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[Kerotan]

Not even a billion in 42 years? Pathetic.

 

[Ebrietas]

I thought people didn't care about consoles anymore.

 

[Ebrietas]

PS2

It really kills them inside that they can't claim the top selling console. It's pretty sad how much that means to them.

 

[ecosse_011172]

I thought people didn't care about consoles anymore.

 

[Hookshot]

No idea how much I've contributed

 

[Deerock71]

Haters:

 

[Celine]

Makes sense. The console manufacturers from when they started have long been out of the race and they have a decade+ head start of the one(s) still in it.

As March 1995 (PS1 was launched in December 1994 in Japan) NES + GB + SNES had sold in total 141.49 million units therefore since the introduction of the PlayStation brand of consoles Nintendo has sold about 100 million consoles more than what Sony did in the same timeframe.
The headstart in itself isn't the decisive factor why Nintendo is the console manufacturer which sold the most videogame systems (more than than PlayStation and Xbox combined).

 

[EN250]

Current Sony suits saw the amount of money N consistently made with their exclusives business throughout the years and thought:

"wE sHOulD gO mUlTipLaTfOrM"

The console wars are literally over and Nintendo won like this:

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Dreamcast deserved more than Microsoft's last two pitiful efforts.

Conversely the original Xbox deserved more

 

[daclynk]

BUT BUT BUT

 

[yogaflame]

The power of exclusives

 

[ssringo]

As March 1995 (PS1 was launched in December 1994 in Japan) NES + GB + SNES had sold in total 141.49 million units therefore since the introduction of the PlayStation brand of consoles Nintendo has sold about 100 million consoles more than what Sony did in the same timeframe.
The headstart in itself isn't the decisive factor why Nintendo is the console manufacturer which sold the most videogame systems (more than than PlayStation and Xbox combined).

Its not just about the raw numbers. That was also time spent ingratiating themselves with kids and pop culture; building their gaming brand and iconic characters. Its why, for us older folks, those not in the know tended to refer to any game console as "a Nintendo" for a period of time. Its why they could endure through the lean years and come out rosy fresh on the other side.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

I thought people didn't care about consoles anymore.

Step outside that little internet bubble from time to time.

 

[thismeinteil]

Current Sony suits saw the amount of money N consistently made with their exclusives business throughout the years and thought:

"wE sHOulD gO mUlTipLaTfOrM"

The console wars are literally over and Nintendo won like this:

No, Luigi won.

 

[Hudo]

PS2

I do think PS2 deserves its sales, but it's kinda sus that they "discover" millions of additional units sold over 20 years after its launch. But it truly is the best console Sony has made and most likely will ever make.

 

[darrylgorn]

 

[mèx]

But but Nintendo is not competing, these numbers mean nothing

Also they don't make home consoles

They just make games for little kids

Now if you remove portables and hybrid console and divide that by the overall console lifecycle in years, that's the REAL number you need to look at. Real gamers know what's up...

 

[Fafalada]

Interestingly* - Sony is somewhere around 7B software units

*Actually not interesting at all - just kind of obvious.
Handhelds sold considerably less SW in the decades prior to Switch (and that contributes a lot of those HW totals for Nintendo), and last decade of software has accelerated everywhere (PS4/PS5 contribute over 40% of sales total already, and that'll approach 50% by the time PS6 launches).

 

[Mr Moose]

I still have my N64, such a good console. Fuck the GameCube with those shitty controllers though.

 

[ecosse_011172]

I still have my N64, such a good console. Fuck the GameCube with those shitty controllers though.

 

[Mr Moose]

Worst controller I've ever used. Made me sell my GC.

 

[ecosse_011172]

Worst controller I've ever used. Made me sell my GC.

You seem to be mixing words up, e.g. "worst" and "best".

 

[Roman Empire]

Basically world just said to Nintendo:

I knew Arlo had a Gaf account!

 

[Mr Moose]

You seem to be mixing words up, e.g. "worst" and "best".

 

[ssringo]

And by "now" i mean 24 years ago. Funnily enough before the episode that gif came from even aired (thanks google!)

 

[Aldric]

By all objective standards (longevity, commercial success and critical acclaim, influence on game design, communication and even hardware, place in pop culture) Nintendo are the number one video game company and there's really no one else coming close. That's why I'll never understand why so many people are still seething impotently at them, hoping for their demise only to get btfo again and again. Might as well accept they'll be here forever and move on, it'll spare you a lot of grief.

 

[Durin]

This stuff still feels like copium for console warriors to keep a fight going most people are losing interest in.

People do put Nintendo in their own little bubble, but they've consistently made bank outside stumbles like the Virtual Boy or WiiU.

 

[ecosse_011172]

By all objective standards (longevity, commercial success and critical acclaim, influence on game design, communication and even hardware, place in pop culture) Nintendo are the number one video game company and there's really no one else coming close. That's why I'll never understand why so many people are still seething impotently at them, hoping for their demise only to get btfo again and again. Might as well accept they'll be here forever and move on, it'll spare you a lot of grief.

You can't argue with demented fanboyism.

 

[Ebrietas]

By all objective standards (longevity, commercial success and critical acclaim, influence on game design, communication and even hardware, place in pop culture) Nintendo are the number one video game company and there's really no one else coming close. That's why I'll never understand why so many people are still seething impotently at them, hoping for their demise only to get btfo again and again. Might as well accept they'll be here forever and move on, it'll spare you a lot of grief.

Lol most of those are not "objective" standards.

 

[MiguelItUp]

I mean, for as long as they've been around (and loved) it certainly makes sense.

 

[Dacvak]

 

[Danjin44]

And people say exclusives don't matter or "anti-consumer" or blah blah blah.
Good exclusives what sales systems….you can argue about it all you want but that a fact!

 

[ecosse_011172]

Lol most of those are not "objective" standards.

 

[LakeOf9]

Lol most of those are not "objective" standards.

Critical success, commercial success, influence are all objective, measurable metrics

Nintendo ranks ahead of everyone else on all of those

 

[Mexen]

Imagine if Nintendo ramps up production of their exclusives and the Switch 2 becomes a must own console in 10 years.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Imagine if Nintendo ramps up production of their exclusives and the Switch 2 becomes a must own console in 10 years.

Nintendo may have made the odd bad console, but they've consistently made great games for 40 years.

 

[yurinka]

Holy shit those are big numbers.

Fake news, the "Best Selling Video Game Home Console Brand" record is for PlayStation:

• PS1 102.49M
• PS2 160.63M
• PS3 88.15M
• PS4 unspecified number bigger than 117.2M (still active)
• PS5 80.2M (still active)
• PS TOTAL: unspecified number bigger than 548.76M

Nintendo instead:

• Color TV series (according to a book, no public Nintendo source for this) 3M
• NES 61.91M
• SNES 49.10M
• N64 32.39M
• GC 21.74M
• Wii 101.63M
• WiiU 13.56M
• NINTENDO TOTAL: 283.33M

Even if you count portable consoles with tv-out (PSP-2000, PSP-3000, PSP Go, Switch, Switch 2) as home consoles, PS sold more home consoles.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Fake news, the "Best Selling Video Game Home Console Brand" record is for PlayStation:

• PS1 102.49M
• PS2 160.63M
• PS3 88.15M
• PS4 unspecified number bigger than 117.2M (still active)
• PS5 80.3M (still active)
• PS TOTAL: unspecified number bigger than 548.77M

Nintendo instead:

• NES 61.91M
• SNES 49.10M
• N64 32.39M
• GC 21.74M
• Wii 101.63M
• WiiU 13.56M
• NINTENDO TOTAL: 280.33M

Even if you count portable consoles with tv-out (PSP-2000, PSP-3000, PSP Go, Switch, Switch 2) as home consoles PS sold more home consoles.

There are two types of console

Home console
Handheld console

Both are equally valid

 

[LordCBH]

Fake news, the "Best Selling Video Game Home Console Brand" record is for PlayStation:

• PS1 102.49M
• PS2 160.63M
• PS3 88.15M
• PS4 unspecified number bigger than 117.2M (still active)
• PS5 80.3M (still active)
• PS TOTAL: unspecified number bigger than 548.77M

Nintendo instead:

• NES 61.91M
• SNES 49.10M
• N64 32.39M
• GC 21.74M
• Wii 101.63M
• WiiU 13.56M
• NINTENDO TOTAL: 280.33M

Even if you count portable consoles with tv-out (PSP-2000, PSP-3000, PSP Go, Switch, Switch 2) as home consoles PS sold more home consoles.

 

[Impotaku]

playstations are media players that also play games not a real home console LOL In same bracket as the nuon dvd player & the 3do & cdi

 

[yurinka]

There are two types of console

Home console
Handheld console

Both are equally valid

Yes, there are two types and both are valid.

But the butthurt fanboy tweet quoted in the OP mentioned home consoles, not consoles in general.

 

[LakeOf9]

playstations are media players that also play games not a real home consoles LOL In same bracket as the nuon dvd player & the 3do & cdi

Really funny and transparent how folks want to exclude pure game devices from the count, but that logic never extends to people buying consoles for media capabilities isn't it?

 

[Amin_Parker]

Fake news, the "Best Selling Video Game Home Console Brand" record is for PlayStation:

• PS1 102.49M
• PS2 160.63M
• PS3 88.15M
• PS4 unspecified number bigger than 117.2M (still active)
• PS5 80.2M (still active)
• PS TOTAL: unspecified number bigger than 548.76M

Nintendo instead:

• NES 61.91M
• SNES 49.10M
• N64 32.39M
• GC 21.74M
• Wii 101.63M
• WiiU 13.56M
• NINTENDO TOTAL: 280.33M

Even if you count portable consoles with tv-out (PSP-2000, PSP-3000, PSP Go, Switch, Switch 2) as home consoles, PS sold more home consoles.

But this is not about only the home console. This ranking is about home console plus hybrid console plus portable console. It is about all hardware by a console manufacturer. We knew someone was going to say, "but what about just home consoles". That was to be expected. But there are some Nintendo Home consoles that's not included in this list because they were released either in the first generation or the second generation. Nintendo has released consoles in all generations. I think that all Nintendo hardware should be included, but for some reason this list starts with the NES and not the color TV game 15.

 

[LordOcidax]

Fake news, the "Best Selling Video Game Home Console Brand" record is for PlayStation:

• PS1 102.49M
• PS2 160.63M
• PS3 88.15M
• PS4 unspecified number bigger than 117.2M (still active)
• PS5 80.2M (still active)
• PS TOTAL: unspecified number bigger than 548.76M

Nintendo instead:

• NES 61.91M
• SNES 49.10M
• N64 32.39M
• GC 21.74M
• Wii 101.63M
• WiiU 13.56M
• NINTENDO TOTAL: 280.33M

Even if you count portable consoles with tv-out (PSP-2000, PSP-3000, PSP Go, Switch, Switch 2) as home consoles, PS sold more home consoles.

 

[yurinka]

you seem pretty butthurted

 

[Det]

They made a ranking of home consoles, and Sony dominated.
I quickly managed to include portables.

 

[LordOcidax]

you seem pretty butthurted

 

[adamsapple]

you seem pretty butthurted

The tears hit his butt with force.

 

[LordOcidax]

The tears hit his butt with force.

 

[VGA-Games]

Nintendo is rightfully the King