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Forums - Sales Discussion - Switch SOLD comparaison FYQ1 2017 vs 2018 vs 2019

This first Q of the fiscal year 2019 ends with the Mario Maker 2 significant boost. So we can compare how the Switch is performing.

These data are the cumulated VGC sold estimation, observed on the fiscal first trimester for the 3 years of the Switch.

My projection is simply calculated by the multiplication : 16,95 x 1,198...Knowing that we are only at the begining of the offensive this year for the Switch, and even without considering the Lite boost in September, it looks difficult to imagine that they can be under 20M. I think they knew it, they want to obtain stock price boost in increasing their goal at every fiscal trimester sales reports.



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This 20M thing again. Its like you guys just like the sound of 20M.

Think about this, as far as weekly sales go, the 2019 FY sales so far for the Nintendo switch is still 1M behind PS4 2018 sales at the same time last year. And the PS4 ended up selling only 18M for that year. The PS4 also had a $199 boost for a while last year along with Spiderman and RDR2.

I'll say again...
week 26 2018 PS4=~7M(rounded down), week 26 2018 NS=~5M(rounded up) And the PS4 ended the year doing 18M.
Week 26 2019 NS= ~6M

Now if you are really using VGC data, then even a cursory look at the weekly sales of the switch in 2019 will show you that its so far tracking very similarly to the PS4 sales in 2018. Even though it's still behind by just 1M it still similar. So you aren't only expecting it to make up that 1M sales deficit from the PS4 in 2018, but you are expecting it to get 2M more sales on top of that and exceed it.

Well, a $199 switch is coming though, so I guess anything is possible. I am just saying its not as cut and dry as you make it sound. And if you are making your estimates based on current and previous sales data? then the datat actualy is suggesting t lands somewhere around 18M soldfor the year. Not 20M. But again, $199 swith... so who knows?



Intrinsic said:
This 20M thing again. Its like you guys just like the sound of 20M.

Think about this, as far as weekly sales go, the 2019 FY sales so far for the Nintendo switch is still 1M behind PS4 2018 sales at the same time last year. And the PS4 ended up selling only 18M for that year. The PS4 also had a $199 boost for a while last year along with Spiderman and RDR2.

I'll say again...
week 26 2018 PS4=~7M(rounded down), week 26 2018 NS=~5M(rounded up) And the PS4 ended the year doing 18M.
Week 26 2019 NS= ~6M

Now if you are really using VGC data, then even a cursory look at the weekly sales of the switch in 2019 will show you that its so far tracking very similarly to the PS4 sales in 2018. Even though it's still behind by just 1M it still similar. So you aren't only expecting it to make up that 1M sales deficit from the PS4 in 2018, but you are expecting it to get 2M more sales on top of that and exceed it.

Well, a $199 switch is coming though, so I guess anything is possible. I am just saying its not as cut and dry as you make it sound. And if you are making your estimates based on current and previous sales data? then the datat actualy is suggesting t lands somewhere around 18M soldfor the year. Not 20M. But again, $199 swith... so who knows?

I don't give a fuck about the sound of "20M", this was just a projection based on a simple coefficient. Your point is fine with the PS4, but Nintendo always destroys it on Q3 because of the children and Christmas. So even if the PS4 has made +1M on the first half, the Switch can do in return +4 on the PS4 with Pokemon for the 2nd half. (I hate Pokemon before you answer...I am just a shareholder in this story, I hate this thing but it will make me earn profit)