| trunkswd said: Link to the VGChartz article here. Switch vs Wii Sales Comparison in Europe - May 2023This 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: 322,596 - Switch Gap change over last 12 months: 3,593,355 - Switch Total Lead: 60,377 - Switch Switch Total Sales: 32,301,107 Wii Total Sales: 32,240,730 May 2023 is the 75th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for in Europe. During the latest month, the Switch outsold the Wii by 322,596 units. In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the Wii by 3.59 million units. The Switch is currently ahead of the Wii by 60,377 units. The 75th month for the Nintendo Switch is May 2023 and for the Wii it is February 2013. The Switch has sold 32.30 million units, while the Wii sold 32.24 million units during the same timeframe. The Wii sold current Switch sales in month 77. The Wii sold 33.12 million units in Europe during its lifetime. The Switch needs to sell another 0.82 million units to outsell the Wii in Europe. |
Well, this is it; with this month's numbers, Switch will finally have surpassed the Wii in Europe after a long, long chase. Crazy to think it was once tracking 7 million behind. Really goes to show the value of long legs.
After this it will be only NA left before Switch's victory is complete.
