VIDEO GAME SALES // CYBERDECK ANALYTICS v2.0.77

CORE METRICS // GLOBAL SNAPSHOT

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TOTAL TITLES

16,598

games indexed

▲ 31 PLATFORMS

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GLOBAL SALES

8,920

million units total

▲ ALL-TIME

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#1 GAME

82.74M

Wii Sports (2006)

▲ NINTENDO

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PEAK YEAR

2008

678.90M units sold

▼ MARKET MATURED

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#1 PUBLISHER

1,786M

Nintendo (lifetime)

▲ DOMINANCE

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TOP GENRE

ACTION

1,751.18M units

▲ 19.6% SHARE

TOP 20 BEST-SELLING GAMES

GLOBAL UNITS SOLD (MILLIONS) // ALL PLATFORMS COMBINED

REGIONAL BREAKDOWN

TOTAL UNITS BY TERRITORY (MILLIONS)

🇺🇸 NORTH AMERICA

4,392.95

MILLION UNITS

49.2% of global

🇪🇺 EUROPE

2,434.13

MILLION UNITS

27.3% of global

🇯🇵 JAPAN

1,291.02

MILLION UNITS

14.5% of global

🌐 OTHER

797.72

MILLION UNITS

9.0% of global

REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION

MARKET SHARE BY TERRITORY

TOP PLATFORMS BY TOTAL SALES

GLOBAL UNITS (MILLIONS) // TOP 15 HARDWARE

GENRE MARKET SHARE

TOTAL UNITS SOLD BY CATEGORY

ANNUAL GLOBAL SALES TIMELINE

UNITS SOLD PER YEAR (MILLIONS) // 1980–2016

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

LIFETIME GLOBAL SALES (MILLIONS)

Nintendo

1,786.56M

Electronic Arts

1,110.32M

Activision

727.46M

Sony Computer Ent.

607.50M

Ubisoft

474.72M

Take-Two Interactive

413.48M

THQ

340.77M

Konami Digital Ent.

283.64M

Sega

272.99M

#10

Namco Bandai Games

254.09M

GENRE SALES BY REGION

TOP 6 GENRES // MULTI-REGION COMPARISON (MILLIONS)

PUBLISHER MARKET SHARE

TOP 8 PUBLISHERS // % OF GLOBAL SALES

PLATFORM SALES — REGIONAL BREAKDOWN (STACKED)

TOP 12 PLATFORMS // NA + EU + JP + OTHER (MILLIONS)

TOP 25 GAMES — FULL INTEL

RANK // TITLE // PLATFORM // YEAR // GENRE // PUBLISHER // REGIONAL BREAKDOWN // GLOBAL

#	TITLE	PLATFORM	YEAR	GENRE	PUBLISHER	NA (M)	EU (M)	JP (M)	OTHER (M)	GLOBAL (M)	SHARE

YEARLY SALES HEATMAP

GLOBAL UNITS PER YEAR (1983–2016) — INTENSITY = VOLUME

HOVER FOR DETAILS // DARKER = MORE UNITS SOLD

TITLES PER PLATFORM

NUMBER OF GAMES IN DATASET BY PLATFORM

PLATFORMS // HARDWARE INTELLIGENCE

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BEST-SELLING PLATFORM

PS2

1,255.77M units sold

▲ SONY — 2000

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MOST TITLES

2,163 games indexed

▲ NINTENDO — 2004

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GEN 7 WINNER

X360

979.96M units (gen 7)

▲ MICROSOFT — 2005

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TOP HANDHELD

822.52M total units

▲ NINTENDO — 2004

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PLATFORMS TRACKED

hardware platforms

▲ 1977 — 2016

TOP 15 PLATFORMS — TOTAL SALES

GLOBAL UNITS (MILLIONS)

CONSOLE GENERATION COMPARISON

COMBINED SALES PER HARDWARE GENERATION

PLATFORM SALES — REGIONAL BREAKDOWN

TOP 12 PLATFORMS // NA + EU + JP + OTHER (MILLIONS STACKED)

TITLES PER PLATFORM

GAME COUNT IN DATASET

PLATFORM DETAIL — FULL INTEL

MAKER // ERA // TOTAL SALES // TITLES // TOP GAME

#	PLATFORM	MAKER	ERA	TOTAL (M)	TITLES	TOP GAME
#1	PS2	Sony	Gen 6	1,255.77	2,161	GTA San Andreas (20.81M)
#2	X360	Microsoft	Gen 7	979.96	1,262	Kinect Adventures! (21.82M)
#3	PS3	Sony	Gen 7	957.84	1,331	GTA V (21.40M)
#4	Wii	Nintendo	Gen 7	926.34	1,320	Wii Sports (82.74M)
#5	DS	Nintendo	Handheld	822.52	2,163	New Super Mario Bros. (30.01M)
#6	PS	Sony	Gen 5	731.17	1,197	Final Fantasy VII (9.72M)
#7	GBA	Nintendo	Handheld	318.69	822	Pokémon R/S (16.22M)
#8	PSP	Sony	Handheld	294.02	1,209	Gran Turismo (6.12M)
#9	PC	Various	All eras	260.09	960	Diablo III (3.46M)
#10	XB	Microsoft	Gen 6	259.25	824	Halo 2 (8.49M)
#11	3DS	Nintendo	Handheld	258.51	510	Pokémon X/Y (16.44M)
#12	N64	Nintendo	Gen 5	218.88	319	Super Mario 64 (11.89M)
#13	SNES	Nintendo	Gen 4	200.01	239	Super Mario World (20.61M)
#14	NES	Nintendo	Gen 3	183.20	98	Super Mario Bros. (40.24M)

PUBLISHERS // CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE

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#1 PUBLISHER

NINTENDO

1,786.56M global units

▲ 20.0% MARKET SHARE

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PUBLISHERS TOTAL

579

unique publishers

▲ IN DATASET

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TOP NA PUBLISHER

NINTENDO

816.35M NA units

▲ DOMINANT

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TOP JP PUBLISHER

NINTENDO

445.22M JP units

▲ HOME MARKET

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MOST FRANCHISES

NINTENDO

Mario, Pokémon, Zelda…

▲ ICONIC

TOP 15 PUBLISHERS — GLOBAL SALES

LIFETIME UNITS SOLD (MILLIONS)

PUBLISHER REGIONAL BREAKDOWN

TOP 8 PUBLISHERS × NA / EU / JP / OTHER

GENRE MIX PER PUBLISHER

TOP 7 PUBLISHERS × TOP 6 GENRES (STACKED)

MARKET SHARE — TOP 8 + OTHERS

% OF GLOBAL UNITS SOLD

TOP 15 PUBLISHERS — FULL BREAKDOWN

RANK // PUBLISHER // NA // EU // JP // OTHER // GLOBAL // SHARE

#	PUBLISHER	NA (M)	EU (M)	JP (M)	OTHER (M)	GLOBAL (M)	SHARE %	TOP GENRE

REGIONS // TERRITORIAL MARKET ANALYSIS

🇺🇸 NORTH AMERICA

4,392.95

MILLION UNITS

49.2% of global market

Top game: Wii Sports (41.49M)

Top genre: Action · Top platform: X360

🇪🇺 EUROPE

2,434.13

MILLION UNITS

27.3% of global market

Top game: Wii Sports (29.02M)

Top genre: Sports · Top platform: PS2

🇯🇵 JAPAN

1,291.02

MILLION UNITS

14.5% of global market

Top game: Pokémon R/B/Y (10.22M)

Top genre: Role-Playing · Top platform: DS

🌐 REST OF WORLD

797.72

MILLION UNITS

9.0% of global market

Top game: GTA San Andreas (10.57M)

Top genre: Action · Top platform: PS2

REGIONAL SALES OVER TIME

ANNUAL UNITS BY TERRITORY (MILLIONS) // 1995–2016

GENRE PREFERENCE BY REGION

TOP 8 GENRES × 4 REGIONS — UNITS (M)

PLATFORM DOMINANCE BY REGION

TOP 8 PLATFORMS × 4 REGIONS

REGIONAL MARKET COMPOSITION

4 DONUT CHARTS — GENRE SHARE PER TERRITORY

🇺🇸 NORTH AMERICA

🇪🇺 EUROPE

🇯🇵 JAPAN

🌐 OTHER

TIMELINE // CHRONOLOGICAL MARKET ANALYSIS

DAWN ERA

1980 — 1989

106M

Atari · NES · GB born

GROWTH ERA

1990 — 1999

367M

SNES · N64 · PS · Saturn

GOLDEN ERA

2000 — 2007

786M

PS2 · XB · GC · DS · PSP

PEAK ERA

2008 — 2011

541M

Wii · X360 · PS3 dominate

CONSOLIDATION

2012 — 2016

374M

PS4 · XOne · mobile rise

GLOBAL ANNUAL SALES — FULL TIMELINE

UNITS SOLD PER YEAR (MILLIONS) // 1980–2016 // HOVER FOR DETAILS

GENRE EVOLUTION OVER TIME

TOP 5 GENRES — 5-YEAR AGGREGATES

PLATFORM ERA STACKED AREA

SALES BY CONSOLE GENERATION OVER TIME

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS

BEST-SELLING GAME + TOTAL UNITS EACH YEAR (1985–2016)

YEAR	GLOBAL SALES (M)	YoY CHANGE	BEST-SELLING GAME	PLATFORM	GAME SALES (M)