7th Gen vs 8th Gen - Aligned Sales Comparison - December 2015 Update - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 16 January 2016 / 44,923 Views
This monthly series compares the combined aligned sales of the 7th generation platforms with the 8th generation platforms. The two charts compare the home consoles as well as handhelds.
This first chart compares aligned home console sales between the 7th and 8th generations. That is the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii combined sales aligned, versus the combined aligned sales of the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Wii U.
The 8th generation has struggled to keep up with the 7th generation. After closing the gap slightly in November it has grown again in December. Poor Wii U sales compared to the Wii is the main reason the 8th gen is behind. The gap increased by 2.47 million units.
The 7th generation home consoles in its first 26 months sold 79.14 million units, while the 8th generation consoles have sold 64.13 million units. The 7th gen currently leads by 15.00 million units.
7th Generation Total Combined Home Console Sales: 64,128,531
8th Generation Total Combined Home Console Sales: 79,124,416
Total Lead: 14,995,885 – 7th Generation
This second chart is comparing aligned handheld sales between the 7th and 8th generations. That is the DS and PSP combined sales aligned, versus the combined aligned sales of the 3DS and PlayStation Vita.
The 8th generation have fallen more than million units behind the 7th generation during the month of December. The current gap sits at 67.51 million units.
The 7th generation handhelds in its first 49 months sold 132.10 million units, which is more than double the 8th generation. The 8th generation handhelds have sold 64.59 million units.
7th Generation Total Combined Handheld Sales: 132,100,988
8th Generation Total Combined Handheld Sales: 64,594,789
Total Lead: 67,506,199 – 7th Generation
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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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Yes, the Wii U is pulling the the other two down. PS4 and Xbox one doing all the work this gen. I didn't realise until just know how bad the handhelds are doing this gen, very sad to see...
No surprise for handhelds. PSV is pretty much a non-factor.
Considering that the DS sold 154m compared to the 3ds's 58m so far, it is responsible for almost 100m unit drop between the generations, While the Psp sold 80 million compared to the Vitas 13 causing a 67m unit gap between generations.
I'm not saying that the Vita isn't a big reason for the generation gap, but the DS to 3DS still causes a bigger split in the numbers.
Technically, when the NX launches, we will be in the 9th generation.
Crazy sales
The 7th generation home consoles in its first 26 months sold 79.14 million units, while the 8th generation consoles have sold 64.13 million units. The 7th gen currently leads by 15.00 million units.
7th Generation Total Combined Home Console Sales: 64,128,531
8th Generation Total Combined Home Console Sales: 79,124,416
what?
Yeah, looks like the author got the numbers mixed up there.
Dammit, Wii U, get your shit together.
8th Gen should catch up segnificantley in the same time frame ounce the wii bubble bursted, but then again by that time we could allready see new consoles. 7th Gen really wasnt that great if you consider it lasted 8 years. PS4 and PS5 should easily sell 300 Million units by that time
Whoa. Handhelds down by half. I thought 3DS was doing great. Guess DS sold just that much more.
