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Best-Selling Consoles of All Time

Every major game console ranked by lifetime hardware sales, with the software attach rate (games sold per console) where the manufacturer reports it. Figures are official manufacturer numbers, current through Mar 2026.

  1. 1
    Nintendo Switch
    Nintendo Switch
    Nintendo· 2017· 9.8 games/console
    155.9M
    units
  2. 2
    PlayStation 2
    PlayStation 2
    Sony· 2000
    155.0M
    units
  3. 3
    Nintendo DS
    Nintendo DS
    Nintendo· 2004· 6.2 games/console
    154.0M
    units
  4. 4
    Game Boy
    Game Boy
    Nintendo· 1989· 4.2 games/console
    118.7M
    units
  5. 5
    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 4
    Sony· 2013
    117.2M
    units
  6. 6
    PlayStation
    PlayStation
    Sony· 1994
    102.5M
    units
  7. 7
    Nintendo Wii
    Nintendo Wii
    Nintendo· 2006· 9.1 games/console
    101.6M
    units
  8. 8
    PlayStation 5
    PlayStation 5
    Sony· 2020
    93.7M
    units
  9. 9
    PlayStation 3
    PlayStation 3
    Sony· 2006
    87.4M
    units
  10. 10
    Game Boy Advance
    Game Boy Advance
    Nintendo· 2001· 4.6 games/console
    81.5M
    units
  11. 11
    PlayStation Portable
    PlayStation Portable
    Sony· 2004
    76.4M
    units
  12. 12
    Nintendo 3DS
    Nintendo 3DS
    Nintendo· 2011· 5.2 games/console
    75.9M
    units
  13. 13
    Nintendo Entertainment System
    Nintendo Entertainment System
    Nintendo· 1985· 8.1 games/console
    61.9M
    units
  14. 14
    Super Nintendo Entertainment System
    Super Nintendo Entertainment System
    Nintendo· 1991· 7.7 games/console
    49.1M
    units
  15. 15
    Nintendo 64
    Nintendo 64
    Nintendo· 1996· 6.8 games/console
    32.9M
    units
  16. 16
    Nintendo GameCube
    Nintendo GameCube
    Nintendo· 2001· 9.6 games/console
    21.7M
    units
  17. 17
    Nintendo Switch 2
    Nintendo Switch 2
    Nintendo· 2025· 2.5 games/console
    19.9M
    units
  18. 18
    PlayStation Vita
    PlayStation Vitaest.
    Sony· 2011
    15.8M
    units
  19. 19
    Nintendo Wii U
    Nintendo Wii U
    Nintendo· 2012· 7.6 games/console
    13.6M
    units

Lifetime hardware figures are manufacturer-reported: Nintendo (Dedicated Video Game Sales Units) and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Each console's page cites its exact source. Totals are cumulative through each platform's latest report, so older discontinued consoles reflect their final official tally.

Why no Xbox?Microsoft stopped disclosing Xbox console unit sales in 2022, so no official figure exists to rank — we don't guess. Figures markedest.are industry estimates (the manufacturer never reported them).