PS4 vs Xbox One vs Wii U Global Lifetime Sales -April 2017 Update

Looking at the total sales of the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Wii U in April 2017 shows how the PlayStation 4 has continued to dominate over the Xbox One and Wii U, outselling both of them combined by 14.53 million units. The Xbox One in turn continues to increase its lead over the Wii U and has outsold it by 15.68 million.

The PlayStation 4 passed the 58 million mark. The PS4 has sold 58.03 million units lifetime, the Xbox One 29.59 million units, and the Wii U 13.91 million units.

[PaulKersey]

Surprising how close Wii U is to X1.

[PhoenixUp]

Wtf they're nowhere near close, the gap is greater than Wii Us sold

[tinchotin]

Wii U is closer to xbone, than xbone is to ps4

16 millions vs 29 millions

[PhoenixUp]

So wtf is your point? They gap between XO & Wii U continues to grow everyday. Those two consoles' sales are nowhere near close

[XanderZane]

The gap will grow even more and more since the Wii U isn't being sold anymore.
1. PS4
2. XBox One
3. Wii U

Ironic that Nintendo was 1st last gen and is Last this gen.

[FallenAngel1984]

@ tin

Wii U sales haven't even passed 14 million yet, but way to pull an additional 2 million out of your ass and unnecessarily add it to Wii U's total in a vein attempt to make a baseless point.

And why dafuq even bring PS4 into the discussion?

[ILostMyMind]

@XanderZane
Wii was on PS3/X360 gen. WiiU was on PS4/XBO gen. Switch is on Pro/Scorpio gen.

[Shadyceaser]

Okeydokey .. Very close ... Mmmm

[QuickdrawMcgraw]

They bit...Nice one...

[MegamanXXX]

What's surprising is that X1 hasn't reach 30 million yet. It's mind-boggling.

[darthv72]

The mind boggling part is the ps4 should be higher.

I dont know solid numbers but i think at this time the PS2 was upwards of 70+ million.

[MegamanXXX]

I don't think no console will ever catch the PS2. Different era

[darthv72]

True... it was different time then but the game is still the same.

Id venture that gt sport and god of war will be the tipping point (along with price cut) to kick sales into gear.

[FallenAngel1984]

XO sold more than twice what Wii U sold, you'd really have to be bad at math to say those numbers are close or something about it "surprises" you

[sk8ofmnd]

😂 this has got to be like when your dog p!sses on the floor and rub their nose in it and throw them out the front door... To nintendo fans. Boy oh BOY i hope the switch hits 20 million in the first year like stated, because if not... 😟 im calling 6 million in the 1st year... If their lucky. Because outside zelda to me theres not any must buys until this fall. I do however see the switch outpacing the wiiu by a longshot because afterall... We all know its a replacement for the 3ds

Tinchotin:

Thats about the difference between the ps4 and xb1 2:1. No matter how you slice it.

[The 10th Rider]

You do realize the Switch is likely at around 5 million by now, if not past it. . . And Mario is hitting during the Holidays?

It's got another 9 months to sell one million to hit your prediction. That means it doesn't even have to sell half the Wii U's average sales over the next nine months to beat your prediction. And you think they'll only hit 6 million "if their lucky". I'd bet you my entire gaming collection that they hit at least 6 million by the end of the console's first year on the market.

As for must haves, Splatoon was one of the most successful new first party IPs of this generation and Splatoon 2 is certain give the Switch a nice boost.

[GrubsterBeater]

I'm so pumped to get Splatoon 2 on my switch.

[The 10th Rider]

@GrubsterBeater,

Evidently people don't think your pumped for it.

If people are disagreeing with the success of Splatoon, it sold around 5 million on a console with an install base of 14 million.

Here's the top selling 360 games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

And here's the top selling PS3 games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

Both consoles had an install base of around 85 million. Splatoon sold enough that it'd be around the 11th spot on both lists, despite being on a console with 1/6th the install base. The Last of Us and Gears of War are really the only other new IPs that were as successful, unless you want to count Kinect Adventures.

[stonecold3]

Dosent help when they under track ps4 and over track for Xbox ps4 would around 63 million by now

[FallenAngel1984]

What are you smoking? You hoping for VGC to report that PS4 had sold 63 million at the end of April is beyond inaccurate when Sony themselves reported just last week that PS4 had sold 60 million.

Idk why you'd believe there to be conspiracy afoot.

[ThanatosDMC]

Because it's vgcharts.

[FallenAngel1984]

That's stupid logic. PS4 wouldn't be at 63 million at the end of April when it just hit 60 million, as reported by Sony, in the beginning of June

[FallenAngel1984]

Sony just announced today that PS4 has currently sold 60.4 million units, even further proving how bullshit your notion that VGC somehow undertracks PS4 numbers

[DivineAssault]

Sounds right

[Armyntt]

I click on these because it's like I'm rubbernecking at an accident. Serious question. Why fanboys, regardless of platform, give any f**k$ about how much their plastic sold vs another piece of plastic. If gamers want to talk about this consoles exclusives vs another's, I get that discussion. If someone wants to point out one console has more exclusives, I get that as well. But why does anyone care how much a system sold? If a console was on life support and was selling so poorly developers were abandoning it, sure, that's a real discussion on sales. But currently that's not the case for any of the big three currently on sale. Scorpio could sell well below expectations and it's not changing anything. MS isn't going anywhere and same goes for Nintendo. The constant fanboy comments on de salez, is moronic and nerdy almost to me. Like I said above I click on it so I'm part of the problem I suppose but I don't understand why so many people care.