April 2023 VGChartz Estimates Thread - Worldwide Estimates Out Now

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Americas Hardware Estimates for April 2023

Link to VGChartz article here.

Switch Best-Selling Console, PS5 and XS Sales Drop - Americas Hardware Estimates for April 2023

The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in the Americas (USA, Canada, & Latin America) with 461,632 units sold for April 2023, according to VGChartz estimates. The Nintendo Switch has now sold an estimated 48.34 million units lifetime in the Americas.

The Nintendo Switch – OLED Model - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Edition released at the end of April to help boost Switch sales for the month.

The PlayStation 5 sold an estimated 388,966 units to bring its lifetime sales to 16.49 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 247,486 units to bring their lifetime sales to 12.71 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 2,772 units to bring its lifetime sales to 41.57 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2016 are up by nearly 181,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are up by over 61,000 units. PS4 sold 207,994 units for the month of April 2016 and Xbox One sales were at 186,111 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 110,383 (39.6%). Nintendo Switch sales are up by 55,213 units (13.6%) and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 82,302 units (-25.0%). The PlayStation 4 is down 13,763 units (-83.2%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, Nintendo Switch sales are up by over 65,000 units, PlayStation 5 sales are down by over 422,000 units, and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by nearly 120,000 units. It should be noted March is a five week month, while April is a four week month.

2023 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 2.37 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 1.55 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 1.22 million units.

Monthly Sales:

Americas hardware estimates for April 2023 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. Switch - 461,632 (48,340,781)
2. PlayStation 5 - 388,966 (16,487,081)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 247,486 (12,708,510)
4. PlayStation 4 - 2,772 (41,566,770)

USA hardware estimates for April 2023:

1. PlayStation 5 - 328,112
2. Switch - 390,107
3. Xbox Series X|S - 209,068
4. PlayStation 4 - 2,370

Weekly Sales:

April 8, 2023 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. PlayStation 5 - 97,527
2. Switch - 82,141
3. Xbox Series X|S - 59,593
4. PlayStation 4 - 701

USA:

1. PlayStation 5 - 82,163
2. Switch - 69,623
3. Xbox Series X|S - 50,331
4. PlayStation 4 - 597

April 15, 2023 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. PlayStation 5 - 93,858
2. Switch - 81,142
3. Xbox Series X|S - 58,229
4. PlayStation 4 - 696

USA:

1. PlayStation 5 - 79,236
2. Switch - 68,738
3. Xbox Series X|S - 49,135
4. PlayStation 4 - 594

April 22, 2023 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. PlayStation 5 - 92,565
2. Switch - 80,188
3. Xbox Series X|S - 61,415
4. PlayStation 4 - 683

USA:

1. PlayStation 5 - 78,127
2. Switch - 67,987
3. Xbox Series X|S - 51,868
4. PlayStation 4 - 587

April 29, 2023 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. Switch - 218,161
2. PlayStation 5 - 105,016
3. Xbox Series X|S - 68,249
   
4. PlayStation 4 - 692

USA:

1. Switch - 183,759
2. PlayStation 5 - 88,586
3. Xbox Series X|S - 57,734
   
4. PlayStation 4 - 592