Shadow1980 said:
So, from what I can gather we're looking at >1.6M for the PS4, >1.3M for the XBO, and the Switch at ~50% of the PS4, maybe a bit more.
First off, this means a record November for combined PlayStation & Xbox sales in the U.S. The previous record was Nov. 2011, which saw the PS3 & 360 sell a combined 2.6M units.
It also means a record-setting November in general for home consoles, perhaps 3.7M units or more between the PS4, XBO, & Switch, beating out the previous record of 3.46M, also set in Nov. 2011 (yeah, the Switch is technically a hybrid, but I'm counting it).
It would also be the #1 best November ever #7 best month overall for the PlayStation brand. And while the XBO might not have set any records for its brand, it did for the XBO itself, and was a very strong month, erasing a huge chunk of the XBO's YoY decline.
Regarding the Switch, while it did not exceed 1 million units like many were assuming, it's worth pointing out that no Nintendo system has ever crossed that threshold its first non-launch window November. The Wii came close with 981k sold in Nov. 2007, followed by the GBA's 929k in Nov. 2001, the 3DS's 765k in Nov. 2011, and the N64's ~760k in Nov. 1997. If the Switch did indeed sell at least 800k, that is not bad at all, especially considering it did not benefit from big Black Friday price cuts. Nintendo typically does a lot better in December than November. Whereas the Nov.-Dec. gap for PlayStation & Xbox narrowed rapidly at the start of this decade with the advent of really aggressive BF deals, this usually hasn't been the case for Nintendo. BF simply isn't as important for Nintendo as it is for PS & Xbox. Given typical Nov.:Dec. ratios for Nintendo systems, it's almost certain we'll see the Switch sell in excess of a million units this month, and it's entirely possible that we could see it sell up to double of what it did in November.
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