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When Will the PS4 Pass the WiiU in Lifetime Sales?

In November - during the PS4 launch month
By the end of 2013
By March 2014
By June 2014
By September 2014
By the end of 2014
2015 or later
Never!
Who cares about the PS4 and WiiU? It's all about the XBox One.
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Miguel_Zorro on 04 July 2013

This thread - http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=164015 - made me think about when the PS4 will pass the Wii U in lifetime sales.

Some facts:

  • The WiiU has sold approximately 3.2 million units, according to VGChartz
  • The WiiU sold 22k units last week
  • The PS3 sold 133k units last week
  • The PS4 will probably release in November.  Around 19 weeks from now.
Some opinions and assumptions that you'll have to evaluate and make for yourselves.
  • Will the PS4 will, in fact, outsell the WiiU during the holiday season?
  • I've assumed that the PS4 will outsell the XBox One.  Others may feel differently.  
  • I think the Wii U will be around 6-7 million units sold by year end.
  • Will either the PS4 or Wii U have supply constraints?



Prediction (made in 2010) - The PS3 will eventually pass the Wii in lifetime sales. 

Prediction (made in 2010) - The Wii will not come close to the PS2 in lifetime sales 

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ktay95 on 04 July 2013
cant tell yet, i believe this holiday season will be important to WiiU and then MK8 and SSB in 2014. It seems unfair to judge the WiiU sales yet

Zelhawks37 on 04 July 2013
Never. Wii U will hit its stride this holiday and never look back.

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DucksUnlimited on 04 July 2013
If there are some heavy hitters coming from what remains of Sony's 20 first year exclusives, then mid 2014 could be possible. My guess would be late 2014 - early 2015 though. A likely price drop and some first party games finally releasing will keep the Wii U ahead for at least a year I'd say, if not longer.

FarleyMcFirefly on 04 July 2013
There is already a thread about this.

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Blood_Tears on 04 July 2013
September 2014 to play it safe.

VGPolyglot on 04 July 2013
It might pass it 2014-15, but Nintendo could do something to save themselves.

pezus on 04 July 2013
August-Sept next year. It really depends on how many units Sony can produce for launch though.

PhantomLink on 04 July 2013

We don't know how the market is going to recieve the PS4. The PS3 is selling great but PS4 is more expensive and lacks the game library.



Why don't you make like a tree and get out of here?

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Anfebious on 04 July 2013
It will surpass Wii U sales the 25th of June of 2014.

"I've Underestimated the Horse Power from Mario Kart 8, I'll Never Doubt the WiiU's Engine Again"