PS5 vs Wii Sales Comparison - January 2026 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 05 March 2026 / 5,300 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: 151,441 - PS5
Gap change over last 12 months: 6,258,714 - PS5
Total Lead: 3,789,809 - Wii
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 90,200,369
Wii Total Sales: 93,990,178
January 2026 is the 63rd 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 0.15 million units.
In the last 12 months, the PlayStation 5 has outsold the Nintendo Wii by 6.26 million units. The Nintendo Wii is ahead of the PlayStation 5 by 3.79 million units.
The PlayStation 5 has sold 90.20 million units in 63 months, while the Nintendo Wii sold 93.99 million units. Month 63 for the PlayStation 5 is January 2026 and for the Nintendo Wii it is January 2012.
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 11.43 million units behind lifetime Wii sales.
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It will probably sell over 100 mil and under 110 mil
PS5 was at 92.2M as of Dec 31st and with this quarter just about over it's likely that they shipped another 2M for 94.2M by March 31st. With the strong fall lineup coming their next FY forecast is likely going to be around ~13M to put it at 107.2M by March 31st, 2027. So I would say the chances of going over 110M is pretty high considering the PS6 might even be delayed until 2028.
