Nintendo Quarterly Sales Update to 30th June: Switch at 143.42m shipped

[Farsala]

curl-6 said:

Farsala said:

It is nice and all, but shipments have an ebb and flow. If Sony or Nintendo overships or underships, things can seem strange. For example Q4 and Q1 combined (Calendar Year), Switch is just over 4m. PS5 is at 6.9m.

Averaged out to 2m for each quarter for the Switch and 3.45m for the PS5. Or just over 72%. 72% is quite the massive difference, considering the Switch is still the main console for Nintendo. Just goes to show what a difference a quarter makes.

I was specifically talking about this reported quarter, not the last two quarters.

My point was never that Switch is rivalling PS5 in rate of sales, just that its doing well relative to its advanced age; it's older now than the PS4 was when the PS5 released.

Yes, I know you were cherry picking the data for this specific quarter. Hence, the reverse cherry picking for added context.

Bottom line is that it wouldn't be doing that relatively well without the context of the last quarter. Switch is still Nintendo's main console with brand new games still coming out. There hasn't been any data on Nintendo's new console, while the PS4 had to contend with PS5 and global stock shortages. Switch has many advantages, despite the age.