PS5 vs Wii Sales Comparison - June 2026 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 August 2026 / 6,684 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: 459,965 - PS5
Gap change over last 12 months: 6,377,273 - PS5
Total Lead: 2,280,222 - Wii
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 93,306,112
Wii Total Sales: 95,586,334
June 2026 is the 68th 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 0.46 million units.
In the last 12 months, the PlayStation 5 has outsold the Nintendo Wii by 6.38 million units. The Nintendo Wii is ahead of the PlayStation 5 by 2.28 million units.
The PlayStation 5 has sold 93.31 million units in 68 months, while the Nintendo Wii sold 95.59 million units. Month 68 for the PlayStation 5 is June 2026 and for the Nintendo Wii it is June 2012.
The Nintendo Wii crossed 100 million in month 85. The Nintendo Wii sold 101.63 million units lifetime. The PS5 is 8.32 million units behind lifetime Wii sales.
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With GTA VI on the horizon, the PS5 will pass the Wii this year. The more interesting question is for how long the PS5 will be around. Will the hardware drought force Sony to discontinue the PS5 early, or will the possible 1k price of the PS6 force them to keep the PS5 around?
..correct the PS5 will pass the wii this year. Question now is with the xseries not being much of a competitor why would sony not stick with the PS5 for a few more years, if they loose money for everyone sold just get some games that millions will purchase.
I can see Sony wondering whether the PS6 will do well early on or not. If the PS6 and the rumored 1k price starts selling badly, they might want to keep the PS5 around as a cheaper alternative until they can somehow fix the situation. On the other hand, the hardware shortage might become so bad they need to cut the PS5 as short as possible to dedicate all their orders for the PS6 (also, if they trully want to kill physical games, they will kill the PS5 as soon as they can, to force people to upgrade).
In my opinion, it is way too soon for an upgrade, since there is no that much of a demand for higher specs beyond a couple of exceptions like GTA VI. But Sony probably has obligations to their shareholders to release a new system every 6-7 years, even with the hardware crisis. That, and the PS6 will be a digital-only system, so the sooner they kill the PS5, the more money they can promise to their investers.
They can't and won't decrease PS5 price. Next year Sony will increase PS5 price again to $749.99 and discontinued the disc version
I might be crazy but seeing how the sales have dropped in June, doesn't look well for July and August that are even worse months usually. Wolverine and GTA VI will for sure boost the system, but there are still over 8 millions left between the 2 consoles and i don't think with the price hike and awful PR it will easily sell all of this. Possible, but i'd stay there is a chance it doesn't. Even if GTA VI is massive, games this late in a generation don't boost sales that much, especially since the price are going up, some people have probably bought it in anticipation cause everyone knows this game is coming.
The only scenario I can think of the PS5 doesn't reach 100m this year is a combination of hardware drought and GTA VI being digital only giving people pause and waiting for the physical release. But I really doubt it. Sony would have to be crazy not to have prepared enough hardware for the rush (and if they are willing to pay for the partnership, they'll make a christmas bundle), and there is too much hype already for GTA VI to not sell well enough to not push the system. As for the PR debacle, GTA VI is casual fodder, most of them either won't know or won't care about this. Though I do wonder how many people are going to start complaining at launch that there is no disc. The servers of both Sony and MS are going to be down for months with all of the downloads.
If Sony increased PS5 price to $749.99 (disc) & $999.99 (Pro) in September/October, highly likely won't reach 100 million by December 2026. GTA6 won't give sales boost that much given that we already on very late console cycle. GTA5 didn't give Xbox 360/PS3 boost that much back then with very low consoles price too. Most people who want to play GTA6 already have bought PS5 & Xbox Series X or Series S few years ago
