Almanac for the best-selling video console by generation
Combined between handhelds and home. First generation - Color TV-Game (Nintendo, 3 million units sold) Second generation - Atari 2600 (Atari, 30 million units sold); increased by 27 million Third generation - Nintendo Entertainment System (Nintendo, 61.91 million units sold); increased by 31.91 million Fourth generation - Game Boy (Nintendo, 118.69 million units sold); increased by 56.78 million Fifth generation - PlayStation (Sony, 102.49 million units sold); decreased by 16.2 million Sixth generation - PlayStation 2 (Sony, 160 million units sold); increased by 57.51 million Seventh generation - Nintendo DS (Nintendo, 154.02 million units sold); decreased by 5.98 million Eighth generation - Nintendo Switch (Nintendo, 141.32 million units sold); decreased by 12.7 million Ninth generation - PlayStation 5 (Sony, 65.5 million units sold); decreased by 75.82 million Tenth generation - Nintendo Switch 2 (Nintendo, 5.82 million units sold); decreased by 59.68 million