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Nintendo crosses 800 million consoles sold, No. 1 console maker in the World
PSFan
Member
You mean like how they had to combine consoles and handhelds to get Nintendo those accolades? If you take out the handhelds, Sony has far outsold Nintendo in actual game consoles.
reinking
Member
Yes but all companies and fans do it. Fastest selling. Most dollars. Whatever gets them to a number one. It is fun and I don't mind a positive spin.
Mozza
Member
Oh god I am conversing with a crazy person, very mature of you to suggest I was immature though.
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And even that's not true for much longer with Steamdeck coming.You mean the console/portable hybrid sector.
Von Hugh
Member
You mean the console/portable hybrid sector.
Into which monitor or TV can you plug the Switch Lite?
Mozza
Member
Same here, had the original NES and can't believe it's that long ago.since 1983*
Me, realizing the NES came out in 83 and I am old.
Insane Metal
Gold Member
That's considerand handhelds and all, right?
Anyway, good for them. I just wish they went back to competitive performance consoles. High tech stuff. Not mobile.
Anyway, good for them. I just wish they went back to competitive performance consoles. High tech stuff. Not mobile.
Mozza
Member
Getting back into the power race is just not feasible for Nintendo, it's roughly 180 million consoles per generation with already two major players. at best Nintendo could hope for 60-70 million console sales and the amount of money required to even secure this would be immense, even more when you consider the links both there players have with the major western development studios. Take the Wii U and 3DS generation which seemed a little below par for Nintendo, they still managed to shift around 90 million consoles or so, so much better for them in their own marketplace.That's considerand handhelds and all, right?
Anyway, good for them. I just wish they went back to competitive performance consoles. High tech stuff. Not mobile.
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Zombie9ers
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They are doing it still by combining Switch sales with Switch Lite sales like they are one in the same.
One's a home console/portable hybrid, the other is a dedicated handheld.
It would be one thing if they both played the same games - but they don't. There are several games you can't even play on the lite due to the functionality they removed.
You're telling me that if Sony had released a PS4 portable that played 99% of the games that PS4 did that those sales would be combined together? GTFO!
But Nintendo...
El Pistolero
Member
Well, outdated hardware and recycled franchises that sell in the tens of millions, with ultra modest budgets, does that for you. Still, genius moves, business wise.
Mozza
Member
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Mozza
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And the award for the most backhanded compliment of the day goes too......
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Same ol G
Member
This thread is filled with these kind of comments, Sony fanboys are still the saddest fucks in the gaming industry at least they win at that.And the award for the most backhanded comment of the day goes too......
(Not talking about Sony fans)
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Mozza
Member
Constant goalpost moving on here, just wait until the console continues to sell and does not fall of cliff as some are hoping, er I mean suggesting.
Mozza
Member
To be honest nothing much surprised me in these threads anymore, you should see the comment sections on Nintendolife , they are priceless too.
On a related not I am still trying to get hold of PS5 and a Series X, but will not pay a penny over retail on principle, can wait though.
Mozza
Member
Sony have been immense in the Video game arena without a doubt, even more impressive is they have had to go toe to toe with Microsoft, who have a lot more money and can afford to run their console business at a loss.
MasterCornholio
Member
Nice. Much success.
Great Hair
Banned
Sony Home Consoles (excl. PS5)
102.4 + 155.0 + 87.4 + 116.4 = 461.2 million sold consoles
since 1994.12.3 or 9,743 days
sold every 24h = 47,336
sold every 60min = 1,972
sold every second = 33
Nintendo Home Consoles (excl. Virtual Boy, Elder Power)
61.91 + 49.10 + 32.93 + 21.74 + 101.63 + 13.56 + 89.04 = 369.91 million sold consoles
since 1983.7.15 or 13,902 days
sold every 24h = 26,608
sold every 60min = 1,108
sold every second = 18
Nintendo Home Consoles (aligned with PlayStation)
32.93 + 21.74 + 101.63 + 13.56 + 89.04 = 258.9 million sold consoles
since 1994.12.3 or 9,743 days
sold every 24h = 26,572
sold every 60min = 1,107
sold every second = 18
... hef no data for portable gaymin diweyeses aweilebol! Por tables ar not kongsols!!!
right?
102.4 + 155.0 + 87.4 + 116.4 = 461.2 million sold consoles
since 1994.12.3 or 9,743 days
sold every 24h = 47,336
sold every 60min = 1,972
sold every second = 33
Nintendo Home Consoles (excl. Virtual Boy
61.91 + 49.10 + 32.93 + 21.74 + 101.63 + 13.56 + 89.04 = 369.91 million sold consoles
since 1983.7.15 or 13,902 days
sold every 24h = 26,608
sold every 60min = 1,108
sold every second = 18
Nintendo Home Consoles (aligned with PlayStation)
32.93 + 21.74 + 101.63 + 13.56 + 89.04 = 258.9 million sold consoles
since 1994.12.3 or 9,743 days
sold every 24h = 26,572
sold every 60min = 1,107
sold every second = 18
... hef no data for portable gaymin diweyeses aweilebol! Por tables ar not kongsols!!!
right?
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Amish Prince
Member
My lemonade stand outsold the wiiu
Captain Toad
Member
It's their handhelds that is the real story. If you take only the home consoles, even including Switch, PlayStation is ahead by quite a lot, even with Nintendo's over decade head start.
But, Nintendo's handhelds have bern absolutely dominate ever since the GameBoy.
But, Nintendo's handhelds have bern absolutely dominate ever since the GameBoy.
Kokoloko85
Member
Nice comeback from Nintendo. The classic
This isnt a suprise and should be expected. They have released more consoles and handhelds than the others and have been in the industry the longest.
But realistically there only console to sell more than a Playstation since Playstation came to the market has been the Wii And thats only against Playstations worst selling console.And at a 3rd of the price of Playstations worst selling console the PS3.
There consoles havent sold well since the Snes apart from the Wii.
There handhelds on the other hand have done awesome and kept them in the game and the Switch being a Hybrid saved them.
I remember being a kid and playing my first Nes game I remember getting the Snes and the colours on the contoller and logo.
Super Mario World was so awesome. I remember buying a N64 with Mario 64 and Golden Eye. And I remember getting the Gamecube at launch with Luigi’s Mansion and Batman Good times
Ive loved all the Nintendo consoles included the Wii U…. ( apart from the Wii lol )
This isnt a suprise and should be expected. They have released more consoles and handhelds than the others and have been in the industry the longest.
But realistically there only console to sell more than a Playstation since Playstation came to the market has been the Wii And thats only against Playstations worst selling console.And at a 3rd of the price of Playstations worst selling console the PS3.
There consoles havent sold well since the Snes apart from the Wii.
There handhelds on the other hand have done awesome and kept them in the game and the Switch being a Hybrid saved them.
I remember being a kid and playing my first Nes game
I remember getting the Snes and the colours on the contoller and logo.Super Mario World was so awesome. I remember buying a N64 with Mario 64 and Golden Eye. And I remember getting the Gamecube at launch with Luigi’s Mansion and Batman
Good timesIve loved all the Nintendo consoles included the Wii U…. ( apart from the Wii lol )
Same ol G
Member
Yeah i'm waiting for the next monster hunter to buy a PS5 so i can wait a while.
Maybe i'll buy one sooner if FF16 turns out to be great (not holding my hopes up after XV)
Same ol G
Member
Nobody cares how you try to change the numbers to fit your narrative, Nintendo sold more consoles end of discussion.Sony Home Consoles (excl. PS5)
102.4 + 155.0 + 87.4 + 116.4 = 461.2 million sold consoles
since 1994.12.3 or 9,743 days
sold every 24h = 47,336
sold every 60min = 1,972
sold every second = 33
Nintendo Home Consoles (excl. Virtual Boy, Elder Power)
61.91 + 49.10 + 32.93 + 21.74 + 101.63 + 13.56 + 89.04 = 369.91 million sold consoles
since 1983.7.15 or 13,902 days
sold every 24h = 26,608
sold every 60min = 1,108
sold every second = 18
Nintendo Home Consoles (aligned with PlayStation)
32.93 + 21.74 + 101.63 + 13.56 + 89.04 = 258.9 million sold consoles
since 1994.12.3 or 9,743 days
sold every 24h = 26,572
sold every 60min = 1,107
sold every second = 18
... hef no data for portable gaymin diweyeses aweilebol! Por tables ar not kongsols!!!
WitchHunter
Member
Wonder why they don't bring in more titles like Manhunt to the mix.As reported in the Nintendo’s latest Financial Report as June 2021 Nintendo have sold in total 800.84 million consoles worldwide since 1983*.
Nintendo is, by a wide margin, the console manufacturer which has sold the most consoles in the World.
Total number of videogame consoles sold by manufacturer as June 2021 (only console makers which have sold at least 30 million units):
A curiosity:
As March 1995 (PS1 was launched in December 1994 in Japan) NES + GB + SNES had sold in total 141.49 million units therefore since the introduction of the PlayStation brand of consoles Nintendo has sold around 95 million consoles more than what Sony did in the same timeframe.
* Note:
I considered only the stand alone consoles with interchangeable software (no Color TV Game, no Game & Watch, no Nintendo plug & play retro consoles, no PlayStation Classic, no PocketStation, no add-ons in general).
Useful links:
IR Information : Sales Data - Dedicated Video Game Sales Units
www.nintendo.co.jp
Nintendo software and hardware sales data from 1983 to present
This post won't be updated here anymore. Click here to visit the page where the data will be updated from now on. It was made abundantly clear that this place [the staff or part of it] don't have regard for the efforts it takes to compile data nor understand that it's the aggregation of a small...www.resetera.com
Bryank75
Banned
Nintendos 1st party FULLY exclusive offering is the most comprehensive in the industry making their hardware a MUST buy..... instead of PlayStation and Xbox's approach of optional or semi optional purchase, which is just weak-water.
I don't agree with calling Switch a home console though if that is what they are doing here. It's a handheld.
I don't agree with calling Switch a home console though if that is what they are doing here. It's a handheld.
AJUMP23
Gold Member
Switch staring down the Wii and PS1 like
SlimySnake
The Contrarian
800 million gaming devices*
They are trailing Sony by a good 100 million or so when it comes to consoles.
Anyway, still pretty impressive and they are easily the most successful gaming company of all time. My son loves Nintendo games. He cant have enough. Sadly, I see nothing that interests me.
They are trailing Sony by a good 100 million or so when it comes to consoles.
Anyway, still pretty impressive and they are easily the most successful gaming company of all time. My son loves Nintendo games. He cant have enough. Sadly, I see nothing that interests me.
Buggy Loop
Member
Saddest part is how they think there’s only cinematic TRHIIIiPPPUL AAYYYyYy that are worth investing into.. while here I am, missing dearly the Sony of PlayStation 1 & 2 era which was diverse as fuck. I’ve been playing Horizon Zero dawn on PC lately, about mid point, and while it’s super pretty, it’s quite average as far as open world game goes, it might have impressed me had I not played the recycled low budget BOTW. In fact, many many indie games I had more fun to play through than H:ZD. Gaming is not just about graphics e-peen
cireza
Member
MegaDrive sold much more than 30 millions.
Evilms
Banned
strange, i see here 30.75 m
The Sega Genesis is a Timeless Classic
The Sega Genesis, otherwise known as the Mega Drive, was Sega’s most successful attempt at a video game console. The console sold 30.75 units worldwide.
thegamerxp.com
The Best Sega Genesis Games of All Time
Let's head back to the glory days and fondly remember the best on the Genesis.
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Magnific0giganticus
Banned
Consoles and handhelds mixed up. A handheld is not a console. Switch is allowed as a console because it is a (hybrid) console.As reported in the Nintendo’s latest Financial Report as June 2021 Nintendo have sold in total 800.84 million consoles worldwide since 1983*.
Nintendo is, by a wide margin, the console manufacturer which has sold the most consoles in the World.
Total number of videogame consoles sold by manufacturer as June 2021 (only console makers which have sold at least 30 million units):
A curiosity:
As March 1995 (PS1 was launched in December 1994 in Japan) NES + GB + SNES had sold in total 141.49 million units therefore since the introduction of the PlayStation brand of consoles Nintendo has sold around 95 million consoles more than what Sony did in the same timeframe.
* Note:
I considered only the stand alone consoles with interchangeable software (no Color TV Game, no Game & Watch, no Nintendo plug & play retro consoles, no PlayStation Classic, no PocketStation, no add-ons in general).
Useful links:
IR Information : Sales Data - Dedicated Video Game Sales Units
www.nintendo.co.jpNintendo software and hardware sales data from 1983 to present
This post won't be updated here anymore. Click here to visit the page where the data will be updated from now on. It was made abundantly clear that this place [the staff or part of it] don't have regard for the efforts it takes to compile data nor understand that it's the aggregation of a small...
Orta
Banned
Should be MS, Sony & Nintendo subforums tbh. I'm sick of seeing threads about the latest PS5 firmware updates, SSD's and Mark fucking Cerny's cock stinking out the place.
yurinka
Member
30.75 millions according to Sega.
genesis/md is a mess to determine how many were sold, you'll notice they don't cite anything because of how much a mess it is. plus there were numerous official licensed models by jvc, samsung, tec toy, majesco, so many other things, trash record keeping by sega (shocking I know)strange, i see here 30.75 m
The Sega Genesis is a Timeless Classic
The Sega Genesis, otherwise known as the Mega Drive, was Sega’s most successful attempt at a video game console. The console sold 30.75 units worldwide.The Best Sega Genesis Games of All Time
Let's head back to the glory days and fondly remember the best on the Genesis.
rodrigolfp
Gamepads 4 Life
Keep entertaining us, please.
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Resident Cheap Arse
A games console is just a computer system specifically designed for playing video games. Hell, with the move towards being "media platforms" modern home consoles are further from the definition than the portable gaming systems you're trying to discount.
Magnific0giganticus
Banned
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Oh, because this is new now? How old are you, 15?
Never in the history of console gaming it's been mixed up. It's never been GB, Game Gear, or whatever versus Megradrive, Saturn, Psone, it's never been GBA versus PS2 or NDS versus PS3...etc etc..
Handhelds are a different market, different target audience, different generations of their own. Very different formats. It's not the same format as a HOME console. You want to match $50 Gameboys going up against $200 PlayStations...gimme a break.
What next, mobile phones are consoles too? So I guess Apple and Samsung are the kings of consoles. Lmao
Magnific0giganticus
Banned
Ok. So let's not discount phones, they play millions of games are have more people gaming on them than all "consoles" and PC combined...you dont know what you're talking about. Apples and oranges my friend. They are all fruit but not the same.
SoggyBiscuit
Banned
How can I twist these statistics to say Nintendo are doomed??
Seriously impressive sales overall. I wonder what console Nintendo will have made to push it past the 1Bn threshold.
Seriously impressive sales overall. I wonder what console Nintendo will have made to push it past the 1Bn threshold.
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Resident Cheap Arse
Phones are not specifically designed to play video games. They are able to, but that is not their specific purpose.
You're grasping. A games console is just a computer systems specifically designed to play video games.
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Gold Member
Kind of disingenuous to use "console" when that figure clearly includes handheld gaming devices like DS, 3DS, GBA etc., IMO.
TBH I kinda don't care about these milestones in and of themselves, always been more interested in the mix of market realities, circumstantial factors, business strategies etc. as well as social feedback from the customer side of the market itself that lead to the results.
Not like any of these sales are lining my own bank account (although I guess that would be nice ).
TBH I kinda don't care about these milestones in and of themselves, always been more interested in the mix of market realities, circumstantial factors, business strategies etc. as well as social feedback from the customer side of the market itself that lead to the results.
Not like any of these sales are lining my own bank account (although I guess that would be nice
).
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Resident Cheap Arse
Kind of disingenuous to use "console" when that figure clearly includes handheld gaming devices like DS, 3DS, GBA etc., IMO.
TBH I kinda don't care about these milestones in and of themselves, always been more interested in the mix of market realities, circumstantial factors, business strategies etc. as well as social feedback from the customer side of the market itself that lead to the results.
Not like any of these sales are lining my own bank account (although I guess that would be nice
Not really. All those portable systems are by definition games consoles. They are computer systems specifically designed to play video games.
rodrigolfp
Gamepads 4 Life
Not a single fuck is given about "versus" or "different market, target audience, generations" when it comes to the definition of what a console is...
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