PS4 vs Wii – VGChartz Gap Charts – June 2018 Update - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 12 August 2018 / 4,230 Views
The VGChartz Gap 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.
PlayStation 4 Vs. Wii Global:
Gap change in latest month: 346,195 – PS4
Gap change over last 12 months: 4,268,063 – PS4
Total Lead: 5,691,444 – Wii
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 80,613,435
Wii Total Sales: 86,304,879
June 2018 is the 56th month that the PlayStation 4 has been available for. During the latest month the gap grew in favor of the PS4 when compared with the Wii during the same timeframe. The gap decreased by 346,195 units in the last month and by 4.27 million units in the last 12 months. The Wii currently leads by 5.69 million units.
Both consoles launched in November. The Wii launched in November 2006, while the PlayStation 4 launched in November 2013. The PlayStation 4 has sold 80.61 million units, while the Wii sold 86.30 million units during the same timeframe.
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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OMG, the ps4 is about the take the WII which was considered a cultural phenomenon. that is a massive achievement
I'm still really hoping for a double price drop this fall (it's time Sony!): $199 PS4 Slim with 500GB HDD and a $299 PS4 Pro with 1TB HDD. It would DOMINATE in sales.
The PS4 is closing in on the Wii! In 2019 the PS4 is going to overtake the Wii in sales!
Wii's sales are a bit backloaded towards the holiday, so it may be able to hold off till the end of the year.
Wii should hold a slight lead at the end of the year, this site has Wii at 93.4 million at the end of 2011.
In 2017, Sony announced PS4 sales as of June 11 (7.0m in 23 weeks). This year Sony announced PS4 sales as of July 22 (7.6m in 29 weeks). Thats down ~15% based on weekly average.
Last year PS4 sold 20.2 million for the full year. If it remains down ~15% for the full year than it will likely sell ~17.5 million this year which would bring its total to around 91 million.
Wii's sales are a bit backloaded towards the holiday, so it may be able to hold off till the end of the year.
