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Atari 2600/VCS slightly above NES/Famicom which is slightly above PS1. Atari 2600 is more primitive and less loved than NES and PS1, but its significance particularly in North America cannot be overstated.
2600 was not the first video game console or the first cartridge-based console. But it was the first cultural phenomenon and paved the way for others.



Lifetime Sales Predictions 

Switch: 161 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million)

PS5: 122 million (was 105 million, then 115 million) Xbox Series X/S: 38 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million. then 48 million. then 40 million)

Switch 2: 120 million (was 116 million)

PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)

3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)

"Let go your earthly tether, enter the void, empty and become wind." - Guru Laghima