Switch Sales Top 101M, PS5 Tops 17M - Global Hardware Dec 19 to 25

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curl-6 said:

Not to undermine the Wii's achievement but it's also very noteworthy that while it took the Wii over 6 years to reach 100 million, Switch got there in well under 5.

It really puts Switch's performance into perspective that it's selling so much faster than even one of the highest selling consoles of all time.

Actually 7 years. The Wii didn’t hit 100 million until it turned 7, November 30th, 2013. Exactly 1 year after the Wii U launch. 

https://www.vgchartz.com/weekly/41609/Global/

But I agree, it’s not exactly the best way to look at the Wii numbers because a year earlier, December 1, 2012, the Wii was already at almost 100 million.

https://www.vgchartz.com/weekly/41245/Global/

Perhaps the best way to look at Switch and Wii side by side is to look at where the Wii was relative to the Switch’s current numbers: The Switch sold 100 million units in about 4 years and 10 months. The Wii, sold about 88 million in the same time span: https://www.vgchartz.com/weekly/40818/Global/

Where the Wii shines strongest is its first three years where it remains the fastest selling console in history. It wasn’t until around the 3.5 year mark that it had slowed down enough… or rather, DS and Switch had sped up enough, to have any system surpass it.