The most comprehensive research ever done on Sega Genesis / Mega Drive sales figures!
In this article are detailed worldwide sales figures. It is the result of 30 years of research (since 1990), in the first 15 years with research in magazines from several countries and in the last 15 years looking for the most reliable sources on the internet. In it, several errors that have been disseminated over the internet over the last decades, especially due to incomplete or misleading data on wikipedia, which are multiplied countless times on other sites. This article presents the most complete data on the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive sales figures available on the internet until July 2020. It will be kept updated periodically.
As can be seen from the data in this article, the term "Console Wars applies" mainly to the dispute in the USA, where Genesis was dominant but there was a dispute with snes. In the rest of the world, what was observed was a complete domain of Mega Drive and the market dispute was with the Master System, with snes being in third place. The sales in these other markets in general are quite underestimated, because in general there is no data or they exist until 1993 or 1994, when in these markets the 16-bits started to gain more strength later on. It is easy to see that in the sales figures of the Sega Master System, the main console in these markets such as Western Europe, Australia and South Korea. This phenomenon is identical and easy to see in the case of Brazil, where there are more complete sales data. Although it has always been the dominant 16-bit in that country, sales of Mega Drive increased compared to the Master System in the second half of the 1990s and continue today. This article will also include Genesis / Mega Drive variant consoles licensed by Sega, which continue to be continuously launched worldwide until today.
This article is divided into 3 parts:
1. 16-bit Market Share against the SNES/SFC
2. Mega Drive / Sega Genesis Sales Figures (consoles)
3. Genesis vs. SNES (sales): By the Real Numbers
16-bit Market Share against the snes (even without considering the Sega-CD and 32X add-ons)
Only licensed consoles.
(as % of console sells by year)
Summary:
THE BEST-SELLING 16-BIT CONSOLE AROUND THE WORLD (Genesis/MD vs snes/sfc)
Blue: territories where the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive won
Red: territories where the snes/sfc won
Market share domination in territories with more reliable information available:
Genesis/MD snes/sfc
North America X
Japan X
Europe XJapan X
Brazil X
Australia X
North America:
Sega Genesis maintained its leadership in the North American 16-bit market throughout the 16-bit era (even without considering Sega-CD and 32X sales). If we consider the complete period after that era until today, Sega Genesis remains the best-selling console. Many misinterpret some information available, that with the launch of Sonic the Hedgehog on June 23, 1991, Sega finally won Nintendo's monopoly in the video game market in North America and took the lead in market share. Many websites misinterpret this information as if it were the first time that Genesis surpassed the sale of snes in North America, when in reality the snes would be launched just 2 months later. When Sega is said to have taken the lead in market share this means that it surpassed NES and snes together in the second half of 1991, as the market share information in North America includes also includes NES sales. The advantage of Genesis was much greater without considering the NES. There were also many years of wrong and incomplete information on wikipedia replicated on countless sites. And considering the entire post-16-bit was to the present day, the Gensesis / Mega Drive is also the best seller. It was no small feat, since since the 1980s, in addition to monopoly contracts with virtually all softhouses, Nintendo also pursued an aggressive policy with retail stores trying to dissuade them from trying to sell consoles from other companies (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwd56K7rp7A&feature=emb_logo).
In addition to the use of incomplete Sega Genesis sales reports, information errors were exacerbated by Nintendo's misconduct between 1991 and 1992, as Sega Genesis sales were double those of snes between its launch in 1991 and early 1992, Nintendo went so far as to deceive about sales figures in these two years, as follows.
There was in fact a real drop in the gap in mid-1992 due to Nintendo's monopoly contracts, which although considered illegal still continued for some years and allowed the very early and exclusive release of Street Fighter 2. Although the exclusivity of SF2's release was due to Nintendo's aggressive monopoly policy, it was used extensively by GamePro and EGM magazines to defend a false superiority of snes. Even so, Genesis maintained the leadership which increased again from 1993. Nintendo's disadvantage was so great that in 1993 its vice president in the USA helped to spread and inflate a fake news against the Sega CD Night Trap game, in order to reduce its sales and help Sega's image in the country. Nintendo also published a fake editorial in the main US magazines such as EGM, GamePro, among others (http://www.gamepilgrimage.com/book/export/html/10960 ; https://segaretro.org/Blast_processing ). The Sega Genesis' leadership only diminished in 1995 due to the internal war between Sega of America and the Japanese CEOs, which wanted to interrupt 16-bit support in favor of Sega Saturn, anticipating the launch of the latter in North America in approximately 1 year.
North America:
1989: 100%
1990: 100%
1991*: 66.67%
1992*: 58.44% / 59.60% (with console variations and Sega CD)
1993: 93.22% / 94.27% (with console variations and Sega CD)
1994: 91.53% / 92.89% (with console variations and Sega CD and 32X)
1995: 44.68% / 55.93% (with console variations and Sega CD and 32X). "Saturn wars" effect
1996: 53.89%
1997: 44.64%
1998: 93.01%
1999: 98.45%
2000: 98.53%
2001: 98.95%
2004: 100%
2005: 100%
2006: 100%
2007: 100%
2008: 100%
2009: 100%
2010: 100%
2011: 100%
2012: 100%
2013: 100%
2014: 100%
2015: 100%
2016: 100%
2017: unknown
2018: unknown
2019: 100%
2020: 100%
2020: 100%
References:
https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Fourth_generation_of_video_games
This firs reference is wrong about snes sales figures in 1991 and 1992:
* "With the Genesis often outselling the SNES at a ratio of 2: 1, Nintendo and Sega both focused heavily on impression management of the market, even going to the point of deception, with Nintendo claiming it had sold more consoles in 1991 than it actually had, and forecasting it would sell 6 million consoles by the end of 1992, while its current US install base at the end of 1992 was only just more than 4 million units. ". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Genesis, with these two references:
CVG Staff (April 14, 2013). "History Lesson: Sega Mega Drive". CVG. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013. Granted, the Mega Drive wasn't met with quite the same levels of enthusiasm in Japan, but in the US and Europe the Mega Drive often outsold the SNES at a ratio of 2: 1.
Schilling, Melissa A. (2006). Strategic management of technological innovation. Indiana University: McGraw-Hill / Irwin. P. 292. ISBN 978-0-07-321058-2. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016.
Western Europe:
1990: 100%
1991: 100%
1992: 63.94%
1993: 54,25% / 56,91% (with Mega CD)
1994: 49.04 / 49.79% (with Mega PC and CDX) / 55,48% (with Mega PC, CDX, Mega CD and 32X)
1995: 66.67% / over 66.67% (unknown Mega CD and 32X sales)
1996: 66.67%
1997: 80%
2003: 100%
2004: 100%
2005: 100%
2006: 100%
2007: 100%
2008: 100%
2009: 100%
2010: 100%
2011: 100%
2012: 100%
2013: 100%
2014: 100%
2015: 100%
2016: 100%
2017: unknown
2018: unknown
2019: 100%
2020: 100%
2020: 100%
Japan:
The only country where Japanese Sega sold and distributed the Mega Drive was the only territory where the Mega Drive was not dominant, demonstrating once again its incompetence in these areas. In addition, Nintendo maintained its fierce and illegal monopoly contracts with many large softhouses for several years (for about a decade). Namco - one of the five biggest softhouses of the time alongside Sega, Konami, Capcom and SNK - challenged a monopolistic contract with Nintendo and launched several games for the Mega Drive in 1990. Namco was one of the first major softhouses to challenge this monopolistic practice of Nintendo, before it was considered illegal in court. This has angered Hiroshi Yamauchi (Nintendo), who publicly humiliated Masaya Nakamura (Namco). As a result, they did not release any games for the Mega Drive for almost a year. Nakamura's revenge was to release a perfect version of Rolling Thunder 2 (better than the original arcade) and the exclusive Splatterhouse 2 for the Mega Drive. And later Rolling Thunder 3 and Splatterhouse 3 were also released exclusively for the Mega Drive. This episode summarizes how Nintendo maintained its leadership in the Japanese market and also has to do with its downfall after Namco became the biggest softhouse on Sony's Playstation.
Japan:
1988: 100%
1989: 100%
1990: 38.46%
1991: 22.80% / 27.57% (with console variations and Mega CD)
1992: 10.5% / 13.96% (with console variations and Mega CD)
1993: 9.22% / 16.45% (with console variations and Mega CD)
1994: 3.64% / 9.59% (with console variations and Mega CD and 32X). "Sega Saturn effect"
1995: 1.66% / unknown (with console variations and Mega CD and 32X). "Sega Saturn effect"
1996: 0% (Sega stopped selling the Mega Drive in Japan to benefit the Sega Saturn)
1997: 0%
1998: 0%
1999: 0%
2000: 0%
2001: unknown
2002: 0%
2003: 0%
2004: 100%
2005: 100%
2019: 100%
2020: 100%
Brazil: (TecToy licensed by Sega)
Market with a complete dominance of Sega in the 8-bits with the Master System as well as in the 16-bits market with the Mega Drive. In Brazil, snes could only compete for the position of third best-selling console during the entire 16-bit era.
Since 1990 until today (2020) Tectoy is the company licensed by Segal for manufacturing and distributing the Mega Drive in Brazil. In 1994 Tectoy also faced competition from Megavision, an unlicensed version of Mega Drive that came with an adapter for Master System games. Despite being unlicensed, Dynacon launched the console at the country's largest video game fair ("Feira de Utilidades Domésticas 1994" in São Paulo), in addition to launching advertisements in Video Geme magazines. Since it was not licensed, it was a cheaper console than the licensed TecToy Mega Drive, it also came with a Master System adapter and joypads with turbo function, hurting TecToy sales in 1994. MegaVision stayed in the market for months until TecToy finally won the judicial war.
1990-1992: 100%
1993-2002: 80%
2003-2020: 100%
References:
Mega Drive. (book). Editora Europa. Pages 32 and 52
https://www.imagevenue.com/view/o/?i=76482_428px_Megavision_ad_122_51lo.jpg&h=img183
http://jogos.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/2012/07/30/vinte-anos-depois-master-system-e-mega-drive-vendem-150-mil-unidades-por-ano-no-brasil.htm
Australia and New Zealand: (Ozi Soft licensed by Sega)
Market with a complete dominance of Sega in the 8-bits with the Master System as well as in the16-bits market with the Mega Drive. As in Europe, Brazil and South Korea, in Australia and New Zealand the snes could only compete for the third best-selling console during the entire 16-bit era.
1990-1996: 80%
1997-1998: unknown
South Korea:
Market with a complete dominance of Sega in the 8-bits with the Master System as well as in the16-bits market with the Mega Drive. In South Korea, snes could only compete for the third best-selling console during the entire 16-bit era.
Consoles manufactured an distributed by Samsung (licensed by Sega) as Super Gam*Boy and later as Super Aladdin Boy (1990-1997). Later (1997-1999) Kama Entertainment and Korea Data Systems took over the work and released the console as Mega Drive.
1990-1991 (Samsung): 100%
1992-1993 (Samsung): 55,6%
1994-1997 (Samsung): unknown
1997-1999 (Kama Entertainment and Korea Data Systems): unknown
2019-2020: 100%
https://www.smspower.org/forums/7881-KoreanMasterSystemHistoryGamBoyAladdinBoy
https://segaretro.org/History_of_Sega_in_South_Korea
Asia (other):
1989-1999: unknown
2000-2018: unknown
2019-2020: 100%
Total: unknown
https://segaretro.org/Mega_Drive_consoles_in_Asia
Mega Drive / Sega Genesis Sales Figures (consoles):
Sales of the most recent Mega Drive and Sega Genesis consoles licensed by Sega (last 20 years) will be shown separately at the end and are not included in these initial sales figures.
North America (there are doubts whether these sales refer to all of North America or just to the USA)
1989 (14 Aug-Dec): 500,000 /
1990: 1,000,000
1991: 1,600,000
1992: 4,500,000
1993: 5,500,000
1994: 4,000,000 / around 4,040,000 (with console variations)
1995: 2,100,000 / 3,100,000 (with Nomad)
1996: 1,315,904
1997: 477,920
1998: 2,658,971 (Genesis 2 + Genesis 3)
1999: 931,013 (Genesis 2 + Genesis 3)
2000: 54,337
2001: 1,316
Total until 2001: 25,639,461
2004: unknown
2005: unknown
2006: unknown
2007: unknown
2008: unknown
2009: unknown
2010: unknown
2011: unknown
2012: unknown
2013: unknown
2014: unknown
2015: unknown
2016: unknown
2017: unknown
2018: unknown
2019: unknown
2020: unknown
References:
https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Fourth_generation_of_video_games
This firs reference is wrong about 1991 and 1992 snes sales figures:
*"With the Genesis often outselling the SNES at a ratio of 2:1,[58] Nintendo and Sega both focused heavily on impression management of the market, even going to the point of deception, with Nintendo claiming it had sold more consoles in 1991 than it actually had, and forecasting it would sell 6 million consoles by the end of 1992, while its actual U.S. install base at the end of 1992 was only just more than 4 million units.". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Genesis, with these two references:
CVG Staff (April 14, 2013). "History Lesson: Sega Mega Drive". CVG. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013. Granted, the Mega Drive wasn't met with quite the same levels of enthusiasm in Japan, but in the US and Europe the Mega Drive often outsold the SNES at a ratio of 2: 1.
Schilling, Melissa A. (2006). Strategic management of technological innovation. Indiana University: McGraw-Hill / Irwin. P. 292. ISBN 978-0-07-321058-2. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016.
Japan:
1988 (Oct-Dec): 400,000
1989: 600,000
1990: 900,000
1991: 700,000
1992: 400,000
1993: 450,000
1994: 100,000
1995: 30,000
Total until 1995: 3,580,000
Reference:
https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Fourth_generation_of_video_games
2004: unknown
2005: unknown
Western Europe:
1990: 600,000
1991: 1,200,000
1992: 3,600,000
1993: 1,850,000
1994: 1,020,000
1995: 500,000
1996: 200,000
1997: 200,000
Total until 1997: 9,170,000
Reference:
https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Fourth_generation_of_video_games
1999-2001 – 486,666
Reference:
https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Fourth_generation_of_video_games
2004: unknown
2005: unknown
2006: unknown
2007: unknown
2008: unknown
2009: unknown
2010: unknown
2011: unknown
2012: unknown
2013: unknown
2014: unknown
2015: unknown
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3321867/Sega-Mega-Drive-makes-comeback-Sales-retro-console-surge-400-run-Christmas.html
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/20/sega-mega-drive-retro-consoles-more-than-nostalgia
https://www.gamespot.com/forums/system-wars-314159282/sega-mega-drivegenesis-25th-uk-anniversary-comebac-32801520/
2016: unknown
2017: unknown
2018: unknown
2019: around 100,000
2020: unknown
Russia
1990-May 1994: Pro 16 Bit (Dendy unlicensed)
1994 (Jun-Dec): 94,000 (Dendy licensed by Sega)
Reference: https://segaretro.org/History_of_Sega_in_Russia
In 1995, Nintendo made a deal with Dendy to sell the snes in Russia and claim in its television program that its console was more modern. Despite the heavy marketing campaign, snes barely sold in Russia, and Mega Drive continued to dominate with almost 100% of the market share.
Eastern Europe (other)
unknown
https://segaretro.org/History_of_Sega_in_the_CIS
Brazil:
(Nov 1990- Jul 2012): Over 3 million
Reference: http://jogos.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/2012/07/30/vinte-anos-depois-master-system-e-mega-drive-vendem-150-mil-unidades-por-ano-no-brasil.htm
(Aug 2012 - 2020): unknown
Total: unknown (probably over 3,5 million units including the "Novo Mega Drive" released in 2016 and still on sale in the country)
Nintendo had a major investment in the country with the merger of two large Brazilian companies (Gradiente and Estrela) forming the company Playtronic. It officially sold Nintendo consoles in Brazil between 1993 and 2002. Mega Drive maintained an 80% market share in Brazil and alone sold much more than all nintendo consoles during these 10 years. The sum of all Nintendo hardware sales in Brazil (including NES, Super NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and GameCube) was 2 million units, while Mega Drive alone sold about 3.5 million of units.
Reference: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playtronic
Latin America (other):
There were several licensed distributors over the years in several countries, including the Brazilian TecToy, but these sales figures were never disclosed. Mega Drive was also dominant in the second largest market in South America: Argentina.
Total sales: unknown
Australia (Ozi Soft):
1990-Oct 1994: 300,000
Nov 1994-1997: unknown (at least l0 different versions released in that period by Ozi Soft in Australia and estimated total sales around 200,000)
Total sales until 1997: unknown (probably around 500,000)
References:
https://retrocdn.net/images/c/cb/Sega_MegaZone_45_Nov_94.pdf, page 23
Editions released after the interview of a CEO of Ozi Soft about Mega Drive sales figures until October 1994 (published in Nov 1994):
Mega Drive II - Mega Tech Value edition. Release date: Oct 1994
Mega Drive II - The Lion King edition. Pack-in: The Lion King. Release date: Dec 1994.
Mega Drive II - Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Pack edition. Pack-in: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic 2, Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine. Release date: 1995. Sales: around 50,000
https://consolevariations.com/variation/console/sega-mega-drive-ii-sonic-triple-pack
Mega Drive II - with "32X compatible" written on the box. Pack-in: Columns, Super Hang-On and World Cup Italia '90. Oct 1994. https://segaretro.org/Mega_Drive_consoles_in_Australia
Mega Drive II - Sega Sports watch edition. Pack-in: NBA Jam. Release date: 1995.
Mega Drive II - Big Six Pack. 1995. https://segaretro.org/Mega_Drive_consoles_in_Australia
Mega Drive II - Mega 6. 1995. Reference: https://segaretro.org/Mega_Drive_consoles_in_Australia
Mega Drive II - Mega 6 version 2. 1996. https://segaretro.org/Mega_Drive_consoles_in_Australia
Mega Drive II with Toy Story. 1996. Sales. around 10,000. Reference:
https://consolevariations.com/variation/console/sega-mega-drive-toy-story-bundle
Mega Drive II with Shane Warne Cricket. 1996. Sales. around 10,000. Reference:
https://consolevariations.com/variation/console/sega-mega-drive-ii-shane-warne-cricket
New Zealand:
Also distributed by Ozi Soft, Mega Drive achieved great success in New Zealand
Total: unknown
Reference:
https://segaretro.org/History_of_Sega_in_New_Zealand
South Korea:
1990-1993(unknown month): 194,000
1994-1998: unknown
Total: unknown
Reference:
https://www.smspower.org/forums/7881-KoreanMasterSystemHistoryGamBoyAladdinBoy
Hong Kong:
Sega Mega Drive 2 (Hong Kong)
Around 50,000
Other Models: unknown
Total: unknown
Reference:
https://consolevariations.com/variation/console/sega-mega-drive-hong-kong
https://segaretro.org/History_of_Sega_in_Hong_Kong
India:
1994 (by Shaw Wallace Electronics): unknown sales figures
1995 (by Maze Marketing): unknown sales figures
China:
Mega Drive 1 (by WKK)
Mega Drive 2 (Huaxing Eletronics)
https://segaretro.org/History_of_Sega_in_China
Taiwan:
Sega Taiwan officially distributed the Mega Drive in the country. Apparently Mega Dive had a long lifespan in the country with the release of several Unlicensed original games in the late 90s.
Reference:
https://segaretro.org/History_of_Sega_in_Taiwan
Asia (Other, including the Middle East):
1989-1998 (Mega Drive 1 and 2): unknown
2000 (Mega Drive 3 - Lite Star): unknown
Total: unknown
https://segaretro.org/Mega_Drive_consoles_in_Asia
Africa
Total: unknown
https://segaretro.org/History_of_Sega_in_South_Africa
https://segaretro.org/History_of_Sega_in_Africa
https://segaretro.org/History_of_Sega_in_Ghana
https://segaretro.org/History_of_Sega_in_Mozambique
Although with small markets and little data available, the market in the African continent was more influenced by the European market where there was a wide market share leadership of Mega Drive.
Other models (the Mega Drive / Sega Genesis is the all-time record-breaking console in number of official models released):
Nomad (USA, 1995)
1 million
Reference:
https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Fourth_generation_of_video_games
Nomad (Korea, 1995)
Around 50,000
Reference:
https://consolevariations.com/variation/console/sega-nomad
LaserActive Mega LD PAC (PAC-S1 / PAC-S10, Japan, 1993)
LaserActive Sega Genesis - Sega CD PAC (USA, 1993)
Pioneer Electronics (USA) and Sega Enterprises released this module that allows users to play 8-inch and 12-inch LaserActive Mega LD discs, in addition to standard Mega / Sega CD discs and Mega Drive / Genesis cartridges, as well as CD + G discs. It was the most popular add-on bought by the greater part of the LaserActive owners (1993-1996). It comes with a LaserActive-branded version of Sega's 6-button control pad (CPD-S1).
Sales figures: almost 420,000 units sold
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserActive#PAC_modules
Mega-Tech System (Japan, 1989 and Europe)
unknown sales figures
Mega Play (Japan and Europe, 1991)
unknown sales figures
Mega Jet (Japan, 1994)
Around 10,000
Reference:
https://consolevariations.com/variation/console/sega-mega-jet
Mega Jet Alpine (Japan)
Around 1,000
Reference:
https://consolevariations.com/variation/console/sega-mega-jet-alpine
TeraDrive (Japan, 1991)
Around 1,000
Reference:
https://consolevariations.com/variation/console/sega-teradrive
Amstrad Mega PC (Western Europe, 1994)
6,000
Reference:
https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Fourth_generation_of_video_games#cite_note-Maniac-19
Amstrad Mega PC (Australia, 1994)
unknown sales figures
al-Alamiah AX-660 (Arabic countries, 1989)
unknown sales figures
al-Alamiah AX-990 (Arabic countries, 199X)
unknown sales figures
Ez Games Video Game System (USA, 199X)
unknown sales figures
Heartbeat Personal Trainer (USA, 1994)
unknown sales figures
Sega Multi-Mega/Genesis CDX Console (Mega Drive + Mega-CD / Japan, 1994)
Around 50,000 units
Reference:
https://consolevariations.com/variation/console/sega-multi-mega-genesis-cdx
Sega Multi-Mega/Genesis CDX (other regions, 1994)
unknown sales figures
Sega Wondermega Victor RG-M1 (Mega Drive + Mega-CD / Japan, 1992)
Around 50,000 units
Reference:
https://consolevariations.com/variation/console/wondermega-victor-rg-m1
Sega Wondermega Victor RG-M2 (Mega Drive + Mega-CD / Japan, 1992)
Around 50,000 units
Reference:
https://consolevariations.com/variation/console/wondermega-victor-rg-m2
Wondermega Sega Model (Mega Drive + Mega-CD / Japan, 1992):
Around 1,000 units
https://consolevariations.com/variation/console/sega-wondermega
JVC Genesis X'eye Blue Console (Sega Genesis + Sega CD, USA, 1994)
Around 5,000 units
Reference:
https://consolevariations.com/variation/console/wonderswan-jvc-xeye-rg-m10-bu-blue-box
JVC Genesis X'eye Red (Sega Genesis + Sega CD, USA, 1994)
Around 5,000 units
Reference:
https://consolevariations.com/variation/console/wonderswan-jvc-xeye-rg-m10-bu-red-box
Sega Mega CD Aiwa CSD-GM1 (Japan, 1994)
Around 5,000 units
Reference:
https://consolevariations.com/variation/console/aiwa-csd-gm1
Mega Drive 3 (Lite Star, Asia, 2000)
unknown sales figures
Reference: https://segaretro.org/Mega_Drive_3_(2000)
Mega Drive 21 (Lite Star, Asia, 2001)
unknown sales figures
Reference: https://segaretro.org/Mega_Drive_3_(2000)
Arcade Legends Sega Mega Drive (Sega Toys, Japan, 2004)
unknown sales figures
Reference:
https://segaretro.org/Arcade_Legends_Sega_Mega_Drive
Arcade Legends Sega Mega Drive (Sega Toys / Radica, UK, Germany, Spain and France, 2004)
unknown sales figures
Reference:
https://segaretro.org/Arcade_Legends_Sega_Mega_Drive
Mega Drive Play TV Vol. 2 (Sega Toys, Japan, 2004)
unknown sales figures
Arcade Legends Sega Genesis (Sega Toys / Radica, USA, 2004)
unknown sales figures
Arcade Legends Sega Genesis Vol. 2 (Sega Toys / Radica, USA, 2004)
unknown sales figures
Arcade Legends Mega Drive Vol. 2 (Sega Toys / Radica, UK, Ger., Spain, Greece,Fran., 2004)
unknown sales figures
Reference:
https://segaretro.org/Arcade_Legends_Sega_Mega_Drive_Volume_II
Arcade Legends Sega Genesis Vol. 3 (Sega Toys / Radica, USA, 2005)
unknown sales figures
Arcade Legends Mega Drive Vol. 3 (Sega Toys / Radica, UK, 2005)
unknown sales figures
Sega Genesis Arcade Legends Outrun 2019 (Sega Toys / Radica, USA, 2005)
unknown sales figures
Sega Mega Drive Arcade Legends Outrun 2019 (Sega Toys / Radica, UK, 2005)
unknown sales figures
Reference:
https://segaretro.org/File:Arcade_Legends_OutRun_2019_UK_Manual.pdf
Sega Genesis Arcade Legends Menacer (Sega Toys / Radica, USA, 2005)
unknown sales figures
Sega Genesis Arcade Legends Menacer (Sega Toys / Radica, USA, 2005)
unknown sales figures
Arcade Legends Menacer (Sega Toys / Radica, UK, 2005)
unknown sales figures
Mega Drive Arcade Legends Sensible Soccer Plus (Sega Toys / Radica, UK, 2005)
unknown sales figures
Mega Drive TV Play 3 (Sega Toys, Japan, 2005)
unknown sales figures
Reference:
https://segaretro.org/Arcade_Legends_Street_Fighter_II%27:_Special_Champion_Edition
Arcade Legends Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition (Sega Toys / Radica, USA, 2005)
unknown sales figures
Reference:
https://segaretro.org/Arcade_Legends_Street_Fighter_II%27:_Special_Champion_Edition
Sega Mega Drive Arcade Legends Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition (Sega Toys / Radica, UK, Germany, Spain and France 2005)
unknown sales figures
Reference:
https://segaretro.org/Arcade_Legends_Street_Fighter_II%27:_Special_Champion_Edition
Micro Drive - Black edition (Cyber Toy, Russia, 20XX)
Reference: https://segaretro.org/Micro_Drive
unknown sales figures
Micro Drive - White edition (Cyber Toy, Russia, 20XX)
unknown sales figures
Reference: https://segaretro.org/Micro_Drive
Arcade Portable (AtGames, Europe, 2007)
unknown sales figures
https://segaretro.org/Arcade_Portable
Arcade Motion Classic (AtGames-USA; UK, H&B-France, Millenium-Germany, 2008)
unknown sales figures
https://segaretro.org/Arcade_Motion_Classic
Mega Drive Twin Pads (Asia, AtGames, 2008)
unknown sales figures
https://segaretro.org/Mega_Drive_Twin_Pads
Mega Drive Twin Pads (Europe, Blaze Europe, 2008)
unknown sales figures
https://segaretro.org/Mega_Drive_Twin_Pads
Sega Mega Drive Firecore Classic Console (Europe, AtGames, 2009)
unknown sales figures
Sega Mega Drive Video Game Console (Asia, AtGames, 2009)
unknown sales figures
Sega Genesis Arcade Classic (USA, AtGames, 2009)
unknown sales figures
Genmobile (USA, AtGames, 2009)
unknown sales figures
https://segaretro.org/GenMobile
RetroGen (USA, Retro-Bit/AtGames, 2009)
unknown sales figures
https://segaretro.org/RetroGen_(console)
Sega Genesis Gencore (USA, Retro-Bit/AtGames, 2009)
unknown sales figures
Sega Mega Drive Videogame Console (UK, Blaze, 2009)
unknown sales figures
Sega Genesis Firecore Classic Console (USA, Retro-bit, 2009)
unknown sales figures
Sega Mega Drive (France, H&B, 200X)
unknown sales figures
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console Deluxe (USA, AtGames, 20XX)
unknown sales figures
Sega Genesis Arcade Joystick, aka Arcade Master (USA, AtGames, 2010)
unknown sales figures
https://segaretro.org/Arcade_Master
Arcade Master (France, AtGames, 2010)
unknown sales figures
Sega Genesis Motion Dual (USA, AtGames, 2010)
unknown sales figures
Sega Genesis Nano Series with seven versions (USA, AtGames, 2010)
unknown sales figures
Sega Genesis Reactor Wireless Gaming Console (USA, AtGames, 2010)
unknown sales figures
Zone Sega (Europe, AtGames, 2010)
unknown sales figures
https://segaretro.org/Sega_Zone_(console)
Arcade Blast: Sega Genesis (USA, AtGames, 2011)
unknown sales figures
Sega Genesis Classic Games Console, 2012 edition (USA, AtGames, 2012)
unknown sales figures
Sega Genesis Firecore Portable Player (USA, AtGames, 201X)
unknown sales figures
Sega Mega Drive Firecore Portable Player (USA, Blaze, 201X)
unknown sales figures
Sega Genesis Ultimate Portable Game Player - 80 built in games (USA, AtGames, 2012)
unknown sales figures
https://videogamecritic.com/extras/reviews/genportable.htm
Sega Gopher (Asia, AtGames, 20XX)
unknown sales figures
Sega Gopher Wireless (Russia, AtGames, 20XX)
unknown sales figures
https://segaretro.org/Arcade_Ultimate
Sega Mega Drive Video Game Console: Limited Streets of Rage Edition (UK, Blaze, 201X)
unknown sales figures
Sega Mega Drive Streets of Rage Edition Limit (France, H&B, 201X)
unknown sales figures
Sega Mega Drive Classic Game Console (Australia, AtGames, 201X)
unknown sales figures
Sega Mega Drive - red version (Russia, AtGames, 201X)
unknown sales figures
Sega Genesis Classic Games Console, two 2016 editions (USA, AtGames, 2016)
Around 1,000,000
Reference:
https://consolevariations.com/variation/console/atgames-sega-genesis-classic-games-console
Sega Genesis Flashback HD (USA, AtGames, 2017)
unknown sales figures
Sega Mega Drive Flashback HD (Europe and Australia, AtGames, 2017)
unknown sales figures
Sega Genesis Ultimate Portable Game Player (USA, AtGames, 2017)
unknown sales figures
Sega Genesis Classic Games Console, 2017 edition (USA, AtGames, 2017)
Unknown sales figures
Novo Mega Drive (Brazil, Tectoy, 2017-2020)
Unknown sales figures
Analogue Mega SG (WW, Analogue, 2019, It is not certain whether or not it is licensed by Sega)
Unknown sales figures
Mega Drive Mini (Europe, Sega, 2019):
2019 (Oct-Dec): around 100,000
2020: unknown
Total: unknown
Reference:
https://consolevariations.com/variation/console/sega-megadrive-mini-eu
Mega Drive Mini (Japan, Sega, 2019)
Unknown sales figures
Mega Drive Mini (Asia, Sega, 2019)
Unknown sales figures
Sega Genesis Mini (USA, Sega, 2019)
Unknown sales figures
Genesis vs. SNES: By the Real Numbers
North America:
Genesis sales (Aug 1989-2001): 25,639,461 : Genesis 1-3 + Nomad (without considering other console variations nor the Sega CD and the 32 X sales)
Genesis : other licensed console variations (1993-1996): between 100,000 and 200,000 units (estimate). Ref(s): above
Total Genesis Sales (2002-2020): unknown (29 different licensed versions of Sega Genesis released*)
*Sales estimates are only available for one of these 29 versions: Sega Genesis Classic Games Console, two 2016 editions (USA, AtGames, 2016): Around 1,000,000. Reference:
https://consolevariations.com/variation/console/atgames-sega-genesis-classic-games-console.
Even considering that the other 25 versions released between 2004 and 2016 sold less than a quarter of the 2016 version in North America, we would have at least more 6,000,000 units.
Genesis: other licensed Console variations (2004-2016): 7,000,000 (estimate)
Total Genesis Sales (1989-2016): 32,539,461 (estimate)
Total Genesis Sales (1989-2020): unknown
Snes Sales in 1991+1992: official 6.9; Corrected sales figures: only just more than 4 million units
Total Snes Sales in North America (1991-2016): 19,533,930 (16,733,930 corrected)
Sega Genesis vs Snes in North America (1989-2016): 32,489,461 vs 16,733,930
References:
https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Fourth_generation_of_video_games
This firs reference is wrong about snes sales figures in 1991 and 1992:
* "With the Genesis often outselling the SNES at a ratio of 2: 1, Nintendo and Sega both focused heavily on impression management of the market, even going to the point of deception, with Nintendo claiming it had sold more consoles in 1991 than it actually had, and forecasting it would sell 6 million consoles by the end of 1992, while its current US install base at the end of 1992 was only just more than 4 million units. ". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Genesis, with these two references:
CVG Staff (April 14, 2013). "History Lesson: Sega Mega Drive". CVG. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013. Granted, the Mega Drive wasn't met with quite the same levels of enthusiasm in Japan, but in the US and Europe the Mega Drive often outsold the SNES at a ratio of 2: 1.
Schilling, Melissa A. (2006). Strategic management of technological innovation. Indiana University: McGraw-Hill / Irwin. P. 292. ISBN 978-0-07-321058-2. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016.
Brazil:
Total number of licensed Mega Drive console units produced and sold by TecToy in the country (1990-2012): around 3 million
Total number of licensed Mega Drive console units produced and sold by TecToy in the country (1990-2020): around 3,500,000 (3,200,000 until 2016)
Nintendo had a major investment in the country with the merger of two large Brazilian companies (Gradiente and Estrela) forming the company Playtronic. It officially sold Nintendo consoles in Brazil between 1993 and 2002. Mega Drive maintained an 80% market share in Brazil and alone sold much more than all nintendo consoles during these 10 years. The sum of all Nintendo hardware sales in Brazil (including NES, Super NES, Game Boy, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and GameCube) was 2 million units, while Mega Drive alone sold about 3.5 million of units.
Reference: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playtronic
Mega Drive was also dominant in the second largest market in South America: Argentina.
The Americas:
Therefore, with corrected numbers, sales of snes in the Americas should not have exceeded 18,000,000 units.
Total Sales Figures in Americas (1989-2016):
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive: over 35,739,461 (estimate not including sales between 2017-2020; only North America and Brazil included).
Snes: 18,000,000 (estimate with correction); 23,350,000 (without correction)
Other regions (outside Americas and Japan):
Mega Drive (Western Europe, 1990-1997), only models 1 and 2: 9,170,000
Mega Drive (Western Europe, 1990-1997), other licensed models: total sales figures unknown
Mega Drive (Western Europe, 1998): unknown sales figures
Mega Drive (Western Europe, 1999-2001), only models 1 and 2: 486,666
Mega Drive (Eastern Europe, 1990-1997): total sales figures unknown (over 100,000)
Mega Drive (Australia by Ozisoft): around 500,000
Mega Drive, New Zealand: unknown sales figures
Mega Drive, Africa: unknown sales figures
Mega Drive other licensed models (Europe and Australia, 2004-2020): unknown sales figures
South Korea (as Super Gam*Boy and later as Super Aladdin Boy, 1990-1993partial): 147,000
South Korea (as Super Aladdin Boy and later as Mega Drive, 1993partial-1999): unknown
"Other" Asia: total sales figures unknown (over 300,000 - estimate)
Asia: other licensed licensed models (2000-2020): sales figures unknown
Mega Drive (other regions outside Americas and Japan, 1989-2016): 14,716,388 (estimate, not including Mega Drive sales between 2017-2020)
Snes (other regions outside Americas and Japan, 1989-2016): 8,590,000
Total worldwide sales figures outside Japan (1989-2016):
Mega Drive / Sega Genesis: 50,455,849 (estimate without considering Sega CD and 32 X sales)
Snes: 26,580,000 with correction or 31,930,000 without correction
Japan
Mega Drive (Oct 1988 -1995, model 1 and 2): 3,580,000
Other official/licensed models (1991-1996): 468,500
New official/licensed models (2001, 2005): unknown sales figures
Mega Drive: 4,108,500 (sales 1989-2016, estimate, not including Mega Drive sales after 2006)
Super Famicom (1990-2016): 17,600,000
Total sales figures worldwide (1989-2016):
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive: 54,564,349 (estimate)
sfc /snes: 44,180,000 (with correction) or 49,100,000 without correction
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Add-on Sega CD / Mega CD: 6,000,000*
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Add-on 32 X: 1,230,000*
*not included in the Mega Drive/ Sega Genesis sales figures
More information on Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Software Sales Figures at:
http://segaclassics.blogspot.com/2020/07/console-wars-real-and-most-complete.html
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