PS4/XBO/NS - 2019 vs 2020; WEEK FIFTY-THREE!! GAME! SET! MATCH!

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Shaunodon said:

That momentum for Switch only continues to increase. With the amount of spillover it could have going into next year, I expect 2020 vs 2021 could be a lot closer than people think. Just wonder how high it'll set the bar.

The amount of spillover depends on 2 factors - How long the pandemic lasts (They're trying/hoping to have vaccine by the end of the year. But we'll see.) And what their lineup will look like. I've no doubt that the pandemic has caused delays around Nintendo's software development teams and a number of key titles they had penciled for 2020 were pushed back to 2021, and a few 2021 games were pushed back to late 2021-early 2022, and so on. I don't think 2021 will be able to match 2020, but I do think this could lead to a long tail for Switch if Nintendo plays it right.

scottslater said:

Just curious, what is the highest sales total for a calendar year for a gaming system (handheld or console) on record?

That would be the DS in 2008, 29,663,772 units sold in that year according to VGChartz. According to Nintendo themselves, in the FY 2008 (03/2008 - 03/2009), it shipped 31.18 million units.