Switch vs Wii Sales Comparison in the US – August 2021 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 October 2021 / 3,280 Views
The VGChartz sales comparison series of articles are updated monthly and each one focuses on a different sales comparison using our estimated video game hardware figures. The charts include comparisons between the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, as well as with older platforms. There are articles based on our worldwide estimates, as well as the US, Europe, and Japan.
This monthly series compares the aligned US sales of the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Wii.
The Wii launched in November 2006, while the Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017. Therefore, the holiday periods for the two consoles do not lineup, which is why there are big increases and decreases.
Switch Vs. Wii US:
Gap change in latest month: 139,883 - Switch
Gap change over last 12 months: 2,500,872 - Switch
Total Lead: 4,382,160 - Wii
Switch Total Sales: 30,653,545
Wii Total Sales: 35,035,705
August 2021 is the 54th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for in the US. During the latest month, the Switch has shrunk the gap with the Wii when you align the launches by 139,883 million units. In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the Wii by 2.50 million units. The Wii is currently ahead of the Switch by 4.38 million units.
The 54th month for the Nintendo Switch is August 2021 and for the Wii it is April 2011. The Switch has sold 30.65 million units, while the Wii sold 35.04 million units during the same timeframe. The Wii sold current Switch sales in month 49.
The Wii sold 41.70 million units in the US during its lifetime. The Switch needs to sell another 11.05 million units to outsell the Wii.
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The Wii's lead is almost entirely because of having 5 holiday seasons. The Switch in the same amount of months has had 4 holidays seasons. The Wii dropped like a rock in 2011 or so (even a significant drop in 2010). 2022 looks to be the year that Switch surpasses the Wii unless somehow Switch has an record-breaking holiday 2021.
wow wii is quite a monster back then and now!
Switch should pass Wii by end of 2022 (possibly Wii's lifetime sales even). Switch has this in the bag. Hoping to see 50+ million lifetime.
Much earlier than that.
The holiday season will close the gap and the one of the Wii will only grow the gap a bit, not enough to hold out until the end of the next year.
