World's highest-selling video-games consoles
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Video games are big business. The industry is worth around $80 billion, and although games can be played on PCs and phones, the industry is still dominated by dedicated consoles, according to The Economist.
Let's take a look at biggest-selling video-games consoles in the world.
Source: The Economist
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Image: Visitors play at an exhibition stand at the Games Convention Online fair in the eastern German city of Leipzig.
Photographs: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
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Sony Playstation 2
Total units sold: 158 million
Launch year: 2000
Generation: Sixth
Global rank: 1
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Image: Visitors play Gran Turismo 4 video game on Sony Playstation 2 at Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, Japan.
Photographs: Reuters
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Sony PlayStation
Total units sold: 105 million
Launch year: 1994
Generation: Fifth
Global rank: 2
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Image: A woman tries out PlayStation in Makuhari, 30km east of Tokyo, Japan.
Photographs: Reuters
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Nintendo Wii
Total units sold: 100 million
Launch year: 2006
Generation: Seventh
Global rank: 3
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Image: Visitors play a rowing race with Nintendo Wii games during a visit at the Paris Games Week show.
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
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Sony PlayStation 3
Total units sold: 78 million
Launch year: 2006
Generation: Seventh
Global rank: 4
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Image: Visitors play on a Sony PlayStation 3 in Richfield, Minnesota, United States.
Photographs: Eric Miller/Reuters
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Microsoft Xbox 360 (core)
Total units sold: 77 million
Launch year: 2005
Generation: Seventh
Global rank: 5
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Image: Attendees play the Dance Central 2 for the Xbox 360 Kinect in Los Angeles, California.
Photographs: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
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Nintendo
Total units sold: 61 million
Launch year: 1983
Generation: Third
Global rank: 6
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Image: A youngster tries Nintendo video game player in Raritan, New Jersey, United States.
Photographs: Ray Stubblebine/Reuters
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Total units sold: 50 million
Launch year: 1990
Generation: Fourth
Global rank: 7
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Image: Children and their parents look over video game software at the World Hobby Fair in Makuhari, east of Tokyo, Japan.
Photographs: Ray Stubblebine/Reuters
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Nintendo 64
Total units sold: 33 million
Launch year: 1996
Generation: Fifth
Global rank: 8
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Image: A boy tests his skill on a Nintendo video game in Tokyo's Akihabara electronics district.
Photographs: Reuters
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Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Total units sold: 32 million
Launch year: 1988
Generation: Fourth
Global rank: 9
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Image: Top British Formula One racing driver Damon Hill tries out Sega's 'Virtual Racing' video game.
Photographs: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
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Atari 2600
Total units sold: 31 million
Launch year: 1977
Generation: First
Global rank: 10
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Image: Atari booth at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California.
Photographs: Phil McCarten/Reuters
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Microsoft's X-Box
Total units sold: 22 million
Launch year: 2001
Generation: Sixth
Global rank: 11
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Image: Bill Gates, left, watches as Seamus Blackley, Director of Microsoft's X-Box advanced technology, demonstrates the capabilites of the video game console at the Game Developers Conference in San Jose, California.
Photographs: Jeff Christensen/Reuters
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Nintendo GameCube
Total units sold: 21 million
Launch year: 2001
Generation: Sixth
Global rank: 12
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Image: Boys play Nintendo GameCube video game console in Makuhari, 30km east of Tokyo, Japan.
Photographs: Haruyoshi Yamaguchi/Reuters
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Sega Mark III/Master System
Total units sold: 7 million
Launch year: 1985
Generation: Third
Global rank: 13
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Image: A man tries out Ferrari F355 Challenge racing car simulator developed by Japanese game maker Sega Enterprises in Tokyo.
Photographs: Haruyoshi Yamaguchi/Reuters
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NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16
Total units sold: 5 million
Launch year: 1987
Generation: Fourth
Global rank: 14
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Image: A man walks in front of the headquarters of NEC in Tokyo.
Photographs: Toru Hanai/Reuters
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Sega Dreamcast
Total units sold: 3 million
Launch year: 1998
Generation: Sixth
Global rank: 15
Image: Young Japanese try out computer game maker Sega Enterprises' Dreamcast game machines at a Tokyo hotel.
Photographs: Toru Hanai/Reuters
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