3DS vs PlayStation Vita – VGChartz Gap Charts – February 2015 Update - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 17 March 2015 / 5,449 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.
3DS Vs. PlayStation Vita Global:
Gap change in latest month: 831,139 – 3DS
Gap change over last 12 months: 7,727,912 – 3DS
Total Lead: 41,468,930 – 3DS
3DS Total Sales: 51,517,152
PlayStation Vita Total Sales: 10,048,222
In the latest month the gap grew another 831,139 units in favor of the 3DS. The current gap at the end of February 2015 is 41.47 million units and is showing no signs of shrinking. Also over the last 12 months the 3DS has sold 7.73 million more units than the Vita.
The 3DS did beat the PlayStation Vita to the market by 10 months. The 3DS launched in February 2011, while the Vita launched in December 2011. The 3DS has sold 501.52 million units, while the Vita has sold 10.05 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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501.52 million units!!? And people say handheld gaming is dying!
Correction, one person (he's way too obvious) thinks handhelds are dying in favour of mobiles!.
And with a 40M gap, it means Vita is at 460M units. And people called it a flop!
People are essentially running a PS4 and a 3DS this generation.
you win one you lose one
Poor little Vita.
Vita sales :(
