Switch Data Analysis: May Update (NS has record best May Year 5)

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padib said:

Nice graphs. The only problem is that the Switch is competing with the DS and the Wii which were contemporaries. So a much better metric to compare apples to apples is DS+Wii SW vs Switch SW.

The switch is trailing far behind, which shows that it still has tons of potential.

I think it is hard to compare them in any way, the industry is really different now. I understand that comparing this way will not determine what console is better. That is why I see everything here as just a way to spark conversations and questions. Just looking at sales will never help us determine anything. What I find interesting is being able to talk each month about specific moments of all consoles. 

I would find it interesting to see how software compares between all consoles. It might be a bit hard with digital downloads now.

Mnementh said:

Nice data as always. March should be also great, and as Monster Hunter Rise launches late in March even April should go well.

Absolutely, I don't know much about Monster Hunter, but it seems like it has a potential to really push sales. Hopefully it can be somewhat similar to Animal Crossing. This month and the next are extremely difficult to beat for the Switch vs 2020. 

javi741 said:

I'm wondering whether or not the Switch will be able to have the greatest fiscal year of all time which would beat the DS's 2008-09 fiscal year of 31.18M sold.

The Switch so far in 3Qs sold 24.1M units from April 2020 to December 2020. For the Switch to beat the DS's milestone, the Switch needs to sell at least more than 7.08M units in Q4 between January and March of this year. Seems like its going to be difficult for the Switch to have a 7.08M quarter but it is certainly within reach of the Switch. In Q2 last year between July and September 6.86M Switch's were shipped and that was with limited stock in July and it didn't have major game releases outside of 3D All stars and PM, but they aren't huge system sellers. This quarter MH Rise could exponentially grow switch sales.

Hi @javi741 I am a bit confused with your statistic of 31.18M, For me, DS sold 28.68M during that timeframe according to VGChartz, I am wondering where you are getting  this number from. Thank you in advanced.