Release date represents data access date. Values refer to total sales since the release of each console, i.e., sales across the entire lifetime of the product.
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Lifetime sales of video game consoles worldwide 2026
The PlayStation 2 was first released in 2000 in response to Sony's hugely popular original PlayStation. The PS2 has become the best-selling video game console of all time. As of 2026, it had sold over * million units worldwide. The latest PlayStation 5 console has sold over million units as of the most recently measured period. Nintendo's Switch is the only current-generation console among the five best-selling consoles of all time, with over * million units.Â
PlayStation console history
PlayStation is a Japanese video game brand produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a division of the Sony Corporation. The PlayStation video game console is the most widely known product under the PlayStation umbrella. The first-generation PlayStation console was released in Japan in December 1994, and worldwide the following year. Since then, Sony has released a further four generations of video game consoles: the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and the latest PlayStation 5, which was released in November 2020. Sony has also released two handheld video game consoles: the PlayStation Portable and the PlayStation Vita.
Nintendo console history
Nintendo registers three devices in the top five for all-time sales of video game consoles. The company released its first series of home consoles in 1977 with the Color TV-Game. In 1983, the company released the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), a console that has recorded close to million lifetime sales globally. This was followed by the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), Nintendo 64 (N64), and Nintendo GameCube, respectively. In 2006, Nintendo released the Wii, the popular home console with motion control features. Nintendo’s latest home console, the Nintendo Switch, was first released in 2017.
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VGChartz. (February 9, 2026). Lifetime sales of video game consoles worldwide as of January 2026 (in million units) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 14, 2026, from /statistics/1101872/unit-sales-video-game-consoles/
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