PS5 vs Wii Sales Comparison - August 2025 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 12 October 2025 / 3,918 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 worldwide sales of the PlayStation 5 and Wii.
The PlayStation 5 launched in November 2020, while the Nintendo Wii launched in November 2006. This does mean the holiday periods for the two consoles do lineup.
PS5 Vs. Wii Worldwide:
Gap change in latest month: 382,826 - PS5
Gap change over last 12 months: 3,004,203 - PS5
Total Lead: 8,224,800 - Wii
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 79,091,713
Wii Total Sales: 87,316,513
August 2025 is the 58th month the PlayStation 5 has been available for. In the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the PlayStation 5 when compared to the aligned launch of the Nintendo Wii by 0.38 million units.
In the last 12 months, the PlayStation 5 has outsold the Nintendo Wii by 3.00 million units. The Nintendo Wii is ahead of the PlayStation 5 by 8.22 million units.
The PlayStation 5 has sold 79.09 million units in 58 months, while the Nintendo Wii sold 87.32 million units. Month 58 for the PlayStation 5 is August 2025 and for the Nintendo Wii it is August 2011.
The Nintendo Wii crossed 90 million units sold worldwide in month 61 and 100 million in month 85. The Nintendo Wii sold 101.63 million units lifetime. The PS5 is 22.54 million units behind lifetime Wii sales.
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Any super console lore master could explain to me why the Wii sold so incredibly much but seemed to have a somewhat early decline?
At this point of the life cycle Nintendo got competition regarding motion controls with Sony's Move controllers for PS3 and Microsoft's Kinect for X360, which were both a big success (especially the latter). PS3 also got a huge price drop and popularity boost with the Slim model.
It was a typical fad. A lot of the audience were not typical gamers, but people drawn into the it after playing things like Wii Sports in a really casual setting.
Like most fads it died as quickly as it took off.
Is it just me, or could the PS5 really catch up?
Current PS6 rumors put its launch at Fall/Nov 2027, matching Xbox, but I am still thinking there is a good chance PS6 might launch instead in Summer 2028. So there are many months left for PS5 to shine before its successor launches.
That summer 2028 release is just me, a feeling I have, that Sony might not care as much this next generation to match Microsoft. PS4 launched 11/15/2013; Xbox One on 11/22/2013. PS5 on 11/12/2020; Xbox Series on 11/10/2020. In both cases we talking weeks/days between the two, but in both cases I think Sony knew very certainly they had the upper hand in pricing and launch titles.
I think Sony might let Microsoft test the waters with their whatever crazy high price the next Xbox is going to have first in Nov 2027, before "adjusting" their launch to be more successful in Summer 2028.
The PS5 surpasses it 100%. That's never truly been in doubt.
