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by region. This page consists of countries in Asia, North America, Europe, and other regions, which all used different analog television color systems; these being

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and

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broadcast at

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, in Europe and Asia.''# indicates Eighth & Ninth generation consoles.''

Asia

Region-wide

Japan

Based on figures from ''

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'', unless cited otherwise.

China

Middle East

South Korea

Older consoles have different names in South Korea and had local Korean manufacturers.

Americas

Region-wide

North America

Canada

Mexico

United States

Based on figures from the

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as of June 2014 unless cited otherwise.

Brazil

Europe

Western Europe

France

Based on GFK 2016 figures unless cited otherwise.

Germany

Spain

United Kingdom

Based on figures from

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, as of December 2005, unless cited otherwise.

Other regions

Australia

South Africa

"Other/Unknown" regions

Notes

References

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