Replicant on 19 December 2018
| DonFerrari said: And several good consoles have peaked on second or third full year, actually peaking on the 4th or 5th are rare occasions. |
Nintendo's home consoles usually peak in their 2nd year while PlayStation home consoles usually peak in their 4th year.
N64 (2nd year peak)
Launch: 1996
Peak: 1998
Lifetime sales: 32.9M
Gamecube (2nd year peak)
Launch: 2001
Peak: 2003
Lifetime sales: 21.7M
Wii (2nd year peak)
Launch: 2006
Peak: 2008
Lifetime sales: 101.6M
Wii U (1st year peak)
Launch: 2012
Peak: 2013
Lifetime sales: 13.9M
PS1 (4th year peak)
Launch: 1994
Peak: 1998
Lifetime sales: 104.3M
PS2 (3rd year peak)
Launch: 2000
Peak: 2003
Lifetime sales: 157.7M
PS3 (5th year peak)
Launch: 2006
Peak: 2011
Lifetime sales: 86.9M
PS4 (4th year peak)
Launch: 2013
Peak: 2017
Lifetime sales: 100M+
