3DS vs PlayStation Vita – VGChartz Gap Charts – January 2015 Update - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 20 February 2015 / 3,357 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: 282,594 – 3DS
Gap change over last 12 months: 7,273,489 – 3DS
Total Lead: 40,638,532 – 3DS
3DS Total Sales: 50,535,098
PlayStation Vita Total Sales: 9,896,566
In the latest month the gap grew another 282,594 units in favor of the 3DS. The current gap at the end of January 2015 is 40.64 million units and is showing no signs of shrinking. Also over the last 12 months the 3DS has sold 7.27 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 50.54 million units, while the Vita has sold 9.90 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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Go 3DS!
febuary is gonna be ugly
And there is no turning back
*Laughs menacingly
I question is Sony can do something to get the Vita to sell well. Left it for so many years now that I don't think they can ever recover. Judging from New 3DS sales, the gap is going to keep getting wider.
In the West, it seems to me that they, basically, surrendered. They fuel it with random indies and translated Japanese games, but there's no internal effort to help.
What a bloodbath
Looks like things have undoubtedly been wrapped up in the handheld department. Never-the-less, although I only own a 3DS, both are good systems.
