It also shows how much the RoW sales are increasing over the years, how little importance they had in terms of sales before the PS2 and how those mostly only knew the Playstations until shortly.

The PS2 is leading by far in RoW (25.6M, the only console above 20M so far in RoW) because it released there dirt cheap when the others already had the PS3 for a while. Next is the PS4, which built upon the success of the PS2, followed by the PSP and PS3; only after the PS3 comes the DS. Those 4 Playstation consoles sold more in RoW than all the others combined before the Switch arrived, and still are about the same as the the consoles combined when the Switch is included so far. But come next year, the Playstation phalanx will be broken, and it looks like China could be pushing Nintendos hybrid console to PS2 levels when all is said and done.

If Nintendo can get even close to PS2 numbers in ROTW that would be a phenomenal breakthrough for Nintendo, as that's typically been an area where they haven't thrived.

I mean, that even the PS3 did better than the DS in there says it all, ROTW has been a secret weapon of Sony for a long time, if Nintendo can tap into that to anywhere near the same degree Switch might actually have a shot at DS/PS2 type numbers globally lifetime.

I'm excited for switch's future. It's gonna be one of the most interesting journeys for a console in a while. I hope it reaches heights never before seen and that newer consoles from Sony. Nintendo and Xbox break records of the past including the switch's if it does cross the line. I want consoles to succeed and not get into stupid console wars. I don't want DS and PS2 to be the peak of consoles but ultimately a sign of grey things to come. I hope we get to a point where consoles selling 150mil+ is trivial and expected at some point.

Week 51 Breakdown:

PS4: Down in all regions.

Xbox One: Down in all regions.

Nintendo Switch: Down in the U.S., Europe, and Japan; Up in the Rest of the World; Down overall.

We've got just 2 weeks left for this year and the end is in sight. So here's what we might see in the finish line:

Final Year Projections:

PlayStation 4: 8,921,070 + Week 53

Xbox One: 3,010,489 + Week 53

Nintendo Switch: 27,720,032 + Week 53

I have a feeling PS4 numbers will be revised down by the next shipment numbers come in January.

I hoped for 30 mil+ for the switch and it came up short but still an amazing run. Hopefully, it clears 30mil in the fiscal year

What makes you say that?

Just a hunch. After NPD results in October (no leak in November sadly), I'm more skeptical of the sales potential of the PS4.

Awesome

Week 52 Breakdown:

PS4: Down in all regions
Xbox One: Down in all regions
Nintendo Switch: Up in all regions

Week 52 has officially been posted. Normally this would be the final week of the year. I'd be wrapping up this thread and moving on to the next one.
However, we still have ONE WEEK LEFT TO GO.
This year, we do have a 53rd week to take into account, and whatever comes of that week will give us our final yearly totals and set the stage for 2021.

So, we'll do it one more time and then once Week 53 comes and goes is when I will formally wrap up this comparison and move on to the next one, which I have big plans for.
As of now, we can see that the stock has severely hit all three consoles more than anticipated. I had full expectations that this week would see the numbers shoot higher compared to last week, but it was rather the opposite, which effectively kills the Switch's chances at 30 million, barring MASSIVE adjustments after Nintendo's next Financial figures which reveal VGChartz estimates being severely undertracked, but I wouldn't put much stock in that happening.