Welcome everyone to the VGChartz Gap Charts October 2019 Discussion Thread. This thread is a place for everyone to discuss the latest VGChartz Gap Charts articles for the month of October 2019. Everyone is welcome to post Gap Charts articles I haven't done so yet.  You can view the ones currently posted here. 

Previous months:

September 2019

You can read the complete Article #1 and Analysis here:

Switch vs PS4 vs Xbox One Global Lifetime Sales – October 2019

PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 101,342,408

Xbox One Total Sales: 43,635,526

Switch Total Sales: 40,736,064

PlayStation 4 Monthly Sales: 855,422

Xbox One Monthly Sales: 222,466

Switch Monthly Sales: 1,322,878

Nice, I really like this new feature on the forums, looking forward to seeing this month's round of comparison charts!

So Switch > PS4 + Xbone by quite a bit.

Also, out of curiosity, do these numbers include the launch of Luigi's Mansion 3, or is that counetd for November since that week ended on the 2nd of this month?

PS4 and Xbox One are down by a fair amount year over year. While the Switch Lite has done a great job boosting Switch sales.

I don't set what weeks are in each month I just grab the monthly numbers off of VGC Pro. But LM3 launch week is counted toward November. So if there's any discrepancies with NPD, what weeks are counted are off by one. 

This perspective is definitely more eye opening. The more recent gaps are much more obvious from a monthly point of view. Switch a little ahead of PS4, but both are miles ahead of XB1. I wonder how early the holidays will start for MS come 2020?

What's also illuminating about these numbers if how rapidly Switch is closing in on Xbox One; according these figures, in October alone the gap between them shrank by 1.1 million.

You can read the complete Article #2 and Analysis here:

Switch vs Wii – VGChartz Gap Charts – October 2019

Switch Vs. Wii Global:

Gap change in latest month: 408,110 - NS

Gap change over last 12 months: 2,230,955 - Wii

Total Lead: 9,689,903 - Wii

Switch Total Sales: 40,736,064

Wii Total Sales: 50,425,967

If Black Friday is big enough the Switch could surpass the Xbox One by the end of November. If not it will pass it by the end of the year. 

I'm still of the opinion that Switch can (and will, unless Nintendo stupidly cut it short prematurely) catch up and outsell the Wii eventually. 

Wii got 4 years of support, then was abandoned overnight. Unless the make the same mistake again, Switch can last longer and leg it to victory.

PS4 fell behind quickly and in the end was able to outsell the Wii. Switch has been keeping up with PS4 sales when you align the launches. Switch Lite could push sales above the PS4. But either way I'd say the Switch will likely catch up to the Wii after 5~ years. 

You can read the complete Article #3 and Analysis here:

Switch vs DS – VGChartz Gap Charts – October 2019

Switch Vs. DS Global:

Gap change in latest month: 862,883 – DS

Gap change over last 12 months: 5,705,799 - DS

Total Lead: 5,187,928 - DS

Switch Total Sales: 40,736,064

DS Total Sales: 45,923,992