Before the attack of mobile games, consoles have become gamer’s best friend for a few years back. The fast shift surely making console sales becomes fewer than smartphone sales nowadays. Even though, currently, consoles still enjoyed by a few people due to its exclusivities and video games offered. But do you know if a few consoles which have been released, turns out they had fantastic sales and received an award as the best selling consoles? Reporting from IGN.com, here are a few best selling consoles with incredible sales.

10. Nintendo Switch - 36.87 million units

Nintendo managed to push the sales for Switch up to 37 million units globally. This number skyrocketed if compared to the previous sales from April to June 2019. Pretty sure that Switch users will well receive it, this Japanese company believes that the sales will be increased by similar hardware. The cheaper version of Nintendo Switch also being introduced called Nintendo Switch Lite. Aside from more affordable, the size even smaller.

9. Xbox One - 41 million units

Compared to the previous generation console, the sales of Xbox One still fall behind. Even though it’s almost six years, the sales of this console only hit 41 million units. That number also doesn’t reach the half of PlayStation 4 sales. People can argue why Xbox One fall behind than PS4 in the console sales because it lacks exclusive games.

8. SNES - 49.10 million units

Nintendo released this console on August 23, 1991, for the first time. SNES became the best selling console at that time, primarily for Europe console. This console used CPU Ricoh 5A22, powerful enough to simulate the 3D effect with Mode 7 Nintendo graphic system. Compared to the previous series, SNES has more storage up to 120MB.

em grafis Mode 7 Nintendo. Dibandingkan dengan seri sebelumnya, SNES memiliki penyimpanan yang lebih luas hingga 120MB.

7. NES - 61.91 million units

NES is the first console by Nintendo, which was released outside Japan. The release receives positive reviews on the global market, and one of them was in North America. This hardware also supported the famous game at that time, like Legend of Zelda series and Super Mario Bros.

6. Nintendo 3DS - 75.28 million units

Nintendo 3DS became a handheld console by Nintendo, which received fantastic sales. Compared to Nintendo Switch, this eight years old handheld console had twice the amount of sales. The sales were increased when Nintendo gave 10 NES and Game Boy Advance games for free to those who bought 3DS with the initial price.

5. PlayStation 4 - 100 million units

Since it was released in 2013, PlayStation 4 had become one of the famous consoles. Few sales records managed to be created with this Playstation’s fourth generation. The recent one, this console by Sony, managed to surpass Xbox 360 sales, which were considered as the best console by  Microsoft Studios. It was recorded if PS4 managed to sit on the sixth place in the best selling console with total sales of 94.2 million units, surpassing Xbox 360 with the 84 million units after it was released.
ngan total penjualan mencapai 94.2 juta unit, melewati Xbox 360 yang total penjualannya mencapai sekitar 84 juta unit sejak dirilis.

4. Playtation 1 - 102.5 million units

It can’t be denied that PlayStation 1 will turn 25 years old this year. Pretty old age for a console, which was a success in the 2000s. Interestingly, this console was sold with fantastic total sales. This is making PlayStation 1 sat in fourth place on the best selling console in the world. The sales record broke by Sony on a console selling for the first time. Not only the basic variant, but Sony also managed to sell few variants starting from the standard edition to exclusive ones.

3. GameBoy dan GameBoy Colour - 118.69 million units

As the pioneer of the first generation of console, Game Boy and Game Boy Color was the legendary console of all time. If you once tried playing this console back then, that means you’re old enough, because Game Boy was firstly released in 1989 and it had been sold for 118 million units!

2. Nintendo DS - 154.02 million units

With a simple design and can be played anywhere, Nintendo DS can be commonly found in the streets and recorded it has been sold for 145 million units in 10 years. Many excellent games, like the Pokemon series, The World Ends with You, as well as Harvest Moon series, became a reason for gamers to buy and love Nintendo DS.

1. PlayStation 2 - 159 million units

Was released in the 2000s, PlayStation 2 is the popular product by Sony and still played by many people in the society. Playstation 2 sales rose to the sky until it hit 155 million units. Not without reason, Playstation 2 back then can produce a few 3D games which looked so real. Added with Bully and GTA series, which made the sales went booming.

So that’s a few best selling consoles with fantastic total sales. From all consoles above, which one do you have? Follow DuniaGames.co.id for more exciting news regarding video games.

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