trunkswd said:
Nintendo really needs to get the Switch back in stock. Still hard to find. |
Yeah stock shortages are their biggest obstacle right now, just like in 2017. They'll sell about as much as they can ship, so they should do everything they can to increase supply. I dunno what more they can do, maybe try to buy up capacity in more factories in more countries, like they did last year to avoid tariffs?
The Switch vs 3DS race in Japan is going to be very interesting.
It's worth remembering that 3DS was dirt cheap by this point in its life, while the Switch has yet to get an actual price cut.
I also don't recall 3DS having similar problems with supply constraints.
| trunkswd said: Read the article here. Be sure to share it. PS4 vs Xbox One in the US – VGChartz Gap Charts – March 2020
PS4 Vs. XOne US: Gap change in latest month: 39,306 – PS4 Gap change over last 12 months: 841,914 – PS4 Total Lead: 4,761,901 – PS4 PS4 Total Sales: 32,783,315 Xbox One Total Sales: 28,021,414 In March 2020 the gap in the US between the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One grew in favor of the PlayStation 4. The PlayStation 4 sold 39,306 more units than the Xbox One in the last month. The PlayStation 4 has also sold 841,914 more units in the last 12 months. The PlayStation 4 currently leads by 4.76 million units. The PlayStation 4 launched in the US on November 15, 2013, while the Xbox One launched on November 22, 2013. The PlayStation 4 has sold 32.78 Million units, while the Xbox One has sold 28.02 million units. The PS4 and Xbox One have sold a combined 60.80 million units in the US. The PS3 and Xbox 360 sold a combined 72.13 million units lifetime in the US. The PS4 and Xbox One need to sell another 11.33 million units to reach the sales of the previous generation. |
Crazy that the two were almost tied in holiday 2014 and 2015. Wasn't til 2016 that they really parted ways.
trunkswd said:
Microsoft started the gen with one hand tied behind their back. Even with the botched launch Microsoft was able to keep it fairly close in the US. I have a feeling Xbox Series X will outsell the PS5 in the US. |
Funnily enough though it was the early gen when they were still very close there, despite all the bad PR for Xbone.
| trunkswd said: Read the article here. Be sure to share it. Switch vs 3DS and Wii U in the US – VGChartz Gap Charts – March 2020
Switch Vs. 3DS and Wii U USA: Gap change in latest month: 595,373 – Switch Gap change over last 12 months: 1,950,804 - Switch Total Lead: 2,035,996 - Switch Switch Total Sales: 18,642,821 3DS and Wii U Total Sales: 16,606,825 March 2020 is the 37th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for in the US. During the latest month the gap grew in favor of the Switch when compared to the combined sales of the 3DS and Wii U during the same timeframe by 595,373 units. In the last 12 months the gap has grown in favor of the Switch by 1.95 million units. The Switch is currently ahead of the 3DS and Wii U by 3.04 million units. The 3DS launched in March 2011 and the Wii U launched in November 2012, while the Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017. The Switch has sold 18.64 million units, while the 3DS and Wii U have sold 16.61 million units during the same timeframe. The 3DS and Wii U have sold a combined 28.77 million units in the US. The Switch is currently 10.13 million units behind. |
Sayonara suckers. There should be no looking back now.
Switch has truly grown Nintendo's audience instead of just inheriting the Wii U and 3DS userbases. It should also be noted that a lot of Wii U owners would've also had a 3DS so the total amount of people between them would be less than their combined numbers.
It's starting to look like the PS4 won't pass the Xbox 360 in the US.
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| trunkswd said: Read the article here. Be sure to share it. PlayStation 4 vs Xbox 360 in the US – VGChartz Gap Charts – March 2020
PS4 Vs. X360 US: Gap change in latest month: 49,200 – X360 Gap change over last 12 months: 3,710,118 – X360 Total Lead: 1,294,152 – X360 X360 Total Sales: 34,077,467 PS4 Total Sales: 32,783,315 In March 2020 the gap in the US between the PlayStation 4 and Xbox 360 grew in favor of the Xbox 360 when you align launches. The Xbox 360 sold 49,200 more units than the PlayStation 4 in the last month and by 3.71 million units in the last 12 months. The Xbox 360 currently leads by 1.29 million units. The PlayStation 4 launched in the US on November 15, 2013, while the Xbox 360 launched on November 22, 2005. The PlayStation 4 has sold 32.78 million units, while the Xbox 360 sold 34.08 million units during the same timeframe. The Xbox 360 sold 45.14 million units lifetime in the US. The PlayStation 4 needs to sell another 12.36 million units to surpass the Xbox 360 in the US. |
Goes to show how the power of the Xbox brand in the US, that a system that sold 86m lifetime globally will beat a system that's gonna sell 120m+ globally there. Might be a long time before anything beats 360's total in the US.
RolStoppable said:
"Starting," now that's a way to put it nicely. Since more than a year the gap chart shows basically a cliff that the PS4 is falling off. One very common thing that I've noticed with these gap charts over the years is that people in general have next to no idea how the sales curves of earlier systems look like. The gap charts themselves obviously don't help because they provide no peek in the future, like showing the next 6 to 12 months ahead. They are always cut off at the up to date month. Adding a third image that shows the full length of the older console's life might not be a bad idea. The newer console's line would occupy only a fraction of the graph, but it's something that would add more perspective. |
That would be interesting indeed.
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| RolStoppable said:
One very common thing that I've noticed with these gap charts over the years is that people in general have next to no idea how the sales curves of earlier systems look like. The gap charts themselves obviously don't help because they provide no peek in the future, like showing the next 6 to 12 months ahead. They are always cut off at the up to date month. Adding a third image that shows the full length of the older console's life might not be a bad idea. The newer console's line would occupy only a fraction of the graph, but it's something that would add more perspective. |
I like this idea a lot. Would help give a better sense of context.
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