Welcome to the February 2026 VGChartz estimates thread, which includes the dates from February 1 to 28. The articles breaking down February 2026 estimates will be posted in this thread.

You can go to the front page of the site and use the drop down to see the different weekly and monthly sales.

VGChartz Methodology: Hardware estimates are based on retail sampling and trends in individual countries, which are then extrapolated to represent the wider region. This typically allows us to produce figures that end up being within 10% of the actual totals.

This data is regularly compared against official shipment figures released by the console manufacturers and figures estimated by regional trackers with greater market coverage than ourselves. We then update our own estimates to bring them into line with those figures. This can result in frequent changes often within a short space of time, but we feel it's important to prioritise accuracy over consistency.

Note that our estimates are based on sell-through data (units sold to consumers). In almost all cases the figures released by console manufacturers are based on shipment data (sell-in), where as soon as a device has left the factory and entered the supply chain for delivery it is considered a sale. This is why there is always a difference between the companies’ figures (sell-in) and VGChartz estimates (sell-through), even after we’ve made adjustments. The one exception to that is when a console has been discontinued and the remaining stock has finally sold out – at that point the figures will match.

Japan estimates for January 2026

Link to the VGChartz article here.

Switch 2 Once Again Dominates - Japan Hardware Estimates for February 2026

The Nintendo Switch 2 was the best-selling console in Japan with 283,640 units sold for February 2026, according to VGChartz estimates. The Nintendo Switch 2 has now sold an estimated 4.70 million units lifetime.

The Nintendo Switch 1 sold an estimated 86,155 units to bring its lifetime sales to 36.66 million units. The PlayStation 5 sold an estimated 48,202 units to bring its lifetime sales to 7.42 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 3,861 units to bring their lifetime sales to 0.70 million units.

Switch 2 sales compared to the same month for the Switch 1 in 2018 are up by over 104,000 units as the Switch 1 sold 179,380 units in Japan in February 2018.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2019 are down by over 35,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are up by over 3,000 units. PS4 sold 83,325 units for the month of February 2019 and Xbox One sales were at 405 units.

Nintendo Switch 1 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 81,931 units (-48.7%). PlayStation 5 sales are down by 104,830 (-68.5%) and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by -3,560 units (-48.0%).

Looking at sales month-on-month, Nintendo Switch 2 sales are down by over 32,000 units, Nintendo Switch 1 sales are up by over 11,000 units, PlayStation 5 sales are up by over 5,000 units, and Xbox Series X|S sales are up by over 2,000 units.

2026 year-to-date, the Nintendo Switch 2 has sold an estimated 0.60 million units, the Nintendo Switch 1 has sold 0.15 million units, the PlayStation 5 has sold 0.09 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.01 million units.

Monthly Sales:

Japan hardware estimates for February 2026 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. Switch 2 - 283,640 (4,701,776)
2. Switch 1 - 86,155 (36,661,650)
3. PlayStation 5 - 48,202 (7,423,012)
4. Xbox Series X|S - 3,861 (695,881)

Weekly Sales:

Japan February 7, 2026 hardware estimates:

1. Switch 2 - 68,439
2. PlayStation 5 - 11,158
3. Switch 1 - 8,907
4. Xbox Series X|S - 1,258

Japan February 14, 2026 hardware estimates:

1. Switch 2 - 60,091
2. Switch 1 - 26,508
3. PlayStation 5 - 11,602
4. Xbox Series X|S - 759

Japan February 21, 2026 hardware estimates:

1. Switch 2 - 65,846
2. Switch 2 - 28,451
3. PlayStation 5 - 17,536
4. Xbox Series X|S - 1,193

Japan February 28, 2026 hardware estimates:

1. Switch 2 - 89,264
2. Switch 1 - 22,289
3. PlayStation 5 - 15,082
4. Xbox Series X|S - 651

With Japan and RoW posted for February that puts sell-through figures for the Switch ahead of the DS, according to our estimates.

Link to the VGChartz article here.

2026 Japan Sales Comparison Charts Through February - Switch 2 vs PS5 vs Xbox Series vs Switch

Here we see data representing the sales through to consumers and change in sales performance of the four platforms still on the market (Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 1) over comparable periods for 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. Also shown is the market share for each of the consoles over the same periods.

Year to Date Sales Comparison (Same Periods Covered)

Market Share (Same Periods Covered)

2021 – (January 2023 to February 2023)

2022 – (January 2024 to February 2024)

2023 – (January 2025 to February 2025)

2024 – (January 2026 to February 2026)

"Year to date" sales for 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2026 versus 2025 and 2026 versus 2024 is displayed.  This provides an easy-to-view summary of all the data.

Total Sales and Market Share for Each Year

Nintendo

• Nintendo Switch 2
• 0.60 million units sold year-to-date
• Nintendo Switch 1
• 0.16 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 202,035 units (-55.6%)

Sony

• PlayStation 5
• 0.09 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 109,709 units (-54.6%)

Microsoft

• Xbox Series X|S
• 0.01 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 7,685 units (-58.0%)

Note: VGChartz 2026, 2025, and 2023 estimates through February includes 8 weeks, while 2024 estimates includes 9 weeks.

Trunks, is the post for Europe sales imminent?
Also, does vgc still receive data from some stores to extrapolate sales?

Hmmmmmm
The yoy drop of ns indicating that it will sell 845k this year.
684k for the rest 42 weeks 16k weekly.
However, the drop percentage after may will be lower, since in June 2025 ns had a steep dwindling in sales due to ns2 realese.
So thrilling to watch if it can pull another million.

We have some preliminary data for Europe. The little bit of data we have is showing sales in February will be similar to January in Europe.