PS4 vs Wii – VGChartz Gap Charts – June 2014 Update - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 July 2014 / 7,367 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.
PlayStation 4 Vs. Wii Global:
Gap change in latest month: 764,362 - Wii
Gap change over last 12 months: n/a
Total Lead: 656,519 – Wii
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 8,389,231
Wii Total Sales: 9,045,750
June 2014 is the eighth month that the PlayStation 4 is on sale. During the latest month the PlayStation 4 has fallen behind the Wii when you compare it to its eighth month on sale. In the first eight months, the Wii currently leads by 656,519 units. The gap shrunk by 764,362 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 8,389,231 units in its first eight month, while the Wii sold 9,045,750 units during the same timeframe.
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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 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.
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Oh crap...
50,000 more one May, and in one month -700,000... Wii is back the best seller for first month, and IMHO, will be forever.
None console is able to sell 20 million first yearl.
PS4 Lead? Looks like the Wii is leading. You write good articles, but proof-read.
It is insane how strong the sales of Wii were. Will we ever see something like it again?
Looking back in the weekly charts you can see that the Wii hade 5 weeks of sales in June 2007, while ps4 hade 4 last month. That makes the drop off a little biggr than it actually is, but there was no way ps4 could match the wii's sales in the summer. Will take quiye a while before ps4 takes the lead again, if ever though Sony has proven to be a marathon runner.
Yea, looks like PS4 is also losing steam. Not that it's doing bad as it's selling way better then both XB1 and WiiU but it's demand appears to be getting met where as Wii had a demand that didn't stop for a few years.
One thing that never seems to get mentioned here is that the Wii was supply constrained during this peroid. As far as I'm aware, the PS4 is not. Kudos to Sony for being bullish with their projections and making sure they produced enough units to meet demand, but the fact remains that these numbers alone do not represent an 'apples for apples' comparison.
And thus begins the rise of the wii!
So the PS4 success is a much bigger fad than the wii one was. Love the irony.
Summer is traditionally favorable to Ninty. PS4 will take back the lead around fall
and that gap is just going to keep growing for at least the next 4-5 years. Then it will pick up and never meet by the end of the generation.
Nah, just two years... PS4 will pick up soon as Wii deflate after the first tree years...
