Japan Goes Switch Crazy; Supply Starved Consumers Line Up For Lottery Chance To Buy A Switch.

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Cerebralbore101 said:

RolStoppable said:

Sony had it easy because the PS4 was selling slower than the Wii U. Switch is already closing in on the PS4's total for 2014.

No it isn't. PS4 sold 18 million units in its first 14 months. https://venturebeat.com/2015/01/15/sony-ps4-was-the-top-selling-console-of-2014-worldwide/

If we're just talking about Japan, Switch is handily outselling the PS4.  The PS4 sales by this point were hovering around 15K and would drop down below 10k not long after.  The PS4 sold about 900K in Japan first year.  The Switch has sold a bit over 600K.  So, "closing in" may be a stretch, but not too much.  If supply holds steady, it should be ahead of PS4 by October at the latest in Japan.