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XtremeBG on 31 December 2023

This is the Japan Console Showdown comparison thread for 2024.

It will be only for the Japan region, and will be the only sales thread from me, that will be updated weekly since the site is updating the worldwide numbers monthly instead of weekly. Just to clarify, my data is strictly adjusted with the VGChartz data. I fill up the data from Famitsu when it comes out, and when the given month data is out on VGChartz, I adjust that with those slightly different numbers. They are slightly different from the Famitsu ones, because there is 1 day difference in the weeks. That 1 day difference is there because the weeks are adjusted in order to be the same days they are with the NPD/Circana weeks (and Europe too).

The battles for this year for Japan are as follows:

  • Nintendo Switch 2024 vs XBSX 2024 US+EU
  • Nintendo Switch vs NDS'10 (2.9M)
  • PlayStation 5 vs PlayStation 4'16 (2M)
  • XBOX Series vs XB360'11 (115K)

The target for all of the comparisons is to be as close as possible and to give us better perspective where the given console is going this year and having good chance of finishing close in the end. Therefore if some of the contenders go way too 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. Other thing is also I would not repeat main competitor (on the tables) from the year prior, so even if it's a good fit, I would always look for a different one, so it's always new, fresh and interesting.

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2024 Nintendo Switch Japan vs XBSX'24 US+EU Comparison

Week/Month XBSX '24 - Weekly XBSX '24 - Yearly NSW - Weekly NSW - Yearly (+/-) Weekly (+/-) Yearly
January 75,666 75,666 104,566 104,566 +28,900 +28,900
2 61,235 136,901 46,618 151,184 -14,617 +14,283
3 59,187 196,088 43,708 194,892 -15,479 -1,196
4 60,665 256,753 46,448 241,340 -14,217 -15,413
5 65,551 322,304 41,978 283,318 -23,573 -38,986
February 62,047 384,351 49,558 332,876 -12,489 -51,475
7 64,228 448,579 48,407 381,283 -15,821 -67,296
8 66,476 515,055 50,898 432,181 -15,578 -82,874
9 67,655 582,710 62,544 494,725 -5,111 -87,985
March 60,567 643,277 65,931 560,656 +5,364 -82,621
11 56,721 699,998 42,904 603,560 -13,817 -96,438
12 56,149 756,147 60,839 664,399 +4,690 -91,748
13 54,600 810,747 57,546 721,945 +2,946 -88,802
April 54,843 865,590 71,961 793,906 +17,118 -71,684
15 41,475 907,065 71,286 865,192 +29,811 -41,873
16 42,344 949,409 64,295 929,487 +21,951 -19,922
17 38,714 988,123 59,068 988,555 +20,354 +432
May 38,224 1,026,347 41,047 1,029,602 +2,823 +3,255
19 40,422 1,066,769 47,078 1,076,680 +6,656 +9,911
20 41,352 1,108,121 40,718 1,117,398 -634 +9,277
21 45,165 1,153,286 48,047 1,165,445 +2,882 +12,159
22 45,916 1,199,202 49,003 1,214,448 +3,087 +15,246
June 42,252 1,241,454 53,359 1,267,807 +11,107 +26,353
24 46,791 1,288,245 38,531 1,306,338 -8,260 +18,093
25 49,157 1,337,402 38,217 1,344,555 -10,940 +7,153
26 50,243 1,387,645 46,278 1,390,833 -3,965 +3,188
July 50,792 1,438,437 52,736 1,443,569 +1,944 +5,132
28 58,649 1,497,086 53,521 1,497,090 -5,128 +4
29 89,038 1,586,124 66,518 1,563,608 -22,520 -22,516
30 85,482 1,671,606 59,598 1,623,206 -25,884 -48,400
31 81,502 1,753,108 57,768 1,680,974 -23,734 -72,134
August 58,835 1,811,943 72,773 1,753,747 +13,938 -58,196
33 54,418 1,866,361 54,441 1,808,188 +23 -58,173
34 52,796 1,919,157 42,972 1,851,160 -9,824 -67,997
35 55,669 1,974,826 63,665 1,914,825 +7,996 -60,001
September 47,567 2,022,393 67,486 1,982,311 +19,919 -40,082
37 46,165 2,068,558 50,586 2,032,897 +4,421 -35,661
38 45,046 2,113,604 52,367 2,085,264 +7,321 -28,340
39 46,568 2,160,172 74,364 2,159,628 +27,796 -544
October 49,572 2,209,744 63,821 2,223,449 +14,249 +13,705
41 51,262 2,261,006 55,097 2,278,546 +3,835 +17,540
42 60,884 2,321,890 58,866 2,337,412 -2,018 +15,522
43 69,483 2,391,373 67,736 2,405,148 -1,747 +13,775
44 66,004 2,457,377 60,104 2,465,252 -5,900 +7,875
November 72,715 2,530,092 64,021 2,529,273 -8,694 -819
46 93,979 2,624,071 62,167 2,591,440 -31,812 -32,631
47 111,532 2,735,603 69,144 2,660,584 -42,388 -75,019
48 325,248 3,060,851 91,716 2,752,300 -233,532 -308,551
December 205,596 3,266,447 80,439 2,832,739 -125,157 -433,708
50 157,708 3,424,155 99,398 2,932,137 -58,310 -492,018
51 173,105 3,597,260 104,165 3,036,302 -68,940 -560,958
52 151,648 3,748,908 76,553 3,112,855 -75,095 -636,053
53 85,386 3,834,294 109,744 3,222,599 +24,358 -611,695

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2010 Nintendo DS vs 2024 Nintendo Switch Comparison

Week/Month DS '10 - Weekly DS '10 - Yearly NSW - Weekly NSW - Yearly (+/-) Weekly (+/-) Yearly
January 110,547 110,547 104,566 104,566 -5,981 -5,981
2 63,689 174,236 46,618 151,184 -17,071 -23,052
3 51,542 225,778 43,708 194,892 -7,834 -30,886
4 72,429 298,207 46,448 241,340 -25,981 -56,867
5 54,551 352,758 41,978 283,318 -12,573 -69,440
February 52,242 405,000 49,558 332,876 -2,684 -72,124
7 46,256 451,256 48,407 381,283 +2,151 -69,973
8 46,798 498,054 50,898 432,181 +4,100 -65,873
9 45,573 543,627 62,544 494,725 +16,971 -48,902
March 40,569 584,196 65,931 560,656 +25,362 -23,540
11 40,975 625,171 42,904 603,560 +1,929 -21,611
12 45,553 670,724 60,839 664,399 +15,286 -6,325
13 42,160 712,884 57,546 721,945 +15,386 +9,061
April 36,923 749,807 71,961 793,906 +35,038 +44,099
15 31,626 781,433 71,286 865,192 +39,660 +83,759
16 31,143 812,576 64,295 929,487 +33,152 +116,911
17 45,371 857,947 59,068 988,555 +13,697 +130,608
May 45,466 903,413 41,047 1,029,602 -4,419 +126,189
19 28,446 931,859 47,078 1,076,680 +18,632 +144,821
20 26,518 958,377 40,718 1,117,398 +14,200 +159,021
21 28,757 987,134 48,047 1,165,445 +19,290 +178,311
22 20,331 1,007,465 49,003 1,214,448 +28,672 +206,983
June 22,397 1,029,862 53,359 1,267,807 +30,962 +237,945
24 52,736 1,082,598 38,531 1,306,338 -14,205 +223,740
25 66,881 1,149,479 38,217 1,344,555 -28,664 +195,076
26 54,859 1,204,338 46,278 1,390,833 -8,581 +186,495
July 50,087 1,254,425 52,736 1,443,569 +2,649 +189,144
28 46,576 1,301,001 53,521 1,497,090 +6,945 +196,089
29 45,955 1,346,956 66,518 1,563,608 +20,563 +216,652
30 44,428 1,391,384 59,598 1,623,206 +15,170 +231,822
August 42,468 1,433,852 57,768 1,680,974 +15,300 +247,122
32 57,872 1,491,724 72,773 1,753,747 +14,901 +262,023
33 45,031 1,536,755 54,441 1,808,188 +9,410 +271,433
34 38,911 1,575,666 42,972 1,851,160 +4,061 +275,494
35 37,823 1,613,489 63,665 1,914,825 +25,842 +301,336
September 38,311 1,651,800 67,486 1,982,311 +29,175 +330,511
37 83,767 1,735,567 50,586 2,032,897 -33,181 +297,330
38 86,931 1,822,498 52,367 2,085,264 -34,564 +262,766
39 56,299 1,878,797 74,364 2,159,628 +18,065 +280,831
October 50,618 1,929,415 63,821 2,223,449 +13,203 +294,034
41 46,141 1,975,556 55,097 2,278,546 +8,956 +302,990
42 33,226 2,008,782 58,866 2,337,412 +25,640 +328,630
43 51,689 2,060,471 67,736 2,405,148 +16,047 +344,677
44 37,693 2,098,164 60,104 2,465,252 +22,411 +367,088
November 32,347 2,130,511 64,021 2,529,273 +31,674 +398,762
46 40,573 2,171,084 62,167 2,591,440 +21,594 +420,356
47 51,781 2,222,865 69,144 2,660,584 +17,363 +437,719
48 76,125 2,298,990 91,716 2,752,300 +15,591 +453,310
December 113,152 2,412,142 80,439 2,832,739 -32,713 +420,597
50 149,426 2,561,568 99,398 2,932,137 -50,028 +370,569
51 203,231 2,764,799 104,165 3,036,302 -99,066 +271,503
52 107,484 2,872,283 76,553 3,112,855 -30,931 +240,572
53 - 2,872,283 109,744 3,222,599 +109,744 +350,316

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2016 PlayStation 4 vs. 2024 PlayStation 5 Comparison

Week/Month PS4 '16 - Weekly PS4 '16 - Yearly PS5 - Weekly PS5 - Yearly (+/-) Weekly (+/-) Yearly
January 37,474 37,474 41,143 41,143 +3,669 +3,669
2 26,102 63,576 36,521 77,664 +10,419 +14,088
3 24,821 88,397 57,919 135,583 +33,098 +47,186
4 32,667 121,064 49,959 185,542 +17,292 +64,478
5 31,740 152,804 34,497 220,039 +2,757 +67,235
February 26,451 179,255 40,754 260,793 +14,303 +81,538
7 28,667 207,922 38,223 299,016 +9,556 +91,094
8 26,405 234,327 33,511 332,527 +7,106 +98,200
9 28,232 262,559 48,079 380,606 +19,847 +118,047
March 27,093 289,652 39,078 419,684 +11,985 +130,032
11 27,829 317,481 26,528 446,212 -1,301 +128,731
12 35,552 353,033 27,797 474,009 -7,755 +120,976
13 32,259 385,292 20,854 494,863 -11,405 +109,571
April 23,408 408,700 24,988 519,851 +1,580 +111,151
15 20,567 429,267 20,949 540,800 +382 +111,533
16 20,631 449,898 21,308 562,108 +677 +112,210
17 28,104 478,002 28,044 590,152 -60 +112,150
May 24,641 502,643 21,510 611,662 -3,131 +109,019
19 22,679 525,322 21,527 633,189 -1,152 +107,867
20 18,604 543,926 17,574 650,763 -1,030 +106,837
21 24,214 568,140 23,376 674,139 -838 +105,999
22 22,552 590,692 22,556 696,695 +4 +106,003
June 18,907 609,599 21,837 718,532 +2,930 +108,933
24 19,372 628,971 22,895 741,427 +3,523 +112,456
25 21,539 650,510 22,839 764,266 +1,300 +113,756
26 24,390 674,900 27,514 791,780 +3,124 +116,880
July 22,250 697,150 29,733 821,513 +7,483 +124,363
28 21,579 718,729 29,324 850,837 +7,745 +132,108
29 20,223 738,952 38,266 889,103 +18,043 +150,151
30 22,051 761,003 25,807 914,910 +3,756 +153,907
August 18,687 779,690 25,801 940,711 +7,114 +161,021
32 19,401 799,091 24,017 964,728 +4,616 +165,637
33 19,602 818,693 22,889 987,617 +3,287 +168,924
34 18,077 836,770 31,506 1,019,123 +13,429 +182,353
35 17,105 853,875 33,874 1,052,997 +16,769 +199,122
September 15,455 869,330 11,014 1,064,011 -4,441 +194,681
37 96,387 965,717 10,103 1,074,114 -86,284 +108,397
38 49,381 1,015,098 8,761 1,082,875 -40,620 +67,777
39 42,470 1,057,568 10,806 1,093,681 -31,664 +36,113
October 35,917 1,093,485 12,560 1,106,241 -23,357 +12,756
41 35,022 1,128,507 11,810 1,118,051 -23,212 -10,456
42 36,776 1,165,283 11,324 1,129,375 -25,452 -35,908
43 41,278 1,206,561 11,951 1,141,326 -29,327 -65,235
44 41,614 1,248,175 13,971 1,155,297 -27,643 -92,878
November 103,352 1,351,527 88,175 1,243,472 -15,177 -108,055
46 47,375 1,398,902 23,679 1,267,151 -23,696 -131,751
47 51,079 1,449,981 25,580 1,292,731 -25,499 -157,250
48 128,157 1,578,138 38,168 1,330,899 -89,989 -247,239
December 105,990 1,684,128 50,372 1,381,271 -55,618 -302,857
50 87,026 1,771,154 21,582 1,402,853 -65,444 -368,301
51 114,390 1,885,544 24,658 1,427,511 -89,732 -458,033
52 97,955 1,983,499 27,145 1,454,656 -70,810 -528,843
53 - 1,983,499 46,685 1,501,341 +46,685 -482,158

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2011 XBOX 360 vs. 2024 Xbox Series Comparison

Week/Month X360 '11 - Weekly X360 '11 - Yearly XBSX - Weekly XBSX - Yearly (+/-) Weekly (+/-) Yearly
January 4,373 4,373 704 704 -3,669 -3,669
2 2,913 7,286 1,173 1,877 -1,740 -5,409
3 2,931 10,217 1,897 3,774 -1,034 -6,443
4 3,608 13,825 3,912 7,686 +304 -6,139
5 2,590 16,415 3,186 10,872 +596 -5,543
February 2,628 19,043 3,101 13,973 +473 -5,070
7 2,561 21,604 1,655 15,628 -906 -5,976
8 4,918 26,522 3,120 18,748 -1,798 -7,774
9 2,380 28,902 2,358 21,106 -22 -7,796
March 1,943 30,845 3,752 24,858 +1,809 -5,987
11 1,339 32,184 1,503 26,361 +164 -5,823
12 1,620 33,804 1,364 27,725 -256 -6,079
13 1,615 35,419 1,381 29,106 -234 -6,313
April 1,943 37,362 2,119 31,225 +176 -6,137
15 1,918 39,280 2,622 33,847 +704 -5,433
16 1,871 41,151 2,797 36,644 +926 -4,507
17 3,702 44,853 2,872 39,516 -830 -5,337
May 3,213 48,066 2,471 41,987 -742 -6,079
19 2,707 50,773 4,456 46,443 +1,749 -4,330
20 2,021 52,794 2,573 49,016 +552 -3,778
21 2,123 54,917 2,104 51,120 -19 -3,797
22 2,080 56,997 3,255 54,375 +1,175 -2,622
June 1,972 58,969 2,194 56,569 +222 -2,400
24 2,697 61,666 1,378 57,947 -1,319 -3,719
25 2,023 63,689 965 58,912 -1,058 -4,777
26 2,080 65,769 1,601 60,513 -479 -5,256
July 1,983 67,752 2,005 62,518 +22 -5,234
28 1,675 69,427 766 63,284 -909 -6,143
29 1,551 70,978 4,743 68,027 +3,192 -2,951
30 1,804 72,782 5,692 73,719 +3,888 +937
August 1,450 74,232 4,347 78,066 +2,897 +3,834
32 1,743 75,975 3,839 81,905 +2,096 +5,930
33 1,278 77,253 601 82,506 -677 +5,253
34 1,177 78,430 259 82,765 -918 +4,335
35 1,039 79,469 782 83,547 -257 +4,078
September 983 80,452 1,488 85,035 +505 +4,583
37 1,052 81,504 682 85,717 -370 +4,213
38 3,926 85,430 603 86,320 -3,323 +890
39 2,072 87,502 563 86,883 -1,509 -619
October 1,438 88,940 359 87,242 -1,079 -1,698
41 1,905 90,845 429 87,671 -1,476 -3,174
42 1,555 92,400 1,612 89,283 +57 -3,117
43 1,649 94,049 1,207 90,490 -442 -3,559
44 1,616 95,665 2,614 93,104 +998 -2,561
November 1,582 97,247 2,412 95,516 +830 -1,731
46 1,799 99,046 3,075 98,591 +1,276 -455
47 1,667 100,713 2,663 101,254 +996 +541
48 1,631 102,344 4,342 105,596 +2,711 +3,252
December 3,039 105,383 3,011 108,607 -28 +3,224
50 3,193 108,576 1,918 110,525 -1,275 +1,949
51 4,075 112,651 3,394 113,919 -681 +1,268
52 2,308 114,959 1,403 115,322 -905 +363
53 - 114,959 881 116,203 +881 +1,244

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Last edited by XtremeBG - on 10 January 2026

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Bofferbrauer2 on 31 December 2023

Aaand subscribed!



The Nintendo eShop rating Thread: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=237454 List as Google Doc:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aW2hXQT1TheElVS7z-F3pP-7nbqdrDqWNTxl6JoJWBY/edit?usp=sharing

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hellobion2 on 02 January 2024

PS5 show no mercy do not hesitate. Defeat the Nintendo we must.



BiON!@ 

Eagle367 on 07 January 2024

Nippon showdown



Just a guy who doesn't want to be bored. Also

Qwark on 08 January 2024

PS5 will lose all its battles I fear



Please excuse my (probally) poor grammar

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Shtinamin_ on 08 January 2024

Im very excited. Here are my predictions:

Switch will sell more than PS5.

  • Switch 3.5M
  • PS5 3.3M

Switch beats NDS'10 & 3DS'17

PS5 does not beat PSP'08 but does beat PSP'10

XBOX Series does not beat XBOX 360'08 but does beat XBOX 360'11

  • XBOX Series 170k


Also I think the head to head graphs are a bit Playstation biased but that is fun. Competition is fun. I might be a bit Nintendo bias with my prediction but I have faith in Nintendo (and rather logical stats to back it up).
Let's go Switch! Give it your best!



Lifetime Sales Predictions 

Switch: 160 million (was 120 million, then 140 million, then 150 million)

PS5: 130 million (was 124 million)

Xbox Series X/S: 54 million (was 60 million, then 57 million)

"The way to accomplish great things, is to be indefatigable and never rest till the thing is accomplished." - Joseph Smith Jr.

XtremeBG on 08 January 2024
Shtinamin_ said:


Also I think the head to head graphs are a bit Playstation biased but that is fun. Competition is fun. I might be a bit Nintendo bias with my prediction but I have faith in Nintendo (and rather logical stats to back it up).
Let's go Switch! Give it your best!

There is no bias here. The comparisons are made from what is the natural way of continuing the sales from 2023 according to every console life and performance to date. If PS underperforms I will of course change it's competitor to weaker one. If Switch is better than it's competitors, I can change it as well. But the chances of Switch making more than 3M this year giving the big declines in Japan lately is not very likely.

For PS5 the most likely period of doing more than it's 2023, is now - 2024, when the Switch 2 won't be a factor for the most of the year, and where there won't be big competition (as Switch sales for example the last few years). That's why it's only natural for the PS5 to be able to reach higher numbers than it's 2023. Again if it fails I can and will change it's comparison accordingly.



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PS5 vs SW2 in 2026 / Best holiday months / When will the Switch pass 160M? / LT expectations of: Switch / PS5 / XBSX / Switch 2

Norion on 08 January 2024
Shtinamin_ said:

Im very excited. Here are my predictions:

Switch will sell more than PS5.

  • Switch 3.5M
  • PS5 3.3M

Switch beats NDS'10 & 3DS'17

PS5 does not beat PSP'08 but does beat PSP'10

There's no way the PS5 is beating the PSP'10, let alone getting to 3.3m. With pent up demand fulfilled and it getting a price increase everything points to it being down this year. It'll be surprising if it sells more than 2m again considering the PS4 never did that.



XtremeBG on 08 January 2024

Okay, maybe there is a point here. I changed the PS comparison to:

  • PlayStation 5 vs PSP'06 (1.85M) vs PSP'07 (3.05M)

Let's see if PS5 will have tough time this year reaching 3M in Japan, and low target - 1.85M.



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Ultimate Showdowns: JP 2023 / JP 2024 / JP 2025 / JP 2026 / 2026 / 2025 / 2024 / 2023 / 2022 / 2021

Lifetime Showdowns: Global / Regional / Historical / YOY Charts / 150M+ Club Chart

PS5 vs SW2 in 2026 / Best holiday months / When will the Switch pass 160M? / LT expectations of: Switch / PS5 / XBSX / Switch 2

Norion on 08 January 2024
XtremeBG said:

Okay, maybe there is a point here. I changed the PS comparison to:

  • PlayStation 5 vs PSP'06 (1.85M) vs PSP'07 (3.05M)

Let's see if PS5 will have tough time this year reaching 3M in Japan, and low target - 1.85M.

That definitely makes more sense. I expect it'll be similar to the former.