Console wars... Who is winning?

Small_Fryz · Mar 30, 2006

http://www.everythingandnothing.org.uk/vg/worldtotals.php

That is quite interesting...

Worldwide Hardware / Software Sales (End of 2005)

Code:

System            Hardware          Software         Ratio
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Game Boy          118.69m           0,500.95m        4.221
PS1               102.49m           0,960.00m        9.367
PS2               101.37m           1,002.00m        9.885
GBA               074.25m           0,319.31m        4.300
NES               061.76m           0,500.00m        8.096
SNES              049.08m           0,379.02m        7.722
Sega MD           035.00m           na               na
N64               032.92m           0,224.97m        6.834
Xbox              024.00m           0,214.68m        8.945
GameCube          020.61m           0,184.36m        8.945
PSP               015.03m           0,034.10m        2.269
Nintendo DS       014.43m           0,046.40m        3.216
Sega MS           012.00m           na               na
Sega DC           011.00m           na               na
Sega Saturn       009.00m           na               na
Sega GG           009.00m           na               na
Xbox 360          001.50m           na               na

Code:

Brand             Hardware          Software         Existance
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Nintendo          371.74m           2,155.01m        1983 - Present (23yrs)
Sony              218.80m           1,996.10m        1994 - Present (12yrs)
Sega              076.00m           na               1986 - 2001 (15yrs)
Microsoft         025.50m           0,214.68m        2001 - Present (5yrs)

PS1 = Playstation 1
PS2 = Playstation 2
PSP = Playstation Portable
NES = Nintendo Entertainment System
SNES = Super Nintendo Entertainment System
N64 = Nintendo 64
GBA = Gameboy Advance
Sega MS = Sega Master System
Sega GG = Sega Game Gear
Sega MD = Sega Mega Drive
Sega DC = Sega Dreamcast

Sega Data added 👍

Omnis · Mar 30, 2006

I thought the DS heavily outweighed the PSP as far as units sold went.

Oh, I almost forgot: I own ps1, ps2, GB, GBA, DS, and N64

HondaRacer · Mar 30, 2006

I think the data is units shipped, not units sold. This may be the reason PSP is listed ahead of DS. In Japan, it is estimated that the DS outsells PSP 3 to 1, although the PSP fares much, much better here in the USA.

EDIT: I've owned the PSP, PSone, PStwo, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance, and Xbox (as well as a Sega Genesis).

crimson_menace · Mar 30, 2006

All but an Xbox.

Random fact: I've owned 70 of the games mentioned!

SRV2LOW4ME · Mar 30, 2006

Interesting numbers between the XBox and PS2, makes you wonder why Microsoft would take such a huge risk in releasing the 360 so soon and with so many bugs that still need to be worked out.

MinorShunt · Mar 30, 2006

I've bought: ps1,ps2,gameboy,nes,snes,and sega. The first "electronic game system" I bought was a tennis game, pong wannabe thingy from radioshack......a while ago. :drool:

Can't say that I owned them though. More like the other way around!

Small_Fryz · Mar 30, 2006

And the PS3 will be able to play the almost 2 billion PS1 and PS2 games.

Will be interesting too see.

While many people bash Nintendo i think they have done quite well.

ferrari_chris · Mar 30, 2006

PS1 and PS2 for me.

I'm so deprived...

amp88 · Mar 30, 2006

I've only owned the PS1 and PS2 from that list. I do have a few other SEGA consoles though.

Omnis · Mar 30, 2006

Small_Fryz
And the PS3 will be able to play the almost 2 billion PS1 and PS2 games.

Will be interesting too see.

While many people bash Nintendo i think they have done quite well.

Nintendo is the sleeper. Seriously, though...Nintendo does rule. I'll go as far as saying that they have the lowest suck/total ratio of the games on all of their latest systems.

Appie · Mar 30, 2006

i Currently have a PS1, PS2 and the PSP

Omnis · Mar 30, 2006

NINTENDO SIXTY FOURRRRRRRR!!!!

Represent, folks. I'm quite suprised with nintendo 64, actually. I thought it would be like at least number four. That thing was popular. It's still higher than xbox and gamecube, though. Haha. Victory, as it stands.

a6m5 · Mar 30, 2006

Oh god... GameCube's so much cooler than 64.

My history:

Famicom
NES
SNES
Super Famicom
GameBoy
PS
GameBoy Color
Dreamcast(Japanese)
PS2
Dreamcast(SEGA Sports)
GameCube
PSTwo

I think.....

G.T · Mar 30, 2006

Hmmm, my (and brother's) history here.

Sega Mega Drive
PS1 (we may have had 2)
2 Game Boy Colours
2 Gameboy Advances
Sega Dreamcast
4, yes 4 PS2's, including 1 Slim-line. 1 PS2 packed up, and brother wanted to replace his fat one with a slim one.
2 Xboxes
Gamecube
Gamboy Advance SP
Nintendo DS
2 PSP's (my Dad also has one)
1 Xbox 360

a6m5 · Mar 30, 2006

I think Super NES is my favorite system of all time. I can't believe some of you have never owned it!

Small_Fryz
Cant find any data for sega sorry

SEGA figures from wikipedia:

Master System - 13 million
Genesis/Mega Drive - 35 million
Saturn - 10 million
Dreamcast - 11 million

For those of you who were curious(like me).

Jay · Mar 30, 2006

Atari 2600
Commodore 64 (guess thats a computer though)
Sega Megadrive
Nintendo Gameboy
Sega Saturn
Nintendo 64
Sega Dreamcast
Nintendo Gameboy Colour
Sony Playstation 2
Sony PSP

Im mainly a PC gamer though.

a6m5
I think Super NES is my favorite system of all time. I can't believe some of you have never owned it!

I never owned it but I played it alot at my sisters house and alot of NES at the next door neighbors.

Sambert · Mar 30, 2006

-Amiga CD32 * :lol:

-Atari Lynx * (very large indeed)
-Neo Geo AES **** :cool:

-Nintendo Game Boy ** (orig model)
-Nintendo GBA * (bah)
-Nintendo Game Cube ****

(RE4!)
-Nintendo N64 *** (Mario 64!)
-Nintendo SNES ***** :dopey:

a6m5 knows what he's talking about!
-Philips CD-i * :sick:

(parental gift)
-Sega Dreamcast **** 👍
-Sega Game Gear **
-Sega Master System ***

(first console)
-Sega Mega Drive ***
-Sega Saturn *** (purchased a new old stock model recently)
-Sony PSX **** 👍
-Sony PS2 **** (GT4 and TT!)

Lee · Mar 30, 2006

Early 90's - SEGA Master System II
Mid 90's - Playstation (1)
Late 90's - Game Boy Colour, PSone (Smaller console)
Early '00's - N64 (Pokemon Edition :dopey:

) Playstation 2, Game Boy Advance.
Mid '00's - Nintendo Gamecube, PSP

X5. · Mar 30, 2006

From the list

Sony Playstation 1
2* Sony Playstation 2
Nintendo 64
Game Boy
Game Boy Advance

Others

Sega Mega Drive
2* Sega Master Systems (I miss Alex the Kidd, although that game was unbelievably hard!!)
Atari (Forgot which one)

Small_Fryz · Mar 30, 2006

What do you guys think about the stats i posted? and the sales figures?

Appie · Mar 30, 2006

there good

Small_Fryz · Mar 30, 2006

thats not what i meant

Is any of it suprising?

It seems Xbox wasnt going as good as i had thought.

And nintendo are going very well.

ferrari_chris · Mar 30, 2006

Small_Fryz
... It seems Xbox wasnt going as good as i had thought. ...

Yeah. They said it was going to be a real threat to PS2 blah blah... But that never eventuated, huh?

I'm surprised by the Nintendo figures - I've never regarded anything they did as good quality, but the numbers speak for themselves. I see the XBox has sold marginally more than the GameCube, and less than than the N64 - I consider both of these Nintendo consoles to be a flop.

I'm really surprised how badly the XBox has done.

I'm also surprised to see the Gameboy at #1, and the PS2 hasn't surpassed the PS1. Overall, these figures are very eye-opening. 👍

a6m5 · Mar 30, 2006

Small_Fryz
thats not what i meant

Is any of it suprising?

It seems Xbox wasnt going as good as i had thought.

And nintendo are going very well.

Xbox numbers were surprising low, N64 numbers were shockingly high.

Jay · Mar 30, 2006

Like most, I'm suprised the Xbox isn't doing aswell as I thought, and Nintendo is doing much better than I imagined.

From small_fryz the link,

GTA San andreas PS2 = 13.47 million sold
GTA San andreas xbox = 1.06 million sold

The exclusive deal for Sony looks like it works well for them(aswell as the more PS2's sold).

ferrari_chris
and less than than the N64 - I consider both of these Nintendo consoles to be a flop.

I didnt find N64 a flop but I thought Gamecube was, I was wrong

.

ferrari_chris · Mar 30, 2006

VIPERGTSR01
... GTA San andreas PS2 = 13.47 million sold
GTA San andreas xbox = 1.06 million sold ...

a6m5 · Mar 30, 2006

One of my buddies still do not have PS2. He is playing GT1 & 2 on the first Playstation! :scared:

I've been pressuring him to buy a PS2(so I can race him on GT4), like for a year now. Unbelivably cheap bastard.

Sambert · Mar 30, 2006

Small_Fryz
thats not what i meant

It seems Xbox wasnt going as good as i had thought.

And nintendo are going very well.

Interesting figures. I too was unaware that Bills box barely outsold the Cube, despite having such a broad following in the US. Heres an interesting Wiki entry that outlines the console wars from each hardware era.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Console_wars

SF, how bout updating post 1 with the Sega figures.

Small_Fryz · Mar 30, 2006

Done! 👍

Added another table also 👍

Very interesting, I think if the PS3 is a decent hit Sony will overtake Nintendo with total software sales, And maybe even total console sales, though might be a bit of an ask.

TB · Mar 30, 2006

Count me in for NES, SNES, PS1 and 2 PS2's. Fav's would have to be SNES and PS2.

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