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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

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Region-wide

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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

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Based on figures from Famitsu, unless cited otherwise.

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure
Nintendo Nintendo Switch # March 3, 2017 35,620,000[6] September 30, 2024
Nintendo DS December 2, 2004 32,990,000[7] March 2013
Game Boy and Game Boy Color April 21, 1989 32,470,000[7] March 2003
Nintendo 3DS # February 26, 2011 25,260,000[8] March 2020
Sony PlayStation 2 March 4, 2000 24,420,000[9] 2008
PlayStation Portable December 12, 2004 19,632,197 December 14, 2014
PlayStation December 3, 1994 19,411,000[9] 2005
Nintendo Family Computer July 15, 1983 19,350,000[7] March 2004
Super Famicom November 21, 1990 17,170,000[7] March 2004
Game Boy Advance March 21, 2001 16,960,000[7] March 2009
Wii December 2, 2006 12,750,000[7] March 2014
Sony PlayStation 3 November 11, 2006 10,469,971[10] 2017
PlayStation 4 # February 22, 2014 9,503,963 August 18, 2024
NEC PC Engine October 30, 1987 8,000,000[11] ?
Sony PlayStation 5 # November 12, 2020 5,952,126 August 18, 2024
PlayStation Vita # December 17, 2011 5,863,022 December 29, 2019
Sega Saturn November 22, 1994 5,800,000[12] 2000
Nintendo Nintendo 64 June 23, 1996 5,540,000[7] March 2008
Nintendo Family Computer Disk System February 21, 1986 4,500,000[13] ?
GameCube September 14, 2001 4,040,000[7] September 2008
Sega Mega Drive October 29, 1988 3,590,000[12] 1997
Nintendo Wii U # December 8, 2012 3,340,000[7] March 2017
Color TV-Game June 1, 1977 3,000,000[14] 1993
Sega Dreamcast November 27, 1998 2,526,000[9] 2002
Game Gear October 6, 1990 1,980,000[9] 1996
NEC PC Engine Duo + CD·ROM2 September 21, 1991 1,920,000[15] March 1996
Bandai WonderSwan March 4, 1999 1,803,092 April 1, 2004
Microsoft Xbox 360 December 10, 2005 1,614,940 August 31, 2014
Sega Sega Mark III (Master System) October 20, 1985 1,000,000[16] 1986
Mega CD December 12, 1991 850,000[17] 1994
Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer March 20, 1994 750,000[9] 1996
Microsoft Xbox Series X #
Xbox Series S # 		November 10, 2020 622,390 August 18, 2024
Atari Lynx September 1, 1989 500,000 1991
Microsoft Xbox February 22, 2002 472,994 April 12, 2005
Sega SG-1000 July 15, 1983 440,000[18][better source needed] 1988
SNK Neo Geo Pocket October 28, 1998 311,315 July 29, 2001
Nintendo Family Computer Network System 1988 300,000 1989
Epoch Super Cassette Vision 1984 300,000[12] 1986
Cassette Vision 1981 300,000[19][better source needed]
NEC PC-FX December 23, 1994 300,000[9] 1997
Sega 32X December 3, 1994 270,000[20] 1994
Epoch TV Baseball 1978 230,000[19] 1986
System 10 1977 200,000[19]
Microsoft Xbox One September 4, 2014 140,700[21] June 2019
Nintendo Virtual Boy July 21, 1995 14,000[22][better source needed] March 1996
Epoch TV Tennis 1975 10,000[19] 1986
Atari Jaguar December 8, 1994 3,000 1995

China

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Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure
Nintendo Switch 2019 4,000,000[23] January 2021
Sony PlayStation 4 2015 3,520,000[24] December 2020
Microsoft Xbox One 2014 1,240,000[24] December 2020

Middle East

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Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure
Sony PlayStation 2 2003 5,200,000[25] March 2010
PlayStation Portable September 1, 2005 5,200,000[25]
Nintendo DS 2005 850,000[25]
Sony PlayStation 3 ? 450,000[25]
Nintendo Wii 315,000[25]
Microsoft Xbox 360 180,000[25]

South Korea

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Older consoles have different names in South Korea and had local Korean manufacturers.

Manufacturer (licensor) Console Released Units sold Date of figure
Nintendo Switch # December 1, 2017 >2,314,955[26] December 31, 2021
Sony PlayStation 4 December 2013 >1,100,000[27] December 31, 2019
Sony PlayStation 2 February 22, 2002 1,000,000[28] October 2004
Samsung (Sega) Gam*Boy / Aladdin Boy (Master System) April 1989 730,000[19] 1993
Daewoo Zemmix 1985 415,000[29][better source needed] 1992
Hyundai (Nintendo) Comboy (NES) December 1989 360,000[29] 1993
Samsung (Sega) Super Gam*Boy / Super Aladdin Boy (Mega Drive) 1990 194,000[29]
Hyundai (Nintendo) Super Comboy (SNES) 1992 80,000[29] 1993

Americas

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Region-wide

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Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure
Nintendo Nintendo DS November 21, 2004 59,930,000[7] September 2013
Wii November 19, 2006 48,640,000[7] March 2015
Game Boy and Game Boy Color July 31, 1989 44,060,000[7] March 2002
Game Boy Advance June 11, 2001 41,640,000[7] March 2008
NES October 18, 1985 34,000,000[7] March 1998
SNES August 23, 1991 23,350,000[7] March 2001
Nintendo 64 September 29, 1996 20,630,000[7] March 2003
GameCube November 18, 2001 12,940,000[7] March 2008

North America

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Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure
Nintendo Nintendo DS November 21, 2004 <59,930,000[7] September 2013
Nintendo Switch # March 3, 2017 56,110,000[6] September 30, 2024
Sony PlayStation 2 October 26, 2000 50,000,000[30] March 2007
Nintendo Wii November 19, 2006 <48,640,000[7] March 2015
Game Boy and Game Boy Color July 31, 1989 <44,060,000[7] March 2002
Game Boy Advance June 11, 2001 <41,640,000[7] March 2008
Sony PlayStation September 9, 1995 40,780,000[2] March 2007?
Nintendo NES October 18, 1985 <34,000,000[7] March 1998
Atari Atari 2600 1977 <30,000,000[31] 2012
Nintendo Nintendo 3DS March 27, 2011 26,730,000[8] March 2020
Nintendo 64 September 29, 1996 <20,630,000[7] March 2003
SNES August 23, 1991 20,000,000+[32] December 2013
Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) August 14, 1989 20,000,000+[33] March 1998
Microsoft Xbox November 15, 2001 14,600,000[5] June 2005
Nintendo GameCube November 18, 2001 <12,940,000[7] March 2008
Wii U November 18, 2012 7,200,000 2020
Sega Dreamcast September 9, 1999 4,640,000[22] March 2002
Sony PlayStation 5 # November 12, 2020 3,100,000 Nov 2020
Sega Saturn May 11, 1995 1,800,000 March 1999

Canada

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Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure
Sony PlayStation 5 # November 12, 2020 1,500,000[34] 2020
Nintendo Nintendo 64 September 29, 1996 1,300,000[35]
Wii November 19, 2006 1,060,000[36]
Microsoft Xbox 360 November 22, 2005 870,000[36]
Sony PlayStation 3 November 17, 2006 520,000[36] 2008

Mexico

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Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure
Sony PlayStation 2 2004 860,000[37] 2007
Microsoft Xbox One 2013 700,000 2020

United States

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Based on figures from the NPD Group as of June 2014[38][39] unless cited otherwise.

Million-selling game consoles in the USA
Platform Type Firm Released Units sold
Nintendo DS Handheld Nintendo 2004 53.8 million
PlayStation 2 Home Sony 2000 46.5 million[40]
Nintendo Switch # Hybrid Nintendo 2017 45.4 million[41][40]
Xbox 360 Home Microsoft 2005 42.7 million[42]
Wii Home Nintendo 2006 41.7 million[40]
Game Boy & Game Boy Color Handheld Nintendo 1989, 1998 38.2 million
Game Boy Advance Handheld Nintendo 2001 36.3 million
Nintendo Entertainment System Home Nintendo 1985 <34 million[7]
PlayStation Home Sony 1995 30.4 million
PlayStation 3 Home Sony 2006 26.7 million[40]
PlayStation Portable Handheld Sony 2005 20.2 million
Super Nintendo Entertainment System Home Nintendo 1991 20.0 million
Genesis Home Sega 1989 18.5 million
Nintendo 64 Home Nintendo 1996 18.0 million
Xbox Series X/S # Home Microsoft 2020 >14.5 million[43]
Xbox Home Microsoft 2001 14.5 million
Nintendo 3DS Handheld Nintendo 2011 12.3 million
Nintendo GameCube Home Nintendo 2001 11.8 million
Atari 2600 Home Atari 1977 10 million[44]
Wii U Home Nintendo 2012 5.3 million[45]
Dreamcast Home Sega 1999 4.1 million
PlayStation Vita Handheld Sony 2012 1.9 million
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 Home NEC/Hudson Soft 1989 2.5 million[46]
Master System Home Sega 1986 2 million[47]
Atari 7800 Home Atari 1986 2 million[48]
Sega CD Home Sega 1992 1.5 million[17]
Sega Saturn Home Sega 1995 1.4 million

Brazil

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Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure
Tectoy (Sega) Master System September 4, 1989 >8,000,000[49] 2015
Mega Drive 1990 >3,000,000[50] 2012

Europe

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Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure
Sony PlayStation 2 November 24, 2000 48,000,000[51] May 2008
PlayStation September 29, 1995 40,120,000[2] March 2007
Nintendo DS March 11, 2005 38,100,000[52] March 2009
Switch # March 3, 2017 37,520,000[a][6] September 30, 2024
Sega Mega Drive September 1990 8,320,000+[b] October 1996
Nintendo NES September 1986 8,025,000+[c] 1994
Microsoft Xbox 360 December 2, 2005 7,000,000[53] September 2008
Sega Master System June 1987 6,800,000+[d] 1994
Micro Genius Dendy 1992 6,000,000[54] 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[51] May 2008
Nintendo Nintendo 64 March 1, 1997 4,500,000[55] January 1999
Sega Dreamcast October 14, 1999 1,630,000[22] March 2001
Saturn July 8, 1995 1,000,000[22] March 1999

Western Europe

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Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure
Sega Mega Drive September 1990 8,320,000+[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 1992 5,280,000+[e] 1998
Sega Mega CD April 2, 1993 415,000[17] 1994

France

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Based on GFK 2016 figures[60] unless cited otherwise.

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure
Nintendo DS March 11, 2005 10,596,000 2016
Switch # March 3, 2017 7,090,000[61] January 2023
Wii December 8, 2006 6,400,000[62] 2015
Sony PlayStation 4 # November 29, 2013 6,000,000[61] January 2023
PlayStation 2 2000 5,900,000[63] 2009
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[17] 1994
Game Boy September 28, 1990 2,000,000[64] 1995
Sega Master System 1987 1,600,000[17] 1993
Mega Drive 1990 1,300,000[17] 1994
Nintendo SNES 1992 1,000,000[17] 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[17] 1994
Atari XE-GS 1989 30,000[66] 1989
Epoch/Yeno Super Cassette Vision 1985 >17,800[19] 1986

Germany

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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[17] 1994
NES 1986 1,200,000[17] 1994
Sega Mega Drive November 30, 1990 800,000[17] 1994
Microsoft Xbox One November 22, 2013 710,000[68] June 2016
Sega Master System September 1987 700,000[17] 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 180,000[72] February 2001
Mega CD 1993 140,000[17] 1994
Mattel Intellivision 1982 100,000[70] 1983

Spain

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Manufacturer Console Release Units sold Date of figure
Nintendo DS March 11, 2005 5,700,000[73] Early 2012
Sony PlayStation 2 November 24, 2000 5,000,000[74] Early 2009
PlayStation 4 # November 22, 2013 3,300,000[75] December 2019
Nintendo Switch # March 3, 2017 3,000,000[76] December 2023
Wii December 8, 2006 2,700,000[77] 2010
Sony PlayStation 3 March 23, 2007 2,700,000[78] 2013
Nintendo Game Boy January 1991[79] 2,300,000[80] Late 1998/Early 1999
Sony PlayStation Portable September 1, 2005 2,100,000[81] 2008
Nintendo Nintendo 3DS March 25, 2011 2,000,000[82] Early 2018
Game Boy Advance June 22, 2001 1,600,000[83] 2004
Sony PlayStation September 29, 1995 1,400,000[84] 1999
PlayStation 5 # November 19, 2020 1,126,000[85] December 2023
Microsoft Xbox 360 December 2, 2005 1,000,000[86] 2011
Sega Mega Drive September 1990 <700,000[87] 1994
Nintendo SNES June 1, 1992[59] 630,000[59] 1998
Sony PlayStation Vita February 22, 2012 600,000[88] Mid 2015
Sega Master System 1987[89] 550,000[17] 1993
Nintendo NES 1988[90] 440,000[17] 1993
Microsoft Xbox Series # November 10, 2020 310,000[85] December 2023
Xbox One November 22, 2013 305,000[91]~500,000[92] 2017
Nintendo GameCube May 3, 2002 <300,000[93] 2006
Sega Dreamcast October 14, 1999 200,000[94] Early 2001
Game Gear 1991 175,000[95] 1992
Saturn July 7, 1995[96] 70,000[97] Early 1997
Mega CD 1993 30,000[17] 1994

United Kingdom

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Based on figures from GfK Chart-Track, as of December 2005,[98] unless cited otherwise.

Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure
Nintendo Nintendo DS March 11, 2005 12,300,000[99] 2011
Microsoft Xbox 360 December 2, 2005 9,030,000[100] June 2015
Nintendo Wii December 8, 2006 8,400,000[101] June 27, 2013
Sony PlayStation 2 November 24, 2000 8,030,000 December 2005
PlayStation September 1995 7,190,000 December 2005
PlayStation 4 # November 29, 2013 6,800,000[102] September 2019
Nintendo Game Boy September 1990 6,630,000 December 2005
Sony PlayStation 3 March 23, 2007 5,920,000[100] June 2015
Nintendo Switch # March 3, 2017 5,000,000[103][104] November 3, 2022
Microsoft Xbox One # November 22, 2013 5,000,000[104] December 11, 2018
Nintendo Game Boy Advance June 22, 2001 4,550,000 December 2005
Sony PlayStation 5 # November 19, 2020 4,000,000[105] August 9, 2024
PlayStation Portable September 1, 2005 3,600,000[106] January 2010
Sega Mega Drive November 30, 1990 3,000,000[57] June 1996
Microsoft Xbox March 14, 2002 2,140,000 December 2005
Microsoft Xbox Series # November 10, 2020 2,000,000[107] May 15, 2023
Commodore Amiga 1986[108] 1,500,000[109] 1993
Nintendo Nintendo 64 March 1, 1997 1,500,000[110] April 2022
Game Boy Color November 1998 1,500,000[111] December 1999
Sega Master System September 1987 1,350,000[17] 1993
Nintendo Gamecube May 3, 2002 1,150,000 December 2005
NES 1987 1,150,000[58] October 1993
SNES April 1992 1,050,000[17] 1994
Sega Game Gear April 1991 591,000[112] December 1993
Sega Dreamcast October 1999 240,000[111] December 1999
Saturn July 1995 214,460[113] December 1999
Nintendo Wii U # November 30, 2012 150,000[114] 2012
Atari Atari VCS 1978 125,000[115] December 1980
Sega Mega CD April 2, 1993 104,000[112] December 1993
Philips CD-i 1990 100,000[20] 1994

Other regions

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Australia

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Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure
Sony PlayStation 4 # November 29, 2013 2,500,000[116] October 2018
PlayStation 2 November 30, 2000 2,200,000[117] January 2007
Nintendo Wii December 7, 2006 2,100,000[118] April 4, 2011
Sony PlayStation November 15th, 1995 1,000,000[119] April 1999
Microsoft Xbox 360 March 2, 2006 700,000[120] June 2009
Sega Master System 1987 650,000[121] November 1994
Nintendo Nintendo 64 March 1st, 1997 500,000[122] January 1999
Sega Mega Drive 1990 300,000[123] November 1994
Sony PlayStation 3 March 3, 2007 285,000[118] June 2008
Nintendo Gamecube September 14, 2001 167,899[124] Late 2007
Game Boy Color November 27, 1998 80,000[125] May 1999

South Africa

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Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure
Sony PlayStation 3 March 23, 2007 >300,000[126]
Nintendo Wii November, 2007 ≈126,000[127] 2009

"Other/Unknown" regions

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Manufacturer Console Units sold Date of figure
Nintendo DS 61,100,000[7] March 2016
Game Boy 42,160,000[7] March 2003
Wii 40,230,000[7] March 2016
3DS # 23,780,000[8] March 2020
Game Boy Advance 22,910,000[7] March 2010
Switch # 16,790,000[a][6] September 30, 2024
Super Famicom/SNES 8,580,000[7] March 2001
Famicom/NES 8,560,000[7] <March 1998
Nintendo 64 6,750,000[7] March 2002
GameCube 4,770,000[7] March 2008
Wii U # 3,740,000[7] March 2017
Sega Mega Drive 1,000,000[17] 1994

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Before June 2019, European Switch sales were not given a separate section on Nintendo's financial statements.
  2. ^ a b Mega Drive sales in Western Europe
    • Belgium – 160,000 (1994)[17]
    • France – 1.3 million (1994)[17]
    • Germany – 800,000 in Germany (1994)[17]
    • Italy – 400,000 (1994)[17]
    • Netherlands – 160,000 (1994)[17]
    • Spain – 600,000 (1994)[56]
    • United Kingdom – 3 million (June 1996)[57]
    • Other countries – 1.9 million (1994)[17]
  3. ^ a b NES sales in Western Europe
    • Belgium – 220,000 (1993)[17]
    • France – 2.4 million (1992)[17]
    • Germany – 1.2 million in Germany (1993)[17]
    • Italy – 500,000 (1992)[17]
    • Netherlands – 400,000 (1993)[17]
    • Spain – 440,000 (1993)[17]
    • United Kingdom – 1.15 million (October 1993)[58]
    • Other countries – 1.76 million (1992)[17]
  4. ^ a b Master System sales in Western Europe[17]
    • 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)
  5. ^ a b SNES sales in Western Europe
    • Belgium – 70,000 (1994)[17]
    • France – 1 million (1994)[17]
    • Germany – 1.4 million in Germany (1994)[17]
    • Italy – 200,000 (1994)[17]
    • Netherlands – 130,000 (1994)[17]
    • Spain – 630,000 (1998)[59]
    • United Kingdom – 1.05 million (1994)[17]
    • Other countries – 500,000 (1994)[17]

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