Switch vs Wii Sales Comparison in Europe - July 2023 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 September 2023 / 3,749 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: 187,655 - Switch
Gap change over last 12 months: 3,700,108 - Switch
Total Lead: 536,855 - Switch
Switch Total Sales: 32,867,658
Wii Total Sales: 32,330,803
July 2023 is the 77th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for in Europe. During the latest month, the Switch outsold the Wii by 187,655 units.
In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the Wii by 3.70 million units. The Switch is currently ahead of the Wii by 536,855 units.
The 77th month for the Nintendo Switch is July 2023 and for the Wii it is April 2013. The Switch has sold 32.87 million units, while the Wii sold 32.33 million units during the same timeframe. The Wii sold current Switch sales in month 90.
The Wii sold 33.12 million units in Europe during its lifetime. The Switch needs to sell another 0.25 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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So that 0.25 million should be easy to hit, right?
2 months to go I'd say
The Will probably will be surpassed by the Switch in September
Switch doesn't even need another holiday season to outsell Wii in Europe... :-) But I guess there's no way that Switch outsells Game Boy (40.05M). Not even think about outselling PS4, Nintendo DS and PS2 in Europe.
Europe seems to be the main place holding the switch back from becoming the best selling console ever.
Europe aka Sonyland
It is a rather large gap and closing that will get tough, but I wouldn't say that it's impossible.
Switch should be at 35M+ at the end of the year, if the sales don't fall off a cliff™ next year then it has a big chance to overtake the Gameboy in 2025. Switch sold 5M+ every year so far in Europe apart of the first two ones, and while I rekon that sales will certainly slow down next year it will still get the Switch within striking distance of the Gameboy by end of 2024.
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