VGChartz Sales Comparison Charts January 2024 Discussion Thread

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Switch vs DS Sales Comparison in Japan - January 2024

This monthly series compares the aligned Japanese sales of the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo DS.

The DS launched in December 2004 in Japan and the Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017. Therefore, the normal holiday periods and the Japanese Golden Week holiday for the two consoles do not lineup.

Switch Vs. DS Japan:

Gap change in latest month: 271,437 - Switch

Gap change over last 12 months: 2,510,755 - Switch

Total Lead: 743,994 - DS

Switch Total Sales: 32,118,765

DS Total Sales: 32,862,759

January 2024 is the 83rd month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for in Japan. During the latest month, the Switch has outsold the DS by 271,437units when you align the launches.

In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the DS by 2.51 million units. The DS is currently ahead of the Switch by 0.74 million units.

The 83rd month for the Switch is January 2024, while for the DS it is October 2011. The Switch has sold 32.12 million units, while the DS sold 32.86 million units during the same timeframe. The DS sold current Switch sales in month 73.

The DS has sold 32.99 million units lifetime in Japan. The Switch is currently 0.87 million units behind the lifetime sales of the DS

Last edited by trunkswd - on 22 February 2024