Pure and hard sales figures
That impact can be of many kinds. Cultural, like the one that the models of those first generations had, or economic, thanks to some overwhelming sales figures that speak clearly of the success of a formula, brand or whatever. So we have been encouraged to look for data that shows us which of all the machines that have reached the market has sold the most games, by net units, in such a way that it is possible to consider it as the most successful of all time (until today). .
So here we go, with the –inverted– classification of those numbers that leave the following as the most successful consoles… although and if you think we are going to draw a quick conclusion after seeing the numbers: the first decade of the 21st century was complete madness with several consoles that appeared in those times breaking the barrier of one billion games. A savage!
10. Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
The console with which Nintendo conquered the West and revived the withered market after the 1983 debacle is in tenth place with figures that are not bad. 500.01 million cartridges sold throughout its entire useful life, which was not short.
9.Game Boy (UK)
Nintendo’s portable, which appeared at the end of the 80s, was also an unprecedented success because it was the first model that we could take everywhere and with the possibility of changing the cartridge at any time. Managed to sell 501.11 million games throughout its entire history.
8. Nintendo Wii (Wii)
The console that succeeded the GameCube was a complete success and managed to sneak into every home on the planet, allowing Nintendo to regain lost ground years ago. That triumph helped him to sell 921.85 million games throughout the years in which it was active, at the end of 2012.
7. Nintendo DS (DS)
Another Nintendo console, and there are four, that enter the Top 10 with the most games sold. On this occasion, the mythical laptop with two screens was at the gates of a billion reaching the figure of 948.76. A result up to what this marvel deserved that reminded us of the old Game & Watch.
6. PlayStation (PS)
Sony returned to video games with this console, after the small disappointment of MSX, and the truth is that it hit the nail on the head. He began a path that will soon be 30 years old and that in those 90s it allowed him to sell 962 million of games. An atrocity.
5. Nintendo Switch (NS)
We will take these figures for granted, but as you read this text, I am sure that the number of games sold by Nintendo Switch continues to grow. To this day, the last machine of the Japanese It borders on a billion thanks to those 994.30 that it accumulates. Do you think it will reach number one?
4. PlayStation 3 (PS3)
The third generation of PlayStation, which for many seems to have been a minor moment, also achieved dizzying numbers, of nothing more and nothing less than 999.40 million games sold.
3. Xbox 360 (X360)
Without a doubt, the most successful console that Microsoft has launched in its history and that could have changed the future of the market had it not been for the Xbox One fiasco. managed to sell nothing more and nothing less than 1,008.03 million of games.
2. PlayStation 4 (PS4)
The penultimate generation of PlayStation is the console with the second most sold games over the decade that it has been with us, and it is still adding up so, who knows, it could just take the top spot from one of its older sisters. for now, It seems to have stayed at 1,419.50 million games sold.
1. PlayStation 2 (PS2)
For the end we leave the number one console of all time. PS2, which was released in the year 2000 managed to sell nothing more and nothing less than 1,537.00 million games in DVD format.
