Best-Selling Video Game Consoles (1983-2024)

[@R0YB0T]

PS2 was a lot of peoples first DVD player.

[@mwj9080]

Simply legendary.

[@jeppie4984]

So sony cheated?

[@R0YB0T]

@jeppie4984 No, it was great. You got a powerful gaming console and a DVD player. If you happened to be around for vhs, you understand how much of a huge leap in tech this was for watching movies. I'm pretty sure the dreamcast and GameCube were easier to make games for and had better hardware for games, but they lacked a DVD player That's a major reason why Sony won again after the ps1 in my opinion.

[@bblp700]

@@jeppie4984 its not cheating if its multi purpose the functionality is the same

[@yo_its_gingey5329]

My dad used to work at sears and was their electronics department manager and for both the ps2 and ps3 anyone who wanted a dvd or blue ray player or even cd player or home entertainment system for music and movies he immediately would turn them towards the PlayStations due to the fact that they did everything and when selling the ps3 even added that it also works as a computer with internet features so you could use it for pretty much anything you needed, and he wasn’t wrong, and sold a TON of ps2’s and especially ps3’s that way. He would also tell old people that if they have grandkids and stuff that it also can play games of course so if they’re over it’s fun for everyone because you can play games with the whole family like that. He made commission on every console he sold and this is back when sears was doing decent so he also got paid well too and he would take home thousands a week off of it. Unfortunately the 2008 financial crisis happened and sears started going down and when his store closed he was out a job. As the store was going under his back gave out and now he’s disabled. Unfortunate, but he’s doing ok, we have played every generation of PlayStation since. We both have PlayStations and pc’s and we prefer pc however loading up games on the PlayStation to play in the living room together never gets old.

[@TJ-pk8wd]

Love the fact you included commercials that match with the period - awesome job. Thank you for making this!

[@dizzy_jump]

"that match with the period" gameboy ad playing almost a decade after its release:

[@jeflehardi91]

@@dizzy_jump oui ... mais non ! la gameboy s'est vendu plus de 10 ans !

[@VannearPin]

2:11

[@Mtanic]

The fact that Master System still sold SO LATE in it's lifespan, wow. Also, NIntendo holding positions 2, 3 and 4 with two total handhelds and one hybrid, and that the DS is so close do the PS2... incredible. Also, such a bummer that the Wii U didn't even get to show its head here hahaha.

[@ChandIerMBing]

Exactly my thoughts, also surprising for me is, that the snes wasnt more popular

[@wiffgunderwanted]

​@@ChandIerMBingsnes had to against fierce competition for the first time in Nintendo's history. That was truly the first console wars era

[@Pocket_Fox]

Also the Genesis. Check out how late the Genesis was still selling, even when newer consoles were discontinued. That's because they released the Genesis 3. It was still selling well into the PS4 era.

[@JackMSims]

The Master System is still being sold in Brazil.

[@billymerritt420]

@@Pocket_Fox The Genesis 3 didn't sell like that guy. Sales from South America and the Middle East kept the Mega Drive and Master System names alive for so long. Why comment and spread misinformation?

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

GameCube Gang Represent! Only onscreen from: 5:55 to 6:57

[@UltraVibeProductions]

The cube of gaming goodness, still my personal favourite console.

[@nathanieladams7624]

GameCube is very underrated. For releasing in 2001, you can get some great looking graphics if it’s on progressive mode hooked to a modern tv. The games are very fun, colorful, and unique as well.

[@thelocalhero6036]

I think my favorite part of this chart is the moment the PS2 beat the Game Boy, the Nintendo DS immediately started soaring through the ranks like Nintendo was saying "No fucking way". Only to just stop short by about a million units. Tragic.

[@georgeriley4818]

Looks like Nintendo Switch is aiming for a revenge

[@zahidshabir4038]

It's because of a few reasons I will list FIRSTLY one of the reasons why the PS2 did good at launch was because DVD players had just started becoming a thing and there was not really any video streaming especially since internet was too slow and sometimes even loading a freaking picture would take seconds if not longer and a video is technically multiple pictures played in quick succession usually at 30 images/frames per second or 60. The reason why the DVD thing matters is because the PS2 could play DVD's too (PS3 could also play normal Blu-Ray movies and PS4 Pro and 5 and XB1X and XB Series X can also do up to UHD 4K Blu-Ray). This made it a good choice for people who wanted BOTH a DVD player and a games console especially since another important sales factor was Sony was actually making a loss technically on them I think because I heard it was also the CHEAPEST DVD playing device in 2001 so even the kids who were not allowed to buy games consoles under normal circumstances like me (I still never got to own one though but I was 5 when it released) probably owned them because their parents wanted a DVD player and this had extra features too. Second reason was because the damn thing launched in 2001 AND was still being sold well over a decade later I mean the console had been selling for SO LONG that there were games still in development in the mid 2010's for the console to the point where EA actually released FIFA 14 (I think it was 14) on THREE different generations of PlayStation the PS2, PS3 and PS4 Third reason was because some of the customers were non gamers looking to only get it to play DVD's and when you compare the sales figures to later consoles by the time the PS3 released many of the non gamer customers were not upgrading to Blu-Ray even though it had 1080p video and was again the cheapest Blu-Ray player out at the time. Also there was the fact that movie/tv streaming was slowly starting to become a thing and eventually it would fully kick off in the 2010's meaning it would render that target audience mostly useless for future consoles especially since there is also movie and TV show piracy that would not have been easily available back then because of the terrible internet in 2001. Fourth reason is because many developing countries were still heavily using the PS2 because you know it can be hard for poorer people to afford a new console if they even have the chance to get one in the first place which again most people nowadays do NOT do because these poorer people can just pirate their games nowadays on PC Fifth reason is PC GAMING. Most people on console never knew of PC gaming besides flash games and when they found out about PC gaming they either switched or used both since PC is FAR FAR SUPERIOR and a PC is capable of multi tasking and doing more than a measly console and even I was unaware of PC gaming till in 2009 shortly after getting my first PC at 13 y/o (My parents never let me have a console or PC but caved in to the PC demand so I could use it for "studying and homework") my uncle found a pirated DVD with GTA III preinstalled on it at a local market when he was in Pakistan and brought it to the UK (I am British Pakistani) and he also found a copy of GTA VC the same way a couple months later and because of a bug in this pirated GTA III where the radio stationed never worked I googled and found out about pirating and pirated both games (GTA III disc had bugs and GTA VC had weird mods preinstalled) with an official ISO and EXE crack (ISO is just a virtual file of an actual disc and when launched Windows thinks you have loaded a DVD in to it these ISO files were for the OG discs for the game). I then found a place where I could pirate GTA SA and then found out about a multiplayer mod for GTA SA called Multi Theft Auto which is basically like FiveM but for GTA SA and then I found a GTA IV crack (With older games that did have a physical disc version it is EASY to find the ISO of the disc online and people would release them even before a crack was available because the game is still not cracked if you do this and won't run on other PC's without a crack so getting the cracked EXE and extra files you need to add to the directory was the hard part). I now don't pirate and now LEGALLY own these games on Steam AND own the regular AND Definitive Edition versions of GTA III/VC/SA on PC

[@xxxxWYLDSTALLYNSxxxx]

PS2 is King. Insane how long it went.

[@oliverhoschi6135]

No wonder, its because of the shitty quality of the ps2. Every user who bought the PS2 had a dead disc drive after 1 or 2 years and what do people do who had spend tons of money on games for a console? yes, they bought a new one to play the remaining games. So i´m not surprised that the PS2 sold so well. Its nothing to be proud of.

[@pdpito7415]

Not Tragic. Look at it this way. Combine the 3DS with it (it's backward compatible). Smashed it. I've never been a fan of hand helds, but WOW!

[@thetravenousgamer]

Nintendo will have an official Switch sales update as of February 6th - the 132.46 million total is the LTD sales as of September 30th 2023.

[@williamtoad8040]

I swear the mass production of the microchip in 1971 did for electronics what the renaissance did for art

[@50Steaks68]

I don’t think there’s any debate to this!

[@Apanblod]

It's pretty interesting to see how many consoles only start selling really well at the end of what what one might consider to be their lifespans (as in the next generation of consoles were close to being or already released).

[@suaveclt]

Probably because prices drop over time for the hardware, making it more accessible

[@strikingmachine2975]

I've owned all of the top 15 consoles except the Xbox 360, and the PS5. I should have the PS5 this summer. I don't like Xbox because they refuse to make Portable Consoles. I refuse to buy one until they do..

[@kurikuraconkuritas]

I don't think this video is accurate, the growth shown is constant and that is not true. massive sales only come at certain periods in the year which this video does not reflect.

[@Lottililex]

⁠@@kurikuraconkuritaswhat are they supposed to do? Game sales are only reported monthly at best, most consoles will only report sales once a year. There just isn’t good enough data to show yearly trends, and if there was it would be painful to make those changes apparent in the video.

[@omnimoeish]

@@strikingmachine2975 What about the Playstation portable? I saw a chart somewhere it's the 10th best selling console of all time.

[@3Storms]

Once Final Fantasy VII, Tomb Raider 2, and Gran Turismo 2 came out for PS1, it was unstoppable.

[@kleberson777]

and Metal Gear Solid 1

[@R0YB0T]

@@3Storms and metal gear solid

[@Ryouski]

Poor Wii U. Didn’t even make an appearance lol. The switch really did save Nintendo. Wow. I remember them saying this is their last shot at a console. Glad it did so well

[@feroriski5840]

Wii u just like 3ds. Can't pass wii and nds. I think lack of promotion. I thought wii and wii u is the same. I thought wii u just pro version of wii. Just like i thought 3 ds just pro version of nds.

[@kylewood4488-b9r]

​@@feroriski5840Naw the Wii U basically made their customers not want it mainly because of their cringeworthy commercials and lack of 3rd party support. Most of the fans were still playing the Wii or the 2DS/3DS consoles when Wii U was happening. Some people though the Wii U was just a add on for the Wii.

[@robbiebbadd]

Nintendo almost went the way of sega if the wii wasn't a success nintondo wouldn't be making a consol now

[@ppo1502]

@@robbiebbaddthe Wii and the Switch really saved Nintendo

[@cryoraptora303tm2]

Nah, Nintendo weren't in trouble just yet, it was a rough patch at best. SEGA had the Saturn fail for several years before the Dreamcast finally sealed their fate. If the Switch also failed then Nintendo would be in trouble.

[@firmanazuri6093]

I love data and statistics such as this. Made more videos about this ❤

[@jasonadams7991]

As someone who isn't really into handhelds, I definitely had no idea the DS was that popular! I knew it was very successful of course but didn't think it'd be number 2 on the list. Sometimes KZbin recommendations work beautifully. I love stuff like this!

[@FredM80]

Many people : my grandma, my stepmother, my little niece, and lots of casual gamers don't want to take a joypad.... but à pencil yes, also wiimote yes. Nintendo understood that !

[@ramondejesus65]

In the grand scheme of things graphics aren't everything. Especially when a large portion of the demographics are moms and dads buying a cheaper system for their kids. Not to mention, all the ridiculously popular exclusives these handhelds have like Pokemon and Mario.

[@Criptider]

nice can we get the best selling games ever

[@Criptider]

@@AbdullahAli-yb6xmthink about paid games like minecraft, gta v, etc

[@whateveryoucallme4270]

​@@jayzdawg3111nope it has been surpassed by GTA V. GTA V is now the most profitable cultural product of all time. It surpassed any video game, book, music album, movie, anything, even minecraft.

[@LolEleiteye]

1. Minecraft 2. Gta 5 3. Tetris (ea) 4. Wii Sports 5. Pubg

[@ProduccionesDanny]

lol tetris will always be #1@@LolEleiteye

[@chickenwings6172]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZuVqKqwpd6Bmac

[@thejessman9591]

Excellent. I had, in order, NES, SNES, Genesis, N64, PS1, PS2, GBA, PS3, and PS4. Still play PS2 and PS3 quite a bit.

[@w_redeye]

not a xbox guy i see huh

[@thejessman9591]

@@w_redeye lol I suppose not - maybe one day I'll pick one up...

[@Ometecuhtli]

@@w_redeye We call them PC people

[@herpyderpyderp]

don't buy a PS5 though. PS5 is gay.

[@alexfischer7876]

Still amazed by the fact that _Nintendo Switch_ earned its place among such "Titans" like PS2 and DS.

[@TmatoCheatEngine]

and will win the race for now. The sold 140 mill at the moment and prevent the next year 15,5 mill

[@alexfischer7876]

@@TmatoCheatEngine Unless they shift their focus on Switch's long-awaited successor...

[@M.Rebooo]

It is simply because we have way more a) people and b) gamers on the planet nowadays. The sales of PS2 and NDS are way more significant!

[@RobertBoston-n4d]

@@M.Rebooo Yup, right before smartphones came and took a crap ton of casuals away.

[@theheadsn]

Covid saved the switch

[@TheTechCguy]

Nintendo dominated the 90s, when I was a baby and a kid. Nostalgia! NES and Gameboy! Precious memories for life. ❤️❤️

[@dmac7128]

One little detail here is 1983 was the great video game crash. Atari sold 25 million consoles between 1977 and 1983 and only 5 million after 83 until 1992 (I would imagine most of them were sold outside of North America and Europe) Plus the crash ended the Intellivision, Coleco Vision and 5200 consoles.

[@venomenace]

4:54 *PS2 has entered the chat*

[@JL-sm6cg]

And off it went!

[@zuri_ortiz]

PS2 magically sells 5 units more

[@Swagkia_Kuchiki]

PS2 sales were tracking between 159 - 162 million according to the FY21 and analyst Daniel Ahmed. 7 million unit's were shipped in March 2013. We just never got a confirmation until now that the PS2 is at 160+ Million.

[@marzipanmonkey]

PS2. The legend. 😎

[@V3ntilator]

PS2 were never legendary. Atari, Vectrex and Magnavox are legendary. Remember console business existed for 20 years before Sony. Sony were only the new kid on the block.

[@Hurley164]

The new kid on the block that changed the world with its graphics. I love Playstation and Nintendo the same. But now that im older im on my PS5 and PC LOL @V3ntilator

[@cyphaborg6598]

@@V3ntilator Around the time Sony entered or even earlier teamed up with Nintendo it wasn't a really strong industry yet.

[@V3ntilator]

@@cyphaborg6598 I know. Home computers like Amiga and PC still dominated the gaming market up to 1996 or so. Home computer gaming market were never affected by the console crash in 1983 either. Home computers always got lots of new games all the time since Commodore 64 dominated first half og 1980's.

[@GamePoklonnik]

@@V3ntilator Depends on what you call “legend”. The companies you named were never known outside the US and maybe a little bit of western Europe. To the rest of the world, they are nothing more than names from old articles and video of collectors. For most of the world, the golden era of the gaming industry and the first introduction to consoles started just because of Nintendo, Sony and of course Sega. For example, was much of what Apple came up with in the iPhone invented by them and applied for the first time? Definitely not. Does that make an iPhone not a legendary device? Also no. Sometimes presenting and popularizing something well is more important than just inventing it

[@Ryouski]

Pretty cool that 3 of the top 5 are Nintendo consoles! Glad to see the Nintendo DS at #2! That was probably my favorite console and most played with the GBA advance close second for me!

[@TerminalLanceGaming3051]

Cool videos, love the different comparisons. Cheers!

[@gceara]

Master System sendo vendido até 2024; Mega Drive sendo vendido até 2017... só mesmo o BRASIL pra salvar a SEGA!! 😅🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@fqnfinancas3431]

O Mega Drive é ainda vendido nos EUA, alguns países da Europa e da Ásia até hoje. Não existe isso de "Salvar", isso é coisa de torcedor de empresa.

[@airassault11]

This whole video put a smile on my face, because I was a kid right from the beginning of the Video Game Consoles and remembered the majority of them. 😊

[@MrStrikecentral]

How is it that the Genesis/Mega Drive sales numbers didn't actually stop until January 2018?!

[@rickvug]

Brazil

[@fqnfinancas3431]

O Mega Drive continuou vendendo em diversos países emergentes, até mesmo nos EUA, teve empresas que licenciou, como AT Games, que vende o console até hoje. No Brasil, é a Tectoy.

[@LennoxMatt1]

I'm shocked at how comparatively low N64 sales were

[@Ryouski]

Same. It was sad to see it kicked out of the top 15 in August of 2017

[@gamerk316]

Remember it was competing against the PSX, and had a *very* small library. Yes, the top of the N64 library was fire, but outside of Nintendo and Rare, there wasn't really much there worth purchasing.

[@AIRDRAC]

​@@gamerk316 true, thing is that I remember seeing N64's at the homes of many of my friends, but I don't recall ever seeing a MegaDrive/Genesis, as in EVER, despite it outselling the N64!

[@johnlucas1543]

+LennoxMatt1 That's because it was pretty big in America but almost a non-factor in Japan. And even in America, the original PlayStation beat it. I was there at the time. I remember. Sony disrupted the hell out of Nintendo when they secured those 3rd Party developers. I call it the 3rd Party Exodus. Japanese gaming companies who made their name on NES & SNES leaving N64 out to dry in favor of PlayStation. So PlayStation was popular everywhere especially Europe while Nintendo 64's popularity was best in USA only. They were still putting out Super Famicom games in Japan in 1999, that's how bad it was. Handheld Consoles were a different matter, of course. Game Boy & Pokémon were untouchable. But despite the quality of those legendary N64 games, they no longer had the quantity seen in NES & SNES. And ever since the Crash of 1983 & the 3rd Generation with NES, you can't win a Generation without winning Japan. N64 was outsold by Sega Saturn in Japan to let you know just why you were shocked at N64's sales. However in hindsight, N64 had the best games of all time in that generation so it's looked back on fondly today.

[@AIRDRAC]

@@johnlucas1543 I know it wasn't a reply to me, but I really appreciate the detailed explanation of the game system situation surrounding the N64, and it's competition! Thanks for taking the time!

[@alexanderjwz2124]

1st gameboy i still have it is special still for me

[@kylewood4488-b9r]

I still have my Gameboy Advance.

[@RTXRetroGo]

Selling over 100M in consoles is INSANE. Love that for us.

[@JTAnarky]

I can't believe the Genesis/Mega Drive sold tens of thousands of copies all the way to 2018 and it was still selling after it dropped off the chart

[@enzotruant4073]

The music fits the mood really well!

[@michielp1922]

The switch's sales after the chip shortage in 2020 are just insane, look at that graph, it doesn't even seem to slow down

[@AkiASMRofficial]

very interesting video again, thx

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

I remember when Atari 2600 first came out. My parents bought it for me in 1980 and played Space Invaders and Baseball for hours.

[@BlueTheCrew]

You got this Nintendo Switch!

[@Max012]

Do u think it will pass the ps2?

[@BlueTheCrew]

@@Max012 Yeah.

[@johnlucas1543]

@@Max012 I believe it. Switch will beat PS2 by the end of this year 2024. When the Fall/Holiday Quarter (Oct/Nov/Dec 2023) report comes out next month in February, you're most likely looking at 140 million for Switch with another Quarter to go-Winter Quarter (Jan/Feb/Mar 2024). When Nintendo's current fiscal year ends on March 31, 2024, it's probably gonna be 142 or 143 million. And it's only about another 15 million to go before they catch PS2 (& DS) by the end of December 2024. All this year, you're gonna be hearing stories of Switch breaking some sales record or another all around the world. The next one to come, I believe, will be Switch beating DS in Japan as the best-selling console. "Switch outsells PS2 in the U.S." "Switch outsells DS in Europe" "Switch outsells Wii in U.K.". Whoops, that last one already happened. Sorry about that. But yeah it's a foregone conclusion at this point. Not a matter of 'if', just a matter of 'when'. ESPECIALLY if Nintendo drops the price on Switch this year which I doubt severely. Switch remains at its launch price which is unprecedented for ANY console in history. Even DS & PS2 had price cuts to get to the lofty numbers they achieved. Switch is doing this all on full price! Switch is legendary & will never be forgotten.

[@elfofcourage]

@@johnlucas1543 as a Long time Nintendo fan, I also hope the Switch passes the PS2. You neglected to mention the sales of Switch Lite and Switch OLED. Nintendo didn’t just catch lightning in a bottle with the Switch, they caught Zeus’s Thunderbolt in a bottle.

[@johnlucas1543]

@@elfofcourage ABSOLUTELY! See a lot of people don't realize it but Switch "decline" is more because Nintendo is quietly phasing out the original $300 Switch & putting the $350 Switch OLED in its place. Switch Lite is literally Lite so it has never outdone full-fledged Switch & never will. Switch's original launch colors for Joy-cons were Red & Blue (like Mario). When I saw a Switch OLED with those Red & Blue colors instead of its original White, I knew exactly what Nintendo was doing. Switch OLED, the premium model, will eventually be the main model. They're gonna ride this out like the Game Boy. Switch 2's coming but it won't be this year. "Zeus's Thunderbolt" as you put it gives Switch a good bit more energy & life.

[@alender85]

Is incredibile how sega maga drive increase sellling for many years

[@kame9]

i come to post same, slowy but 20+years selling.

[@ZenCorvus]

Brazil

[@KenShackler]

That was the most surprising thing for me too. It was still selling well, long after I thought Sega had already left the console business. What's going on there? 😳

[@sinchman1]

The PS2 was on the market for 13 years, while the Nintendo DS was on the market for 10 years. Just like the Switch on the market for 7 years and sold 149.72M units

[@JDisclmd]

It’s harder to sell many home consoles that is used for 1 per house hold compared to a handheld which many families have multiple off

[@dandelves]

The switch is now 139 million

[@randomvideos786]

Undoubtedly well over 140 million now.

[@davidemercurio]

I believe that in the future it will be the best-selling console of all time

[@DannyDorito504]

It's currently at 141 million. It may beat the PS2. Depending on when they launch the switches replacement

[@jayminyoel7911]

You made a mistake: The sega MASTER SYSTEM is still sold today (at least in Brazil.) Not the Mega Drive.

[@UncleUncleRj]

But it's not sold by Sega. Production has ended.

[@jayminyoel7911]

@@UncleUncleRj It’s still sold in Brazil by another company

[@UncleUncleRj]

@@jayminyoel7911 Yeah, just like all other retro consoles, it's either fake, reselling or an emulator. Edit: PS I looked up TecToy, and their MegaDrive is an emulator of the original hardware as well, sadly.

[@elfofcourage]

Surprising that the 2600 was still on the board in 2014.😮

[@MrAranhawk]

That was my very first console around 1981..43years later im still a big gamer at heart.

[@elfofcourage]

@@MrAranhawk I’m going on 38 years gaming(46 yrs old).

[@elfofcourage]

@@MrAranhawk was also my first console too(1986).

[@Kustom2170]

The Amiga Commodore CD 32 and 64 GS isn't on this list ... good memories 😄

[@Kustom2170]

@PeppaPig-ze3yc oh i know they are gaming consoles because a had them as a child ... 🤫

[@DS9TREK]

​@PeppaPig-ze3ycnope, the Amiga CD-32 was a console, so was the C64 GS but that was its downfall. As it was a console version of the C64 the GS only came with a joystick, and that meant its claim to compatible with all C64 games was a lie. Many games couldn't get started on the GS because you needed to press a non-existant keyboard key.

[@ドリフト180X]

The Nintendo Switch be like: “next stop, PS2 numbers!”

[@50Steaks68]

Considering it probably has 2 years left, this isn’t unreasonable.

[@cinna_to4st_waff1es]

​@@50Steaks68 no one cares

[@zahidshabir4038]

I didn't know a console from the 90's was still selling as late as 2017 (Sega Genesis)

[@dmac7128]

I think it took into account the sales in Brazil. It continued to be sold there long after sales in North America and Europe ceased.

[@aaronlimitless]

I think they counted those little Nintendo and saga retro ones they re released into the original tally kinda like how the lion king titanic etc gets re released and they add the box office from that to the original release.

[@aaronlimitless]

@@dmac7128I think there adding in the re release emulator ones they made for the saga and Nintendo a few years back.

[@xechs88]

Mid/early 2000 was hype, my fav gen. Dreamcaste,PS2, xbox, gamecube, DS and PSP. Also i was one of those buying sega master system mid 90's lol. My first console before i could buy PS and i got a snes at yard sale. also this channel should do by software sales too.

[@MEBoisv]

It's crazy to me that the PS5 has already surpassed the SNES

[@dantesatir8727]

Boy it past 3 years

[@MEBoisv]

ok bane @@dantesatir8727

[@kylewood4488-b9r]

It took 3 years.

[@MEBoisv]

yup, crazy @@kylewood4488-b9r

[@TheRealdeel73]

There at the end the Switch is still going vertical. Looks like the switch will end up taking the lead here real soon what it looks like.

[@Fridmii31]

so i did the maths, if the switch keeps going at its same pace (2 mil a month), then it will have sold 156mil+ by jan 2025. thats actually mad

[@moketote4853]

Am I the only one who is narrating this for 11 minutes straight like it is a sports match?

[@majestic_settee7]

Oh you're definitely not alone brother😅😅😅

[@nickd2296]

The PS2 may never be dethroned because of inflation.

[@Tim_Nilsson]

Nah. $299 in the year 2000 would be roughly $529 today corrected for inflation. PS5 launched at $499. Considering the real term salary increases in many nations since 2000 the current consoles are in a way quite a bit cheaper than the PS2 was at release. Sweden for an example had an average real term salary increase of 66 % between 1995 and 2019. In other words the salary increase outpaced the inflation by 66 %. Granted we are back to roughly 2015 levels because of the last few years of high inflation but the salaries are in real terms still way higher than they were back in 2000. So we do proportionally speaking spend less of our money on the current consoles.

[@claudio-u9v]

@@Tim_Nilsson in Sweden! In Italy salaries have not increased in the last 25 years.

[@Tim_Nilsson]

@@claudio-u9v I know and it is unfortunate. :/ I wrote "_many_ nations", not "all".

[@johnlucas1543]

+nickd What are you talking about? Nintendo Switch will beat PS2 by the end of this year 2024. As a matter of fact, you're likely to see a lifetime total of 140 million for Switch on Nintendo's next fiscal report. That covers all Switch sales up to the end of 2023, December 31st. We'll be getting that report at the beginning of February & they still have one more quarter to go for their fiscal year. Their fiscal year ends on March 31, 2024 & by then you're probably gonna see about 142 or 143 million for Switch. It's only another 15 million to go from there & that won't be hard to accomplish. ESPECIALLY if Nintendo does a price drop this year (which I doubt they'll do).

[@fabianhauser708]

Those are the actual counting numbers ("how many items were sold?") not sales volume. There is no inflation for counting numbers. A million items are a million items at any time 😊

[@marlonsantana21]

A lot of late adoption, when game library is more consolidated and prices are not crazy high. I’m always waiting before jumping in a new generation, like I’m still holding for the PS5 Pro and more ps5 exclusive titles, while still enjoying my ps4 pro and just bought a switch oled.

[@Cmdr_leadfarmer]

This really drives a few things home for me one you can tell when a major exclusive launched(pay attention MS and PlayStation) and competition is good for the consumer genesis/super nes and Xbox 360/ps3 where easily two stand out generations.

[@edouardesc]

where do you see years in this graphic?

[@Clery75019]

top right.

[@edouardesc]

​@@Clery75019 oh yeah there was too much light in my room i didn't notice it lol

[@Asterra2]

Now do one as a per-market-availability. Would be interesting to see anything stack against the complete dominance of the 2600, especially considering how said console practically created the home console market by itself.

[@MV12267]

I just bought a dreamcast. Best console of all time. Power stone 2 is an elite game along with NCAA football 2k

[@trisertricordoh2127]

The Dreamcast is a great system, it is a damn shame that Sony killed it.

[@yoshi50windows]

@@trisertricordoh2127 sony sucks eggs

[@ltg8382]

@@yoshi50windows There wouldn't be much left of console gaming if not for Sony... idiot

[@ltg8382]

No it's not.. it had many flaws..

[@cjsvinyl]

​@@yoshi50windows for what? Making better games??? God sega fanboy denial truly is the root of all idiocy.

[@Joker-yw9hl]

Had no idea that the PSP sold so well. I'm guessing many of them were like me where you got one and then didn't enjoy it or barely played it, then sold it on. Good to see the Switch and the PS4 in legendary status where they belong. The original PlayStation selling as well as it did is huge for the time period and shouldn't be overlooked.

[@TumbleGamerTK]

How did you work out the granular speed?

[@salvadormendoza5045]

The Sega Saturn sold 9.2 million The Master System sold 20 million and the Atari 7800 was missing from the graph and sold 3.3 million consoles. Jim Ryan updated the PS2 sales number to 160 million...

[@tommj4365]

Legend has it genesis is still selling well into 2050 surpassing all consoles ever

[@HarvestLYlee]

no data for steam deck?

[@Polengue]

Valve didn't announced any official number than "it sold millions of units" which means steam deck sold atleast 2 million or more, but we don't have any reliable source to say an exact number.

[@Ometecuhtli]

Needs 50 million units to appear on this list, if it sells 5 million I'll be impressed.

[@guizinho654]

4:54 And thus was born one of the greatest and in my opinion best video games in history.

[@victormena1501]

Xbox one has 58 Million and PS4 was discontinued like Xbox one in 2020

[@andreivieira]

you're so stupid. Sony continues to produce and sell PS4 !!!

[@pbpraga3963]

SEGA SATURN was launched on november 1994. On the video is shown as January 1994. This video is a freaking mess...

[@AK47z]

I noticed that too, a lot of the dates are incorrect.

[@g2amarketplace506]

3:49 What happened April, 1997? Sales of Playstaion 1 was exponentially increased.

[@theothenintendomaster3717]

Final Fantasy 7 aka one of the best and most anticipated games on the ps1 was released in january 1997 and became a massive system seller.

[@lightningbrigade4722]

With all do respect! Great F#%king video!🎮

[@RomNYC]

Who exactly was still buying the Genesis in 2018?

[@chuckobscure5622]

Brazilians

[@justinlytle3360]

Poor Dreamcast such an underrated console

[@leyoshivenere350]

Go Switch

[@Max012]

It has 1 more year to beat the ps2

[@Clery75019]

@@Max012 Probably more. We don't know how long the Switch will be sold. Very likely Switch Lite will stay for a while even if there's a new Nintendo console.

[@Phantom-ph6xg]

@@Clery75019 The games probably will, but the console sales will almost certainly bottom out.

[@LolEleiteye]

​@@Max012 I mean it got 40 million sales in 2023 so maybe

[@noneofyourbusiness1998]

Nintendo Switch: *slowly climbing up the charts* PS4: *chuckles* "I'm in danger!"

[@dashund365]

The 2000s (noughties) was the best decade for gaming. The PS2 capitalised on Sony’s success in the 90’s, Nintendo capitalised on its strengths in handhelds with Sony giving it the first real competition it ever had, and Xbox entered the scene. The competition between PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii in the middle of the decade was the most intense gaming competitiveness ever seen and not since seen again. Gaming wars are important because it keeps all of our favourite consoles, whichever it may be, innovating and bringing more to offer.

[@williamgottlieb8723]

The Game Boy and Game Boy Color are two different systems. The sales total is about half the amount of the number shown for each system.

[@miguelangelhernandezsolis7849]

Nintendo always saw the game color like amid generation upgrade like the ds I or the new 3ds for that the majority of new games for the Nintendo color can be played in the original Gameboy

[@johnlucas1543]

+williamgottlieb Game Boy Color is just a revision. They're the same console. It's like DSi to DS. Or New 3DS to 3DS. Same console but new revision has a bit of extra functionality. I like to call those kinds of things "1.5 models". New revision can do (virtually) everything of old model. Old model can't quite do everything of new revision. Nintendo's handhelds regardless of the revisions are as follows: *Game & Watch* *Game Boy* *Game Boy Advance* *DS* *3DS* *Switch* (which doubles as both Handheld Console & Home Console to make a Hybrid Console)

[@EGGMAN2535]

playstation comes in with the W

[@Sterling_Silver04]

I'm still rocking Nes and Snes lol Have had a bunch of cartridges for both for a long time, and ended up springing for a dual-function type console (FC-Twin I think) that accepts both 8 and 16-bit Still having fun with them

[@RedLine_Renesis]

Most people forgot Sega SG-1000 and MARK II existed

[@jayped8660]

Switch went berserk during covid.. everyone bought that thing

[@terryng5307]

Amazing work! Do you have the raw data available?

[@cloudcamdrones]

In Game Boy, this value is for both GB and GBC?

[@mjenningssmith]

Why does the SNES appear on the chart about 9 months before it was released in Japan?

[@shortattentionspangarage1312]

Interesting that the video starts with the NES having over a million units sold in 1983 when it wasn't publicly available until 1985 in limited markets, then nationwide in 1986.

[@brando3106]

just as interesting as the number every console sold ended with a 0

[@g2amarketplace506]

9:54 Why did Xbox one sales stop on November, 2019? Strange.

[@seanb4380]

Man XBox1 really got screwed by Don Mattrick lol. Great consoles. Loved my Playstation 1-3, Genesis, 360, Wii and Switch.

[@teachermatt]

Didn’t the N64 come out in September 1996? Why doesn’t it enter the chart until February 1997?

[@miguelangelhernandezsolis7849]

It didn't have enough units sold until 1997 to appear in the graph

[@paulbbryan]

Not pictured: Virtual Boy

[@Clery75019]

It's not in fearing failure that you innovate.

[@Ometecuhtli]

Neo-Geo Atari Jaguar

[@ltg8382]

Where's the year in the graphs??

[@shaneduquette6104]

I would like to see where the new Atari+ ends up, as well as the current generation consoles, the PS5, XBoxX, etc

[@ステンレス缶]

スマートフォンの時代にSwitchがこれだけ売れること自体凄すぎる。

[@crpggamer]

Funnily enough I didn't have a PS2. I did have a PS1 and PS4. At some point I mostly played games on a computer, but for a while I had an Xbox 360 and an XboxOne. I never was really into mobile and see that Nintendo really dominated in that area. The NES and SNES are still on the list amazingly.

[@JL-sm6cg]

It amazes me that the Sega Genesis was still selling all the way into the 2010s! I think it was the only console whose numbers were still climbing when it fell off the chart. Also, the PS2, my last and absolute favorite console of all time! Also, where was the Atari 7800?!

[@LolEleiteye]

The Gamecube was still getting sales when it fell off.

[@JL-sm6cg]

​@LolEleiteye you, my friend, are right. It was just so far down the list I didn't notice it.

[@enthused7591]

If the Switch stays on sale alongside the next gen console for an extra 2 years, which I expect it will, it'll sell around 160M units by the time 2026 rolls around. It's the greatest console of all time by a large margin. PS2 sold so well because it was a free DVD player AND the successor to the PS1. Wish N64 did better, I think that's the most underrated system ever. They really fumbled how they worked with 3rd party game designers, there should have easily been 500+ games released for N64, but they never even hit 300.

[@terran0797]

I read somewhere that the ps2 sold closer to 160mil, I believe it was the colecovision, not the intellivison that sold 5 or 6mil because the 3mil number reflects only part of its sales. The genesis was between 35-40mil but I like to think closer to 40. These are all things I’ve read so I’m not sure what is fact but I also read that PlayStation 4 stopped reporting numbers, so they could have sold up to 120mil and the Xbox one could have sold more for the same reason.

[@MarMic-ui2hw]

Waiting for the update with new switch sales numbers^^

[@spookyaction3236]

Ah yes, Christmas 1986, very good year! An NES.

[@jordyponcelet9335]

Please do one for Vr headsets🙏

[@feroriski5840]

How come 3ds with better graphic and feature can'pas gamebiy and game boy advance?

[@miguelangelhernandezsolis7849]

Smartphones and the Gameboy color and original Gameboy lasted a long time in the market

[@colinchichester1809]

the biggest drawback of the game gear besides its library was the battery life was terrible, it was about a decade to early for the portable color screen

[@IsaiahFisher19]

Nintendo switch is exploding ❤

[@Max012]

Do u think it will pass the ps2?

[@IsaiahFisher19]

@@Max012 it honestly depends on when the switch 2 comes out and how long they keep switch 1 on the market

[@kylewood4488-b9r]

If they dont cut off the sales before 2025 they might.

[@kylewood4488-b9r]

Really depends when the Switch 2 or Whatever the new console is called comes out.

[@IsaiahFisher19]

@@kylewood4488-b9r pretty much

[@chrisredline1697]

At the end of the video, ngl I swear I saw a "To be continued" as Roundabout started playing...

[@Guldhammer_DK]

Commodore should have made a console out of the Amiga 500 - that would have put them on this chart.

[@stephfahey1101]

NES is still on the list despite being 40 years old at this point. PS2 was great as well.

[@kingofbel6499]

Oh damn. I always knew PS2 was the KING of consoles for having the best library of games, but I didnt know that it was the best selling console of all time. Thats actually insane. Also funny enough, Nintendo DS is also another system that I always thought had one of the best libraries as well.

[@terrencepayne7412]

A video game system that could play....cd's ...dvd's and video games in 2000 was a big deal

[@MuhammadHaris-w1c]

Don't let it distract you from a Nintendo Switch having no price cut eight years in a row. 😢

[@PeBoVision]

My only console was a Magnavox Odyssey2 (Phillips G7000) and it didn't even make a blip. It is noteworthy that the 2600 stayed on the list for so very long. I would think that it continues to do respectable numbers in it's various modern incarnations, thanks in no small part to Atari shifting gears to become a brand/logo licensing company and letting folks like @games have a run at the nostalgia train.