PS4 VS Switch lifetime sales, which console will sell the most?

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Lawlight said:

VideoGameAccountant said:

The problem is that you are saying it has to sell well in one market because Sony does well in that market. Again, if you look at Sony's Japan numbers, they are awful, so they need to do well in Europe if the system is to sell well. Nintendo doesn't have this because it dominates Japan and does well in the US. Again, Nintendo isn't doing bad in Europe and I think this is the misconception people are making. Europe's importance is being overemphasized because Sony does really well there. Nintendo will easily have a 15-25 million gain over Sony from Japan alone. If you look at it holistically, then you'd see that Nintendo progress in other regions more than makes up for a perceived lacking in Europe. 

The Switch with 25M gain on the PS4 in Japan? So you think it will sell more than the DS?

Maybe. The system has been selling out in Japan. I don't remember demand being this strong from the regular DS. You have to also keep in mind the Switch's software pipeline will be massive. Japanese developers are already pledging more Switch titles, including exclusives. In Japan, the Switch will be the primary console to for developers. Also, unlike the DS, it's not in a separate category. The DS had a counterpart in the Wii, The Switch doesn't have that, which means more software will be made for it. 

Right now, the PS4 is at about 5 million. THe 3DS broke 20 million in Japan. So 15M would be the low range. 25M is the high range. Given what I mentioned above, it could be on the high end.