Systems, In Order of Popularity

[digitalpress]

Let me ask the good people of this fine community a general question.

Put aside your personal tastes for a moment and consider "the most popular game systems of all time". If you were to put them in order, most popular first, what would your top ten look like? If ten is pushing your synapses too far, give me your top five instead.

[Graham Mitchell]

I'd have to say that Playstation 1/2 empire eclipses everything else.

The rest, in my estimated order of popularity, would be the Xbox, Gameboy NES, Genesis, and SNES, followed by Atari 2600. People who aren't real hardcore gamers don't tend to remember much else, so those systems wouldn't be worth mentioning in this thread (even though I personally love the TG-16...sigh! Someday the world will understand...)

[nintendan]

My Top 5:

FIRST PLACE: Nintendo Entertainment System
SECOND PLACE: Super Nintendo
THIRD PLACE: Nintendo 64 (it was those damn Zelda's)
FOURTH PLACE: XBOX (I am addicted to LIVE)
FIFTH PLACE: Atari 2600

I'd love to have the Gamecube on this list, but I have been playing it less and less these past months. Still a great system though.

Nintendan

[digitalpress]

My Top 5:
FIRST PLACE: Nintendo Entertainment System
SECOND PLACE: Super Nintendo
THIRD PLACE: Nintendo 64 (it was those damn Zelda's)
FOURTH PLACE: XBOX (I am addicted to LIVE)
FIFTH PLACE: Atari 2600

I'm confused by this entry. Are you saying that you think the Nintendo 64 is more popular than the PlayStation, Genesis, Atari 2600? I didn't think I'd see anyone mention N64 in a popularity list.

[SebasC]

I personally would go for this (top 5 for now)

1. Atari 2600 (Played my first video game on it)
2. NES (The first console i owned)
3. N64 (For Zelda & Goldeneye)
4. Gameboy (For being there in my vacations when i was younger)
5. GBA (for being there for me now )

[digitalpress]

I personally would go for this (top 5 for now)

1. Atari 2600 (Played my first video game on it)
2. NES (The first console i owned)
3. N64 (For Zelda & Goldeneye)
4. Gameboy (For being there in my vacations when i was younger)
5. GBA (for being there for me now )

Umm...

I don't think you guys read my post. I'm not asking for your favorite, I'm asking you what you think are the most popular. N64 sales alone should tell you there's no way this is more popular than Game Boy, Genesis, PlayStation, etc.

[PhoeniX]

01.GAME BOY!!! (series)
02.Playstation
03.NES
04.PS2
05.SNES
06.Genesis
07.N64
08.Atari 2600
09.Xbox
10.Dreamcast

This is a tough question. Popularity is a rather loaded term, for instance systems like the VCS and NES enjoyed very large market shares of what is by todays standards a considerably smaller installed user base. Videogames increasingly popular, every subsequent generation builds biger hype around releases. I have tried to answer the question of popularity by considering my conceptions of two major factors, number of consoles sold, and comparative market share durring their "hayday."

[Darth Sensei]

Let me ask the good people of this fine community a general question.

Put aside your personal tastes for a moment and consider "the most popular game systems of all time". If you were to put them in order, most popular first, what would your top ten look like? If ten is pushing your synapses too far, give me your top five instead.

Guys, read the post our illustrious leader created. It says list the most popular, and not our personal favorites.

1. PS1
2. NES
3. 2600
4. Genesis
5. PS2

At least this would be my guess.

D

[studvicious]

well, if you want the most popular game systems of all time, I think this is a pretty accurate top 5:

1. Gameboy
2. NES
3. Playstation
4. SNES
5. Playstation 2

[tholly]

1. NES
2. Atari 2600
3. Genesis
4. Game Boy
5. Playstation 1
6. Playstation 2
7. Game Boy Advance
8. SNES
9. N64
10. Xbox

[anagrama]

Edge magazine had a list of the top-10 selling systems of all time 2 or 3 years back. I could try and dig it out to check, but I think it was something like:

1. Gameboy
2. Playstation
3. NES
4. Genesis/Megadrive
5. Atari 2600
6. SNES

Can't remember the rest, but the I know Master System just sneaked into the top 10. I think the Saturn may be in there aswell, thanks to Japanese sales. Computers were also included, and I think the C64 and Amiga may have filled in the other 2 slots.
Their list was done pre-current Gen, so PS2 & XBox weren't included. These days I'd guess that the PS1 has eclipsed the Gameboy at the top aswell.

[richmond]

in cup-o-tea land (uk) id have to say

game boy
playstation
playstation 2
mega drive
master system

[PhoeniX]

I think the Saturn may be in there aswell, thanks to Japanese sales.

DP are you asking about overall world popularity or just the US market, it changes things quite a bit?

[SebasC]

I Apoligize guess i was still sleeping :P

[wberdan]

1: NES
2: PS1
3. 2600
4. PS2
5: Genesis

PS- i based mine on popularity, and not sales figures.


willie

[digitalpress]

I think the Saturn may be in there aswell, thanks to Japanese sales.

DP are you asking about overall world popularity or just the US market, it changes things quite a bit?

World popularity. The most popular game systems of all time, anywhere.

[Ernster]

Id say NES was more popular than PSX....due to the fact that NES killed all its competitors (well the few it had). The PSX on the other hand, had the N64 which was popular...not heaps popular but still popular. Dunno if my opinion is valid, but here it is.

Also its not far to compare them as NES was targeted to kids and PSX had kids and Adults...and Id say that more kids bought the NES than the PSX...but who knows.

[Quazick]

1) NES & GameBoy
2) Atari 2600
3) Genesis
4) PSX
5) N64

[Geddon_jt]

Hmm... WORLDWIDE huh?
This would be my take.

1. Playstation
2. NES / Famicom
3. Game Boy line
4. PC Engine
5. Atari 2600
6. Playstation 2
7. Sega Master System
8. Genesis / Megadrive
9. SNES / Super Famicom
10. Sega Saturn

PC Engine especially can't be ignored. This system dominated Japan for years.

[thegreatescape]

PC Engine especially can't be ignored. This system dominated Japan for years.

Worldwide isnt just america and japan :P
Ive never seen ANY of NEC's consoles in real life so IMO that puts them out.

My Top 5 guess:

1. Playstation
2. Nes
3. Gameboy
4. Mega Drive / Genesis
5. SNES or 2600 or PS2 (i couldnt decide)