PS4/XBO/NS - 2017 vs. 2018: Final Results!!!

[PAOerfulone]

November 3rd numbers have been added.

All 3 systems were down WoW this week as the holiday season is now in full swing!
For the Xbox One, next week will be the long anticipated Xbox One X launch week. Expect that 600k+ lead 2018 worked all year to build to almost completely vanish come next week. Honestly, I think 2018 will ultimately be down from 2017 for that system.

For the PlayStation 4, I think the $199 Black Friday Spider-Man bundle has the potential to do equal numbers to the $199 PS4 Slim deal last year. If Sony is extremely aggressive with their marketing and bundling, they equal their holiday season sales of last year if not just slightly exceed them. However, I don't think it'll be enough to stop the PS4 from being down YoY this year.

For the Nintendo Switch, every sign is point to it being up YoY by a considerable margin. Last year, it's 3 major 1st party titles were Fire Emblem Warriors, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and Super Mario Odyssey. This year, they are Super Mario Party, Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Furthermore, Nintendo has many more bundles for the Switch this year (Fortnite, Smash Bros. Pokemon, and Mario Kart 8) than they did last year (.....give a minute....) Whether or not it Nintendo will reach their 20M forecast is another story. But, an increase YoY is all but official for the Switch.