3DS vs PlayStation Vita – VGChartz Gap Charts – August 2014 Update - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 24 September 2014 / 5,803 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.
3DS Vs. PlayStation Vita Global:
Gap change in latest month: 292,597 – 3DS
Gap change over last 12 months: 9,583,305 – 3DS
Total Lead: 35,858,487 – 3DS
3DS Total Sales: 44,661,372
PlayStation Vita Total Sales: 8,802,885
In the latest month the gap grew another 292,597 units in favor of the 3DS. The current gap at the end of August 2014 is 35,858,487 and is showing no signs of shrinking. Also over the last 12 months the 3DS has sold 9.58 million more units than the Vita.
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 44.66 million units, while the Vita has sold 8.80 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. 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 or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Please do 3DS vs PSP would be very interesting
There is definitely a market for the Vita.. but what do these sales mean for Sony's next-gen system in the future? Nintendo is certainly letting Sony thrive on some numbers which is good for the handheld gaming industry. They've had nothing but friendly competition in the past and it would be unhealthy to see Sony drop out of the handheld gaming market. Not a fan of the Vita myself, but Nintendo needs them where they are.
Poor Vita. It's a great handled device but I gored by Sony and the costumers. It needs more games and better marketing.
Oh Sony :-( mobile and ps vita needs to go
What is there to say to this except that with the imminent release of Monster Hunter 4 and New 3DS in Japan, and Pokémon ORAS on top of the Christmas edge that Nintendo always has, this growth of this gap is only going to accelerate over the next few months.
One should never doubt Nintendo in the handheld market - and you just hope that the handhelds keep coming as it's such a superior gaming platform to mobile.
I think you must ignore Japan to consider this gap.
The should be comparing the DS to 3DS. And the PSP to the Vita.
Why does Sony catch no flack from gamers about Vita's literally nuclear disaster performance, and yet said people just love to crap all over Wii U's sales and mock them and also love to ignore 3DS' great performance?
Because most gamers don't care about handhelds. I'll repeat, "most".
vita now is not doing well also in japan...11k for this week ,42k for 3ds 2k more than the week of smash bros and with the announcement of the new handhelds!things are even awful for vita
The sales between the two go back and forth depending on what games release that month.
Looks like my usage chart of these two, except the other way around..
I always say these cheesy things but this chart makes me all tingly inside.
heheheheh
75,000,000-80,000,000 of gap by end of gen...
I agree. Easily 80 mil gap. The 3ds still has alot of life left, and I think the new 3 ds is going to propel it's sales even further. In a crazy way, the vita is done, while the 3ds is just starting.
