VGChartz Sales Comparison Charts January 2025 Discussion Thread

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PS5 vs Wii Sales Comparison - January 2025

This monthly series compares the aligned worldwide sales of the PlayStation 5 and Wii.

The PlayStation 5 launched in November 2020, while the Nintendo Wii launched in November 2006. This does mean the holiday periods for the two consoles do lineup.

PS5 Vs. Wii Worldwide:

Gap change in latest month: 83,619 - Wii

Gap change over last 12 months: 2,457,776 - PS5

Total Lead: 9,967,127 - Wii

PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 72,971,396

Wii Total Sales: 82,938,523

January 2025 is the 51st month the PlayStation 5 has been available for. In the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the Nintendo Wii when compared to the aligned launch of the PlayStation 5 by 83,619 units.

In the last 12 months, the PlayStation 5 has outsold the Nintendo Wii by 2.46 million units. The Nintendo Wii is ahead of the PlayStation 5 by 9.97 million units.

The PlayStation 5 has sold 72.97 million units in 51 months, while the Nintendo Wii sold 82.94 million units. Month 51 for the PlayStation 5 is January 2025 and for the Nintendo Wii it is January 2011.

The Nintendo Wii crossed 90 million units sold worldwide in month 61 and 100 million in month 85. The Nintendo Wii sold 101.63 million units lifetime. The PS5 is 28.66 million units behind lifetime Wii sales.