Yep. As predicted Sony will pass Nintendo before first quarter. Sony will achieve in six months what Nintendo couldn't in two years with the Wii U. Japan is only the first step. I just wish they had a hot multiplayer title to go with all of the top single player games they have.

Greatness awaits.

But is it?

Wii U is at 5.72 million and PS4 is at 5.393 million as of last week. Assuming PS4 numbers for this week drop a bit compared to last, that puts the system at 5.5 million sans Japan. If Wii U this week gets a 20k boost over last weeks numbers due to DK, that'd put it at 5.78 million.

In this situation the PS4 would need to do 280k in Japan. It could be kinda close actually with the supposed 350k PS4 shipment.

Wii U is 1 year & 3 months, far from 2 years but yes PS4 will most likely pass it with this weeks numbers.

Yep.. just adding the numbers in my head they need to have sold atleast 300,000 in one day in the Japan launch. It's totally a matter of supply because if supply weren't an issue at all they can sell 2 million in one day.

So atleast the PS4 and WiiU will be tied for 1st by today. Since today is when the PS4 should be sitting around 5.6 mil at the very least. Give it until Sunday and PS4 should be offcially the #1 system this generation.

http://ps4daily.com/2014/01/pachter-on-ps4-sales/

Michael Patcher is once again wrong by a long shot. I personally predicted PS4 would outsell WiiU by late January or early February. And once again I'm a better forecaster than the all mighty Michael Pachter.

I count 328k gap. So it should be over if PS4 tops 250k in Japan. Unless of course WiiU gets a big push from DK.

I admit though that I'm not as confident with my prediction anymore as I was yesterday.

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Great research.  If it's 350k "it's in the bag" .  The Japanese are very hype and style oriented with their electronics.  350k should be all sold out by now in Japan.  

Congratulations to all PS4 supporters it's offcially #1 already. 

I also think it'll pass it this week. Should be kinda close though.

Depending on DK's performance in the west, Wii U might last another week tops in 1st place, but that's it.

The fact that it might be close makes the wait so much harder.

I can already see the doom threads if it doesn't reach it.