PS5 vs Wii Sales Comparison - December 2025 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 09 February 2026 / 7,045 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: 247,454 - PS5
Gap change over last 12 months: 5,944,258 - PS5
Total Lead: 3,941,250 - Wii
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 89,440,044
Wii Total Sales: 93,381,294
December 2025 is the 62nd 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 0.25 million units.
In the last 12 months, the PlayStation 5 has outsold the Nintendo Wii by 5.94 million units. The Nintendo Wii is ahead of the PlayStation 5 by 3.94 million units.
The PlayStation 5 has sold 89.44 million units in 62 months, while the Nintendo Wii sold 93.38 million units. Month 62 for the PlayStation 5 is December 2025 and for the Nintendo Wii it is December 2011.
The Nintendo Wii crossed 95 million units sold worldwide in month 66 and 100 million in month 85. The Nintendo Wii sold 101.63 million units lifetime. The PS5 is 12.19 million units behind lifetime Wii sales.
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 follow the author on Bluesky.
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By the end of the year, PS5 should've passed the lifetime sales of the Wii.
PS5 should be able to sell about 14-15 million units this calendar year, which would put it ahead of the lifetime sales of Wii.
The Wii was a sales beast.
Especially considering Nintendo's traditional time limit of old 4 to 5 year generational paradigm where they'd more or less kill the console at the end to make way for the next. IMO, a bad strategy on Nintendo's part as it was disruptive to customers and their own continuous sales power. So far, NES â†' SNES, GBA â†' DS, and Switch â†' Switch 2 remain their best transitions from a commercial standpoint. The one thing they all have in common is Nintendo continued to push these systems until and after the generational transition; add that Nintendo supported Switch and NES well beyond the 5 year generation limit. You could make an argument for 3DS â†' Switch (probably not Wii U â†' Switch because Wii U was commercially irrelevant by this point, while 3DS was still in the ~5 million range).
Note: while it's true SNES sold fewer in total than NES, it sold almost as many in half the time, it was how Nintendo ended the SNES generation that resulted in the failure to surpass the NES, rather how it transitioned from NES to SNES).
