Top 15 Consoles of All Time - Much better list then IGN

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Gilgamesh said:

...well I liked the list :P

No matter what anyone says the PS2 vastly widen the video game userbase, and deserves to be number 1.

I'd be scared to see where video games would be today if it wern't for Playstation.

(Try not to quote me to much, I know I'm going to get yelled at for this, but thats just my opinion)

First Generation: Very difficult to determine.  Likely very low.

Second Generation: At least 36 million.  Possibly a little higher.

Third Generation (NES): At least 75 million.  Possibly a little higher.  This is a 108% increase over the previous generation.

Fourth Generation (SNES): About 88 million.  This is a 17% increase over the previous generation.

Fifth Generation (PS): About 146 million.  This is a 66% increase over the previous generation.

Sixth Generation (PS2): About 196 million.  This is a 34% increase over the previous generation.

Seventh Generation (Wii): So far 108 million.

 

It looks to me like both the NES and first PlayStation did more to expand gaming than the PS2.