Global Hardware May 2-8 - Switch Sales Top 85 Million

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mk7sx said:

VG Chartz 18 Week Sell-Through

-NSW 2021 passes 8M in record time. 

-Gap over 2020 has shrunk to 476K

-Next week is the last megatron 2020 NSW week to compete with (603K!!), lead should shrink down to around 275K, but after that, NSW 2021 should start re-building its buffer

-10M looks to be on track for either week 22 or week 23.  Will be a record either way.

-Q2 seems to be on pace for 5.4 - 5.5M sold

Back in January, I wasn't sure if Switch could keep up this kind of pace, but now I'm a believer.  NSW 2021 is still ahead of NSW 2020 even after facing most of Animal Crossing's biggest weeks.  That's amazing!  Software in 2020 was all about Animal Crossing and nothing else.  Switch basically had several small to medium titles for the rest of the year.  NSW 2021 is guaranteed to have better software in its second half compared to NSW 2020.

I can't wait to see what they'll reveal at E3.  At this point, I'm already convinced Switch will sell 30m+ this year.  I just want to know if they are going to sell a bit over 30m or if they'll go several million over that.  On top of that there's a new hardware revision on the way.  Just think about that.  NSW 2021 is already outpacing NSW 2020 during the best Animal Crossing weeks and there is still a hardware revision to come.  Switch is definitely setting the annual sales record this year.