The best-selling game consoles of all time
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: PlayStation 2 · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo DS. (Updated Sep 7, 2026.)
The video game consoles with the most units sold, according to Wikipedia's list as updated in 2026 (manufacturer figures). Which was the best? Vote.
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Top 20
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PlayStation 2
Sony, 2000. 160 million units sold. The best-selling console of all time.
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Nintendo Switch
Nintendo, 2017. 156.59 million units sold. A hybrid of home and handheld console.
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Nintendo DS
Nintendo, 2004. 154.02 million units sold. The two-screen handheld, one of them a touchscreen.
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Game Boy y Game Boy Color
Nintendo, 1989 and 1998. 118.69 million units sold. The handheld of Tetris and Pokémon.
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PlayStation 4
Sony, 2013. 117.2 million units sold.
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PlayStation
Sony, 1994. 102.49 million units sold. The first console to pass 100 million units.
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Wii
Nintendo, 2006. 101.63 million units sold. Popularised motion controls.
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PlayStation 5
Sony, 2020. 95.3 million units sold.
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PlayStation 3
Sony, 2006. 87.4 million units sold.
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Xbox 360
Microsoft, 2005. 84 million units sold. Microsoft's best-selling console.
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Game Boy Advance
Nintendo, 2001. 81.51 million units sold.
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PlayStation Portable (PSP)
Sony, 2004. 80 million units sold.
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Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo, 2011. 75.94 million units sold. Glasses-free 3D.
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NES / Famicom
Nintendo, 1983. 61.91 million units sold. The console that revived the industry after the 1983 crash.
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Xbox One
Microsoft, 2013. 58 million units sold.
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Super Nintendo / Super Famicom
Nintendo, 1990. 49.1 million units sold.
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Xbox Series X|S
Microsoft, 2020. 35 million units sold.
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Nintendo 64
Nintendo, 1996. 32.93 million units sold.
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Mega Drive / Genesis
Sega, 1988. 30.75 million units sold. Sega's best-selling console.
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Atari 2600
Atari, 1977. 30 million units sold.
Candidates
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Xbox
Microsoft, 2001. 24 million units sold.
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Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo, 2025. 23.68 million units sold. Launched in June 2025.
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Comments (9)
Xbox 360 con el anillo rojo de la muerte 💀
La PS2 sigue siendo la reina, qué consola.
La PS2 sigue siendo la más vendida, más de 160 millones.
La DS fue un pelotazo, todo el mundo tenía una.
La Game Boy con el Tetris, mi infancia.
La Switch está a nada de superarla, si no lo ha hecho ya.
La PSP era una maravilla, muy infravalorada.
Wii Sports con los abuelos jugando a los bolos, qué tiempos 😂
Que la PS5 ya esté en la lista dice mucho.