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Best-Selling Video Game Consoles

Try to name the best-selling video game consoles and of all-time.
As of 3 December 2025. Estimates according to Wikipedia.
Includes handhelds (in gold)
VR headsets and educational devices not included
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First submittedAugust 30, 2012
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Released
Sales
Console
2000
160 m
PlayStation 2
2004
154 m
Nintendo DS
2017
154 m
Nintendo Switch
1989
119 m
Game Boy / Game Boy Color
2013
117 m
PlayStation 4
1994
102 m
PlayStation
2006
102 m
Wii
2006
87 m
PlayStation 3
2020
84 m
PlayStation 5
2005
84 m
Xbox 360
2001
82 m
Game Boy Advance
2004
80 m
PlayStation Portable
2011
76 m
Nintendo 3DS
1983
62 m
Nintendo
2013
58 m
Xbox One
1990
49 m
Super Nintendo
1996
33 m
Nintendo 64
1988
31 m
Sega Genesis
1977
30 m
Atari 2600
2020
28 m
Xbox Series X / S
2001
24 m
Xbox
2001
22 m
Game Cube
2012
14 m
Wii U
2011
12.5 m
PlayStation Vita
1990
10.7 m
Game Gear
2025
10.4 m
Nintendo Switch 2
1983
10 m
Sega Master System
1987
10 m
TurboGrafx-16
1994
9.3 m
Sega Saturn
1998
9.1 m
Dreamcast
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100 Recent Comments
ChocolateMoose
+2
Level 28
Dec 22, 2015
Can you accept "gcn" for gamecube because that's it's abbreviation?
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Mar 5, 2016
Okay
kalbahamut
+7
Level 79
Mar 6, 2016
I never understood why they didn't use "NGC"... it's the Nintendo Game Cube.... not the Game Cube Nintendo...
Insaniot
+9
Level 63
May 25, 2018
GCN sounds better, and it still makes sense.
kalbahamut
+14
Level 79
Dec 15, 2018
Wrong on both accounts. You're just used to it.
HollowYT
+11
Level 51
Jan 31, 2024
National Geographic Channel owns NGC
dmeuesen
+2
Level 39
Jan 7, 2016
all but gamecube!!! how did I forget that one?!
buck1017
+11
Level 78
Jan 29, 2016
What!!! No Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device?
Quizmaster
+14
Level ∞
Mar 5, 2016
That was my favorite console. My dad wouldn't spring for the Nintendo.
bks961
+4
Level 74
Oct 3, 2017
When the Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device Color upgrade was released sales really exploded.
Cnmc
+1
Level 19
Mar 8, 2016
The Nintendo SP (GameBoy Advance SP) was incredibly popular. You cannot convince me that was not a top selling system. It introduced us to to the idea of a DS!
Insaniot
+1
Level 63
May 25, 2018
That title belongs to the Game and Watch.
Damangio
+5
Level 64
Mar 12, 2021
It was a variant of the Game Boy Advance, so it's included in that number.
ningyou
+2
Level 21
Mar 13, 2016
Please accept Famicon and Super Famicon for "Nintendo Entertainment System" and "Super Nintendo". Thank you.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Mar 15, 2016
If you ever decide to add those in, I'd also add SMS for Sega Master System.
meatloafgamer1
+1
Level 70
Oct 1, 2016
cant believe Saturn sold more units than ps vita
polothedoodle
+1
Level 86
Feb 8, 2017
2ds?
kenpo17
+3
Level 65
Jan 21, 2019
Lumped in with the 3DS. It's really not a separate console, just a redesign of the same thing.
HendogJP
+3
Level 62
Dec 7, 2020
Yeah, its the exact same console, just without one switch on the console.
Jonnyshaw123
+1
Level 21
Mar 2, 2017
Should be updated when the switch is released!
davbin
+1
Level 74
Apr 9, 2017
15/16. Wish "Turbo Grpahics" was accepted.
Damangio
+8
Level 64
Mar 12, 2021
Or at least "Turbo Graphics" :-)
Dankmemeextreme
+1
Level 16
May 16, 2017
No idea they were counting mobile so i was confused as hell XD
Daigoro
+1
Level 72
Oct 2, 2017
Shouldn't Vita be on the list. It sold 25.5m units.
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 93
Dec 15, 2018
Vita is on the list, but I have no idea where you got the 25.5 million number.
Coyuznik
+1
Level 85
Oct 6, 2017
What? No Panasonic 3DO? I'm shocked!
kalbahamut
+7
Level 79
Oct 6, 2017
Is a Nintendo switch a small stick used by mothers to beat their children and force them to go play outside?
kenpo17
+10
Level 65
Jan 21, 2019
No, but I wouldn't be surprised if they made that into a game for the Switch.
AlexaStone
+2
Level 33
Apr 25, 2025
should not be laughing this hard at this comment lol
Nneb
+1
Level 28
Oct 6, 2017
Wow... I thought I would do better. 15/26 I forgot about gameboy series and I tried "Play Station Handheld" couldnt think of the title for the life of me. I forgot about super nintendo and N64 as well... all the others I missed I wouldn't have gotten. I'm disappointed in myself.
blackholexsun
+3
Level 64
Oct 9, 2017
For the turbografix, could you accept PC engine since that was the Japanese name (where most of the sales derived from)?
Blubble
+5
Level 30
Nov 23, 2017
100% Totally did not cheat
Matriks404
+1
Level 26
Dec 3, 2017
Very easy 100%
Yamaneko
+4
Level 78
Feb 12, 2018
It would be nice if you accepted PC Engine for the NEC console (to not tell the answer)
Findlay
+1
Level 80
Mar 15, 2018
Those Switch figures are already very out of date.
Findlay
+1
Level 80
Mar 15, 2018
Actually, the Switch has now had the best worldwide first year sales in the history of gaming consoles. I can't find figures for the full first year, but given we've just gotten there, they are probably still coming. Nonetheless, the first 9 months (14.7 million) already saw it pass the first year sales of the Wii (13.7 million) and the PS4 (13.5 million). It also means it took less than 9 months to beat lifetime sales of the Wii U.
markthoma
+1
Level 72
Oct 16, 2018
I am not much of a game player, but I had a friend who had a Turbo Graphics. I remember the only good game was a one player game, sort of like Mario but with a caveman characater. I had no idea it was so rare.
englishsystem
+2
Level 67
Dec 15, 2018
Explain why the Dreamcast was amazing in one word: Shenmue.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Dec 16, 2018
That game had a ton of hype but I got it and was very quickly bored.
DaisyGeekyTGirl
+2
Level 50
Dec 17, 2018
I may have grown up in the 2000s but I am still a hardcore gamer.
elephanteric
+1
Level 37
Feb 9, 2019
26/27 The only one I missed was switch somehow...
Gotterdammerung
+5
Level 49
Mar 14, 2019
I think PC Engine should be accepted for TurboGrafx-16.
baptistegorce
+3
Level 57
Mar 16, 2020
I agree, I just knew this name before taking this quiz.
Klaus
+1
Level 51
Nov 27, 2019
all those avgn videos helped a lot
HendogJP
+2
Level 62
Dec 7, 2020
Yeah, I tried the "bad" consoles like the Jaguar, Sega Cd, etc... before landing on the Turbo-Graphx.
AayushD
+1
Level 77
Nov 27, 2019
Please Update this
Quizmaster
+12
Level ∞
Nov 28, 2019
Okay, it's been updated. No answers have changed.
ppaaccoojrf
+1
Level 42
Jan 12, 2020
Got them all on first try but sadly time ran out on me as I was typing the last answer. Got all the way to "turbograf". Mildly upset about that.
aarnold222
+1
Level 32
Aug 2, 2020
I kept typing Nintendo DS 3D! I couldn't remember what it was called, lol. That and the TurboGrafx were the only ones I missed.
JohnnyYeet
+1
Level 66
Sep 2, 2020
waiting for PS5 and Xbox Series X to make the list :)
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Nov 9, 2020
I think that going forward consoles will sell less and less well as the world turns more and more to mobile gaming and other forms of entertainment like tablet computers and smart TVs, in addition to the fact that entertainment markets continue to get increasingly fractured and niche. I doubt that any future system will ever outsell the PS2.
semisnotcolon
+3
Level 46
Nov 16, 2021
I heavily doubt that Mobile Games will overtake actual quality games.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Nov 16, 2021
... they already have. In 2020 mobile gaming worldwide brought in an estimated $80 billion. Console games only made $45 billion in the same year.
rustwat
+1
Level 62
Nov 16, 2021
And PC gaming is much more prevalent nowadays.
JWatson24
+2
Level 71
Nov 16, 2021
Interesting. I had the perception that the opposite was true, with console gaming becoming more popular, especially due to the pandemic when everyone was rushing to buy one. Now that I think about it though, I guess mobile gaming definitely has an advantage in affordability and access though, especially in developing countries.

Regardless of what's more popular in the next few years, I'm guessing that several decades from now, everything will be VR.

alexandertorres1978
+1
Level 70
Oct 13, 2020
I had never heard of the TurboGrafx-16 up until now, and i'm older than nearly all these consoles. US-only console?
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Nov 9, 2020
No but it was called the PC-Engine in Japan and Europe. There was also a handheld version called the Turbo Express, or PC Engine GT. It sold better in Japan than anywhere else.
baptistegorce
+1
Level 57
Nov 3, 2021
The PC Engine GT was a very expensive console. It was called "the rolls royce of the handheld consoles". Actually, with it, we were able to play to all the game of the classic PC Engine, but without a TV. A bit like with the Sega Nomad for the Genesis.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Nov 17, 2021
Yeah.. but damn.. it came out only a year after the original Nintendo Game Boy and it SO completely outclassed the Game Boy in terms of graphics and technology. I really wanted one. But $250 for a handheld console was a lot in 1990.
JohnnyYeet
+1
Level 66
Dec 14, 2020
Nintendo Switch Lite?
Hezzer619
+3
Level 58
May 19, 2021
No.
Hezzer619
+2
Level 58
May 19, 2021
Of all the things, I missed DS. I was playing one yesterday.
JWatson24
+3
Level 71
Jun 3, 2021
It might be a good idea to update this quiz sometime in the near future. Nintendo Switch sales have absolutely exploded since the beginning of the pandemic, and the Wikipedia article used as the source said they've sold 84.6 million copies now--just below PS3.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Jun 12, 2021
I'm curious to see where PS5 and Xbox Series X stand
ornei
+1
Level 65
Jun 23, 2021
Just missed out on the Game Gear. Can't say I'm surprised or disappointed. I think I've played a grand total of 1 Game Gear game emulated and never seen the console.
Pyxl
+1
Level 41
Sep 29, 2021
update for ps5
DonTheLamplighter
+1
Level 87
Oct 20, 2021
Happy to get my 1 point. I'm afraid I will probably walk on the moon before I qualify for the Video Games badge.
Hdny42
+1
Level 66
Nov 16, 2021
Great quiz, but I think you mean video game system, not console, because while handheld games are indeed video game systems, they are not consoles.
Jacktheguy
+4
Level 93
Nov 16, 2021
What's the difference? Because in this instance, I doubt there really is one.
clivey
+1
Level 69
Nov 16, 2021
I remember when the PSX was being advertised for pre-release in Game and HMV here in the UK. It looked so modern and fancy, thought it was going to be the biggest thing ever... It wasn't...
goofycritter
+2
Level 29
Nov 16, 2021
wait it is called xbox seires x/s i thought it was xbox oneee s/x
MrsNesbitt
+1
Level 43
Nov 17, 2021
i missed PSP and VITA... AND I HAVE THEM!!!
Pharley
+1
Level 75
Nov 22, 2021
"Try to name the best-selling video game consoles and ??? what ??? of all-time."
FloodedHouse
+1
Level 49
Dec 22, 2021
im too young to be able to know all these without multiple attempts
GrantisAtlantis3
+1
Level 24
Dec 30, 2021
Original quiz! I enjoyed it, and yes, age was very apparent in this quiz...
Chutney
+1
Level 64
Feb 9, 2022
Could you please accept One S / One X?
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Feb 17, 2022
4 gets me better than 2.6% of others. I envy the 2.6%.
commanderbugs
+1
Level 20
Aug 13, 2022
There were 4 I never heard of, but I missed XBOX 360 and Dreamcast. Couldn't believe I missed the 360.
MojoSlow
+2
Level 49
Sep 6, 2022
I only guessed Turbo Grafix because of that one unreleased Kanye album lmao
slimpasty
+4
Level 65
Oct 4, 2022
Accept PSP for PS Portable?
bentshaggyoil
+1
Level 61
Oct 23, 2022
anyone remember the failure of the atari 5200
bridog8456
+2
Level 47
Nov 6, 2022
Why is PSP not accepted for PlayStation Portable?
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Nov 6, 2022
Fixed
TheLightRider
+1
Level 43
Nov 15, 2022
When you remember the PS Vita but forget the N64 and GameCube
wedgez
+1
Level 21
Nov 20, 2022
say playstation,1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

for 5 answers

Dalminico
+2
Level 19
Feb 14, 2023
thanks to all the comments for helping me cheat!
RJG
+1
Level 63
Feb 28, 2023
19/29 80s I had ZX Spectrum & Atari ST PCs. lol. 90 had NES Megadrive & CD & Playstation. 2000s xboxs. Now Back to gaming PC LOL.
PietjePuk24
+3
Level 86
Dec 4, 2023
Sega Game Gear is a handheld and should be gold.
ozzdome
+1
Level 74
Dec 4, 2023
Wasn't the Game Gear a portable? It's not in gold. ... I might not be remembering correctly, but I thought it was.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Dec 4, 2023
Yes, fixed
FirstPrism
+1
Level 48
Feb 14, 2024
I missed Game Boy Advance because I accidentally typed game body advance lol

Ah yes, the Game Body Advance.

CalebTheRat
+1
Level 43
Apr 15, 2024
Like Quiz, Very Good
HollowYT
+1
Level 51
May 11, 2025
How many would Switch 2 sell...
DesolationRow
+1
Level 53
Aug 28, 2025
28/29, never heard of the TurboGrafx-16 before
Koopa
+1
Level 88
Dec 3, 2025
I only knew it because of the Bonk's Adventure adverts--and I had a friend that had the only one I knew of. The cartridges were smaller than Game Boy cartridges, yet it was a home console, not a portable system.
baptistegorce
+1
Level 57
Dec 3, 2025
Could you consider accepting VCS for Atari 2600? It makes more sense to me than accepting "Atari" alone, actually.
WeepingScorpion
+3
Level 62
Dec 3, 2025
Would be nice if PC Engine was accepted for the TurboGrafx-16.
Fluzzard
+1
Level 57
Dec 6, 2025
I forgot about the switch 2 💀
ppugin
+1
Level 22
Feb 13, 2026
Please add the switch lite
punkybrewster
+1
Level 85
Apr 8, 2026
No love for ColecoVision
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