Type
Dedicated
Company
Coleco
Released
1976
Units sold
>1 million
Atari 5200
Atari 5200
Platform
Atari 5200
Type
Home
Company
Atari
Released
1982
Units sold
1 million
Philips CD-i
Philips CD-i
Platform
Philips CD-i
Type
Home
Company
Philips
Released
1990
Units sold
>1 million
Pegasus (famiclone)
Pegasus (famiclone)
Platform
Pegasus (famiclone)
Type
Home
Company
Micro Genius
Released
1991
Units sold
1 million
| Platform | Type | Company | Released | Units sold | Ref. |
| PlayStation 2 | Home | Sony | 2000 | 160 million | |
| Nintendo Switch # | Hybrid | Nintendo | 2017 | 155 million | |
| Nintendo DS | Handheld | Nintendo | 2004 | 154 million | |
| Game Boy & Game Boy Color | Handheld | Nintendo | 1989, 1998 | 118 million | |
| PlayStation 4 # | Home | Sony | 2013 | 117 million | |
| PlayStation | Home | Sony | 1994 | 102 million | |
| Wii | Home | Nintendo | 2006 | 101 million | |
| PlayStation 5 # | Home | Sony | 2020 | 93 million | |
| PlayStation 3 | Home | Sony | 2006 | 87 million | |
| Xbox 360 | Home | Microsoft | 2005 | >84 million | |
| Game Boy Advance | Handheld | Nintendo | 2001 | 81 million | |
| PlayStation Portable | Handheld | Sony | 2004 | >80 million | |
| Nintendo 3DS | Handheld | Nintendo | 2011 | 75 million | |
| Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System | Home | Nintendo | 1983 | 61 million | |
| Xbox One | Home | Microsoft | 2013 | ~58 million | |
| Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Home | Nintendo | 1990 | 49 million | |
| Nintendo 64 | Home | Nintendo | 1996 | 32 million | |
| Mega Drive/Genesis | Home | Sega | 1988 | 30 million | |
| Atari 2600 | Home | Atari | 1977 | 30 million | |
| Xbox Series X/S # | Home | Microsoft | 2020 | 28 million | |
| Xbox | Home | Microsoft | 2001 | 24 million | |
| Nintendo GameCube | Home | Nintendo | 2001 | 21 million | |
| Quest 2 | VR headset | Reality Labs | 2020 | ~20 million | |
| Nintendo Switch 2 # | Hybrid | Nintendo | 2025 | >19 million | |
| Wii U | Home | Nintendo | 2012 | 13 million | |
| V & V | Home | VTech | 2004, 2007 | 11 million | |
| Game Gear | Handheld | Sega | 1990 | 10 million | |
| PlayStation Vita | Handheld | Sony | 2011 | 10-15 million (estimate) | |
| Sega Mark III/Master System | Home | Sega | 1985 | 10 million | |
| PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 | Home | NEC/Hudson Soft | 1987 | 10 million | |
| Sega Saturn | Home | Sega | 1994 | 9 million | |
| Dreamcast | Home | Sega | 1998 | 9 million | |
| Master System (Brazilian variants) | Home | Tectoy | 1989 | 8 million | |
| Leapster | Handheld | Leapfrog | 2003 | 7 million | |
| Dendy (famiclone) | Home | Micro Genius | 1992 | 6 million | |
| Super NES Classic Edition | Dedicated | Nintendo | 2017 | 5 million | |
| Advanced Pico Beena | Home | Sega | 2005 | >4 million | |
| NES Classic Edition | Dedicated | Nintendo | 2016 | 3 million | |
| WonderSwan & WonderSwan Color | Handheld | Bandai | 1999, 2000 | 3 million | |
| Sega Pico | Home | Sega | 1993 | >3 million | |
| Color TV-Game | Dedicated | Nintendo | 1977 | 3 million | |
| Intellivision | Home | Mattel | 1980 | 3 million | |
| Mega Drive (Brazilian variants) | Home | Tectoy | 1990 | 3 million | |
| N-Gage | Handheld | Nokia | 2003 | 3 million | |
| Magnavox Odyssey² | Home | Magnavox/Philips | 1978 | 2 million | |
| ColecoVision | Home | Coleco | 1982 | >2 million | |
| Sega SG-1000 | Home | Sega | 1983 | 2 million | |
| Atari Lynx | Handheld | Atari | 1989 | >2 million | |
| 3DO | Home | The 3DO Company | 1993 | >2 million |
References
- Including Nintendo Switch Lite and OLED units
- Including Nintendo DS Lite, DSi and DSi XL units
- Nintendo only provided a combined sales total. Before Game Boy Color's release in late 1998, previous models sold 64 mil
- Including Game Boy Advance SP and Micro units
- 30 million sold by Sega worldwide as of March 1996, not including sales of third-party licensed consoles from manufactur
- Game Gear Sega announced that it had shipped 10 million Game Gear units by March 31, 1996, but the Game Gear continued t
- PlayStation Vita: Third-party estimates range from 10–15 million. Glixel stated in June 2017 that 15 million were sold,
- Designed by Hudson and manufactured and marketed by NEC
- Bandai released three WonderSwan iterations. A March 2003 Famitsu article reported the original (March 1999) and color (
- Sega sold this amount as of April 2005. Its successor launched on August 6, 2005. Majesco re-manufactured and distribute
- The ColecoVision reached 2 million units sold by the spring of 1984. Console quarterly sales dramatically decreased at t
- Developed by The 3DO Company and manufactured by Panasonic, Sanyo, GoldStar and Creative Technology.
- Includes Quest 3S sales
- Coleco launched Telstar in 1976 and sold a million. Production and delivery issues, and dedicated consoles being replace
- This Philips-reported figure was in The New York Times on September 15, 1994. The CD-i was discontinued in 1998.
- Sony Interactive Entertainmenthttps://sonyinteractive.com/en/our-company/business-data-sales/
- Nintendo Co., Ltdhttp://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html
- Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/gaming/2009/04/game-boy-20th-anniversary/
- "Historical Data: Consolidated Sales Transition by Region"https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/finance/historical_data/xls/consolidated_sales_e1703.xlsx
- Gematsuhttps://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/ps5-shipments-top-19-3-million-ps4-tops-117-2-million