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

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xMetroid said:
Yea i don't expect Switch to beat the best calendar year for any console this year, atleast looking at the lack of titles and communication rn.
But i do think the pandemic is not the only factor here has MANY places have pretty much everything opened up now, just need to wear a mask. So the sales rn are mostly due to Word of mouth created by the pandemic and Animal crossing. But seeing how wildly popular animal crossing is, how every update is literally going #1 trending on Youtube, it is the main reason. I do not think the PS4 and the Xbox one could have still boost as big in % as the Switch even if they had stock.

Peak calendar year for both Wii and DS was 2008.  VGChartz has these numbers listed for 2008

Wii 24,188,263
DS 29,663,772

I DO think it is likely that Switch will beat Wii's top calendar year.  I DO NOT think it is likely that Switch will beat DS's top calendar year.  Animal Crossing + COVID + 2019 momentum has turbo charged Switch sales this year and they are in short supply in both Japan and North America (and perhaps other places as well).  On top of that Nintendo has announced that there haven't been any significant setbacks to software development, so expect more titles to come for the rest of the year. 

This year is going to be one for the record books.  I don't expect it to top the DS, but it's going to beat every home console year to date.