Whoa @ the gap closing by over a million in October alone.

So unless my maths is off, Xbone has sold about 15 million systems since the Switch launched, during which time Switch has sold 41 million. So almost a 3:1 ratio on average.

And that's despite Xbone having better graphics, all the big AAA multiplats, mutlimedia support, all the things people said that the lack of would cripple the Switch.

Switch was actually performing its worst exactly 12 months ago (comparison wise) which was month 20.  Then it gained a lot of ground during months 21 and 22.  Now go back 24 months to month 8.  Switch lost ground 2 years ago going into the holidays (months 9 and 10).

This is because the 3DS was extremely front loaded.  It got a huge price cut in less than a year's time.  So while 3DS + Wii U seems like it's doing better against Switch, it's only because, combined, they shot ahead quickly.  Switch gained ground 12 months ago and it's total should even shoot ahead of 3DS + Wii U after this holiday season.  

In reality Switch has a very different sales curve than 3DS + Wii U, and that is because it is appealing to a much wider audience.  Switch sales are still accelerating, while 3DS + Wii U is decelerating during the corresponding point in time.  12 months from now that Gap Chart is going to look extremely different and this time in Switch's favor.

Yeah Wii U won't contribute much from this point on, and unless I'm mistaken 3DS is nearing the end of its peak.
These coming holidays should close the gap quite a bit.

360 really had some impressive legs. 

Xbox One on the other hand seems to really be running out of steam this year. 

They need to do what Nintendo did with the Switch; regroup, rebrand, learn from their mistakes, and come back swinging with the next system.

The back-and-forth dance of unaligned launches/holiday seasons continues. I wonder how long this will continue before one pulls ahead for good.

At what month number does Kinect come into play for X360?

That's what I thought! Like it or not Kinect was a big hit for Xbox 360 and it helped the later years a lot.

This one is turning out to be a very interesting slugging match; PS4 may be dominating its predecessor globally, but in Japan PS3 is putting up a good fight, and even gaining ground now that PS4 sales in the land of the rising sun have stagnated. Will be intriguing to see which one ultimately comes out on top.

What happened this month in 3DS's life to cause this month's bump? (Pretty sure it can't have come from Wii U haha)

Ah, yeah, that'll do it haha. Something tells me Switch is gonna start widening the lead again with the next monthly data. ;)

2DS launch as well