| trunkswd said: Share the article here. Switch vs Wii Sales Comparison in the US – August 2021This monthly series compares the aligned US sales of the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Wii. 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.
Switch Vs. Wii US: Gap change in latest month: 139,883 - Switch Gap change over last 12 months: 2,500,872 - Switch Total Lead: 4,382,160 - Wii Switch Total Sales: 30,653,545 Wii Total Sales: 35,035,705 August 2021 is the 54th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for in the US. During the latest month, the Switch has shrunk the gap with the Wii when you align the launches by 139,883 million units. In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the Wii by 2.50 million units. The Wii is currently ahead of the Switch by 4.38 million units. The 54th month for the Nintendo Switch is August 2021 and for the Wii it is April 2011. The Switch has sold 30.65 million units, while the Wii sold 35.04 million units during the same timeframe. The Wii sold current Switch sales in month 49. The Wii sold 41.70 million units in the US during its lifetime. The Switch needs to sell another 11.05 million units to outsell the Wii. |
Wii was a beast, but it only one last big holiday season left in it now; after that it drops off while Switch should continue to have strong sales through 2022.
