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trunkswd on 14 May 2020

With the release of figures out of Japan for the last two weeks I've posted two weeks of hardware estimates - April 26 to May 9.

Figures for week ending May 9:

Platform N. America Europe Japan Global
79,272 65,526 62,814 266,651
49,605 88,813 13,137 182,140
27,988 13,006 109 46,668
2,431 1,589 1,480 5,803

Here are the total figures for the last two weeks:

  1. Switch - 567,313 
  2. PS4 - 377,037 
  3. XOne - 96,570 
  4. 3DS - 12,044 

Figures for week ending May 2:

  1. Switch - 300,662
  2. PS4 - 194,897
  3. XOne - 49,902
  4. 3DS - 6,241

Figures for week ending May 9:

  1. Switch - 266,651
  2. PS4 - 182,140
  3. XOne - 46,668
  4. 3DS - 5,803

Weekly breakdown article is now live:

Worldwide Hardware Estimates for April 26 to May 9

The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console worldwide with 567,313 consoles sold for the two week period from April 26 to May 6, according to VGChartz estimates. 

The PlayStation 4 was the second best-selling console with sales of 377,037 consoles sold. This was followed by the Xbox One with 96,570 units, and the Nintendo 3DS with 12,044 units. 

Nintendo Switch sales compared to the same week a year ago are up 192,401 units (51.22%). The PlayStation 4 is down 34,169 units (-8.34%), the Xbox One is up 8,955 units (10.22%), and the 3DS is down 39,689 units (-76.65%).

Global hardware estimates (Followed by lifetime sales):

  1. Switch - 567,313 (55,651,758)
  2. PlayStation 4 - 377,037 (109,681,104)
  3. Xbox One - 96,570 (47,233,426)
  4. 3DS - 12,044 (75,219,247)
Americas (US, Canada, Latin America) hardware estimates:
  1. Switch - 177,213
  2. PlayStation 4 - 109,709
  3. Xbox One - 63,075
  4. 3DS - 5,169
Europe hardware estimates:
  1. PlayStation 4 - 180,396
  2. Nintendo Switch - 125,081
  3. Xbox One - 26,706
  4. 3DS - 3,183
Asia (Japan, mainland Asia, Middle East) hardware estimates:
  1. Switch - 244,877
  2. PlayStation 4 - 71,360
  3. 3DS - 3,501
  4. Xbox One - 1,430
Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) hardware estimates:
  1. Switch - 20,142
  2. PlayStation 4 - 15,572
  3. Xbox One - 5,345
  4. 3DS - 191
Last edited by trunkswd - on 14 May 2020

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Oneeee-Chan!!! on 14 May 2020

Sales of the PS4 seem to be slightly lower than at the same time last year.
There is no sudden drop even in May.



My prediction in 2021.

SW: 30m

PS5 16m

XBS: 7.5m

trunkswd on 14 May 2020
Oneeee-Chan!!! said:
Sales of the PS4 seem to be slightly lower than at the same time last year.
There is no sudden drop even in May.

Sales for the 2 week period for the PS4 are only down around 8% year-over-year. Year to date PS4 sales are down around 22%.



VGChartz Sales Analyst and Writer - William D'Angelo - I stream on Twitch and have my own Youtube. Follow me on Twitter @TrunksWD.

Writer of the Gap Charts | Weekly Hardware Breakdown | Top 10 | Weekly Sales Analysis | Marketshare Features, as well as daily news on the Video Game Industry.

COKTOE on 14 May 2020

Hooray! I was getting antsy.



- "If you have the heart of a true winner, you can always get more pissed off than some other asshole."

trunkswd on 14 May 2020
COKTOE said:
Hooray! I was getting antsy.

I was waiting for Famitsu to publish their figures before doing our estimates, due to Golden Week and Switch shortages. 



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Wyrdness on 14 May 2020

Bit confused on Japanese numbers weren't they 157,463 for Switch and 32,478 for PS4 going by the Famitsu thread?



trunkswd on 14 May 2020
Wyrdness said:

Bit confused on Japanese numbers weren't they 157,463 for Switch and 32,478 for PS4 going by the Famitsu thread?

The Famitsu figures were for two weeks. The region breakdown chart in the OP is for one week (May 9) only.



VGChartz Sales Analyst and Writer - William D'Angelo - I stream on Twitch and have my own Youtube. Follow me on Twitter @TrunksWD.

Writer of the Gap Charts | Weekly Hardware Breakdown | Top 10 | Weekly Sales Analysis | Marketshare Features, as well as daily news on the Video Game Industry.

Wyrdness on 14 May 2020
trunkswd said:
Wyrdness said:

Bit confused on Japanese numbers weren't they 157,463 for Switch and 32,478 for PS4 going by the Famitsu thread?

The Famitsu figures were for two weeks. The region breakdown chart in the OP is for one week (May 9) only.

Okay.



Jranation on 14 May 2020

Great to see Switch at 200k+!



Pocky Lover Boy! 

Oneeee-Chan!!! on 14 May 2020
trunkswd said:
Oneeee-Chan!!! said:
Sales of the PS4 seem to be slightly lower than at the same time last year.
There is no sudden drop even in May.

Sales for the 2 week period for the PS4 are only down around 8% year-over-year. Year to date PS4 sales are down around 22%.

Yes, but it was down more until March. I'm relieved that it doesn't fall much even if it enters May.



My prediction in 2021.

SW: 30m

PS5 16m

XBS: 7.5m