Switch Sales Explode, Deals Boost Xbox Series X|S - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for Nov 13-19

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kazuyamishima said:

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-switch-was-the-best-selling-games-console-during-uk-black-friday

UK Black Friday week:

- Switch # 1 with 42% of the consoles sold, followed by 40% Xbox Series (thanks due to the Series S being £189), PS5 accounted for 18% of the total sales.
- All three consoles had their “biggest weeks” of the year during BF 2022 period

- Nintendo Switch BF 2022 is WAY Down compared to BF 2021.

I am very confused by those PS5 sales. What even happened to the 3.2 million or so PS5s Sony had stockpiled at the end of September.

The article mentions total consoles sold was about the same as last year in the UK. With that in mind doing some quick math with our estimates from last year and using that total we get this for 2022 Black Friday week in the UK:

NS: 77,558 (Down from 112,137)

XS: 73,865 (Up from 37,696)

PS5: 33,239 (Down from 34,831)

Not looking great for the PS5. At least in Europe. Will know more when Spain data comes in. Japan looks great for PS5 at least. 

Japan Black Friday week Famitsu sales:

NS: 156,127 (up from 122,573)

PS5: 50,920 (Up from 8,897)

XS: 11,939 (Up from 633)

Last edited by trunkswd - on 01 December 2022