yo33331 on 30 January 2022
This is the Ultimate Console Showdown comparison thread for 2021.
The battles for this year are as follows:
- Nintendo Switch vs Nintendo Wii'08 (24.1M)
- Playstation 5 vs Nintendo Switch'17 (13.1M)
- Xbox Series vs Xbox One'16 (8.2M)
- Playstation 4 vs Xbox 360'14 (2.1M)
- Xbox One vs Wii U'17 (100k)
*The target for all of the comparisons is to be as close as possible (and with that to give us better perspective where the given console is going this year) and to have good chance of finishing close in the end. Therefore if some of the contenders go way far one from another then, the contender's year, or even the contender itself may change so that it suits better to the given's console performance in 2021.*
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2008 Nintendo Wii vs. 2021 Nintendo Switch Comparison
| '08 Wii - Weekly | '08 Wii - Yearly | '21 NSW - Weekly | '21 NSW - Yearly | (+/-) Weekly | (+/-) Yearly |
| 386,299 (January) | 386,299 (January) | 451,108 (January) | 451,108 (January) | +64,809 | +64,809 |
| 206,753 | 593,052 | 417,858 | 868,966 | +211,105 | +275,914 |
| 268,265 | 861,317 | 340,228 | 1,209,194 | +71,963 | +347,877 |
| 315,755 | 1,177,072 | 335,737 | 1,544,931 | +19,982 | +367,859 |
| 297,369 (February) | 1,474,441 (February) | 348,452 (February) | 1,893,383 (February) | +51,083 | +418,942 |
| 366,579 | 1,841,020 | 476,791 | 2,370,174 | +110,212 | +529,154 |
| 226,011 | 2,067,031 | 408,553 | 2,778,727 | +182,542 | +711,696 |
| 256,997 | 2,324,028 | 389,905 | 3,168,632 | +132,908 | +844,604 |
| 364,846 (March) | 2,688,874 (March) | 408,617 (March) | 3,577,249 (March) | +43,771 | +888,375 |
| 236,802 | 2,925,676 | 396,124 | 3,973,373 | +159,322 | +1,047,697 |
| 323,737 | 3,249,413 | 460,678 | 4,434,051 | +136,941 | +1,184,638 |
| 428,612 | 3,678,025 | 739,254 | 5,173,305 | +310,642 | +1,495,280 |
| 273,818 | 3,951,843 | 494,554 | 5,667,859 | +220,736 | +1,716,016 |
| 372,796 (April) | 4,324,639 (April) | 387,651 (April) | 6,055,510 (April) | +14,855 | +1,730,871 |
| 301,517 | 4,626,156 | 382,023 | 6,437,533 | +80,506 | +1,811,377 |
| 394,830 | 5,020,986 | 370,480 | 6,808,013 | -24,350 | +1,787,027 |
| 315,236 | 5,336,222 | 440,075 | 7,248,088 | +124,839 | +1,911,866 |
| 645,420 (May) | 5,981,642 (May) | 340,870 (May) | 7,588,958 (May) | -304,550 | +1,607,316 |
| 375,147 | 6,356,789 | 360,298 | 7,949,256 | -14,849 | +1,592,467 |
| 301,260 | 6,658,049 | 355,230 | 8,304,486 | +53,970 | +1,646,437 |
| 558,375 | 7,216,424 | 325,585 | 8,630,071 | -232,790 | +1,413,647 |
| 376,143 (June) | 7,592,567 (June) | 346,990 (June) | 8,977,061 (June) | -29,153 | +1,384,494 |
| 333,863 | 7,926,430 | 328,865 | 9,305,926 | -4,998 | +1,379,496 |
| 298,361 | 8,224,791 | 328,606 | 9,634,532 | +30,245 | +1,409,741 |
| 341,348 | 8,566,139 | 334,848 | 9,969,380 | -6,500 | +1,403,241 |
| 490,942 | 9,057,081 | 347,340 | 10,316,720 | -143,602 | +1,259,639 |
| 347,385 (July) | 9,404,466 (July) | 326,329 (July) | 10,643,049 (July) | -21,056 | +1,238,583 |
| 345,987 | 9,750,453 | 314,362 | 10,957,411 | -31,625 | +1,206,958 |
| 348,696 | 10,099,149 | 290,834 | 11,248,245 | -57,862 | +1,149,096 |
| 350,371 | 10,449,520 | 278,653 | 11,526,898 | -71,718 | +1,077,378 |
| 299,826 (August) | 10,749,346 (August) | 288,514 (August) | 11,815,412 (August) | -11,312 | +1,066,066 |
| 294,107 | 11,043,453 | 306,933 | 12,122,345 | +12,826 | +1,078,892 |
| 280,570 | 11,324,023 | 289,523 | 12,411,868 | +8,953 | +1,087,845 |
| 317,337 | 11,641,360 | 282,818 | 12,694,686 | -34,519 | +1,053,326 |
| 303,305 (September) | 11,944,665 (September) | 280,585 (September) | 12,975,271 (September) | -22,720 | +1,030,606 |
| 312,737 | 12,257,402 | 288,004 | 13,263,275 | -24,733 | +1,005,873 |
| 321,666 | 12,579,068 | 267,478 | 13,530,753 | -54,188 | +951,685 |
| 247,633 | 12,826,701 | 257,141 | 13,787,894 | +9,508 | +961,193 |
| 288,745 | 13,115,446 | 247,858 | 14,035,752 | -40,887 | +920,306 |
| 277,849 (October) | 13,393,295 (October) | 849,394 (October) | 14,885,146 (October) | +571,545 | +1,491,851 |
| 336,228 | 13,729,523 | 394,194 | 15,279,340 | +57,966 | +1,549,817 |
| 383,232 | 14,112,755 | 472,479 | 15,751,819 | +89,247 | +1,639,064 |
| 405,706 | 14,518,461 | 448,725 | 16,200,544 | +43,019 | +1,682,083 |
| 478,255 (November) | 14,996,716 (November) | 519,664 (November) | 16,720,208 (November) | +41,409 | +1,723,492 |
| 551,259 | 15,547,975 | 544,232 | 17,264,440 | -7,027 | +1,716,465 |
| 688,852 | 16,236,827 | 697,953 | 17,962,393 | +9,101 | +1,725,566 |
| 823,303 | 17,060,130 | 1,413,157 | 19,375,550 | +589,854 | +2,315,420 |
| 1,353,723 | 18,413,853 | 1,063,744 (December) | 20,439,294 (December) | -289,979 | +2,025,441 |
| 1,034,720 (December) | 19,448,573 (December) | 1,031,964 | 21,471,258 | -2,756 | +2,022,685 |
| 1,285,361 | 20,733,934 | 1,042,609 | 22,513,867 | -242,752 | +1,779,933 |
| 1,592,000 | 22,325,934 | 1,036,024 | 23,549,891 | -555,976 | +1,223,957 |
| 1,152,747 | 23,478,681 | 577,918 | 24,127,809 | -574,829 | +649,128 |
| 608,377 | 24,087,058 | - | 24,127,809 | -608,377 | +40,751 |
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2017 Nintendo Switch vs. 2021 PlayStation 5 Comparison
| '17 NSW - Weekly | '17 NSW - Yearly | '21 PS5 - Weekly | '21 PS5 - Yearly | (+/-) Weekly |
(+/-) Yearly |
| - (January) | - (January) | 153,195 (January) | 153,195 (January) | +153,195 | +153,195 |
| - | - | 139,076 | 292,271 | +139,076 | +292,271 |
| - | - | 184,184 | 476,455 | +184,184 | +476,455 |
| - | - | 176,638 | 653,093 | +176,638 | +653,093 |
| - (February) | - (February) | 196,255 (February) | 849,348 (February) | +196,255 | +849,348 |
| - | - | 221,883 | 1,071,231 | +221,883 | +1,071,231 |
| - | - | 233,868 | 1,305,099 | +233,868 | +1,305,099 |
| - | - | 233,872 | 1,538,971 | +233,872 | +1,538,971 |
| 1,400,822 (March) | 1,400,822 (March) | 251,433 (March) | 1,790,404 (March) | -1,149,389 | +389,582 |
| 229,497 | 1,630,319 | 267,301 | 2,057,705 | +37,804 | +427,386 |
| 214,874 | 1,845,193 | 301,511 | 2,359,216 | +86,637 | +514,023 |
| 275,888 | 2,121,081 | 321,373 | 2,680,589 | +45,485 | +559,508 |
| 213,557 (April) | 2,334,638 (April) | 248,169 | 2,928,758 | +34,612 | +594,120 |
| 168,717 | 2,503,355 | 183,604 (April) | 3,112,362 (April) | +14,887 | +609,007 |
| 163,227 | 2,666,582 | 179,633 | 3,291,995 | +16,406 | +625,413 |
| 157,474 | 2,824,056 | 183,700 | 3,475,695 | +26,226 | +651,639 |
| 260,625 | 3,084,681 | 194,393 | 3,670,088 | -66,232 | +585,407 |
| 143,147 (May) | 3,227,828 (May) | 163,794 (May) | 3,833,882 (May) | +21,647 | +607,054 |
| 116,042 | 3,343,870 | 217,197 | 4,051,079 | +102,155 | +709,209 |
| 117,751 | 3,461,621 | 174,453 | 4,225,532 | +57,702 | +766,911 |
| 120,909 | 3,582,530 | 223,613 | 4,449,145 | +103,704 | +870,615 |
| 116,641 | 3,699,171 | 190,629 (June) | 4,639,774 (June) | +74,988 | +945,603 |
| 119,575 (June) | 3,818,746 (June) | 183,663 | 4,823,437 | +65,088 | +1,010,691 |
| 171,869 | 3,990,615 | 193,116 | 5,016,553 | +22,247 | +1,032,938 |
| 128,127 | 4,118,742 | 221,942 | 5,238,495 | +94,815 | +1,127,753 |
| 91,409 | 4,210,151 | 206,505 | 5,445,000 | +116,096 | +1,243,849 |
| 118,283 (July) | 4,328,434 (July) | 212,907 (July) | 5,657,907 (July) | +95,624 | +1,339,473 |
| 124,716 | 4,453,150 | 204,105 | 5,862,012 | +80,389 | +1,419,862 |
| 248,460 | 4,701,610 | 213,826 | 6,075,838 | -33,634 | +1,386,228 |
| 177,896 | 4,879,506 | 236,061 | 6,311,899 | +59,165 | +1,445,393 |
| 151,457 (August) | 5,030,963 (August) | 217,170 (August) | 6,529,069 (August) | +66,713 | +1,512,106 |
| 183,211 | 5,214,174 | 221,500 | 6,750,569 | +39,289 | +1,551,395 |
| 125,422 | 5,339,596 | 241,717 | 6,992,286 | +117,295 | +1,668,690 |
| 174,415 | 5,514,011 | 245,183 | 7,237,469 | +71,768 | +1,740,458 |
| 158,795 | 5,672,806 | 248,654 (September) | 7,486,123 (September) | +90,859 | +1,831,317 |
| 159,306 (September) | 5,832,112 (September) | 251,980 | 7,738,103 | +93,674 | +1,924,991 |
| 159,470 | 5,991,582 | 265,257 | 8,003,360 | +105,787 | +2,030,778 |
| 159,278 | 6,150,860 | 273,492 | 8,276,852 | +114,214 | +2,144,992 |
| 202,859 | 6,353,719 | 261,772 | 8,538,624 | +58,913 | +2,203,905 |
| 159,387 (October) | 6,513,106 (October) | 237,060 (October) | 8,775,684 (October) | +77,673 | +2,281,578 |
| 168,154 | 6,681,260 | 235,932 | 9,011,616 | +67,778 | +2,349,356 |
| 164,314 | 6,845,574 | 235,919 | 9,247,535 | +71,605 | +2,420,961 |
| 308,200 | 7,153,774 | 245,321 | 9,492,856 | -63,879 | +2,357,082 |
| 229,255 (November) | 7,383,029 (November) | 257,000 (November) | 9,749,856 (November) | +26,745 | +2,383,827 |
| 272,438 | 7,655,467 | 315,268 | 10,065,124 | +41,830 | +2,425,657 |
| 341,547 | 7,997,014 | 293,156 | 10,358,280 | -51,391 | +2,374,266 |
| 847,754 | 8,844,768 | 339,403 | 10,697,683 | -517,351 | +1,856,915 |
| 666,083 | 9,510,851 | 313,332 (December) | 11,011,015 (December) | -355,751 | +1,501,164 |
| 815,232 (December) | 10,326,083 (December) | 359,366 | 11,370,381 | -456,866 | +1,044,298 |
| 993,616 | 11,319,699 | 488,390 | 11,858,771 | -506,226 | +538,072 |
| 1,164,525 | 12,484,224 | 532,118 | 12,390,889 | -633,407 | -95,335 |
| 639,044 | 13,123,268 | 329,064 | 12,719,953 | -307,980 | -403,315 |
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2016 XBOX ONE vs. 2021 XBOX Series Comparison
| '16 XB1 - Weekly | '16 XB1 - Yearly | '21 XBSX - Weekly | '21 XBSX - Yearly | (+/-) Weekly | (+/-) Yearly |
| 78,546 (January) | 78,546 (January) | 91,058 (January) | 91,058 (January) | +12,512 | +12,512 |
| 68,157 | 146,703 | 74,075 | 165,133 | +5,918 | +18,430 |
| 64,825 | 211,528 | 78,160 | 243,293 | +13,335 | +31,765 |
| 75,207 | 286,735 | 82,020 | 325,313 | +6,813 | +38,578 |
| 104,617 (February) | 391,352 (February) | 77,317 (February) | 402,630 (February) | -27,300 | +11,278 |
| 110,325 | 501,677 | 82,195 | 484,825 | -28,130 | -16,852 |
| 99,745 | 601,422 | 77,914 | 562,739 | -21,831 | -38,683 |
| 99,294 | 700,716 | 85,319 | 648,058 | -13,975 | -52,658 |
| 83,585 (March) | 784,301 (March) | 120,147 (March) | 768,205 (March) | +36,562 | -16,096 |
| 122,451 | 906,752 | 122,089 | 890,294 | -362 | -16,458 |
| 97,503 | 1,004,255 | 146,384 | 1,036,678 | +48,881 | +32,423 |
| 84,461 | 1,088,716 | 140,809 | 1,177,487 | +56,348 | +88,771 |
| 82,161 | 1,170,877 | 114,534 | 1,292,021 | +32,373 | +121,144 |
| 81,115 (April) | 1,251,992 (April) | 89,348 (April) | 1,381,369 (April) | +8,233 | +129,377 |
| 80,877 | 1,332,869 | 89,451 | 1,470,820 | +8,574 | +137,951 |
| 81,443 | 1,414,312 | 87,450 | 1,558,270 | +6,007 | +143,958 |
| 69,624 | 1,483,936 | 93,422 | 1,651,692 | +23,798 | +167,756 |
| 58,201 (May) | 1,542,137 (May) | 90,840 (May) | 1,742,532 (May) | +32,639 | +200,395 |
| 55,290 | 1,597,427 | 92,940 | 1,835,472 | +37,650 | +238,045 |
| 60,638 | 1,658,065 | 97,342 | 1,932,814 | +36,704 | +274,749 |
| 66,061 | 1,724,126 | 104,018 | 2,036,832 | +37,957 | +312,706 |
| 63,336 (June) | 1,787,462 (June) | 115,664 (June) | 2,152,496 (June) | +52,328 | +365,034 |
| 82,415 | 1,869,877 | 146,145 | 2,298,641 | +63,730 | +428,764 |
| 87,653 | 1,957,530 | 170,546 | 2,469,187 | +82,893 | +511,657 |
| 94,836 | 2,052,366 | 158,655 | 2,627,842 | +63,819 | +575,476 |
| 95,305 | 2,147,671 | 143,022 | 2,770,864 | +47,717 | +623,193 |
| 89,495 (July) | 2,237,166 (July) | 118,812 (July) | 2,889,676 (July) | +29,317 | +652,510 |
| 86,368 | 2,323,534 | 115,720 | 3,005,396 | +29,352 | +681,862 |
| 84,125 | 2,407,659 | 121,350 | 3,126,746 | +37,225 | +719,087 |
| 81,802 | 2,489,461 | 120,118 | 3,246,864 | +38,316 | +757,403 |
| 104,022 (August) | 2,593,483 (August) | 120,673 (August) | 3,367,537 (August) | +16,651 | +774,054 |
| 107,545 | 2,701,028 | 117,649 | 3,485,186 | +10,104 | +784,158 |
| 108,550 | 2,809,578 | 122,511 | 3,607,697 | +13,961 | +798,119 |
| 142,354 | 2,951,932 | 124,666 | 3,732,363 | -17,688 | +780,431 |
| 131,942 | 3,083,874 | 122,565 (September) | 3,854,928 (September) | -9,377 | +771,054 |
| 125,530 (September) | 3,209,404 (September) | 134,669 | 3,989,597 | +9,139 | +780,193 |
| 125,787 | 3,335,191 | 137,176 | 4,126,773 | +11,389 | +791,582 |
| 121,973 | 3,457,164 | 137,123 | 4,263,896 | +15,150 | +806,732 |
| 146,165 | 3,603,329 | 142,472 | 4,406,368 | -3,693 | +803,039 |
| 139,116 (October) | 3,742,445 (October) | 135,965 (October) | 4,542,333 (October) | -3,151 | +799,888 |
| 225,602 | 3,968,047 | 140,543 | 4,682,876 | -85,059 | +714,829 |
| 199,028 | 4,167,075 | 143,001 | 4,825,877 | -56,027 | +658,802 |
| 156,202 | 4,323,277 | 155,041 | 4,980,918 | -1,161 | +657,641 |
| 225,677 (November) | 4,548,954 (November) | 200,496 (November) | 5,181,414 (November) | -25,181 | +632,460 |
| 247,383 | 4,796,337 | 209,458 | 5,390,872 | -37,925 | +594,535 |
| 263,488 | 5,059,825 | 247,063 | 5,637,935 | -16,425 | +578,110 |
| 826,530 | 5,886,355 | 616,051 | 6,253,986 | -210,479 | +367,631 |
| 478,975 | 6,365,330 | 356,761 (December) | 6,610,747 (December) | -122,214 | +245,417 |
| 501,526 (December) | 6,866,856 (December) | 349,664 | 6,960,411 | -151,862 | +93,555 |
| 572,744 | 7,439,600 | 419,116 | 7,379,527 | -153,628 | -60,073 |
| 624,310 | 8,063,910 | 429,733 | 7,809,260 | -194,577 | -254,650 |
| 223,452 | 8,287,362 | 251,586 | 8,060,846 | +28,134 | -226,516 |
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