When you add in 3DS, SNES and NES sales plus PSP and Vita sales then overall you can claim 2 companies have dominated the console market, nobody else is even in the conversation. MS are probably 3rd, a distant 3rd, with Atari and Sega 4th and 5th in whatever order. Unit sales as opposed to cash revenue from hardware sales is always the correct metric to judge the success of a console because the money's in the software, hardware tends to be loss making or very low margin at best. And yeah the start of the 3D era was exciting, remember seeing the trailer for Ocarina at the cinema and hearing the audience audibly gasp. That gen and the N64 was what got me back into gaming in my mid 20s, I had been studying, working and partying (a lot of partying) from the last couple of years of the 80s up to Goldeneye coming out.
DS and 3ds were so sweet. I actually quit gaming for like 6 years at one point, I just happened to stop into a game store when I was waiting for my wife shopping and saw a demo for Link Between Worlds on 3ds, and it blew my f#%king mind! I bought the game and a 3ds on the spot and I was right back in!
@@Verno343, The 3ds’s are actually my favorite of all the DS’s made. I still play mine. It’s crazy how good the games still look and play on them. Great little handhelds for sure👍
i concur when the PS1 came out i was stuck at home too. It was like having an arcade at your house! Never had an Xbox 360 or a PS3. Never touched any XBOXs. But i do own everything else on the list (Even to this day!) Going to have to play some "Sled Storm" on the PS2 tonight for getting the top spot! i always thought the DS was #1, so when you announced it #2 i was shocked. DS for me anyways was like having a full blown Video Game System on the Go & it blew my mind! Still does as it's a must have when i travel.
I really loved the PSP back in the day. I thought the DS was cool as well, but those games like the God Of War series, GTA: Vice City Stories, Burnout and more ended up really drawing me into prefering the PSP much more over the Nintendo System. I actually kinda want to go and buy a PSP again, I had so many good times taking it with me on the road and everything, I used to even keep it in my gig bag and bring it with me to rehearsals and shows. I miss it.
@@jmatt781, those God of War games are what made me by a PSP! I absolutely love that series! Kratos is a fucking awesome character…one of my favorites 👍
Fantastic video, hell yeah 🤘! I was one of those weird kids who had a Game Gear rather than a Game Boy. I absolutely loved that Sega Game Gear at the time, playing the GG Shinobi and Road Rash titles. The graphics and screen clarity blew me away, until the screen started to badly fade a few years later.
@@jmatt781, I LOVED my Game Gear. My screen did the same thing until it eventually had no picture. Bummed me out and I’ve wanted to get another, but don’t want it happening again lol. Luckily, I have the whole GG collection on my Anbernic, so I just play those games on that. Glad you enjoyed the video brother!🤘
@@GameFreak1976 Those Anbernic consoles are fantastic, I have a 351P model that I picked up a few years ago. I liked it so much that I ended up eventually getting one for my son in a different color. Those are kick ass little systems!
What a list 😮. The switch is my favorite for modern day consoles. Personal retro favorites will have to be the genesis, super nintendo, ps1, ps2, ps3 and the dreamcast. I don't have a dreamcast anymore. I want to get one again. I have 1 game and that is power stone 2.
@@aqlandmirrorvideogamerandc2983, Dreamcast was a great system! Mine died on me about 5 years ago and I’m looking to getting another one as well…..if I find one at a decent price lol
@@GameFreak1976 yup they aren't cheap at all. The first time I ever played one was at my toys r us. Which is closed now. I had played the demo of sonic adventures on it and it blew my mind. I really like that sonic game. Then for one of my birthdays I got the dreamcast and that game. I lost the sonic game years ago and the console too. It happens. I hope to get it all back someday 😃
DS beating the original Game Boy, wow that's a lot of screens waiting to turn yellow. I've even seen a NEW 3DS with the white turning yellow. Mad! Classic xbox was ace, just a shame Microsoft forcefully killed it off within 3 months of the xb360 coming out. I could never get into the Wii, my kids enjoyed it tho! Thanks for sharing Game Freak! 👍
@@GameFreak1976 oh crap, was it one of the biggest flops with between 100k-200k units sold?? 😉. Hey you should try some games, emulated or not, and give your thoughts! I sure would love to watch it
@@cyrollan, I’d love to try some of the games. Surprisingly, my gamestick that has 40,000 games on it has no Jaguar emulator on it. I’ll have to check some of my handhelds to see if any are on them
@@GameFreak1976 BigPemu supports a couple of platforms, from what I hear. If you don't have a PC or compatible device, you could do the 5-10 games available on the Atari 50th collecsh! It would satisfy the six of your fans, like me, who love the platform. Heck, you might even end up loving (or at least liking) the platform yourself!
@@cyrollan, I’ve always loved Atari. It got me hooked on gaming back in 81-82’ when I got the 2600. Nothing but respect for Atari. If it weren’t for them, we wouldn’t have what we have today. It’s crazy that I’ve played on every Atari platform except the Jaguar. Even though it flopped in sales, I still definitely want to play it. 👍
When you add in 3DS, SNES and NES sales plus PSP and Vita sales then overall you can claim 2 companies have dominated the console market, nobody else is even in the conversation. MS are probably 3rd, a distant 3rd, with Atari and Sega 4th and 5th in whatever order. Unit sales as opposed to cash revenue from hardware sales is always the correct metric to judge the success of a console because the money's in the software, hardware tends to be loss making or very low margin at best. And yeah the start of the 3D era was exciting, remember seeing the trailer for Ocarina at the cinema and hearing the audience audibly gasp. That gen and the N64 was what got me back into gaming in my mid 20s, I had been studying, working and partying (a lot of partying) from the last couple of years of the 80s up to Goldeneye coming out.
DS and 3ds were so sweet. I actually quit gaming for like 6 years at one point, I just happened to stop into a game store when I was waiting for my wife shopping and saw a demo for Link Between Worlds on 3ds, and it blew my f#%king mind! I bought the game and a 3ds on the spot and I was right back in!
@@Verno343, The 3ds’s are actually my favorite of all the DS’s made. I still play mine. It’s crazy how good the games still look and play on them. Great little handhelds for sure👍
i concur when the PS1 came out i was stuck at home too. It was like having an arcade at your house! Never had an Xbox 360 or a PS3. Never touched any XBOXs. But i do own everything else on the list (Even to this day!) Going to have to play some "Sled Storm" on the PS2 tonight for getting the top spot! i always thought the DS was #1, so when you announced it #2 i was shocked. DS for me anyways was like having a full blown Video Game System on the Go & it blew my mind! Still does as it's a must have when i travel.
@@erneststackhouse1133 , love the PS2! It’s a timeless console with so many great games!
I really loved the PSP back in the day. I thought the DS was cool as well, but those games like the God Of War series, GTA: Vice City Stories, Burnout and more ended up really drawing me into prefering the PSP much more over the Nintendo System. I actually kinda want to go and buy a PSP again, I had so many good times taking it with me on the road and everything, I used to even keep it in my gig bag and bring it with me to rehearsals and shows. I miss it.
@@jmatt781, those God of War games are what made me by a PSP! I absolutely love that series! Kratos is a fucking awesome character…one of my favorites 👍
Fantastic video, hell yeah 🤘! I was one of those weird kids who had a Game Gear rather than a Game Boy. I absolutely loved that Sega Game Gear at the time, playing the GG Shinobi and Road Rash titles. The graphics and screen clarity blew me away, until the screen started to badly fade a few years later.
@@jmatt781, I LOVED my Game Gear. My screen did the same thing until it eventually had no picture. Bummed me out and I’ve wanted to get another, but don’t want it happening again lol. Luckily, I have the whole GG collection on my Anbernic, so I just play those games on that. Glad you enjoyed the video brother!🤘
@@GameFreak1976 Those Anbernic consoles are fantastic, I have a 351P model that I picked up a few years ago. I liked it so much that I ended up eventually getting one for my son in a different color. Those are kick ass little systems!
My mind is figuratively blown that the NES wasn't on the list 🤯
@@cyrollan, same here! I figured it would have been in the top 10 easily. I was quite shocked myself.
What a list 😮. The switch is my favorite for modern day consoles. Personal retro favorites will have to be the genesis, super nintendo, ps1, ps2, ps3 and the dreamcast. I don't have a dreamcast anymore. I want to get one again. I have 1 game and that is power stone 2.
@@aqlandmirrorvideogamerandc2983, Dreamcast was a great system! Mine died on me about 5 years ago and I’m looking to getting another one as well…..if I find one at a decent price lol
@@GameFreak1976 yup they aren't cheap at all. The first time I ever played one was at my toys r us. Which is closed now. I had played the demo of sonic adventures on it and it blew my mind. I really like that sonic game. Then for one of my birthdays I got the dreamcast and that game. I lost the sonic game years ago and the console too. It happens. I hope to get it all back someday 😃
@@aqlandmirrorvideogamerandc2983, Sonic Adventures was a blast of a game! I remember having lots of fun with that one too👍
DS beating the original Game Boy, wow that's a lot of screens waiting to turn yellow. I've even seen a NEW 3DS with the white turning yellow. Mad!
Classic xbox was ace, just a shame Microsoft forcefully killed it off within 3 months of the xb360 coming out.
I could never get into the Wii, my kids enjoyed it tho!
Thanks for sharing Game Freak! 👍
@@MIKandJEAN, some of the consoles/handhelds on that list honestly shocked me lol. Thanks for watching brother!
did the Jaguar make the list??
@@cyrollan, no sir. The Jaguar wasn’t even in the top 50 of total units sold. 👍
@@GameFreak1976 oh crap, was it one of the biggest flops with between 100k-200k units sold?? 😉. Hey you should try some games, emulated or not, and give your thoughts! I sure would love to watch it
@@cyrollan, I’d love to try some of the games. Surprisingly, my gamestick that has 40,000 games on it has no Jaguar emulator on it. I’ll have to check some of my handhelds to see if any are on them
@@GameFreak1976 BigPemu supports a couple of platforms, from what I hear. If you don't have a PC or compatible device, you could do the 5-10 games available on the Atari 50th collecsh! It would satisfy the six of your fans, like me, who love the platform. Heck, you might even end up loving (or at least liking) the platform yourself!
@@cyrollan, I’ve always loved Atari. It got me hooked on gaming back in 81-82’ when I got the 2600. Nothing but respect for Atari. If it weren’t for them, we wouldn’t have what we have today. It’s crazy that I’ve played on every Atari platform except the Jaguar. Even though it flopped in sales, I still definitely want to play it. 👍