Japan Manufacturer Console Units sold Sony PlayStation 2 24,420,000 PlayStation Portable 19,632,197 PlayStation 19,411,000 Nintendo Famicom (NES) 19,350,000 41 more rows
This is a list of best-selling game consoles by region. This page consists of countries in Asia, North America, Europe, and other regions, which all used different analog television color systems; these being NTSC, PAL and SECAM. PAL broadcast at 576i, in Europe and Asia.
Background shading indicates video game consoles on the market.
# indicates Eighth & Ninth generation consoles.
Asia [ edit ]
Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure Sony PlayStation 2 March 4, 2000 25,420,000[1] March 2007 PlayStation December 4, 1994 21,590,000[2] Sega Dreamcast November 27, 1998 2,690,000[3] March 2001 Nintendo Switch # March 3, 2017 2,259,000 (excluding Japan)[4] 2018 Microsoft Xbox 2002 1,800,000[5] June 2005 Nintendo 3DS # February 26, 2011 1,047,760 (excluding Japan)[4] 2018
Japan [ edit ]
Based on figures from Famitsu, unless cited otherwise.
Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure Sony PlayStation 2 2003 5,200,000[24] March 2010 PlayStation Portable September 1, 2005 5,200,000[24] Nintendo DS 2005 850,000[24] Sony PlayStation 3 ? 450,000[24] Nintendo Wii 315,000[24] Microsoft Xbox 360 180,000[24]
South Korea [ edit ]
Most consoles have different names in South Korea, and had local Korean manufacturers.
Manufacturer (licensor) Console Released Units sold Date of figure Sony PlayStation 2 February 22, 2002 1,000,000[25] October 2004 Samsung (Sega) Gam*Boy / Aladdin Boy (Master System) April 1989 730,000[18] 1993 Daewoo Zemmix 1985 415,000[26][ better source needed ] 1992 Sony PlayStation 4 December 2013 400,000[27] February 8, 2019 Hyundai (Nintendo) Comboy (NES) December 1989 360,000[26] 1993 Samsung (Sega) Super Gam*Boy / Super Aladdin Boy (Mega Drive) 1990 194,000[26] Nintendo Switch # December 1, 2017 110,000[28] February 8, 2019 Hyundai (Nintendo) Super Comboy (SNES) 1992 80,000[26] 1993
Americas [ edit ]
North America [ edit ]
Canada [ edit ]
Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure Sony PlayStation 5 # November 12, 2020 1,500,000[33] 2020 Nintendo Nintendo 64 September 29, 1996 1,300,000[34] Wii November 19, 2006 1,060,000[35] Microsoft Xbox 360 November 22, 2005 870,000[35] Sony PlayStation 3 November 17, 2006 520,000[35] 2008
Mexico [ edit ]
Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure Sony PlayStation 2 2004 860,000[36] 2007 Microsoft Xbox One 2013 700,000 2020
United States [ edit ]
Based on figures from the NPD Group unless cited otherwise.
Brazil [ edit ]
Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure Tectoy (Sega) Master System September 4, 1989 >8,000,000[52] 2015 Mega Drive 1990 >3,000,000[53] 2012
Europe [ edit ]
Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure Sony PlayStation 2 November 24, 2000 48,000,000[54] May 2008 PlayStation September 29, 1995 40,120,000[2] March 2007 Nintendo DS March 11, 2005 38,100,000[37] March 2009 Switch # March 3, 2017 29,290,000[a][30] September 2022 Sega Mega Drive September, 1990 8,170,000+[b] October 1996 Nintendo NES September 1986 8,025,000+[c] 1994 Microsoft Xbox 360 December 2, 2005 7,000,000[55] September 2008 Sega Master System June 1987 6,800,000+[d] 1994 Micro Genius Dendy 1992 6,000,000[56] 1998 Microsoft Xbox March 14, 2002 5,500,000[5] June 2005 Nintendo SNES June, 1987 5,280,000+[e] 1998 Sony PlayStation 3 March 23, 2007 5,000,000[54] May 2008 Nintendo Nintendo 64 March 1, 1997 4,500,000[57] January 1999 Sega Dreamcast October 14, 1999 1,630,000[21] March 2001 Saturn July 8, 1995 1,000,000[21] March 1999
Western Europe [ edit ]
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Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure Sega Mega Drive September, 1990 8,170,000+[b] June 1996 Nintendo NES September 1986 8,025,000[c] 1994 Sega Master System June 1987 6,800,000[d] 1994 Nintendo SNES June, 1987 5,280,000+[e] 1998 Sega Mega CD April 2, 1993 415,000[16] 1994
France [ edit ]
Based on GFK 2016 figures[61] unless cited otherwise.
Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure Nintendo DS March 11, 2005 10,596,000 2016 Wii December 8, 2006 6,400,000[62] 2015 Switch # March 3, 2017 6,000,000[63] January 2022 Sony PlayStation 4 # November 29, 2013 6,000,000[63] January 2022 PlayStation 3 March 23, 2007 5,235,000 2016 Nintendo 3DS # March 25, 2011 4,765,000 Sony PSP September 1, 2005 3,582,000 Microsoft Xbox 360 December 2, 2005 3,379,000 Nintendo NES 1986 2,400,000[16] 1994 Game Boy September 28, 1990 2,000,000[64] 1995 Sega Master System 1987 1,600,000[16] 1993 Mega Drive 1990 1,300,000[16] 1994 Nintendo SNES 1992 1,000,000[16] 1994 Microsoft Xbox One November 22, 2013 1,026,000 2016 Nintendo Wii U November 30, 2012 832,000 Commodore Amiga ? 700,000[65] 1994 Atari VCS / 2600 1982 600,000[66] 1989 Sony PS Vita # February 22, 2012 535,000 2016 Sega Game Gear April 1991 300,000[64] 1995 SNK Neo Geo 1991 100,000[64] 1995 Sega Mega CD 1993 65,000[16] 1994 Atari XE-GS 1989 30,000[66] 1989 Epoch/Yeno Super Cassette Vision 1985 >17,800[18] 1986
Germany [ edit ]
Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure Nintendo Game Boy September 1990 6,800,000[67] February 2000 Sony PlayStation September 1995 4,000,000[67] October 2000 PlayStation 4 # November 29, 2013 3,200,000[68] June 2016 Nintendo Nintendo 64 March 1997 1,500,000[67] February 2000 Game Boy Color November 1998 1,500,000[67] February 2000 Commodore Amiga ? 1,400,000[65] 1994 Nintendo SNES December 8, 2006 1,400,000[16] 1994 NES 1986 1,200,000[16] 1994 Sega Mega Drive November 30, 1990 800,000[16] 1994 Microsoft Xbox One November 22, 2013 710,000[68] June 2016 Sega Master System September 1987 700,000[16] 1993 Nintendo Wii U # November 30, 2012 750,000[68] (estimated) June 2016 Switch # March 3, 2017 600,000 2017 Sony PlayStation 3 March 23, 2007 500,000[69] March 2008 Atari 2600 1978 450,000[70] 1983 Microsoft Xbox 360 December 2, 2005 281,000[71] June 2007 Sega Saturn July 1995 200,000[67] 1999 Dreamcast October 1999 110,000[67] September 2000 Mega CD 1993 140,000[16] 1994 Mattel Intellivision 1982 100,000[70] 1983
Spain [ edit ]
United Kingdom [ edit ]
Based on figures from GfK Chart-Track, as of January 3, 2009,[95] unless cited otherwise.
Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure Nintendo DS March 11, 2005 8,800,000 2008 Sony PlayStation 2 November 24, 2000 6,600,000[96] October 2004 PlayStation September 1995 5,500,000[97] December 1999 Nintendo Wii December 8, 2006 4,900,000 2008 Microsoft Xbox 360 December 2, 2005 3,200,000 2008 Sony PlayStation Portable September 1, 2005 3,200,000 Sega Mega Drive November 30, 1990 3,000,000[58] June 1996 Nintendo Game Boy September 1990 3,000,000[98] December 1997 Sony PlayStation 3 March 23, 2007 2,000,000[99] March 2009 Commodore Amiga ? 1,500,000[100] 1993 Nintendo Nintendo 64 March 1, 1997 1,500,000[97] December 1999 Game Boy Color November 1998 1,500,000[97] December 1999 Sega Master System September 1987 1,350,000[16] 1993 Nintendo NES 1987 1,150,000[59] October 1993 SNES April 1992 1,050,000[16] 1994 Sony PlayStation 4 # November 29, 2013 1,000,000[101] April 2015 PlayStation 2 November 24, 2000 1,000,000[102] November 10, 2001 Sega Game Gear April 1991 591,000[103] December 1993 Nintendo Switch # March 3, 2017 300,000+[104] October 2017 Sega Dreamcast October 1999 240,000[97] December 1999 Saturn July 1995 214,460[105] December 1999 Nintendo Wii U # November 30, 2012 150,000[106] 2012 Atari Atari VCS 1978 125,000[107] December 1980 Sega Mega CD April 2, 1993 104,000[103] December 1993 Philips CD-i 1990 100,000[19] 1994
Other regions [ edit ]
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Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure Sony PlayStation 4 # November 29, 2013 2,500,000[108] October 2018 PlayStation 2 November 30, 2000 2,200,000[109] January 2007 Nintendo Wii December 7, 2006 2,100,000[110] April 4, 2011 Microsoft Xbox 360 March 2, 2006 700,000[111] June 2009 Sega Master System 1987 650,000[112] November 1994 Mega Drive 1990 300,000[113] November 1994 Sony PlayStation 3 March 3, 2007 285,000[110] June 2008 Nintendo Gamecube September 14, 2001 167,899[114] Late 2007
South Africa [ edit ]
Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure Sony PlayStation 3 March 23, 2007 >300,000[115] Nintendo Wii November, 2007 ≈126,000[116] 2009
Unknown regions [ edit ]
Notes [ edit ]
a b Before June 2019, European Switch sales were not given a separate section on Nintendo's financial statements. a b Belgium – 160,000 (1994) [16]
France – 1.3 million (1994) [16]
Germany – 800,000 in Germany (1994) [16]
Italy – 400,000 (1994) [16]
Netherlands – 160,000 (1994) [16]
Spain – 450,000 (1993) [16]
United Kingdom – 3 million (June 1996) [58]
Other countries – 1.9 million (1994) [16] Mega Drive sales in Western Europe a b Belgium – 220,000 (1993) [16]
France – 2.4 million (1992) [16]
Germany – 1.2 million in Germany (1993) [16]
in Germany Italy – 500,000 (1992) [16]
Netherlands – 400,000 (1993) [16]
Spain – 440,000 (1993) [16]
United Kingdom – 1.15 million (October 1993) [59]
Other countries – 1.76 million (1992) [16] NES sales in Western Europe a b [16] Belgium – 600,000 (1991)
France – 1.6 million (1993)
Germany – 700,000 in Germany (1993)
Italy – 400,000 (1992)
Netherlands – 200,000 (1993)
Spain – 550,000 (1993)
United Kingdom – 1.35 million (1993)
Other countries – 1.4 million (1993) Master System sales in Western Europe a b Belgium – 70,000 (1994) [16]
France – 1 million (1994) [16]
Germany – 1.4 million in Germany (1994) [16]
in Germany Italy – 200,000 (1994) [16]
Netherlands – 130,000 (1994) [16]
Spain – 630,000 (1998) [60]
United Kingdom – 1.05 million (1994) [16]
Other countries – 500,000 (1994) [16] SNES sales in Western Europe
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