Most Popular Console Brands 1972 - 2024

This is an update of the video "Brands With Best-Selling Video Game Consoles 1972 - 2019" with more accurate numbers, larger images of the consoles launched and easier to read facts about those consoles. This compares the major players in the gaming console wars from the beginning. I also added a brand that was a major player in Russia, Dendy. The running total is about 2/3 of all console sales in the world, since many small brands and clone makers did not make the list. Bonus: The end of the video features an original song called "Game On Power On".
It all began with the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972.
Magnavox releases the first game console in 1972. The Odyssey for $99 ($740 in 2024). Magnavox kept releasing updated versions of the Odyssey until 1978.
In 1975 Atari released its Pong arcade game as a console. $99 ($600 in 2024).
In 1976 COLECO joined the console race with the Telstar. $99 ($600 in 2019). While Nintendo prepared to launch its own hardware. The Color Game-TV.
The famous Atari 2600, which supported ROM game cartridges, was released the following year, in 1977. For $199 ($860 in 2019). Magnavox followed with Odyssey2, also featuring ROM cartridges. For $179 ($724 in 2019)
Mattel also released a 2nd gen console, the Intellivision. $299 ($1,110 in 2019)
ColecoVision launched in 1982, influencing the NES development, with it's smooth graphics and performance. For $175 ($715 in 2019)
Nintendo released the Famicon in 1983. Later launching it as the NES $179 ($420 in 2019)
The Master System was launched by Sega at the end of 1986. $199 ($460 in 2019)
NEC TurboGrafx-16 launched as the first 16-bit game console even thought it actually used an 8-bit chip. $249 ($550 in 2019)
Sega Mega Drive was released in 1988, then as the Genesis in NA. $189 ($410 in 2019)
Nintendo launches Super Famicom at the end of 1990. ¥25,000 ($¥47,000 in 2019). After a redesign, the Super Famicom is launched as the SNES in 1991. $175 ($715 in 2019)
In 1993 Sega released a game console for kids, the Pico. $139 ($250 in 2019). Followed by the Sega Saturn just before the Playstation launch. $399 ($610 in 2019). The first Playstation launched a month after the Sega Saturn. $299 ($500 in 2019)
Released in 1996, Nintendo 64 was the last home console to use cartridges. $199 ($325 in 2019)
The Dreamcast was the first sixth generation console but sadly Sega's last game console. $199 ($310 in 2019)
The Playstation 2 is the best-selling console of all-time, since 2000. $199 ($300 in 2019)
In November 2001 Microsoft joined the console race with the powerful Xbox $299 ($431 in 2019)
GameCube launched a couple of months before the Xbox. $199 ($300 in 2019)
Microsoft quickly released their second console 4 years later. $299 ($400 in 2019)
Playstation 3, even with its high price, was sold at a loss of $240 per unit. $499 ($640 in 2019)
The Wii was Nintendo's best-selling console, selling over 100 million units. $249 ($320 in 2019)
In 2009 PlayStation 3 Slim was released by Sony as a thinner, lighter and cheaper PS3. $299
After the Wii's market success Nintendo launched the Wii U in 2012, which was it's worst selling console. Selling just over 13M units at $299.
Xbox One was released in 2013 as a complete entertainment system for $499.
Playstation 4 launches in 2013 and is as successful as first Playstation. Selling 102 million units. Playstation 4 Pro was an update in 2016 that added 4K,UHD,USB 3.1 and much more. $399
In 2017 the Xbox One X launched, adding UHD, 4K, FreeSync, speed, and much more for $499.
The Switch has been Nintendo's fastest selling console to date. 40 million units sold to date at $299.

[@davecool42]

7:30 Was not expecting the music change lol

[@MarcoCamacho]

But was awesome 🤘🏻

[@thesegacampgamerandwerecam7504]

😆😆😆 I wasn't either!

[@domo_anubisu]

Do you know that first music ?

[@klts2748]

Whats that song? PLEASE

[@BrandonGamer20YT]

no me gusto

[@viejonalulito4608]

42 years dominating, what a beast

[@kevinmachine9310]

Until Sony PS 6 comes out in 2030. Then it's game over for kiddie Nintendo.

[@LeChuck1717]

@@kevinmachine9310 you probably thought the same about PS5, but then it was just a giant flop...

[@kevinmachine9310]

@LeChuck1717 it's already sold 60 Million ! You consider that a flop ?

[@RC-14]

@@kevinmachine9310 I thought the first reply was a joke, then I saw the second.

[@scmtuk3662]

@@kevinmachine9310 Compared to the Nintendo Switch's 140 million? Yes.

[@iznax9]

Nintendo = Gaming and Gaming = Nintendo

[@jrsc01.]

If you watch this late at night, and accidently fall sleep, you'll be scarily woken up at about 7:28 into the video...

[@Sethsimracing]

I know! Maybe it's too not bore us? :D

[@gtone339]

Lol

[@Clodd1]

What people think: there's a console war between Sony and Microsoft (Nintendo isn't in the game). The reality:

[@MrBulldog269]

It’s the Xbox fanboys thinking they’re relevant. And even including Nintendo it isn’t a war, everyone is getting wrecked

[@godly5541]

@@MrBulldog269 reading this playing my 360 rn lol

[@max_biker4149]

Like for Dendy

[@RevanSecura]

Nintendo says "Ladies and Gentlemen gamers of all ages I present to you the once and future king of console gaming." Sony says "come to the dark side we have cookies." Microsoft says "Are you not entertained?" all other brands say "All we are is dust in the wind."

[@superavel]

Nice. People thinking Sony is winning didn't look at the stats and do their maths.

[@Sethsimracing]

This is literally spot on. 😂

[@NOTHlNG]

I'm with Sony but gotta admit that focusing on handhelds was a genius business concept from Nintendo.

[@RadoslawO]

I abandoned Sony because they abandoned me with the PS Vita. I made the right choice with Nintendo. I focused on Nintendo handhelds, including the Switch, and have never regretted it.

[@MrBulldog269]

@@RadoslawONgl the vita was sick. Mainly cus I could play psp games again and another little big planet.

[@robertmatthews9650]

Turbo Grafx 16 was underrated.

[@JediLMS520]

i have a wii u and it can play turbograft 16 for some reason but im not complaining

[@BeingADik_Jacob]

Nintendo is a monster and now the switch 2 is coming out

[@MrVariant]

Switch had affordability, especially the lite model. Hard to justify buying an upgrade now, especially with superior PC hybrids that charge less for the same digital games with better performance, and their obsession with Mario games. It'll be like the 3ds and struggle for a bit imo. Nintendo imo doesn't launch well with good successor systems other than maybe snes or wii (gamecube was nice but it undersold). I do feel console gaming crashed between the layoffs, lack of first party games and bonehead upgrades (ps5 slim digital with no vertical stand and xbox series s carbon black, which the series x has no small print physicals so it is undermined).

[@Elchinodawn]

​@@MrVariantpc hybrids affordability? Sure, keep repeating that, there's a reason why steam deck even though every single human being apparently likes it has only sold 3 million in almost 3 years

[@MrVariant]

@Elchinodawn it's cheaper than psvr2, with ole LCD around the price of a regular switch and lenovo legion go is around $600 with a sale. It is affordable. People are blindly loyal to consoles (still hoping something releases on xbox despite these things having it and a ton more without switch limits or playstation price taxes where its the only version that won't have a launch sale) and happily pay more for digital games, online multiplayer/subscriptions and get censorship. I feel I already earned my return on investment in less than 3 months for my legion go. Fallen aces is one of my favorite games and only $10. I am also good with ys the oath in felghana for $5 over paying that new $60 for console. Tired of switch ports of old games $50+ like ace combat let alone hogwarts legacy was a joke. Consoles have their place (exclusives and nice physicals like shadow of the ninja reborn that will run properly for switch specs), but not with switch code in box, buggy releases that are not flagged early access, or $70+ microtransactions. Let alone subscriptions except nintendo keep increasing, though switch online expansion is getting lazier with untranslated or poorly controlled games (ZR unlocks the c buttons) like goldeneye or turok that xbox does better.

[@cav-_-9857]

Fans will for sure buy it blindly again, but I'm not so sure how well it's gonna do. It all depends on the price. if they price it at 499 it's too expensive for me and I bet a lot of people, since according to leaks it'll be at ps4 performance... Which is pretty much steam deck but maybe even lower. The ps4 came out in 2013, so Nintendo would be a generation behind, again. It also depends heavily on the games they'll release. If they put out a ton of remakes instead of originals, it might become a total flop. And please for the love of god fix the joycons. I speak for a lot of people with big hands that they are terrible to hold. At least make some grip on the back to hold on to.

[@MrVariant]

@cav-_-9857 rumor mil) says $400 for digital switch 2 and $450 for the physical carts one. A shame steam deck only does sales for three old lcd models and OLED costs even more by 3rd parties for some weird reason. Should've went on sale by now. Though all switch 2 needs are colors like OLED to sell given how poorly Microsoft and Sony have "upgraded" their devices.

[@shiningkingghidora]

What about the Neo-Geo

[@reichendeutschenempirenland]

99% Video: Console war Other 1%: Epic music

[@hammerhyena4207]

It's pretty impressive how much Sony caught up despite Nintendo having 20 years of dominance before they arrived.

[@CAB-yu8uj]

Yay!! A sequel! 😊

[@passeiosbaratos]

Me pergunto onde esta a SNK nessa lista? Só o Neo Geo Pocket vendeu 2 milhoes de unidades, apesar de nao existir lista oficial de vendas, estimam de 10 milhoes, se for colocar Neo Geo Cartucho, Neo Geo Cd... Tambem nao aparece a Panasonic com o 3DO...

[@ers-tj4to]

If Nintendo brought back an updated Super Nintendo with all the old exclusives (Contra, Castlevania, Zelda) I would definitely get it.

[@npaladin2000]

Genesis Mini? TG16 Mini? Steam Deck?

[@Fabio-lq7wb]

The last time we had an announcement about the Steam Deck sales was in 2022, with 1.62 million units, so, since there is nothing official since then, how do you even add this in the list?

[@DavidKimFX]

Wow, I always thought Nintendo entered the scene with the NES in the 80s. I never knew they released a console way back the 70s.

[@AlexandreeSantoss]

They had some arcades from what I heard from my parents..

[@Crafty_boy70]

They made handhelds for a while, they were very simplistic and cheap.

[@_Over9K_]

Im missing The 3DO, licensed by EA and manufactured by different companies (Panasonic, Goldstar...) or maybe am I missing something?

[@complexitysimplyfied]

3DO was the name of the company. The CEO was later somehow involved with EA.

[@theconsolecast]

what do you use to make these

[@TaksiMaksi-wz3xp]

Request: Most Popular CMS 1998 - 2024 and Most Popular Video Games 2000 - 2024

[@TaksiMaksi-wz3xp]

Hello!

[@СэрЁжка]

Where is Panasonic ( console Panasonic 3DO)?

[@complexitysimplyfied]

In reality there where a few more vendors producing the 3DO. 3DO gave 3 or 4 vendors the license to build a 3DO console according to specifications, e. g. Goldstar, later known as LG.

[@gtone339]

Update this again in several years time since Sony announced the Playstation 5 PRO console. 😊

[@alexruz3358]

Where's Valve's Steam Deck?

[@BlueishToad]

Valve has now gotten on to this list, with 3 million units sold (steam deck)

[@jrsc01.]

What about keyboard computers like Spectrum, Amstrad, Commodore, BBC Micro, Amiga etc... loved these too 😂

[@NOTHlNG]

The answer is in your question: computers. The list is about consoles.

[@DrapidupaPunctata]

One correction: Kinect sensor was introduced during Xbox360 sell.

[@ClaireRedfieldKennedy-ld2lx]

So Nintendo is credited for the retro Nintendo consoles or "minis" not made by Nintendo, but Sega isn't credited for the retro mini consoles (also not made by Sega)?

[@ArtemKritov]

Nintendo Switch Lite, AMOLED?

[@dragonbleu1205]

Yeah I love this video ! Please do the same with home computer 8 bits Sinclar ZX80 ? to 16/32 bits at the end, the best of all Amiga 4000. Before all this F*** PC and Mac. No Mac , No PC all the stats will burn the others because they are used for business ! So no PC no Mac. Fun Home computers... Like Amstrad CPC Commodre C64 etc... Realy thanks for this video !

[@Chl30p4t4t4]

7:20 the xbox360 already had kinect

[@giuseppegristina8535]

The first cartridge console is missing. The glorious Fairchild Channel f. in 1976! Ridiculous

[@klts2748]

7:30 Whats that song???

[@Nate-Dawg921]

I'm mostly a Nintendo man.

[@svenbalzer6763]

Hello, SNES was perhaps the Popularst after Xbox and PlayStation, and the NES were very Popular Too. Lg Sven BALZER

[@BeingADik_Jacob]

The Odyssey 2 was made by Phillips, Magnavox was bought out.

[@technicalfriend8517]

In your old video you showed sony sold the most but in this one Nintendo is on the top, Why?

[@lukebrady65]

The previous video was about total game sales. This video is about total console sales.

[@technicalfriend8517]

​@@lukebrady65 I was comparing with this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYjQlaubdquGY6ssi=bJxuIVqtOO6sBIdL

[@technicalfriend8517]

You can also read description of this video to confirm that

[@marcusandcharlotte2025]

Team Sega playstation and Atari

[@LeChuck1717]

for me its Sega Mega Drive (Genesis), Sega Master System 2, Nintendo Gamecube. But PC always way better...

[@ЕленаЛёвина-р8р]

7:31 song name

[@Matze_Supercomputer]

My favorite console is the ATARI VCS 2600 System 🙂

[@rysich2010]

Steam Deck?

[@lazur2012]

How about Steam Deck

[@wesley7025]

faz o memso video mas com a musica do comeso sem essa que vc trocou por favor

[@25kevz]

RoG Ally, Steam deck not included?

[@jrz.zrj1461]

These are portable PCs, not consoles.

[@Jumptohistory]

Smartphone in 2003 😲

[@complexitysimplyfied]

Yes, Android and iOS are basically gaming console operating systems.

[@BrandonGamer20YT]

por fin actualizastes

[@BeingADik_Jacob]

Do not forget Atari made the VCS

[@Swagkia_Kuchiki]

It's only a matter of time before Sony catches up going by the trend here.

[@domo_anubisu]

What is this music ?

[@CaptainGizmo]

It's called Epic Motivation by Roman Cano

[@domo_anubisu]

@@CaptainGizmo thanks bro

[@frjoethesecond]

My favourite brand was Sony up until around 2016 when they started to go hard on censoring stuff. They thought me that brand loyalty and fanboyism will make you easy to exploit.

[@arielleon1197]

Sega esta durmiendo 😢, en algún momento se va a despertar.

[@Laz3rCat95]

I think Nintendo is forever going to be the winner it just had too much of an early lead for Sony to ever catch up and they're still selling like hotcakes.

[@РомариоЧан]

Hmm very interesting information 1 Nintendo Switch🫠 2 ps5😎 3 Xbox Series x😹 4 Sega 😑 7 Derby 😒

[@gabrielbitencourt1879]

My favourite is Nintendo ❤❤

[@breeckthon5144]

The data was falsely displayed, of course Nintendo stays on top if you let them keep all of there previous sales. Fact is that the 2010 where really hard for Nintendo and they where dead last in the console generation.

[@gc5707]

Dendy deberia estar adentro de las cifras de Nintendo 😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅

[@justair123]

0:56 and that's when Nintendo peaked

[@SrtRacerBoy]

I get the feeling Microsoft will go 3rd party and end up like every console below them. Nintendo is one failed console away from Sony passing them up, And we're about 10 years from: -Sony: The big Home AAA machine -Nintendo: The portable AA/Indie. And everything just being ported PC, after 90% of developers go Bankrupt.

[@georgefloroiu452]

Sony PlayStation ❤

[@blueworld1402]

Nintendo is legend,I'm a ps(not fan)player.

[@marinusV5]

Nintendo

[@chrisparlette3097]

Ok between brown box and Magnavox had started the game console in history that will never changed but Nintendo is still the king of game consoles. 🤓 👑 🎮

[@chrisparlette3097]

Ok, just in case you don't know about the brown box, it came out 1966 it was made by Ralph H. Baer the founder of game console what started all in history. 🤓 But haven't came out of the store market in those days. 😕

[@zauberkolleg7370]

Meta Quest 3

[@andreycamper5863]

where are steam decks?

[@Srnicolas23]

go go go SONY !!!!!!!!!!!

[@jonathancrackelheterosexua832]

Come on change sony

[@simonmcpartlin6547]

Got give it to Nintendo for variety and innovation. They must have had as many different consoles as all of the others added together. Sony on the other hand have stuck to a winning formula in the mainstream console stakes.

[@superavel]

Nintendo will win. They're still in the lead even just counting them two. Nintendo only sold ~117 million units before Sony came in with the PlayStation. 903 million - 117 million (for before Sony joined) makes it 786 million to 618 million.

[@АлександрПетров-ь4т8ф]

Где sreamdeck?

[@jersonluis8138]

Nintendo forever

[@Voha]

Dendy😂😂😂😂

[@marc-oliviercabot3380]

When i was a kid i liked Nintendos, then Sony came with the PS and i never looked back!

[@eduardodeazevedo1678]

brazilian brand TecToy???

[@sargenthp]

Nintendo was cool until they bowed down to the woke. Sony had been my choice, besides PC gaming.

[@iznax9]

Great choice going to Sony the ultimate woke company 🤡

[@sargenthp]

@@iznax9 Yeah. Now days I use a Steam Deck.

[@iznax9]

@@sargenthp I sold mine, the battery life is atrocious and half of my steam library doesn't run well or at all So I'll stay with the convenience and reliability of consoles 👌❤️💯🕹️

[@kevinmachine9310]

Sony will pass Nintendo when the PS 6 comes out.

[@iznax9]

Hahahaha

[@clapiotis]

Hahahaha

[@ThePMFaster]

Hahahaha

[@superavel]

No. Nintendo only sold ~117 million units before Sony came in with the PlayStation. It literally shows you in the graph. 903 million - 117 million (for before Sony joined) makes it 786 million to 618 million.

[@VannearPin]

7:29

[@هايالقناةفقطتجربة]

it's unfortunate because back in the 90s and 80s there was competition there was more than just 3 console giants

[@MrVariant]

Lol less bugs and no crazy dlc back then 😂. There's still fun stuff at least once in a while.

[@niocalsgreogiro]

Let's not forget that nowadays above giants like Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony is the PC master race and mobile gaming market

[@MrVariant]

@@niocalsgreogiro yeah pc and mobile have the advantage with digital only and lower prices for their versions, which is insane to console tax, or pay for demos (ps plus premium) with some demos being exclusive to steam with ad versions for free mobile.

[@Lsvy97]

​@@MrVariantLess bugs? 80s games were entirely bugged. And instead of DLCs you had to buy literal hardware upgrades for some games to work.

[@MrVariant]

@@Lsvy97 we didn't have early access disclosure (let alone video footage/reddit to search bugs, which ff6 was king even with pixel remaster at launch) nor have to unlock characters on those paid "hardware upgrades" back then (marvel ultimate alliance 3 gauntlet unlocks and stranger of paradise must do postgame on hard mode to play as new jobs are very inconvenient). I do acknowledge the quality of life helps, minus tomb raider/tifa censorship, in the modern day.

[@VannearPin]

7:29

[@RonsonDenmark]

Xbox will soon be dead.

[@cllee4262]

PC will be the final form of game console.

[@aad7451]

It already is dead kinda 😂

[@MichaelJamesonofgoogle]

Just because they aren't doing well as Sony or Nintendo in terms of hardware sales doesn't mean they're anywhere near dead. Sarah Bond stated publicly that they've already begun work on their next generation hardware, likely to launch around 2028. Even if the PS5 sells two or even three times as many units as Series X/S globally, there's still a market for Xbox hardware, especially in an era where Microsoft are now the largest publisher on ALL platforms.

[@CyberTrump-co1ml]

Let's hope so

[@RonsonDenmark]

​@@CyberTrump-co1ml Yes, why would you want competetion? Let Sony rule the console business. Both Sony and Microsoft have at one point or another publically said they only plan to release digital-only systems, forcing you to buy over-priced games in their online store. But they have also taken turns ridiculing each other for this and claiming that only *they* truly support disc based games - keeping each other in check and making sure they are not the first to only release digital systems. So you can thank the competion for not ruining the console business. Yet. Once Microsoft gets out of the console business we are fucked. "But, Nintendo!" ... heh, get real.

[@toyotaboyhatman]

Umm.. 3DO not on the list (when it sold 2 million units), yet the Phillips CD-i showed up on the list?

[@ilyasovich]

Nintendo did almost the same sales as all other brands COMBINED

[@kieragard]

We'll they had a 15-20 years head start on the competition.

[@ilyasovich]

@@kieragard Sure, but except for very few flops (Wii U and N64) all of their consoles sold very well

[@kieragard]

@@ilyasovich they came in during the video game crash when they were literally the only ones in the market for almost two decades. History was on their side but consoles for them in recent history were more miss than anything else but the handheld market was what really kept them on top.

[@ilyasovich]

@@kieragard All of their handhelds were smash hits, NES and SNES were too, N64 not that much, GameCube and especially the Wii was a big success, WiiU was a flop, the switch is a smash hit, so...

[@kieragard]

@@ilyasovich that's what I said, in modern times Wii was their only hit. Handhelds is what's keeping them afloat the last twenty years.

[@JediLMS520]

I always thought that nintendo competed with sony and microsoft but it seems that they were trying to compete with nintendo

[@cirrasretrogames]

Are these numbers just from USA? Because Sega released SG-1000 in 1983 in Japan... What about Philco Ford with Telejogo in South América?

[@هايالقناةفقطتجربة]

xbox was my childhood specifically the xbox 360

[@complexitysimplyfied]

PS5 start was a desaster in terms of availability. But now after about 1 year I can say it is my most used console so far.

[@GeorgeCharoupas]

So nintendo sold more console units than almost all the other brands combined.

[@mattwolf7698]

They had a much bigger head start.

[@invrunner]

Not only a head start. Nintendo has had almost no competition in the handheld market, where prices are lower and there's a potential for multiple units sold per household. Even the Switch, being promoted as a hybrid system, is pretty much a handheld with a tv out.

[@DS9TREK]

I think it's including Game and Watch sales too

[@superavel]

@@mattwolf7698 No. Nintendo only sold ~117 million units before Sony came in with the PlayStation. It literally shows you in the graph. 903 million - 117 million (for before Sony joined) makes it 786 million to 618 million.

[@cjsvinyl]

@GeorgeCharoupas You sound like a sega fanboy who only now just figured out where Nintendo always went right and sega miserably went wrong. 😂

[@patrickwalsh2086]

Almost 50 years of console gaming. What a feat!

[@Sethsimracing]

Nintendo is definitely the best, I have a PlayStation 5 as well, but only because my uncle bought it for us. I definitely prefer the Nintendo, it's just what I grew up on; and the Zelda and Mario games make my life worth living.

[@richardgray7159]

i dont understand these graph it shows nintendo saling a billion consoles that never happened they only had two consoles to sale 100 million the gamecube only sold 22 million so how they get to a billion

[@ljavery10]

Can you do one with cereals

[@küreselistatikçi]

Atari😢😢

[@IlsonX]

Xbox and PlayStation

[@GalaxyVersemarya330]

Yey nintendo has won :D

[@Salouha82]

Nintendo for ever ❤

[@krystianpacholski6125]

No SNK?

[@marinazivkovic9615]

nintedo

[@BrandonGamer20YT]

cambio de musica esto si es epico

[@JakubŻeżuła-v9v]

I would be good to idea to do console wars with percentage values of the market shares. Nientendo is all the time on the first time mostly due to bast-selling consoles from 80s ans early 90s. Now Sony is chasing Nintento. With percentage values of the market share we can should which company was the best in the different periods like in Browser Wars, and OS Wars. It would be more interesting, I think.

[@superavel]

Nintendo only sold ~117 million units before Sony came in with the PlayStation. It literally shows you in the graph. 903 million - 117 million (for before Sony joined) makes it 786 million to 618 million. I have an Excel sheet on this: Nintendo's market share every generation is over 45% except sixth generation @ 38.5% (including previous generations its ~48%) to Sony's 32% overall. They're averaging 8.1% to Sony's 7.3% in grand total each generation since Sony started making consoles.

[@Great_Fenix]

А как же например стим дек?

[@complexitysimplyfied]

Which game consoles do you own?

[@martindorra]

What is this second song? Nice Video. Always entertaining and informative 👍

[@CaptainGizmo]

I called it Game On Power On captgizmo.com/youtube/misc/GameOnPowerOn-CaptainGizmo.mp3