The 10 best-selling video game consoles of all time

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If you’re an avid gamer, there’s a strong likelihood that you’re well-versed in the world of Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft — the leading console manufacturers. We’re also assuming that every self-proclaimed gamer has owned each one of the below consoles at some period in time, so they’ll be vaguely familiar with the sheer amount of sales recorded in total for all of them. Even if you don’t know the statistics, you could probably take an educated guess.

The first-ever gaming console was The Odyssey, which was manufactured by Magnavox and released in North America in September 1972. The 11 years between 1972 and 1983 are considered the ‘first generation era,’ referring to games, consoles and handheld devices released during that period. Other first gen consoles include the Atari Home Pong, the Coleco Telstar series and the Color TV-Game series. It wasn’t until the late ’80s and early ’90s that business boomed for console creators, namely Sony, which launched the original PlayStation in 1994, and Nintendo’s Game Boy in 1989. We’ve come a long way since the early days of Atari, founded by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney, but we’re not done yet. In the coming years, we can expect even more advanced devices. For now, though, these are the top sellers of all time.

Note: All numerical amounts are accurate to the time of writing.

It was quite the leap from 1989 to 2001 as Nintendo made the transition from the OG Game Boy to the much more successful Game Boy Advance. If you scour the internet, you’re bound to find collectors or long-time gamers who still proudly own a Game Boy Advance, even though newer consoles far outshine it. The GBA belongs to the sixth generation of gaming consoles, along with the Sega Dreamcast,