Switch vs Wii Sales Comparison in Europe - August 2022 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 08 October 2022 / 2,799 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 European sales of the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Wii.
The Wii launched in Europe in December 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 Europe:
Gap change in latest month: 189,100 - Switch
Gap change over last 12 months: 2,797,822 - Switch
Total Lead: 2,746,853 - Wii
Switch Total Sales: 28,455,191
Wii Total Sales: 31,202,044
August 2022 is the 66th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for in Europe. During the latest month, the Switch caught up to the Wii by 189,100 units.
In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the Wii by 2.80 million units. The Wii is currently ahead of the Switch by 2.75 million units.
The 66th month for the Nintendo Switch is August 2022 and for the Wii it is May 2012. The Switch has sold 28.46 million units, while the Wii sold 31.20 million units during the same timeframe. The Wii sold current Switch sales in month 57.
The Wii sold 33.12 million units in Europe during its lifetime. The Switch needs to sell another 4.66 million units to outsell the Wii in Europe.
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 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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This will be another switch win. I honestly think switch will be the best selling consoles of all time
Until this holidays.Switch outsold wii in 3 months.
My point is the graph goes to 103 months, but the Wii generation ended at 72 months. If the Wii outsold the Switch for the entire 72 months, it doesn't mean anything after that point in time if the Switch catches up. You will then be comparing a "previous generation" product at that point.
Suggesting the Switch "won" in Europe is clearly silly. The Wii outsold the Switch in Europe for the entire generation.
Well that's one way to compare things, if you're more interested in sales rate than total sales, but even then the Switch could very well catch up before month 72. The lines will be probably be neck and neck after December.
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