7th Gen vs 8th Gen - Aligned Sales Comparison - October 2014 Update - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 12 November 2014 / 11,186 Views
Welcome to a series of monthly articles. This series will be comparing combined aligned sales of the 7th generation platforms with the 8th generation platforms. The two charts compare the home consoles, as well as handhelds.
This first chart is comparing aligned home console sales between the 7th and 8th generations. That is the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii combined sales aligned, versus the combined aligned sales of the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Wii U.
The 8th generation lead during the first eight months, but the 7th generation has lead every month since then. The gap shrunk slightly in the 11th month, but has grown in the latest month. The gap grew by 1,062,092 units.
The 7th generation handhelds in its first 12 months have sold 25.89 million units, while the 8th generation has sold 22.59 million units. The 7th generation currently leads by 3.30 million units.
7th Generation Total Combined Home Console Sales: 25,886,446
8th Generation Total Combined Home Console Sales: 22,589,244
Total Lead: 3,297,202 – 7th Generation
This second chart is comparing aligned handheld sales between the 7th and 8th generations. That is the DS and PSP combined sales aligned, versus the combined aligned sales of the 3DS and PlayStation Vita.
The gap between the two generation of handhelds has grown in favor of the 7th generation almost every month since month 11. However, after only one month where the 8th generation closed the gap, in the latest month the gap did shrink. The 8th generation closed the gap by 747,015. This is due the release of the New 3DS in Japan and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
The 7th generation handhelds in its first 35 month have sold 79.78 million units, while the 8th generation has sold 49.45 million units. The 7th generation currently leads by 30.32 million units.
7th Generation Total Combined Handheld Sales: 79,777,408
8th Generation Total Combined Handheld Sales: 49,454,182
Total Lead: 30,323,226 – 7th Generation
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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. Outside, in the real world, he has a passion for the outdoors which includes everything from hiking to having received his B.A. in Environmental Studies. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Mostly just casuals that have left the market, core gaming market is just as strong as ever.
you don't do the PS4+X1 vs PS360 anymore? It was cool :(
Hm. That's weird. The handheld graph looks very similar to the DS v. 3DS graph.
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good one ;)
I'm actually surprised 7th and 8th gen consoles are so close, given how poorly the Wii-U has been doing, compared to it's predecessor.
Well the guess the difference is made up by the PS4 doing much better than its predecessor.
LOL at people still calling 3ds a failure. It may be not selling well compared to its predecessor, but it´s still the 2nd best seller weekly console and still is crushing Vita
Wait, if you round the home consoles' numbers to nearest ten-thousand like the handheld numbers reported, it's the exact same numbers. Are we sure these are correct?
WiiU and Vita sales, compared to their predecessors are just plain bad. 3DS's sales are actually not that bad but far from DS levels. PS4 and XB1 made gains on their predecessors. I'd say the departure of a large group of previous buyers to mobile devices and PC gaming has affected dedicated gaming consoles, especially ones who depended on casuals.
This also means the companies should start focusing on putting out good games and systems meant for gamers and should improve their systems features.
You can blame the drop on the Wii U and 3DS, but the fact that none of the 3 companies could manage to keep those consumers engaged is a failure all around. More people in the market benefits hardcore gamers.
Surely you mean, in the nicest way, 3DS -and- PSV?
You're forgetting Vita.
