PS4 vs Wii – VGChartz Gap Charts – July 2015 Update - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 05 September 2015 / 14,754 Views
Welcome to the VGChartz Gap charts. These 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: 518,366 – Wii
Gap change over last 12 months: 6,289,261 - Wii
Total Lead: 6,683,143 – Wii
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 24,769,592
Wii Total Sales: 31,452,735
July 2015 is the 21st month of PlayStation 4 availability. During the latest month the gap grew in favor of the Wii when compared with the Wii’s 21st month on sale by 518,366 units. Across the first 21 months, the Wii currently leads by 6.68 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 24.77 million units in its first 21 months, while the Wii sold 31.45 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. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Wii is such a beast, holy shit.
itll get bigger
then disappear
It's currently smaller than what the article says
downvotes don't make it less true :P The total gap as of the articles date for ps4 numbers should be 5,487,824
Hadn't followed this in recent months so I somehow thought PS4 was pretty level with Wii but I guess not.
At least the last two months the article has the wii numbers one month ahead
Wii hardware numbers included many that only bought it for Wii Sports and probably never anything else.
PS4 hardware numbers include mainly established gamers looking for their next gaming machine.
They should add software sales numbers along with the hardware numbers to give better picture of what that gap really is.
Insert, "Wii was such a beast" comment here
We all know how this fight ends.
The most interesting match up..
Why do these articles keep comparing the wii one month more than the ps4, the wii hit 31,452,735 the week ending August 30th. 2008 The ps4 numbers are only through July. The wii was at 30,257,416 then, so the total gap is of by over a million.
Why vote me down? The information in the article is off.
People downvoted you because it doesn't fit their agenda, welcome to the internet my friend
Yeah... unless I'm missing something your numbers are accurate. Have a thumb.
Does anyone really think the PS4 won't outsell the Wii? Really..? It's guaranteed that it will.
No, because there is no guarantee that the PS4 will have the lifespan the PS3 did. The PS4 is not nearly as advanced relative to its times as the PS360 were, and there are more competing products. It seems likely that PCs will be able to outperform the PS4 at lower prices within a few years. Tablets, steam boxes, and even the NX can potentially disrupt the market to shorten the PS4's lifespan.
Sure the PS4 may outsell the Wii in the long run, but if you feel confident enough to use the word guaranteed, I'd love to see your crystal ball.
Are you from the future?
I want to add regarding JW's comment is that it still has the X1 to compete.
ps4 will end up selling more regardless.
Oh well it will get up there in time due to the probably longer lasting life span of the PS4. But still that Wii is unbeatable in therms of yearly sales
PS4 is even more impressive considering it isn't a casual machine.
true.
So... it's more impressive because it appealed to less people. Such logic.
Are you dumb? If something appeals to a "smaller" group and sells near the amount of something that appeals to damn near everyone then that must mean that the company selling the one that appeals to less more be doing something right.
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No. I'm much smarter than you. How do I know I'm smarter? Because I'm not the one flaming people over a video game sales article. Pro-tip when you ask if someone is dumb, you're the one who comes off looking like an idiot.
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They're not selling near the same amount. The gap is fairly large and it's going to grow a lot over the next two years. Maybe it will catch up someday, but as of now that statement is false unless you're using an incredibly liberal definition of close.
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If they actually are selling near the same amount then they have the same amount of appeal. The group they sell to is the group that they appeal to. Common sense bro. Unless you think that the people that aren't buying the product are part of the group it appeals to. Lol.
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Your bias is hilarious. Yes, clearly the company that appeals to less people is the one doing something right. Do you honestly think that Sony does not want to appeal to casual gamers? I guess the bundles with Lego games are meant to appeal to hardcore gamers? Do you think Sony's sitting in a room saying "let's make sure this appeals only to harcore gamers. And if any of those dirty casuals try to give us their money we'll spit on them"?
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Do you think Nintendo just said "hey this is a casual system" and instantly got 6 million extra sales? No, they appealed to a larger group because they thought of a product that appealed to the group and marketed it well. But of course they shouldn't get any credit for that.
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Basically what you're saying is that "Sony deserves more credit because they sold more among the people that like their product." Which is lolol ridiculous. It's like saying "The Wii U's sales are more impressive than the PS4's, because they sold all of those units while only appealing to Nintendo fans."
Congratulations on pointing out that the PS4 is doing better among people who like the PS4. But, considering that a company's objective should be to sell their product to as many people as possible, call me unimpressed.
Holy hell Weincom, you have my respect!
Sizzle!
What yall except? 400$ vs 250$ and a lot of casuals who bought the wii.
According to Sony a significant part of the PS4 userbase come from Wii/360 right? If so wouldn't that make part of the PS4s userbase casual?
Again with the pointless price comparison.
Waiting for the fanboys to come in and say the usual bs, oh the ps4 is 400 to the wii 250, so it's not a fair comparison, or the fanboy saying, we'll the wii dropped like a rock after 3 years... oh, shit, too late, they already said it. Pretty soon, these fanboys are going to say dumb shit like, the wii dropped after 1 year, or anything else that may fit the typical fanboy agenda. Sorry fanboys, the wii outsells the ps4, and will continue to outsell it for a long time, like for like, until, if ever, the ps4 finally outsells it. So, until then, just accept it. No amount of fanboy spin will change that.
Spins, Spins everywhere.
And yet I cant imagine how a $250 ps4 would sell.
Can I imagine how a $400 Wii sells with 100% 3rd party support?
Waiting for the fanboys to come in and say the usual bs, oh the ps4 is 400 to the wii 250, so it's not a fair comparison, or the fanboy saying, we'll the wii dropped like a rock after 3 years... oh, shit, too late, they already said it. Pretty soon, these fanboys are going to say dumb shit like, the wii dropped after 1 year, or anything else that may fit the typical fanboy agenda. Sorry fanboys, the wii outsells the ps4, and will continue to outsell it for a long time, like for like, until, if ever, the ps4 finally outsells it. So, until then, just accept it. No amount of fanboy spin will change that.
I can't understand people caring so much about it either way.
it's just simple logic. The Wii's trajectory made this early lead predictable. Just as its fast decline and Playstation's staying power for home consoles means odds are PS4 surpass Wii
And what about those of us that point out that they are using an extra month of wii numbers?
Wii was much cheaper than PS4 (250€ vs 400€)...
And Wii dropped like a rock after 3 years...
PS4 will destroy Wii at the end!
Come on man, this is a sales site. You can easily look up numbers before saying something so blatantly wrong.
In its fourth full year, the Wii sold 17 million units. More than the 360 and PS3 sold that year, and more than they would ever sell in any year. An 18% drop from a monstrously huge year is hardly what I'd call dropping like a stone. The Wii would stay above 10 million until the year the Wii U was released.
Not this again.
