VGChartz Gap Charts August 2020 Discussion Thread

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Switch vs Wii Sales Comparison in the US - Switch Closes the Gap in August 2020

This monthly series compares the aligned US sales of the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Wii.

Switch Vs. Wii US:

Gap change in latest month: 151,408 - Switch

Gap change over last 12 months: 93,557 - Switch

Total Lead: 6,918,032 - Wii

Switch Total Sales: 21,428,833

Wii Total Sales: 28,346,865

August 2020 is the 42nd month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for in the US. During the latest month, the Switch caught up to the Wii when you align the launches by 151,408 units. In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the Wii by 93,557 units. The Wii is currently ahead of the Switch by 6.92 million units.

The Wii launched in November 2006, while the Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017. Therefore, the holiday periods for the two consoles do not lineup, which is why there are big increases and decreases.

The 42nd month for the Nintendo Switch is August 2020 and for the Wii it is April 2010. The Switch has sold 21.43 million units, while the Wii sold 28.35 million units during the same timeframe.

The Wii sold 41.70 million units in the US during its lifetime. The Switch needs to sell another 20.27 million units to outsell the Wii.

This one will likely go down as a classic case of the tortoise and the hare. The Switch is significantly less frontloaded than the Wii, and while it has a long way to go to catch up, Wii will start to slow down considerably once it passes its 2010 holiday period.

Last edited by curl-6 - on 26 September 2020