How many Sega 32X were sold?

800,000 units were sold worldwide.
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Why did the 32X fail?

Released in November 1994, a little less than a month after the release of the Sega Saturn in Japan and a little less than a year from the Saturn's American launch, the 32X was destined for failure. As a result of the timing, the lack of quality games, and an awkward rollout, the 32X died on the vine.
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How powerful was the Sega 32X?

The 32X was designed to extend the Mega Drive's lifespan by giving it significantly more powerful 32-bit processing and texture-mapped 3D polygon capabilities. It was thus seen as a logical upgrade to the 16-bit processing and 2D capabilities of the Mega Drive and its main rival, the Super NES.
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How much did the Sega 32X cost when it came out?

Originally released at US$159, Sega dropped the price to $99 in only a few months and ultimately cleared the remaining inventory at $19.95. 800,000 units were sold worldwide.
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What was the most successful Sega console?

Background. In 1988, Sega released the Genesis (known as the Mega Drive in most countries outside North America), in the fourth generation of video game consoles. It became the most successful Sega console ever, at 30.75 million units sold. Its successor, the Saturn, was released in Japan in 1994.
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How many ps1 have been sold?

According to Sony, the original PlayStation's final sales total sits at 102.4 million, with over 960 million software units sold.
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How many SNES were sold?

Approximately 49.1 million Super NES consoles were sold worldwide, with 23.35 million of those units sold in the Americas and 17.17 million in Japan. Although it could not quite repeat the success of the NES, which sold 61.91 million units worldwide, the Super NES was the best-selling console of its era.
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Did the SNES or Genesis sell more?

Despite stiff competition from the Mega Drive/Genesis console, the Super NES eventually took the top selling position, selling 49.10 million units worldwide, and would remain popular well into the fifth generation of consoles.
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What killed Sega consoles?

Sega doesn't make consoles anymore. They left the console business in 2001, due to the poor sales of their last one the Dreamcast and the failure of the North American release of the previous system the Saturn in the mid to late 90's, (even though it did better in Japan).
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Why did no one buy the Dreamcast?

Factor in the millions of consumers who had not yet made the choice to move to broadband and one of Sega's distinctive features was rendered practically obsolete. The Dreamcast's online play was well received in critical circles, but was unable to attract casual consumers to purchase the console.
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Was Sega Genesis 32-bit?

Why was the Sega Genesis marketed as a 16-bit console? Because it IS a 16 Bit console. The processor for the system was a microprocessor, the CPU was pretty powerful at 16/32 bit, but it can only output less power, because the other chips are onboard to support backward compatibility with Sega Master System.
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Why did Sega Saturn fail?

Lack of distribution has been cited as a significant factor of the Saturn's failure, because the system's surprise launch had damaged Sega's reputation with key retailers.
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Why did the Dreamcast fail?

Had things been different, the Dreamcast could've been a hit with audiences around the world. Yet, the failure of the Dreamcast was a product of its lost identity, lack of intuitive and in-depth games, and SEGA's dwindling reputation as a hardware manufacturer against Sony's rising status as one.
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How many copies of Dreamcast were sold?

28. Sega Dreamcast – 9.13 million*
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How many 3DS were sold?

As of September 30, 2022, the Nintendo 3DS family of systems combined have sold 75.94 million units, and games for the systems have sold 388.89 million units. The 3DS had multiple variants over the course of its life.
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How many PS2 sold?

The PlayStation 2 was first released in 2000 in response to Sony's hugely popular original PlayStation. The PS2 has become the best-selling video game console of all time. As of February 2024, it had sold over 158 million units worldwide.
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How many PS3 were sold?

The PlayStation 3 sold 87.4 million units lifetime. The PS5 is 43.53 million units behind lifetime PS3 sales.
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What is Sega's most sold game?

The best-selling title is Sonic the Hedgehog, first released in North America on June 23, 1991. Due to being bundled with the console, it sold 15 million copies. The second best-selling game is its sequel, 1992's Sonic the Hedgehog 2, with 6 million copies sold.
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Did Sega ever outsell Nintendo?

Sega was able to outsell Nintendo four Christmas seasons in a row due to the Genesis' head start, a lower price point, and a larger library of games when compared to the Super Nintendo at its release.
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Did Sega outsell Nintendo?

But SEGA were up for the challenge. And they ended up outselling Nintendo with their Genesis console (Megadrive in the UK) becoming the number 1 selling toy in America.
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