PS4 vs Xbox One vs Wii U Japan Lifetime Sales – April 2015 Update - Wii U 2.3M, PS4, 1.4M, Xbox One 53K - Sales

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Welcome to the latest edition of the ‘PS4 vs Xbox One vs Wii U Japan’ article. This 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 in Japan for April shows how the Wii U started with a big lead over its but that the PlayStation 4 has been gaining on it in recent months. The Xbox One is almost non-existent in the land of the rising sun.

The Wii U has sold 2.31 million units lifetime, the PlayStation 4 1.42 million units, and the Xbox One 52,972 units.

PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 1,416,250

Xbox One Total Sales: 52,972

Wii U Total Sales: 2,305,684

The PlayStation 4 has outsold the Wii U every month since September 2014. The PlayStation 4 and Wii U have outsold the Xbox One every month since it launched in September 2014.

The PlayStation 4 outsold the Wii U by 29,543 units in the month of April and the Xbox One by 68,985 units. The Wii U outsold the Xbox One by 39,442.

When you compare monthly sales to a year ago the Wii U and PlayStation 4 are up. The PlayStation 4 is up 21,280 units and the Wii U is up 16,401 units.

PlayStation 4 Monthly Sales: 70,502

Xbox One Monthly Sales: 1,517

Wii U Monthly Sales: 40,959

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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. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

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MonkeyDLuffy (on 02 June 2015)

XD that flat line for Xbone is hilarious.

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super6646 MonkeyDLuffy (on 02 June 2015)

I sadly have to agree. XD.

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CosmicSex (on 02 June 2015)

So basically, the Wii U had a 1.25 million unit head start. PS4 is now within 900k of the Wii U... and Xbox One has sold nothing. As in, it probably costs more to pay their employees that they actually make in sales.

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johnsobas CosmicSex (on 03 June 2015)

yea, although if you don't count launch week they are even since then. I mean launches are big in Japan. More importantly though it seems the PS4 has recently taken the lead in weekly sales and probably will have longer legs as well.

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DialgaMarine (on 02 June 2015)

After Persona 5, FF15, and KH3 release, I can see PS4 clearing Wii-U easily there. Probably towards the end of next year.

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beeje13 (on 02 June 2015)

I have to admit I laughed at that, in a cruel way, it's horrendously bad for X1

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fireburn95 beeje13 (on 02 June 2015)

Japanese just cant really care too much for xbox. Microsoft might as well not bother with japan because I reckon it bleeds money for them.

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Bofferbrauer beeje13 (on 02 June 2015)

The sales are so horrible that big question is now: will the Xbox ONE lifetime sales ever reach Xbox 360 first week sales in japan?

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Ryng beeje13 (on 03 June 2015)

@Bofferbrauer, already pass.

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KdxlavkdX (on 02 June 2015)

Poor Xbox One.

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WebMasterFlex (on 02 June 2015)

"The PlayStation 4 and Wii U have outsold the Xbox One every month since it launched in September 2014."

That's mega massive understatement.

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Pavolink (on 02 June 2015)

Well done Wii U!

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Ryng (on 02 June 2015)

WU is still 1,000,000 above PS4. It will be the first for a long time by now, PS4 is not gonna to outsell WU before 2017 imo.

Also, poor XBO... pretty irrilevant in Japan...

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Pavolink (on 02 June 2015)

Well done Wii U!

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