PS4 vs Wii – VGChartz Gap Charts – February 2015 Update - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 March 2015 / 4,698 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: 816,363 – Wii
Gap change over last 12 months: 4,939,863 - Wii
Total Lead: 3,616,907 – Wii
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 20,215,802
Wii Total Sales: 23,832,709
February 2015 is the 16th month that the PlayStation 4 is on sale. During the latest month the gap grew in favor of the Wii when compared with the Wii’s 16th month on sale. The gap increased by 816,363 units. In the first 16 months, the Wii currently leads by 3.62 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 20.22 million units in its first 15 months, while the Wii sold 23.83 million 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 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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The Wii was just a monster...
Wii was unstoppable
How long did Wii take to fall off, 5 years? 4?
Vgchartz numbers
2006-3 million
2007-16.5 million
2008-24 million
2009-21 million
2010-17 million
2011-11.5 million
2012-5 million
2013-2 million
It actually had a pretty normal sales curve and didn't fall off a cliff like many people claim, PS3/360 were just late bloomers and had extremely late peaks which makes it seem like Wii died quickly.
This is definitely the most interesting gap chart race. I'll be watching this every month.
We'll have to wait until Wii's 2011 sales drop comes into effect to see a real change in this race. After that PS4 will likely pull ahead and we'll have to compare it to PS2, which by that point won't even be a contest.
Unless VR really takes off, I don't see PS4 ever catching up. I think that its sales are going to be a bit more frontloaded than the PS3 and XBox 360.
Things are going to get very interesting over the next 18 months. PS4 has PlayStation Vue rolling out across the US, and PlayStation Now spreading across the rest of the world. Then Project Morphues hits next year. Along with all of that is a price cut, a hardware revision, and Uncharted and Gran Turismo. This should keep the race very competitive.
all depends on the American market, if microsoft will react or not, like xmas. PS4 dont sell more because of x1 sales at winter
PS4 is fighting hard. Even then Wii was too much of a beast.
