What is the best video game console of the 2000s?
Three companies fought over one decade, and the machine that sold the most is not the one people got attached to. Handhelds are in the mix too, which muddies it further.
1PlayStation 2Sony's 2000 console, the best-selling home system ever at more than 160 million units.
2Xbox 360Microsoft's 2005 console that made online multiplayer and achievements standard.
3Nintendo WiiNintendo's 2006 motion-control console that sold over 101 million units to a brand-new audience.
4Nintendo DSThe dual-screen 2004 handheld that went on to sell more than 154 million units.
5PlayStation 3Sony's 2006 machine, launched at a punishing price and rescued by its later years.
6Nintendo GameCubeNintendo's compact 2001 purple cube with a carrying handle and a devoted following.
7Original XboxMicrosoft's blunt 2001 debut, the console that launched Halo and Xbox Live.
8PlayStation PortableSony's 2004 handheld that put near-console visuals in a pocket.
9Game Boy AdvanceNintendo's 2001 handheld and the last great home for 2D sprite games.
10Sega DreamcastSega's 1999 final console, ahead of its time and gone by 2001.
11Game Boy MicroNintendo's tiny 2005 curiosity, the smallest console it ever sold.
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Microsoft entered from nothing in 2001 and had the 360 out a year before either rival. The Wii reached 101.63 million by leaving the spec race: https://youpick.best/articles/playstation-vs-xbox-vs-nintendo-ranked
