Another year has passed in the war of the consoles and Sony's PlayStation 2 still reigns supreme.
Nintendo's GameCube spent most of the year at a distant third behind Microsoft's Xbox, but recent price drops have reinvigorated its sales.
Nintendo is now claiming second place and says its market share has doubled to 37 per cent from 19 per cent.
Each system has games unique to its platform but many games are no longer loyal to a single box. Games unique to one platform may appear on other systems within a year.
Through choice or circumstance, Nintendo was in the past unable to deliver enough games for the GameCube, leaving it in an unfortunate position against it powerful rivals.
Nintendo is still playing catch-up but its small stable of games is top-notch and many are exclusive.