PS4 vs Xbox One vs Wii U Lifetime Sales – December 2014 Update - PS4 18.5M, Xbox One 10.99M, Wii U 8.95M - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 16 January 2015 / 28,968 Views
Welcome to the fourth of a new series of monthly articles. This new series will be comparing monthly and lifetime sales of the 8th generation of home consoles, the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Wii U.
Looking at the total sales of the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii U in December shows how the PlayStation 4 has continued to grow its lead over the Xbox One and Wii U. Also how the Xbox One price cut helped boost sales past the Wii U.
The PlayStation 4 passed the 18 million mark this month, the Xbox One passed the 10 million mark and the Wii U has passed the eight million mark. The PS4 has sold 18.50 million units lifetime, the Xbox One 10.99 million units, and the Wii U 8.95 million units.
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 18,498,063
Xbox One Total Sales: 10,988,739
Wii U Total Sales: 8,948,017
The PlayStation 4 has outsold both the Xbox One and Wii U every month since its release 14 months ago. The Xbox One outsold the Wii U in December for the sixth straight month. The PS4 outsold the Xbox One by 920,104 units for the month and the Wii U by 2.06 million. The Xbox One outsold the Wii U by 1.14 million units. The PS4 sold 3.20 million units in December, the Xbox One 2.28 million units, and the Wii U 1.15 million units.
When you compare monthly sales to a year ago all three consoles are up year-over-year. The PlayStation 4 is up 907,810 units, the Xbox One is up 769,584 units and the Wii U is up 5,763 units.
PlayStation 4 Monthly Sales: 3,204,402
Xbox One Monthly Sales: 2,284,298
Wii U Monthly Sales: 1,148,210
The Wii U beat the PS4 and Xbox One to the market by a year. The Wii U launched in November 2012, while the PS4 and Xbox One launched in November 2013.
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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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That PS4 domnation is impresive considering the 7th gen
And the console gaming market is still viable. Good stuff.
Considering that consoles are supposedly on their death bed these are impressive figures :^)
nice epic face i like it! ;)
Go red bar, go!
Or is it pink?
It's pink. And it's also been on top the whole. Damn. Time.
Credible source?
