Wii U vs Wii – VGChartz Gap Charts – October 2014 Update - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 24 November 2014 / 3,902 Views
Welcome to the VGChartz Gap charts. The charts will be updated monthly and each article will focus on a different gap chart. The charts include comparisons between the 7th generation and 8th generation, as well as comparing the 8th generation consoles. All sales are worldwide, unless otherwise stated.
Wii U Vs. Wii Global:
Gap change in latest month: 3,235,133 - Wii
Gap change over last 12 months: 19,123,190 - Wii
Total Lead: 30,625,072 – Wii
Wii U Total Sales: 7,296,851
Wii Total Sales: 37,921,923
In the latest month of sales the Wii U has fallen another 3.24 million units further behind its predecessor the Wii. The Wii currently leads by 30.63 million when you compare the first 24 months. The gap is expected to continue to grow in the next month.
Both consoles launched in November, the Wii in November 2006 and the Wii U in November 2012. The Wii U has sold 7.30 million units in its first 24 months on sale, while the Wii sold 37.92 million units.
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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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Insane to see, the gap is already over 4 times the Wii-U's total salea. This is the biggest drop off in sales between generatiins ever.
Actually more than 5 times.
"Gap change in latest month: 3,235,133 - Wii"
Wow!
The sad thing is that they keep only making mario games, where is F zero and Metriod??
Nintendo needs needs to get serious with their next system and put on their A game.
Hahahahahaah Oh gosh poor Wii U! Hey, but at least there's something good about it: Nintendo games. Too bad there are few interesting of them. Well, at least that's better than zero Nintendo games.
Damn ... just damn
Hahahahahaah Oh gosh poor Wii U! Hey, but at least there's something good about it: Nintendo games. Too bad there are few interesting of them. Well, at least that's better than zero Nintendo games.
