Top 10 Selling Video Game Consoles - 7th Generation Dominates, PS2 Still the King - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 December 2013 / 37,411 Views
Welcome to the ‘Top 10’ weekly feature. Each week we will be taking a look at the top 10 selling games in a particular genre, platform, most recent month, even sprinkling in the top 10 selling games from a past year. All sales specified will be worldwide, unless stated otherwise. If there is a particular top 10 you want to see leave a comment and it may be featured in a future top 10. As a note all sales figures are retail only.
This week we are changing things up and not looking at software sales. We are looking at the top 10 bestselling video game platforms of all time. Last week we looked at the top 10 selling games in 2010 and the week before that the top 10 selling games in October 2013.
Looking at the top 10 bestselling video game platforms two were released in the 1980’s, Game Boy and NES, one was released in the 1990’s, the PlayStation, and seven were released in the 2000’s, the PlayStation 2, DS, Wii, PlayStation 3, PSP, and Xbox 360. That really shows how video games have grown in popularity over time.
The 7th generation is the biggest generation in gaming to date. All five of the main platforms that generation are in the top 10. They are the Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 3, PSP, and Xbox 360. The second and third bestselling consoles of that generation both outsold the bestselling console of the third generation, the NES.
The top 10 bestselling video game platforms have sold a combined 1.02 billion units. Two platforms, the PS2 and DS, both sold more than 150 million units. The Game Boy, PS1, and Wii are the other three platforms to sell more than 100 million units.
The Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 3, and PSP have all sold over 80 million units. The Xbox 360 will hit 80 million sold in the next couple of weeks. The entire top 10 has sold more than 60 million units.
The top 10 selling video game platforms as a graph shows how the video game industry has grown over the years. The 10th bestselling platform, the NES, sold 61.91 million units in its lifetime. At the time it was by far the bestselling platform in video games. However, since then 9 platforms have surpassed it.
Side note: The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 are both around 20 million units away from hitting the 100 million sold milestone and have a slim chance of reaching that goal. The PlayStation 3 has a better chance of hitting the milestone, however with the PlayStation 4 out now sales are expected to slow down considerably. If the PlayStation 3 hits 100 million it will just barely make it by the time it is done selling.
Microsoft stated that the Xbox 360 will hit 100 million sold by the time they take it off the market, however with how sales have slowed down it is unlikely it will happen without a price drop soon.
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