Nintendo Quarterly Sales Update: Switch at 139.36m shipped

[Mar1217]

curl-6 said:

RolStoppable said:

The PS5 is not keeping pace. It's just looking close right now because the PS5 has had one more holiday quarter than Switch. Due to the offset launch dates, you get the best comparisons after quarter 4, 8, 12, 16 etc.

During the most recent intervall (quarter 9-12) the PS5 managed to gain a little bit on Switch, but only because the pentup demand for the PS5 had to be fulfilled. Otherwise the PS5 is tracking very similar to the PS4, and the PS4's deficit kept growing during each four-quarter-intervall, hence why through 28 quarters the PS4 is already behind by 25.6m.

Yeah I was only comparing launch aligned sales, it's true that PS5 has an advantage at this point due to the extra holiday. I still think PS5 should sell more than PS4 due to weaker competition from Xbox, but it does seem unlikely it can catch the Switch at this point.

To be frank with the recent commentary done and what was announced to be a lack of "legacy 1st party releases". It does feel like the PS5 is about to undergo a sale trajectory that will lend more so closer or maybe even a bit under the PS4 for the foreseeable future. 

Personally, the fumble early on this gen due to the scarcity of the consoles and the pent up demand following that and increasing early gen FOMO is leading the PS5 to have a skewed vision of it's overall sales during it's earlier lifespan than it should've had normally. 

I actually hardly see a scenario where it outright blows past the PS4 anymore. 

But I digress because this is a thread about Switch sales so yeah. Despite the current sales trajectory, Shadow showed us how great it's sales are considering it's age in relation to other consoles pasts.

Beating the DS lifetime seems almost like a give now.