Historical Consoles Showdown

[XtremeBG]

So, the breakdown and additional information for every comparison is the following:

• Nintendo Switch vs Nintendo DS (33M - JAPAN)

Interesting to point out here is that at one point the DS is ahead by a whopping 10.3M with Switch passing it lifetime in May 2024, while the finish result has yet to be seen.

• PlayStation 2 vs Nintendo DS (157M & 154M) (Shipments)

First of all, here, I will note that the chart is my old one which is PS2 vs DS, it is based on sales and shipments numbers combined (slightly corrected or rounded for the chart line where info wasn't presented because it is for every 4 months, not every 3 months like the official data of shipments is here, therefore it is accurate as possible, but of course can't be 100% on point for every period, because we don't have the exact data on sales for the PS2 by month or for every 4 months). And because the data in the table is shipments only (and is by 3 months quarters and the chart is divided by every 4 months) there may be some slight differences between it and the chart if you look at exact line and date. Also on the table comparison Q1 is calendar, not fiscal. So by fiscal it would be Q4.

• PlayStation 1 vs Nintendo Wii (102.5M & 101.6M) (Shipments)

On that one, both are shipment numbers by calendar quarters, with the Wii reaching almost 40M lead at one point, and finishing below PS1 in the end.

• PlayStation 3 vs Xbox 360 (87.4M & 85.7M) (Sales)

Interesting to point here is that PS3 at one point is almost 11M ahead, just to drop the lead to 1.6M in the end.

• PlayStation Portable vs Nintendo 3DS vs GBA (82.5M & 76M & 81.5M)

Interesting to point here is that 3DS reached 7M lead at one point, just to finish behind by the same amount by the end. Another thing is how much better selling was the GBA in the beginning and small difference it makes in the end from DS and especially the PSP and even falls behind it by just a hair.

Last edited by XtremeBG - on 15 July 2024