3DS vs PlayStation Vita – VGChartz Gap Charts – August 2015 Update - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 25 September 2015 / 9,770 Views
Welcome to the VGChartz Gap charts. These charts are updated monthly and each article focuses on a different gap chart. The charts include comparisons between the 7th generation and 8th generation platforms, as well as comparisons within the 8th generation. All sales are worldwide, unless otherwise stated.
3DS Vs. PlayStation Vita Global:
Gap change in latest month: 289,934 – 3DS
Gap change over last 12 months: 6,915,486 – 3DS
Total Lead: 41,727,195 – 3DS
3DS Total Sales: 54,131,288
PlayStation Vita Total Sales: 12,404,093
In the latest month the gap grew another 289,934 units in favor of the 3DS, while the gap has grown by 6.92 million units over the last 12 months. The 3DS currently leads by a total of 41.73 million units.
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 54.13 million units, while the Vita has sold 12.40 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. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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That Christmas boost each year for the 3ds, while both systems sell the same rates during the year there is only one handheld that seems to appear from Santa for people at Xmas :)
I suppose the climate is better for some than others.
Aye, but Nintendo was impacted by the mobile market too. The 3DS, unless there is some wonderful miracle, will end its life being the lowest selling Nintendo handheld globally. Parents seem to prefer giving their kids tablets and phones to play games on then giving them a dedicated gaming console. Having said that though, it looks like in Japan the 3DS is on track to becoming at least the 4th highest selling console of all time.
