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====Worldwide sales figures==== Overall, the Wii would outsell its competitors worldwide. However, Wii sales considerably fell in 2012. To this day, the PS3 and Xbox 360 have been catching up. Nevertheless, the Wii has still outsold its rivals by about 30 million units. <!--DO NOT CHANGE these numbers without a reference--> <!--VGCHARTS and NEXTGENWARS are NOT reliable sources--> <!--RE-Sony Website says the fiscal year ends 31st March not 10th May as somebody put--> # [[Wii]] β 97.18 million <small>{{As of|2012|09|30|lc=on}}</small><ref name=nintendosales/> # [[PlayStation 3]] β {{PlayStation 3 sales|sd=on|bd=off|smallref=off|date=on}} # [[Xbox 360]] β 70.0 million <small>{{As of|2012|09|30|lc=on}}</small><ref name=360sales>{{Cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/investor/EarningsAndFinancials/Earnings/Kpi/FY13/Q1/Detail.aspx|title=Earnings Release FY13 Q1|accessdate={{date|2012-10-18|mdy}}|publisher=[[Microsoft]]}}</ref> =====Japan sales figures===== <!--VGCHARTS and NEXTGENWARS are NOT reliable sources--> # Wii β 11,534,590 <small>{{As of|2011|04|01|lc=on}}</small><ref name="JapanSales2011">{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-04-01-psp-was-japans-best-selling-console-in-2010|title=PSP Japan's best-selling console in 2010|date={{Date|2011-04-01|mdy}}|accessdate={{Date|2011-06-30|mdy}}|publisher=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref> # PlayStation 3 β 6,341,950 <small>{{As of|2011|04|01|lc=on}}</small><ref name="JapanSales2011"/> # Xbox 360 β 1,448,665 <small>{{as of|2011|04|01|lc=on}}</small><ref name="JapanSales2011"/> =====Europe sales figures===== <!--VGCHARTS and NEXTGENWARS are NOT reliable sources--> # Wii β 24.9 million <small>{{As of|2010|12|lc=on}}</small><ref name="EUUS sales2010">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/33842/GameStop_Details_Europe_US_Installed_Base_For_Consoles.php|title=GameStop Details Europe, U.S. Installed Base For Consoles |first=Leigh|last= Alexander|publisher=[[United Business Media]]|work=[[Gamasutra]]|date={{date|2011-03-31}}|accessdate= 2011-03-31}}</ref> # PlayStation 3 β 19.7 million <small>{{As of|2010|12|lc=on}}</small><ref name="EUUS sales2010"/> # Xbox 360 β 13.7 million <small>{{As of|2010|12|lc=on}}</small><ref name="EUUS sales2010"/> =====United States sales figures===== <!--DO NOT CHANGE these numbers without a reference--> <!--VGCHARTS and NEXTGENWARS are NOT reliable sources--> # Wii β 30 million <small>{{as of|2010|8|10|lc=on}}</small><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20013294-17.html |title=Wii sales in U.S. top 30 million units}}</ref> # Xbox 360 β 18.7 million <small>{{as of|2009|12|31|lc=on}}</small><ref name="NPD 1209">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4247/npd_behind_the_numbers_december_.php?page=3|title=NPD: Behind the Numbers, December 2009 (page 3)|author=Matt Matthews|date=January 18, 2010|publisher=[[United Business Media]]|work=[[Gamasutra]]|accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref> # PlayStation 3 - nearly 12 million <small>{{as of|2010|4|14|lc=on}}</small><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/04/13/yakuza-4-one-of-japan-s-best-selling-ps3-games.aspx |title=Yakuza 4 One Of Japan's Best Selling PS3 Games |author= Ben Reeves |publisher=[[Game Informer]] |date=2010-04-13 |accessdate=2010-06-02}}</ref>
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