2015 Year on Year Sales and Market Share Update to April 11 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 July 2015 / 4,587 ViewsHere we see data representing the global sales through to consumers and change in sales performance of the four home consoles and four handhelds over comparable periods for 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Also shown is the market share for each of the consoles over the same periods.
Year to Date Sales Comparison (Same Periods Covered)
Market Share – 7th Generation (Same Periods Covered)
Market Share – 8th Generation (Same Periods Covered)
2012 – (Week beginning January 8 to April 15)
2013 – (Week beginning January 6 to April 13)
2014 – (Week beginning January 5 to April 12)
2015 – (Week beginning January 4 to April 11)
Total Sales and Market Share for Each Year – 7th Generation
Total Sales and Market Share for Each Year – 8th Generation
"Year to date" sales for 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2015 versus 2014 and 2015 versus 2013 is displayed. This provides an easy-to-view summary of all the data.
Microsoft
Xbox 360 - Down Year-on-Year 358,366, Year to Date -52.1%
Xbox One – Up Year-on-Year 238,091, Year to Date 23.2%
Sony
PlayStation 3 – Down Year-on-Year 539,868, Year to Date -47.0%
PlayStation Vita – Down Year-on-year 82,370, Year to Date -11.9%
PlayStation 4 – Up Year-on-year 309,553, Year to Date 10.9%
Nintendo
Nintendo Wii - Down Year-on-Year 145,336, Year to Date -78.5%
Nintendo 3DS – Up Year-on-Year 944,890, Year to Date 51.9%
Nintendo Wii U – Up Year-on-Year 33,481, Year to Date 6.3%
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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.