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Americas estimates for October 2025

Link to the VGChartz article here.

Switch 2 Best-Seller Once Again - Americas Hardware Estimates for October 2025

The Nintendo Switch 2 was the best-selling console in the Americas (USA, Canada, & Latin America) with 404,014 units sold for October 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The Switch 2 has sold 3.66 million units lifetime.

The PlayStation 5 was the second best-selling console with an estimated 259,758 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 32.10 million units. The Xbox Series X|S came in third place with 89,660 units sold to bring its lifetime sales to 20.62 million units. The Nintendo Switch was the fourth best-selling console with an estimated 64,663 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 57.43 million units.

Switch 2 sales compared to the same month for the Switch 1 in 2017 are up by nearly 71,000 units as the Switch 1 sold 333,378 units in the Americas in October 2017.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are down by over 122,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 169,000 units. PS4 sold 381,888 units for the month of October 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 258,740 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 109,499 (-29.7%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 105,949 units (-54.2%) and Nintendo Switch 1 sales are down by 103,374 units (-61.5%).

Looking at sales month-on-month, Nintendo Switch 2 sales are up by nearly 34,000 units, PlayStation 5 sales are up by over 23,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are down by nearly 10,000 units, and Nintendo Switch 1 sales are down by over 11,000 units.

2025 year-to-date, the Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 3.66 million units, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 2.96 million units, the Xbox Series X|S has sold 1.21 million units, and the Nintendo Switch 1 has sold 1.16 million units.

Monthly Sales:

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

1. Switch 2 - 404,014 (3,657,002)
2. PlayStation 5 - 259,758 (32,098,736)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 89,660 (20,619,616)
4. Switch 1 - 64,663 (57,431,201)

USA hardware estimates for October 2025:

1. Switch 2 - 328,248
2. PlayStation 5 - 211,176
3. Xbox Series X|S - 75,089
4. Switch 1 - 52,023

Weekly Sales:

October 11, 2025 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. Switch 2 - 75,029
2. PlayStation 5 - 58,345
3. Xbox Series X|S - 23,679
4. Switch 1 - 14,985

USA:

1. Switch 2 - 60,792
2. PlayStation 5 - 47,736
3. Xbox Series X|S - 19,823
4. Switch 1 - 12,077

October 18, 2025 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. Switch 2 - 154,040
2. PlayStation 5 - 63,508
3. Xbox Series X|S - 21,095
4. Switch 1 - 17,948

USA:

1. Switch 2 - 125,622
2. PlayStation 5 - 51,745
3. Xbox Series X|S - 17,675
4. Switch 1 - 14,365

October 25, 2025 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. Switch 2 - 86,478
2. PlayStation 5 - 72,014
3. Xbox Series X|S - 21,698
4. Switch 1 - 15,524

USA:

1. Switch 2 - 70,031
2. PlayStation 5 - 58,468
3. Xbox Series X|S - 18,170
4. Switch 1 - 12,506

November 1, 2025 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. Switch 2 - 88,467
2. PlayStation 5 - 65,891
3. Xbox Series X|S - 23,188
4. Switch 1 - 16,206

USA:

1. Switch 2 - 71,803
2. PlayStation 5 - 53,227
3. Xbox Series X|S - 19,421
4. Switch 1 - 13,075

Last edited by trunkswd - on 21 November 2025