1.6 million is a lot.

Quite impressive!

PS5, 3 weeks, 3 million sales. Must be a record.

i look forward to seeing the intense sales battle between the PS4 and Xbox Series X|S over the coming years. Who will come out on top?

No, that isn't a typo.

I can agree with this.  This week PS5 is just a little ahead of Series X in NA.  I think this behavior is just residuals from Generation 8 though.  I don't think it will stay close for the whole gen.  I still don't know which system will pull ahead, but I don't think it will stay close.  Microsoft is trying something different enough that it will lead either to decisive success or decisive failure (in NA).  I just don't see them staying close in that region.

Battle rages on.  Let's see what the NSW can do in Dec.  NSW 2020 in Japan is outpacing NDS 2007 in JP, so Europe and US have a little bit of buffer to work with.  US needs 2.372M in Dec to pass NDS 2007 Quarter 4 (NDS did 2.470M)  I expect 2.5-3M for NSW in Dec unless Nintendo truly burned through supply, so that should help cover this coming gap.

NSW 2020 as recorded by VGC will have 53 weeks counted for the annual total, so NSW may win this battle on a technicality, but it would be nice to see record and 30M mark eclipsed in 52 weeks.  We may not know reality until Nintendo publishes their Q3 earnings in early Feb, as there are now non-US/JP/EUR territories that are boasting very strong sales.

ATM, my expectation without Dec data is the following for Q3 shipments:

5.1-5.5M Americas

3.3-3.7M Europe

2.4-2.5M Japan

2.1-2.3M Other

12.9-14.0M Total

Switch  2019 - 1.88m
PS4  2017 - 1.68m
PS4  2018 - 1.64m
Switch  2020 - 1.63m
DS  2008 - 1.63m
PS4  2015  - 1.62m
DS  2009 - 1.57m
Switch  2018 -1.36m
DS  2007 - 1.35m
Xbox 360  2011 - 1.31m
DS  2010 - 1.28m

I think for the US, Nintendo mis-forecasted Sep & Oct and retailers burned through what was meant to be Nov reserve to keep up with demand.  Nintendo did not re-up by sacrificing their Dec reserve inventory in a month with two new consoles launching as well.  I expect Dec to be up YoY in the US off the back of healthier supply.

JP looks to be flat, but Famitsu is not tracking Nintendo Store bundles (which include Ring Fit bundle and presumably some AC bundles).  JP Dec I think will hold the fort against 2019.

Europe no idea...

But of course we'll find out in a month or so!

What are the first 3 weeks of PS4 and X1 for comparison to the PS5 and X/S?

Psst Ninty, release a standalone compact console version with pro controller, I'll triple dip no problem. Wii size is small enough, with 512 GB SSD, or even 256 GB would be fine. Just something inconspicuous that my kids won't leave laying around who knows where. I would play a lot more Switch games if I didn't have to go looking for it every time only to find it nearly out of juice.