August 2025 VGChartz Estimates Thread - Switch 3rd Month - Americas, Europe + Japan Out Now

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Americas estimates for August 2025

Link to the VGChartz article here.

Switch 2 Remains Best-Seller - Americas Hardware Estimates for August 2025

The Nintendo Switch 2 was the best-selling console in the Americas (USA, Canada, & Latin America) with 371,469 units sold for August 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The Switch 2 has sold 2.86 million units lifetime.

The PlayStation 5 was the second best-selling console with an estimated 203,299 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 31.58 million units. The Xbox Series X|S came in third place with 71,768 units sold to bring its lifetime sales to 20.41 million units. The Nintendo Switch was the fourth best-selling console with an estimated 54,429 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 57.17 million units.

Switch 2 sales compared to the second month for Switch 1 in 2017 are up by over 178,000 units as the Switch 1 sold 193,266 units in its second month in the Americas in May 2017.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are down by over 31,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 146,000 units. PS4 sold 234,401 units for the month of August 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 217,665 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 111,256 (-35.4%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 96,637 units (-57.4%) and Nintendo Switch 1 sales are down by 124,814 units (-69.6%).

Looking at sales month-on-month, Nintendo Switch 2 sales are down by over 173,000 units, PlayStation 5 sales are down by nearly 21,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are down by nearly 7,000 units, and Nintendo Switch 1 sales are down by nearly 30,000 units.

2025 year-to-date, the Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 2.86 million units, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 2.44 million units, the Xbox Series X|S has sold 1.00 million units, and the Nintendo Switch 1 has sold 0.92 million units.

Monthly Sales:

Americas hardware estimates for August 2025 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. Switch 2 - 371,469 (2,857,281)
2. PlayStation 5 - 203,299 (31,582,290)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 71,768 (20,412,433)
4. Switch 1 - 54,429 (57,170,892)

USA hardware estimates for August 2025:

1. Switch 2 - 312,029
2. PlayStation 5 - 170,957
3. Xbox Series X|S - 60,416
4. Switch 1 - 45,491

Weekly Sales:

August 9, 2025 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. Switch 2 - 92,100
2. PlayStation 5 - 45,644
3. Xbox Series X|S - 17,121
4. Switch 1 - 13,867

USA:

1. Switch 2 - 77,291
2. PlayStation 5 - 37,957
3. Xbox Series X|S - 14,379
4. Switch 1 - 11,668

August 16, 2025 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. Switch 2 - 101,359
2. PlayStation 5 - 53,097
3. Xbox Series X|S - 19,876
4. Switch 1 - 13,669

USA:

1. Switch 2 - 85,781
2. PlayStation 5 - 44,880
3. Xbox Series X|S - 16,845
4. Switch 1 - 11,404

August 23, 2025 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. Switch 2 - 90,869
2. PlayStation 5 - 49,539
3. Xbox Series X|S - 17,694
4. Switch 1 - 13,474

USA:

1. Switch 2 - 76,141
2. PlayStation 5 - 41,472
3. Xbox Series X|S - 14,868
4. Switch 1 - 11,237

August 30, 2025 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. Switch 2 - 87,141
2. PlayStation 5 - 55,019
3. Xbox Series X|S - 17,077
4. Switch 1 - 13,419

USA:

1. Switch 2 - 72,816
2. PlayStation 5 - 46,648
3. Xbox Series X|S - 14,324
4. Switch 1 - 11,182

Last edited by trunkswd - on 09 October 2025