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Americas estimates for September 2025

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Switch 2 Remains Best-Seller as Sales Top 3M - Americas Hardware Estimates for September 2025

The Nintendo Switch 2 was the best-selling console in the Americas (USA, Canada, & Latin America) with 357,107 units sold for September 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The Switch 2 has sold 3.21 million units lifetime.

The PlayStation 5 was the second best-selling console with an estimated 225,618 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 31.81 million units. The Xbox Series X|S came in third place with 87,793 units sold to bring its lifetime sales to 20.50 million units. The Nintendo Switch was the fourth best-selling console with an estimated 66,846 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 57.24 million units.

Switch 2 sales compared to the fourth month for Switch 1 in 2017 are up by nearly 108,000 units as the Switch 1 sold 249,278 units in the Americas in June 2017.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are down by over 221,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 175,000 units. PS4 sold 446,729 units for the month of September 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 263,105 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 132,199 (-37.0%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 89,596 units (-50.5%) and Nintendo Switch 1 sales are down by 154,469 units (-69.8%).

Looking at sales month-on-month, Nintendo Switch 2 sales are down by over 14,000 units, PlayStation 5 sales are up by over 22,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by over 16,000 units, and Nintendo Switch 1 sales are down by over 12,000 units.

2025 year-to-date, the Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 3.21 million units, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 2.67 million units, the Xbox Series X|S has sold 1.09 million units, and the Nintendo Switch 1 has sold 0.99 million units.

Monthly Sales:

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

  1. Switch 2 - 357,107 (3,214,388)
  2. PlayStation 5 - 225,618 (31,807,908)
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 87,793 (20,500,226)
  4. Switch 1 - 66,846 (57,237,738)

USA hardware estimates for September 2025:

  1. Switch 2 - 300,460
  2. PlayStation 5 - 190,357
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 73,574
  4. Switch 1 - 56,141

Weekly Sales:

September 6, 2025 hardware estimates:

Americas:

  1. Switch 2 - 77,343
  2. PlayStation 5 - 53,201
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 16,693
  4. Switch 1 - 12,722

USA:

  1. Switch 2 - 65,801
  2. PlayStation 5 - 45,768
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 14,073
  4. Switch 1 - 10,764

September 13, 2025 hardware estimates:

Americas:

  1. Switch 2 - 68,228
  2. PlayStation 5 - 43,774
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 16,238
  4. Switch 1 - 13,099

USA:

  1. Switch 2 - 57,521
  2. PlayStation 5 - 36,812
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 13,596
  4. Switch 1 - 10,981

September 20, 2025 hardware estimates:

Americas:

  1. Switch 2 - 70,315
  2. PlayStation 5 - 42,692
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 17,294
  4. Switch 1 - 13,489

USA:

  1. Switch 2 - 59,004
  2. PlayStation 5 - 35,659
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 14,470
  4. Switch 1 - 11,254

September 27, 2025 hardware estimates:

Americas:

  1. Switch 2 - 72,548
  2. PlayStation 5 - 43,386
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 19,617
  4. Switch 1 - 13,671

USA:

  1. Switch 2 - 60,293
  2. PlayStation 5 - 36,362
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 16,386
  4. Switch 1 - 11,487

October 4, 2025 hardware estimates:

Americas:

  1. Switch 2 - 68,673
  2. PlayStation 5 - 42,565
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 17,951
  4. Switch 1 - 13,865

USA:

  1. Switch 2 - 57,841
  2. PlayStation 5 - 35,756
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 15,049
  4. Switch 1 - 11,655


VGChartz Sales Analyst and Writer - William D'Angelo - I stream on Twitch and have my own YouTube channel discussing gaming sales and news. Follow me on Bluesky.

I post and adjust the VGChartz hardware estimates, with help from Machina.

Writer of the Sales Comparison | Monthly Hardware Breakdown Monthly Sales Analysis | Marketshare Features, as well as daily news on the Video Game Industry.