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BKK2 on 02 December 2008
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Famitsu sales through October (bolded) for currently available systems included with historical hardware shipments:

System Title Manufacturer Release Date Retail Price (yen) Units Shipped (millions)
Game Boy (all) Nintendo 21/04/89 12500 32.47
Nintendo DS (all) Nintendo 02/12/04 15000 23.62
PlayStation 2 (all) SCE 04/03/00 39800 21.48
PlayStation (all) SCE 03/12/94 39800 19.6
Famicom Nintendo 15/07/83 14800 19.35
PlayStation SCE 03/12/94 39800 17.40*
Super Famicom Nintendo 21/11/90 25000 17.17
Nintendo DS Lite Nintendo 02/03/06 16800 17.16
Game Boy Advance (all) Nintendo 21/03/01 9800 16.91
PSP SCE 12/12/04 20,790/26,040 10.42
Game Boy Advance Nintendo 21/03/01 9800 10.4
Wii Nintendo 02/12/06 25000 6.9
Nintendo DS Nintendo 02/12/04 15000 6.55
Game Boy Advance SP Nintendo 14/02/03 12500 6.51
PC-Engine (all) NEC Home Electronics 30/10/87 24800 5.84
Sega Saturn Sega 22/11/94 44800 5.8
Nintendo 64 Nintendo 23/06/96 25000 5.54
Disk System Nintendo 21/02/86 15000 4.44
PSone SCE 07/07/00 15000 4.19* 
Nintendo GameCube Nintendo 14/09/01 25000 4.04
PC Engine NEC Home Electronics 30/10/87 24800 3.92
Mega Drive Sega 29/10/88 21000 3.58
WonderSwan Color Bandai 09/12/00 6800 3
Dreamcast Sega 27/11/98 29800 2.8
PlayStation 3 SCE 11/11/06 49,980/59,980 2.38
PC Engine Duo NEC Home Electronics 21/09/91 14800 1.92
Game Gear Sega 06/10/90 19800 1.78
Neo Geo SNK 26/04/90 58000 1
Xbox 360 Microsoft 10/12/05 39795 0.77
3DO Real Matsushima Electric 20/03/94 54800 0.72
Virtual Boy Nintendo 21/07/95 15000 0.63
Neo Geo Pocket SNK 28/10/98 7800 0.5
Xbox Microsoft 22/02/02 34800 0.47
LaserActive Pioneer 20/08/93 89800 0.42
SG-1000 Sega 15/07/83 15000 0.4
Mega CD Sega 12/12/91 49800 0.4
PC-FX NEC Home Electronics 23/12/94 49800 0.4
Super Cassette Vision Epoch 17/07/84 15000 0.3
Pippin Atmark Bandai DE 22/03/96 64800 0.03

*include shipments to Asian countries and regions including South Korea

Home Consoles SKUs combined:

System Title Manufacturer Release Date Retail Price (yen) Units Shipped (millions)
PlayStation 2 (all) SCE 04/03/00 39800 21.48
PlayStation (all) SCE 03/12/94 39800 19.6
Famicom Nintendo 15/07/83 14800 19.35
Super Famicom Nintendo 21/11/90 25000 17.17
Wii Nintendo 02/12/06 25000 6.9
PC-Engine (all) NEC Home Electronics 30/10/87 24800 5.84
Sega Saturn Sega 22/11/94 44800 5.8
Nintendo 64 Nintendo 23/06/96 25000 5.54
Nintendo GameCube Nintendo 14/09/01 25000 4.04
Mega Drive Sega 29/10/88 21000 3.58
Dreamcast Sega 27/11/98 29800 2.8
PlayStation 3 SCE 11/11/06 49,980/59,980 2.38
Neo Geo SNK 26/04/90 58000 1
Xbox 360 Microsoft 10/12/05 39795 0.77
3DO Real Matsushima Electric 20/03/94 54800 0.72
Xbox Microsoft 22/02/02 34800 0.47
LaserActive Pioneer 20/08/93 89800 0.42
SG-1000 Sega 15/07/83 15000 0.4
Mega CD Sega 12/12/91 49800 0.4
PC-FX NEC Home Electronics 23/12/94 49800 0.4
Super Cassette Vision Epoch 17/07/84 15000 0.3
Pippin Atmark Bandai DE 22/03/96 64800 0.03

Portable Consoles SKUs combined:

System Title Manufacturer Release Date Retail Price (yen) Units Shipped (millions)
Game Boy (all) Nintendo 21/04/89 12500 32.47
Nintendo DS (all) Nintendo 02/12/04 15000 23.62
Game Boy Advance (all) Nintendo 21/03/01 9800 16.91
PSP SCE 12/12/04 20,790/26,040 10.42
WonderSwan Color Bandai 09/12/00 6800 3
Game Gear Sega 06/10/90 19800 1.78
Virtual Boy Nintendo 21/07/95 15000 0.63
Neo Geo Pocket SNK 28/10/98 7800 0.5