Wii sells 30 million worldwide, Xbox 360 sells 20 million worldwide

The Nintendo Wii has sold 30 million units to customers worldwide, while the Xbox 360 has hit the 20 million benchmark. The PS3 has sold 14.47 million to date. These are units that have been sold to consumers rather than retailers, so the companies' shipped totals will be higher.

For comparison:

The Wii has hit 30M after 87 weeks on the market.
The DS had sold 22M after 87 weeks.
The Ps2 had sold 16M.
The GameCube had sold 8.5M.

It took DS roughly 105 weeks to hit 30M.
It took Ps2 roughly 130 weeks to hit 30M.

This means that the Wii has averaged 344K/week from launch. The Wii is also selling at roughly 3.66 times the speed of the GameCube.

[Pandaren00]

http://vgchartz.com/forum/p...
the guy who gets all the data and updates the site said that there were major shortages this week for the ps3 in the link i just put up there.

Here's the whole forum topic about the sales it if you wanna read more: http://vgchartz.com/forum/t...

The low numbers are probably cause Sony is getting ready to release the 80gig new model. And plus, they just sent the new shipment of the MGS4 pack PS3's for this current week, so it's not included in these numbers.

So basically they're just selling off what is left and not shipping that many units until the new release.

[TheHater]

lol at Vgchartz

[mikeslemonade]

I predict DS will sell more than the Wii will ever sell. Once the real next gen consoles drop to $250 and $300, and when HD becomes the standard the Wii will taper off. I still think it will be #1 this generation but it won't sell as much as the PS2.

[power of Green]

Don't worry about the 360, people are probably waiting for the 60 gig version.

The 360 is well past 20 million lol, like always the 360 will be tagged as being at the same number for months watch, people will be saying 360 hits 20 million a month or two from now.

[eagle21]

Where does your math come from? :)

[Solid_Snake666]

19 million RROD's and 1 million still working

[DaTruth]

This article fails immediately because it uses VGchartz. Any mention of VGcharts=fail.+

[SmokeyMcBear]

dude vgcharts is bad.. but its correctable. You just have to add more to the ps3 numbers and take away from the 360 numbers.. its pretty simple actually

[KingME]

If it say sells as of june 30, what does july 29th have to do with whether or not it's true. It may not be the number of consoles sold to day, but it could be good as of june 30.

Please explain who you are see this?

[orakga]

Compiles the most accurate available figures.
If you think using that constitues failure, provide better figures first before opening your mouth. (and don't even think about mentioning NPD; they only include North American retail sales)

[uxo22]

Okay, being that July isn't quite over yet I would thing that June numbers are pretty current. Besides, why do you need the most acurate numbers as you put it when they already told you the time from. It's impossible to give up to the day numbers in a moving market.

I agree with kingme.

[JVIDICAN]

What is this?
its a chart generator not an article...

[Poor Xbots]

Poor Xbots

Poor Xbots, the PS3 reached 14.47 million more than half a year faster than the fixme dvd player. Poor Xbots, the PS3 is the system to get.

Poor Xbots

Besides, the PS3 has sold more than this, this is vg chartz and I don't know why the idiot mods don't bann vgchartz.

[read disc error]

Their numbers for the PS3 and X360 pretty much match Sony's and Microsoft's numbers.

[eagles1990]

Actually, that article said sales as of June 30th. It's July 29th, so Vgcharts is still wrong.

[Voiceofreason]

Yeah those numbers are for June, which comes before July and before official NPD gets released. Notice they only go up to the month they have official numbers for.. Only reason not to believe it is because you dont like what it says.

[Vojkan]

vgchartz lol

[DJ]

VG Chartz isn't exactly a reliable news source.

[tatotiburon]

the wii is gone very far away, impossible to catch

[Vizion26]

Hahahaha. Close your eyes and cover your hears and scream "Na Na Na" all you want. It still doesn't change the fact that the Wii is the fastest selling console ever. NPD is going to report the same thing (if they haven't already).

[forum_crawler]

Judging by your disagrees...

Some people out there believe that NDP isn't going to show numbers where the wii is spanking the competition...

[SolidSnake93]

I wonder if the Wii will see the explosion of sales that the PS2 saw in its midlife.

[Closing]

!!! Implosion...

[forum_crawler]

Nintendo is selling every console they make, and since they don't seem to be too interested in increasing production, I wouldn't expect to see a great increase in sales, or the rate at which the wii is selling.

[LossTheEarthbreaker]

...just at the time when people started to realize that they didn't have anything to play on the damn thing.

[good_game]

these numbers are from a forum at vgchartz's website = double fail.

[Product]

ps2 didnt have an explosion....it just never slowed down.

if true its amazing to see the wii almost doubling the ps2 at the same time.

[power of Green]

LOL.

PS3 fanboys agree with the PS3 fanboy saying the same thing, his logic only applies to Sony?.

LMAO

[SmokingMonkey]

take into account the price of the system. at almost twice the amount of the Wii and about $100 more than the 360, it still doing well IMO.
also take into account how much money SONY loses on each console. That's a loss to put quality into the hands of the customer, not to fix a problem of quality standards (you know 5%)

Vgcharts are always kinda funny, but who really knows wont tell us.

[N4g_null]

I bought two $500 dollar GPUs for my PC like many other people. I bought around 20 games for my Wii and almost all the add ons. People have the money to get this console but they are not buying because it is not meeting what they want. The price does not make it that impressive because you can also get a xbox 360 and basically the same games IMO for $300 and even that isn't selling. Then PS3 sales are not that impressive when you start to look at over half those with one have a 360 also and a Wii. Now if the PS3 was truly more powerful then I would get one but I'll keep buying video cards and wait for the PC ports of game I might want to play.

[jcgamer]

nothing personal, it's just the truth guys...it just hit the 20 million milestone? wow

"It's perfect...the day Sony launches PlayStation 3, and they walk right into Halo 3..." -Bill Gates, TIME magazine article May 23, 2005

lol

[Voiceofreason]

well tracking both the PS3 ad 360 on VGchartz shows that both are selling at the same rate. So PS3 is also selling poorly. After all it cant be selling great and 360 selling poorly when they are within 50k of each other every month. @Below. I know it isnt doing bad, but my point was neither is the 360. They both show similar paths when tracked from launch. I know it might be hard for some to see the first statement and read the response but the only reason I said it was doing poorly also is because of the first post. Now you can disagree with facts all you want but neither system is doing bad and if you consider 1 to be selling poorly then both are. Also dude click the weekly sales on that chart you linked and tell me its on th same track as PS2 or outperforming the 360. PS2 was having a huge sales spike at this point and PS3 isnt. Edit.. Some fanboy has some serious issues and needs to learn how to comprehend English. READING is fundamental but comprehension really is a requirement for anyone over the age of 12. Please continue to show that PS3 and 360 are selling similarly all while claiming you are proving me wrong...

[Bathyj]

Check this out.

http://vgchartz.com/hwlaunc...

EDIT
HA, disagree all you want, it just show some of you cant accept cold hard facts, even when the proof is staring right in your face.

[SmokingMonkey]

the PS3 was selling for $100 more than the 360, and still sold more, and still put out a quality console. under 3% defective rate for the PS3

[jcgamer]

They can disagree all they want...the truth hurts...the 360 is selling slow...that's the facts...you think Microsoft are HAPPY with these numbers? lol

[orakga]

EXACTLY. People who claim that either the PS3 or 360 is not selling fast enough (or vice versa) don't know the first thing about trends analysis.

It's annoying..., but what can you do, eh?

[N4g_null]

Well since you know so much about sales trends then post the equation and post your numbers. The HD systems are tracking almost like the GC and xbox before. They may sale a few more systems because they are getting some of the PC crowd due to pricing.

Ok the PS3 is not doing bad but it is not doing good either even at that price. The Iphone totally crushes it's competition at $500 dollars the PS3 out sales it's competition by an avg of 50,000. That's just not good, impressive etc. The xbox 360 is going to ruin the PS3 by trying to become it. The longer the PS3 stays close to or has the same type of games as the xbox 360 the worst it will become. This gen is tarnishing the PS brand. If they are not careful they will come out looking over priced and boring due to the fact most of the big games are multiplatform.

The fact that it is selling at such a high price means nothing. Fan boys will get it just because their xbox 360 broke and people that want a blu ray player just do not care how high it is. I do a similar thing when I buy expensive stuff. Only these people are buying the PS3.
That is not impressive. lots of people still bought neo geo and saturns back in the day and yes maybe these number are beating those systems but these are not the type of number that win a console war.

Lots of HD only publisher got hit hard by this. If people are buying two and three consoles at those prices they have just spent $1200 on the console. That's a lot of games that could have been bought.

Another thing too the PS3 is still in early adopter mode living off fanboy support. The sales of it's games show this. Most games are doing huge numbers but disappear off the charts. This is not good for the publisher.

It good to see a devoted fanbase and you guys are the only reason the PS3 is still in the game similar to what happen with nintendo.

[CViper]

The thing is expensive, there is a recession going on in the USA. Just boggles the mind.

Its unfortunate to see Microsoft's 360 stagnating, come on America! What number did they stop at last time with the previous Xbox? Wasn't it around 19 million?

[Voiceofreason]

Certainly not me. I thought when Sony said that they had millions who would blindly buy whatever product they release, that some people would have had second thoughts. It amazes that any company can insult its fanbase and they still line up for the product proving the company right.

[kewlkat007]

it's being sold in 2 markets..like I said that is also helping PS3 sales unlike the 360 where it's mostly bought for games.

Many seem to forget that simple fact.

Of course we'll never know the exact number though.

Anyhow good for Nintendo and 360 these 2 consoles are bought purely for gaming IMO.

[zenosaga04]

At 87 weeks the PS3 is at about 15 million, and at 87 weeks the PS2 was at about 16 million. That's great news for Sony considering the PS3's high price tag and sluggish start in comparison to the PS2's.

[Voiceofreason]

Comparisons show the PS3 is not on the same track as PS2 was. At this point PS@ WAS about 3-4 million ahead of where the PS3 is now and it had a major jump in sales at this time that the PS3 just isnt getting at all.

[orakga]

Just wanted to point out one thing.
The PS2 launched in March, whereas the PS3 launched in November. The reason why the PS2 was peaking at this point of its lifecycle was because that was the holiday push that year. (RIGHT after GTA3 came out)

But you're right. The PS3 *is* slightly behind the PS2 in terms of UNIT sales. But even that may change in a few months when X-mas hits.

[N4g_null]

The PS3 is not slightly behind the PS2 numbers. The Wii is closer to those numbers so that would mean the PS3 is way behind PS2 numbers.

Stop talking relatively so that it sounds good LOL. It's like your talking about falling from a cliff but adding the view is so much better with out the land under my feet! You guys are good at spin but you need to get more people buying the PS3 way more. I mean get out there a tell people why they want to play it buy showing it to them! If all your friend have it then make new friends! Some thing tells me SONY is about to replay the whole cart thing that nintendo had back in the day. Expensive stuff always kills the king!

[Chainsaw_PWNAGE]

Sweet, they are all doing well this generation.

[Bathyj]

High price, no games (allegedly) constant FUD from Media and fanboys, yet the numbers tell the story.

http://vgchartz.com/hwlaunc...

And dont give me that its VG crap, this isn't week by week sales, it not hard for them to adjust there numbers after official ones come out.

[Voiceofreason]

I like hitting weekly sales on your chart and seeing the PS3 nose dive while the PS2 sky rockets. But I'll bet you'll still keep pulling it up as some kind of proof Sony is doing great in last place.

[SmokingMonkey]

i bet the PS3 will stay close to the PS2 the rest of the way.

LBP and R2 can't be matched in GAMEPLAY

[SSCOOLCHEA]

people should compare the WII to the ps2 and not anything else . Yes its taken some of the casual gamers from the ps3 and xbox360 . But in the end those people will either have a xbox or a ps3 to . for a company thats going backward why is everybody praising it like its next gen - Maybe because am 30 but have you seen some or all the games on that piece of crap machine .

[INehalemEXI]

Nice to see some good competition.

[SSCOOLCHEA]

That's going to sell more than the ps2 . i bought 3 of them . I would have waited for the ps3 till this day if it hadn't come out yet . I didn't get one until I finish GOD OF WAR 2 .

[Voiceofreason]

The Wii is already outselling it now and is set to pass its lifetime sales.Granted it does mean more because Nintendo did it without selling faulty hardware.you owned 3 Ps2's, I owned 3 of them, anyone that wants to be honest will admit to buying more than one.

[Real gamer 4 life]

No i only owned one, and i still have it right now for 8 years.

[TruthbeTold]

I personally had to get a second PS2 along the way when I messed up the first one. Several of my friends had various reasons why they also replaced theirs. Especially those who bought one within the first few years of its existence. The PS2 was a juggernaut, and is still rather impressive even now, but I don't think it's far fetched at all to believe that alot of those 120/130 million or so sold are to repeat customers.

[PoSTedUP]

30m thats some pretty good sales.......

oh wait.... it came out at 250$...... NVM!

[Voiceofreason]

Oh so ps2's 140 million doesnt count because its 129? Cool thanks for clearing that one up.

[jcgamer]

the Xbox 360 is selling slower than a turtle crossing the street....

[PoSTedUP]

last gen all systems came out at the same price 300$. and ps2 still crushed everyone.....

this gen ps3 came out at 600$ and the wii 250$.....your a shmuck...

oh where is the gamecube btw? and the xbox? huh? yea i though so.

and who said it doesnt count? i didnt.... the wii is doing good but there is an obvious reason for that

edit: btw, why is your name voiceofreason? thats like an oxymoron or something.

[Mitch_Cumstein]

Sony had DOMINANT CONTROL of the console market last generation and have managed to fumble away huge %s of marketshare. When you consider that, along with the fact that the 360 has notable reliability issues how is Sony not destroying the 360? Its simple.... People would rather deal with the 360's hardware issues as oppossed to buying a much more reliable PS3, because the bottomline is when the 360 works it blows away the mediocre PS3 experience.

[celticlonewolf]

Only one that thinks all 3 companys can take some real postives from these numbers.
Wii is kicking a@@
Ps3 sales are up big time from last year.
360 sales are doing real well considering the first xbox sold 24m and the 360 is at 20 already with a much higher price point and christmas still to come probably beat that number this year.

[Guitarded]

Are you crazy? Do you want to be attacked on all three fanboy fronts? I'm sorry, but logic and reason will not be tolerated on N4G. Seriously though, looking year to year all three are probably satisfied, but if you look generation to generation, Nintendo=ecstatic, Microsoft=happy, Sony=sad.

[Immortal Kaim]

Thank you for the voice of reason mate, jesus, Im assuming most of the fanboys here have shares in these companies or something?

[dro]

y argue! Just wait till the offical numbers at the end of the year (-_-)

[jcgamer]

I agree...the official numbers at the end of the year will show what is truly going on...you're right, I shouldn't argue....bubbles up...

[zo6_lover27]

And the wii still sucks, I regret the day I bought mine,

[ElementX]

Even if the 360 didn't sell any more units, developers would still flock to the system because of the number of games that 360 owners purchase. BTW sales numbers are getting lame.

[juuken]

Damn, if the 360 is such a superior console, then it should be way pass the PS3 by now. The fact that it just reached 20 million (or so VG Chartz says) proves that the PS3 is selling at a fast rate.

[ChickeyCantor]

But Wii is not superior...
Yet its selling more......

So does "price" actually matters? Is 360 not getting close to the Wii's price point and nothing changed?

PS3 and 360 will sell allot better the moments they keep dropping their prices...but i really dont think it will affect the Wii in sales.

Sony and MS have to do some better promotion for their products.

[The Mikester]

I agree the PS3 is selling at a fast rate and will continue selling more and more.

[Dill-Schil]

well it will slow down cause i am already seeing wiis on store shelfs on all days of the week!

[Product]

Voiceofreason this is the quote you wanted:
We have built up a certain brand equity over time since the launch of PlayStation in 1995 and PS2 in 2000 that the first five million are going to buy it, whatever it is, even it didn't have games,"

[mint royale]

the xbox and gamecube live on in there next gen successors meaning theyll last alot longer than the ps2 with the gimped ps3 hardware. Oh well.

If the wii wasn't competing with the ps3 and xbox why are they selling so poorly with the same balance of ps2-----------xbox=gamecube in the last generation. Funny how when something kicks the playstation ass it doesn't compete......ahh fanboys......

[The Mikester]

Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooo! Go Sony and its PS3. The PS3 is catching up and soon the PS3 will surpass the 360 in sells.

[The Mikester]

I just hope that the PS3 will continue selling as good as it is now and surpass the Xbox. Microsoft hasn't really done anything with the Xbox to increase its sells(yet). I know Microsoft will come up with something(especially when they are as rich as frik).

[TheDeadMetalhead]

<<SOON, THE WIIPLOIDS WILL RULE THE WORLD.>>

<<HA HA HA>>

<<HA HA HA>>

*Gets lit on fire*

<<...OUCH>>