Switch vs Wii – VGChartz Gap Charts – October 2017 Update - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 December 2017 / 8,179 Views
The VGChartz Gap 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.
Switch Vs. Wii Global:
Gap change in latest month: 377,205 – Wii
Total Lead: 1,129,761 - Wii
Switch Total Sales: 7,915,989
Wii Total Sales: 9,045,750
October 2017 is the 8th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for. During the latest month the gap grew in favor of the Wii by 377,205 million units. The Wii is currently ahead of the Switch by 1.13 million units.
The Wii launched in November 2006, while the Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017. The Switch has sold 7.92 million units, while the Wii sold 9.05 million units during the same timeframe.
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 had one holiday season already – Switch holiday season is ahead. After 12 months it will be a close battle ^^
Pokemon will determine how high the Switch can go..
Holidays are coming for the Switch, so it should manage to close the gap in the next few months.
As mentioned it will be great to see these figures again after the Switch has had its holiday season. I really don’t see the Switch getting close to the Wii numbers any time soon, however. I can remember when WiiFit came out and the casual world went mad. Wii was moving an unbelievable amount of consoles in its second year.
switch can close a the gap, but i dont see wii losing this battle, wii out stock for mare than a year, and switch stock is ok now, and switch sales in EU is far from wii.
Switch put up a valiant fight, but those casual numbers were intense.
Yeah, let's completley ignore the ridiculous stock shortcomings that Switch had and the fact that still didn't had a holiday season just in case we discover we are in front a very similar level of success and someone faint.
Probably not as big ad Switch, and most important: Wii had a holiday season, Switch no.
"Probably" sounds like you're reaching pretty hard. Switch has been readily available in over 80% of the stores I work in for a national chain, and not just a few units either. Most stores have over a dozen in stock. You know how long it took the Wii to reach that point? Roughly 15 months.
"You are reaching pretty hard" says the guy that keeps actively ignoring such an important fact as the Holiday season that Wii had and Switch didn't.
Holy shit can you guys all calm down? Azuren isn't even trashing anything, he literally made the most innocent comment possible and you guys are getting mad over it. He's not saying that Pokemon won't help the Switch, he's not saying the Switch is doomed, he's just making a comment about the Wii beating the Switch thus far. Jesus christ.
The casual's are upgrading to the switch and passed on the wii U. i expect the switch to hit same numbers as wii relatively except for some who quit gaming. my buddy got a wii and a switch as his only 2 systems. he hardly touches the switch. but its a thing.
