Never mind - I guess my memory is playing tricks on me: I found these sales figures on wikipedia....
Sales
Region | Units sold | First available |
Japan | 21,454,325 (as of October 1, 2008)[27] | March 4, 2000 |
North America | 50 million (as of January 1, 2009)[28] | October 26, 2000 |
Europe | 48 million (as of May 6, 2008)[29] | November 24, 2000 |
Worldwide | 140 million (as of July 20, 2008)[2] |
On November 29, 2005, the PlayStation 2 became the fastest game console to reach 100 million units shipped, accomplishing the feat within 5 years and 9 months from its launch. This achievement occurred faster than its predecessor, the PlayStation, which took 9 years and 6 months to reach the same benchmark.[17]
The PS2 has sold 140 million units worldwide as of July 20, 2008, according to Sony.[2] In Europe, the PS2 has sold 48 million units as of May 6, 2008, according to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.[29] In the United States, the PS2 has sold 42.5 million units as of August 1, 2008, according to the NPD Group.[30] In Japan, the PS2 has sold 21,454,325 units as of October 1, 2008, according to Famitsu/Enterbrain.[27]
In Europe, the PS2 sold 6 million units in 2006 and 3.8 million in 2007, according to estimates by Electronic Arts.[31][32] In 2007, the PS2 sold 3.97 million units in the US according to the NPD Group[33][34] and 816,419 units in Japan according to Enterbrain.[35] In 2008, the PS2 sold 480,664 units in Japan, according to Enterbrain.[36][35]