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Switch vs Wii Sales Comparison in Europe - September 2022
This monthly series compares the aligned European sales of the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Wii.
The Wii launched in Europe in December 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 Europe:
Gap change in latest month: 227,899 - Switch
Gap change over last 12 months: 2,939,379 - Switch
Total Lead: 2,640,954 - Wii
Switch Total Sales: 28,655,738
Wii Total Sales: 31,296,692
September 2022 is the 67th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for in Europe. During the latest month, the Switch caught up to the Wii by 227,899 units.
In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the Wii by 2.94 million units. The Wii is currently ahead of the Switch by 2.64 million units.
The 67th month for the Nintendo Switch is September 2022 and for the Wii it is June 2012. The Switch has sold 28.66 million units, while the Wii sold 3130 million units during the same timeframe. The Wii sold current Switch sales in month 58.
The Wii sold 33.12 million units in Europe during its lifetime. The Switch needs to sell another 4.46 million units to outsell the Wii in Europe.
VGChartz Sales Analyst and Writer - William D'Angelo - I stream on Twitch and have my own YouTube channel discussing gaming sales and news. Follow me on Bluesky.
I post and adjust the VGChartz hardware estimates, with help from Machina.
Writer of the Sales Comparison | Monthly Hardware Breakdown | Monthly Sales Analysis | Marketshare Features, as well as daily news on the Video Game Industry.











