Wii 2008 was 453,000 @ $249.99
NSW 2019 was 237,500 @ $299.99

So NSW 2020 is > 475,000 since Mat says "more than doubled".

Monster month, looks like stock is making its way back. That's a weekly average of >118,750. Bodes well for a near-record September (Wii 08 at 687K is the highest).  Switch Lite launching last year won't even matter, topping 429K should be easy.

Also confirms that May-Jul declined due to short stock, and demand tapering off was minimal.  If August sales were backloaded, then late August may have been closer to 150K for the final few weeks.

Makes you really wonder what it could sell like if they could sell without any stock issues.

Switch is just wiping the records this generation and previous generations! No major releases and no price drop.

It was very much stock issues for the last couple of months, do not know how one could analyze decline, when stock isn't stable. Even in Japan where the number might be some what consistent, it still facing stock issues and we know this because of lotteries needed to get supply. 

That's why I laugh every time someone says that Nintendo is hurting themselves by not having Directs. They are better off just being quiet and letting word of mouth sell their systems. Sony/Microsoft are so focused on Terraflops/SSDs/etc and Nintendo just shows that what matters most is good games. The Switch is looking like it could possibly break 30m units in a single year...

Also, FYI this is low end.  Range is 475K - 553K.  Mat clarified that a unit sales record (553K NDS 09) was not set, but also that NSW was "more than double" 2019 result.

Hopefully we get leaks this week for YoY % change from 2019.  May have cracked 500K.

Top Sales for August NPD

DS - 553,000 (2009)
DS - 518,000 (2008)
Switch - 500,000~ (2020)
PS2 - 455,000 (2002)
Wii - 453,000 (2008)
Wii - 404,000 (2007)
DS - 383,000 (2007)
GBA - 369,000 (2003)
360 - 357,000 (2010)

Wow, Switch blew away my prediction (350k).  It seems that Nintendo is ramping up shipments to the US.  However, Switches are still in short supply.  I'm looking at Amazon US right now and a new Switch is $395 (i.e. sold from a scalper).

Just when I'd decided to lower my prediction for the Switch after being significantly too high the last 2 months, they pull this.
What's most impressive is that they managed to do this in the same month that they had crazy strong Obon weeks in Japan. The DS peak years better watch out. Switch will at least get close if nothing else.

Wii in August 2008 - 453K
Switch August 2020 ~500K