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PS5 Outsells Nintendo 64

PS5 Outsells Nintendo 64 - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 April 2023 / 11,024 Views

Sony's latest video game console, the PlayStation 5,which is part of the ninth generation of video game consoles, has outsold the lifetime sales of the Nintendo 64, according to VGChartz estimates

The PS5 had sold an estimated 33.54 million units worldwide through February 2023, while the Nintendo 64 sold 32.93 million units lifetime.

Up next for the PS5 is the Sega Genesis with 34.06 million units sold, followed by the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) with 49.10 million units sold and the Xbox One with 51.26 million units sold.

Breaking down sales by region, the PS5 has sold an estimated 14.24 million units in North America, 10.26 million units in Europe, 2.98 million units in Japan, and 6.06 million units in the rest of the world. This compared to the Nintendo 64, which sold 20.11 million units in North America, 6.35 million units in Europe, 5.54 million units in Japan, and 0.93 million units in the rest of the world.

Breaking down PS5 Europe sales, the console has sold an estimated 2.52 million units in the UK, 1.66 million units in Germany, and 1.48 million units in France.

PS5 Outsells Nintendo 64

Sony Interactive Entertainment did announce it had shipped 32.1 million PlayStation 5 consoles as of December 31, 2022. With 32.1 million PlayStation 5 consoles shipped through the end of December 2022 that means 7.1 million units were shipped from October to December. This is up 3.2 million from the same quarter in 2021.

For reference, the PlayStation 4 had shipped 8.4 million units in the same quarter for a lifetime total of 37.7 million units shipped as of December 31, 2015. This puts the PS5 behind shipped PS4 units by 5.6 million units.

The PlayStation 5 launched in November 2020.


A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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8 Comments
jvmkdg (on 03 April 2023)

ps5 should outsell xbox one by the end of the year

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Doctor_MG (on 03 April 2023)

Woo! Go PS5!

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loy310 (on 03 April 2023)

Nice, next up the Switch

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badnewsforthem loy310 (on 03 April 2023)

never gonna happen, next would be Switch becoming the best sellling console ever

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Chicho (on 03 April 2023)
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G2ThaUNiT (on 03 April 2023)

It's so funny how N64 has taken off in pop culture, and to the extent the GameCube, despite being a couple of Nintendo's poorest selling consoles lol. PS5 poppin off now that the supply constraints are all but gone!

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Garrus G2ThaUNiT (on 05 April 2023)

i think it is memorable from a design perspective, not in gaming time

the ps1 was iconic, and then ps2-5 are all not remarkable designs

each Nintendo design is unique and memorable, that doesn't mean people want to buy one, but they are memorable

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AJNShelton Garrus (on 06 April 2023)

Def gaming time too, it has 2 of the best games of all time in it

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