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yo33331 on 28 March 2021
This is the Ultimate Console Showdown comparison thread for 2021.
The battles for this year are as follows:
- Nintendo Switch vs Nintendo DS'09 (27M)
- Playstation 5 vs Nintendo Switch'17 (13.1M)
- Xbox Series vs Xbox One'15 (8.3M)
- Playstation 4 vs Xbox 360'14 (2.2M)
- Xbox One vs Wii'14 (845k)
Edit: May 2022.
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2009 Nintendo DS vs. 2021 Nintendo Switch Comparison
| '09 NDS - Weekly | '09 NDS - Yearly | '21 NSW - Weekly | '21 NSW - Yearly | (+/-) Weekly | (+/-) Yearly |
| 424,458 (January) | 424,458 (January) | 474,108 (January) | 474,108 (January) | +49,650 | +49,650 |
| 344,586 | 769,044 | 435,858 | 909,966 | +91,272 | +140,922 |
| 378,788 | 1,147,832 | 358,228 | 1,268,194 | -20,560 | +120,362 |
| 453,495 | 1,601,327 | 353,737 | 1,621,931 | -99,758 | +20,604 |
| 353,704 (February) | 1,955,031 (February) | 366,452 (February) | 1,988,383 (February) | +12,748 | +33,352 |
| 356,255 | 2,311,286 | 493,791 | 2,482,174 | +137,536 | +170,888 |
| 338,515 | 2,649,801 | 424,553 | 2,906,727 | +86,038 | +256,926 |
| 303,641 | 2,953,442 | 406,905 | 3,313,632 | +103,264 | +360,190 |
| 292,914 (March) | 3,246,356 (March) | 424,617 (March) | 3,738,249 (March) | +131,703 | +491,893 |
| 292,920 | 3,539,276 | 419,124 | 4,157,373 | +126,204 | +618,097 |
| 354,959 | 3,894,235 | 470,678 | 4,628,051 | +115,719 | +733,816 |
| 359,836 | 4,254,071 | 772,254 | 5,400,305 | +412,418 | +1,146,234 |
| 631,957 (April) | 4,886,028 (April) | 517,554 | 5,917,859 | -114,403 | +1,031,831 |
| 886,655 | 5,772,683 | 396,651 (April) | 6,314,510 (April) | -490,004 | +541,827 |
| 541,879 | 6,314,562 | 389,023 | 6,684,533 | -152,856 | +388,971 |
| 410,493 | 6,725,055 | 395,480 | 7,099,013 | -15,013 | +373,958 |
| 430,518 | 7,155,573 | 455,075 | 7,554,088 | +24,557 | +398,515 |
| 409,826 (May) | 7,565,399 (May) | 358,870 (May) | 7,912,958 (May) | -50,956 | +347,559 |
| 352,892 | 7,918,291 | 389,298 | 8,302,256 | +36,406 | +383,965 |
| 352,695 | 8,270,986 | 372,230 | 8,674,486 | +19,535 | +403,500 |
| 388,930 | 8,659,916 | 331,585 | 9,006,071 | -57,345 | +346,155 |
| 362,617 (June) | 9,022,533 (June) | 350,990 (June) | 9,357,061 (June) | -11,627 | +334,528 |
| 361,088 | 9,383,621 | 332,865 | 9,689,926 | -28,223 | +306,305 |
| 382,751 | 9,766,372 | 332,606 | 10,022,532 | -50,145 | +256,160 |
| 394,046 | 10,160,418 | 338,848 | 10,361,380 | -55,198 | +200,962 |
| 405,341 (July) | 10,565,759 (July) | 350,340 | 10,711,720 | -55,001 | +145,961 |
| 495,351 | 11,061,110 | 329,329 (July) | 11,041,049 (July) | -166,022 | -20,061 |
| 447,211 | 11,508,321 | 317,362 | 11,358,411 | -129,849 | -149,910 |
| 398,871 | 11,907,192 | 294,834 | 11,653,245 | -104,037 | -253,947 |
| 398,912 | 12,306,104 | 282,653 | 11,935,898 | -116,259 | -370,206 |
| 378,743 (August) | 12,684,847 (August) | 291,514 (August) | 12,227,412 (August) | -87,229 | -457,435 |
| 373,096 | 13,057,943 | 310,933 | 12,538,345 | -62,163 | -519,598 |
| 348,669 | 13,406,612 | 292,523 | 12,830,868 | -56,146 | -575,744 |
| 331,402 | 13,738,014 | 285,818 | 13,116,686 | -45,584 | -621,328 |
| 326,511 (September) | 14,064,525 (September) | 283,585 (September) | 13,400,271 (September) | -42,926 | -664,254 |
| 331,807 | 14,396,332 | 291,004 | 13,691,275 | -40,803 | -705,057 |
| 338,703 | 14,735,035 | 272,478 | 13,963,753 | -66,225 | -771,282 |
| 324,895 | 15,059,930 | 261,301 | 14,225,054 | -63,594 | -834,876 |
| 351,848 | 15,411,778 | 252,858 | 14,477,912 | -98,990 | -933,866 |
| 333,779 (October) | 15,745,557 (October) | 858,234 (October) | 15,336,146 (October) | +524,455 | -409,411 |
| 316,101 | 16,061,658 | 409,194 | 15,745,340 | +93,093 | -316,318 |
| 321,941 | 16,383,599 | 487,479 | 16,232,819 | +165,538 | -150,780 |
| 380,029 | 16,763,628 | 453,725 | 16,686,544 | +73,696 | -77,084 |
| 444,973 (November) | 17,208,601 (November) | 524,664 (November) | 17,211,208 (November) | +79,691 | +2,607 |
| 549,923 | 17,758,524 | 562,232 | 17,773,440 | +12,309 | +14,916 |
| 783,492 | 18,542,016 | 740,953 | 18,514,393 | -42,539 | -27,623 |
| 1,524,731 | 20,066,747 | 1,537,157 | 20,051,550 | +12,426 | -15,197 |
| 1,205,167 (December) | 21,271,914 (December) | 1,109,744 (December) | 21,161,294 (December) | -95,423 | -110,620 |
| 1,473,301 | 22,745,215 | 1,102,964 | 22,264,258 | -370,337 | -480,957 |
| 1,696,602 | 24,441,817 | 1,125,609 | 23,389,867 | -570,993 | -1,051,950 |
| 1,792,678 | 26,234,495 | 1,081,024 | 24,470,891 | -711,654 | -1,763,604 |
| 825,243 | 27,059,738 | 575,918 | 25,046,809 | -249,325 | -2,012,929 |
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2017 Nintendo Switch vs. 2021 PlayStation 5 Comparison
| '17 NSW - Weekly | '17 NSW - Yearly | '21 PS5 - Weekly | '21 PS5 - Yearly | (+/-) Weekly |
(+/-) Yearly |
| - (January) | - (January) | 149,295 (January) |
149,295 (January) | +149,295 | +149,295 |
| - | - | 136,176 | 285,471 | +136,176 | +285,471 |
| - | - | 184,284 | 469,755 | +184,284 | +469,755 |
| - | - | 178,738 | 648,493 | +178,738 | +648,493 |
| - (February) | - (February) | 180,855 (February) | 829,348 (February) | +180,855 | +829,348 |
| - | - | 212,983 | 1,042,331 | +212,983 | +1,042,331 |
| - | - | 222,968 | 1,265,299 | +222,968 | +1,265,299 |
| - | - | 221,972 | 1,487,271 | +221,972 | +1,487,271 |
| 1,400,822 (March) | 1,400,822 (March) | 247,533 (March) | 1,734,804 (March) | -1,153,289 | +333,982 |
| 227,497 | 1,628,319 | 268,401 | 2,003,205 | +40,904 | +374,886 |
| 213,874 | 1,842,193 | 287,611 | 2,290,816 | +73,737 | +448,623 |
| 274,888 | 2,117,081 | 317,473 | 2,608,289 | +42,585 | +491,208 |
| 212,557 | 2,329,638 | 249,269 | 2,857,558 | +36,712 | +527,920 |
| 167,717 (April) | 2,497,355 (April) | 152,704 (April) | 3,010,262 (April) | -15,013 | +512,907 |
| 162,227 | 2,659,582 | 159,733 | 3,169,995 | -2,494 | +510,413 |
| 155,474 | 2,815,056 | 161,700 | 3,331,695 | +6,226 | +516,639 |
| 258,625 | 3,073,681 | 175,393 | 3,507,088 | -83,232 | +433,407 |
| 141,147 (May) | 3,214,828 (May) | 167,794 (May) | 3,674,882 (May) | +26,647 | +460,054 |
| 114,042 | 3,328,870 | 220,197 | 3,895,079 | +106,155 | +566,209 |
| 115,751 | 3,444,621 | 180,453 | 4,075,532 | +64,702 | +630,911 |
| 118,909 | 3,563,530 | 232,613 | 4,308,145 | +113,704 | +744,615 |
| 114,641 | 3,678,171 | 185,629 (June) | 4,493,774 (June) | +70,988 | +815,603 |
| 118,575 (June) | 3,796,746 (June) | 179,663 | 4,673,437 | +61,088 | +876,691 |
| 171,869 | 3,968,615 | 190,116 | 4,863,553 | +18,247 | +894,938 |
| 128,127 | 4,096,742 | 219,942 | 5,083,495 | +91,815 | +986,753 |
| 91,409 | 4,188,151 | 203,505 | 5,287,000 | +112,096 | +1,098,849 |
| 118,283 (July) | 4,306,434 (July) | 220,907 (July) | 5,507,907 (July) | +102,624 | +1,201,473 |
| 124,716 | 4,431,150 | 212,105 | 5,720,012 | +87,389 | +1,288,862 |
| 248,460 | 4,679,610 | 222,826 | 5,942,838 | -25,634 | +1,263,228 |
| 177,896 | 4,857,506 | 244,061 | 6,186,899 | +66,165 | +1,329,393 |
| 151,457 (August) | 5,008,963 (August) | 214,170 (August) | 6,401,069 (August) | +62,713 | +1,392,106 |
| 183,211 | 5,192,174 | 217,500 | 6,618,569 | +34,289 | +1,426,395 |
| 125,422 | 5,317,596 | 239,717 | 6,858,286 | +114,295 | +1,540,690 |
| 173,415 | 5,491,011 | 246,183 | 7,104,469 | +72,768 | +1,613,458 |
| 157,795 | 5,648,806 | 246,654 (September) | 7,351,123 (September) | +88,859 | +1,702,317 |
| 158,306 (September) | 5,807,112 (September) | 250,980 | 7,602,103 | +92,674 | +1,794,991 |
| 158,470 | 5,965,582 | 265,257 | 7,867,360 | +106,787 | +1,901,778 |
| 157,278 | 6,122,860 | 275,492 | 8,142,852 | +118,214 | +2,019,992 |
| 201,859 | 6,324,719 | 266,772 | 8,409,624 | +64,913 | +2,084,905 |
| 158,387 (October) | 6,483,106 (October) | 237,060 (October) |
8,646,684 (October) | +78,673 | +2,163,578 |
| 167,154 | 6,650,260 | 232,932 | 8,879,616 | +65,778 | +2,229,356 |
| 163,314 | 6,813,574 | 235,919 | 9,115,535 | +72,605 | +2,301,961 |
| 309,200 | 7,122,774 | 247,321 | 9,362,856 | -61,879 | +2,240,082 |
| 228,255 (November) | 7,351,029 (November) | 257,000 (November) | 9,619,856 (November) | +28,745 | +2,268,827 |
| 268,438 | 7,619,467 | 314,268 | 9,934,124 | +45,830 | +2,314,657 |
| 338,547 | 7,958,014 | 302,156 | 10,236,280 | -36,391 | +2,278,266 |
| 850,754 | 8,808,768 | 345,403 | 10,581,683 | -505,351 | +1,772,915 |
| 666,083 | 9,474,851 | 312,332 (December) | 10,894,015 (December) | -353,751 | +1,419,164 |
| 821,232 (December) | 10,296,083 (December) | 347,366 | 11,241,381 | -473,866 | +945,298 |
| 1,001,616 | 11,297,699 | 482,390 | 11,723,771 | -519,226 | +426,072 |
| 1,180,525 | 12,478,224 | 515,118 | 12,238,889 | -665,407 | -239,335 |
| 638,044 | 13,116,268 | 347,064 | 12,585,953 | -290,980 | -530,315 |
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2015 XBOX One vs. 2021 XBOX Series Comparison
| '15 XB1 - Weekly | '15 XB1 - Yearly | '21 XBSX - Weekly | '21 XBSX - Yearly | (+/-) Weekly | (+/-) Yearly |
| 87,898 (January) | 87,898 (January) | 105,858 (January) | 105,858 (January) | +17,960 | +17,960 |
| 72,565 | 160,463 | 87,675 | 193,533 | +15,110 | +33,070 |
| 75,619 | 236,082 | 93,960 | 287,493 | +18,341 | +51,411 |
| 81,824 | 317,906 | 99,020 | 386,513 | +17,196 | +68,607 |
| 105,423 (February) | 423,329 (February) | 103,717 (February) | 490,230 (February) | -1,706 | +66,901 |
| 110,673 | 534,002 | 111,995 | 602,225 | +1,322 | +68,223 |
| 108,070 | 642,072 | 104,214 | 706,439 | -3,856 | +64,367 |
| 110,818 | 752,890 | 106,119 | 812,558 | -4,699 | +59,668 |
| 90,387 (March) | 843,277 (March) | 124,247 (March) | 936,805 (March) | +33,860 | +93,528 |
| 82,439 | 925,716 | 121,189 | 1,057,994 | +38,750 | +132,278 |
| 90,160 | 1,015,876 | 123,484 | 1,181,478 | +33,324 | +165,602 |
| 84,790 | 1,100,666 | 127,409 | 1,308,887 | +42,619 | +208,221 |
| 84,118 (April) | 1,184,784 (April) | 115,734 | 1,424,621 | +31,616 | +239,837 |
| 84,603 | 1,269,387 | 87,448 (April) | 1,512,069 (April) | +2,845 | +242,682 |
| 86,692 | 1,356,079 | 87,051 | 1,599,120 | +359 | +243,041 |
| 82,518 | 1,438,597 | 84,650 | 1,683,770 | +2,132 | +245,173 |
| 80,133 | 1,518,730 | 89,822 | 1,773,592 | +9,689 | +254,862 |
| 66,342 (May) | 1,585,072 (May) | 96,440 (May) | 1,870,032 (May) | +30,098 | +284,960 |
| 63,083 | 1,648,155 | 97,840 | 1,967,872 | +34,757 | +319,717 |
| 72,117 | 1,720,272 | 105,942 | 2,073,814 | +33,825 | +353,542 |
| 67,277 | 1,787,549 | 114,418 | 2,188,232 | +47,141 | +400,683 |
| 71,296 (June) | 1,858,845 (June) | 111,764 (June) | 2,299,996 (June) | +40,468 | +441,151 |
| 82,074 | 1,940,919 | 142,645 | 2,442,641 | +60,571 | +501,722 |
| 84,844 | 2,025,763 | 167,046 | 2,609,687 | +82,202 | +583,924 |
| 143,675 | 2,169,438 | 159,255 | 2,768,942 | +15,580 | +599,504 |
| 122,020 (July) | 2,291,458 (July) | 144,722 | 2,913,664 | +22,702 | +622,206 |
| 96,433 | 2,387,891 | 122,812 (July) | 3,036,476 (July) | +26,379 | +648,585 |
| 85,604 | 2,473,495 | 125,120 | 3,161,596 | +39,516 | +688,101 |
| 78,780 | 2,552,275 | 127,650 | 3,289,246 | +48,870 | +736,971 |
| 76,205 | 2,628,480 | 127,318 | 3,416,564 | +51,113 | +788,084 |
| 80,613 (August) | 2,709,093 (August) | 127,573 (August) | 3,544,137 (August) | +46,960 | +835,044 |
| 79,995 | 2,789,088 | 122,549 | 3,666,686 | +42,554 | +877,598 |
| 77,283 | 2,866,371 | 131,711 | 3,798,397 | +54,428 | +932,026 |
| 117,484 | 2,983,855 | 133,566 | 3,931,963 | +16,082 | +948,108 |
| 109,179 (September) | 3,093,034 (September) | 130,565 (September) | 4,062,528 (September) | +21,386 | +969,494 |
| 85,833 | 3,178,867 | 143,869 | 4,206,397 | +58,036 | +1,027,530 |
| 125,875 | 3,304,742 | 147,776 | 4,354,173 | +21,901 | +1,049,431 |
| 131,439 | 3,436,181 | 149,223 | 4,503,396 | +17,784 | +1,067,215 |
| 114,338 | 3,550,519 | 158,772 | 4,662,168 | +44,434 | +1,111,649 |
| 107,936 (October) | 3,658,445 (October) | 173,765 (October) | 4,835,933 (October) | +65,829 | +1,177,478 |
| 109,144 | 3,767,599 | 175,443 | 5,011,376 | +66,299 | +1,243,777 |
| 112,137 | 3,879,736 | 182,901 | 5,194,177 | +70,764 | +1,314,541 |
| 234,339 | 4,114,075 | 185,241 | 5,379,518 | -49,098 | +1,265,443 |
| 243,654 (November) | 4,357,729 (November) | 209,696 (November) | 5,589,214 (November) | -33,958 | +1,231,485 |
| 307,007 | 4,664,736 | 227,158 | 5,816,372 | -79,849 | +1,151,636 |
| 281,698 | 4,946,434 | 265,480 | 6,081,852 | -16,218 | +1,135,418 |
| 1,095,254 | 6,041,688 | 662,451 | 6,744,303 | -432,803 | +702,615 |
| 444,574 (December) | 6,486,262 (December) | 381,061 (December) | 7,125,364 (December) | -63,513 | +639,102 |
| 453,206 | 6,939,468 | 397,264 | 7,522,628 | -55,942 | +583,160 |
| 547,865 | 7,487,333 | 469,416 | 7,992,044 | -78,449 | +504,711 |
| 589,876 | 8,077,209 | 480,533 | 8,472,577 | -109,343 | +395,368 |
| 195,748 | 8,272,957 | 280,786 | 8,753,363 | +85,038 | +480,406 |
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2014 XBOX 360 vs. 2021 PlayStation 4 Comparison
| '14 X360 - Weekly | '14 X360 - Yearly | '21 PS4 - Weekly | '21 PS4 - Yearly | (+/-) Weekly | (+/-) Yearly |
| 87,100 (January) | 87,100 (January) | 92,920 (January) | 92,920 (January) | +5,820 | +5,820 |
| 45,172 | 132,272 | 83,933 | 176,853 | +38,761 | +44,581 |
| 38,115 | 170,387 | 81,742 | 258,595 | +43,627 | +88,208 |
| 37,522 | 207,909 | 78,605 | 337,200 | +41,083 | +129,291 |
| 39,450 | 247,359 | 77,603 (February) | 414,803 (February) | +38,153 | +167,444 |
| 39,343 (February) | 286,702 (February) | 77,275 | 492,078 | +37,932 | +205,376 |
| 42,831 | 329,533 | 73,513 | 565,591 | +30,682 | +236,058 |
| 43,050 | 372,583 | 72,768 | 638,359 | +29,718 | +265,776 |
| 37,825 | 410,408 | 72,420 (March) | 710,779 (March) | +34,595 | +300,371 |
| 37,901 (March) | 448,309 (March) | 70,086 | 780,865 | +32,185 | +332,556 |
| 36,037 | 484,346 | 67,440 | 848,305 | +31,403 | +363,959 |
| 33,455 | 517,801 | 63,075 | 911,380 | +29,620 | +393,579 |
| 34,996 | 552,797 | 60,079 (April) | 971,459 (April) | +25,083 | +418,662 |
| 35,445 (April) | 588,242 (April) | 56,796 | 1,028,255 | +21,351 | +440,013 |
| 32,844 | 621,086 | 54,256 | 1,082,511 | +21,412 | +461,425 |
| 34,000 | 655,086 | 47,242 | 1,129,753 | +13,242 | +474,667 |
| 32,498 | 687,584 | 45,684 | 1,175,437 | +13,186 | +487,853 |
| 25,733 | 713,317 | 46,020 (May) | 1,221,457 (May) | +20,287 | +508,140 |
| 24,450 (May) | 737,767 (May) | 44,534 | 1,265,991 | +20,084 | +528,224 |
| 25,234 | 763,001 | 42,410 | 1,308,401 | +17,176 | +545,400 |
| 24,326 | 787,327 | 41,713 | 1,350,114 | +17,387 | +562,787 |
| 25,311 | 812,638 | 38,507 (June) | 1,388,621 (June) | +13,196 | +575,983 |
| 22,497 (June) | 835,135 (June) | 38,430 | 1,427,051 | +15,933 | +591,916 |
| 20,352 | 855,487 | 34,797 | 1,461,848 | +14,445 | +606,361 |
| 20,984 | 876,471 | 34,818 | 1,496,666 | +13,834 | +620,195 |
| 22,056 | 898,527 | 33,122 | 1,529,788 | +11,066 | +631,261 |
| 21,855 (July) | 920,382 (July) | 28,962 (July) | 1,558,750 (July) | +7,107 | +638,368 |
| 20,401 | 940,783 | 26,040 | 1,584,790 | +5,639 | +644,007 |
| 19,524 | 960,307 | 27,786 | 1,612,576 | +8,262 | +652,269 |
| 19,303 | 979,610 | 35,653 | 1,648,229 | +16,350 | +668,619 |
| 20,312 | 999,922 | 26,922 (August) | 1,675,151 (August) | +6,610 | +675,229 |
| 19,122 (August) | 1,019,044 (August) | 25,594 | 1,700,745 | +6,472 | +681,701 |
| 19,195 | 1,038,239 | 25,073 | 1,725,818 | +5,878 | +687,579 |
| 19,863 | 1,058,102 | 26,025 | 1,751,843 | +6,162 | +693,741 |
| 19,771 | 1,077,873 | 26,769 (September) | 1,778,612 (September) | +6,998 | +700,739 |
| 19,066 (September) | 1,096,939 (September) | 27,882 | 1,806,494 | +8,816 | +709,555 |
| 26,295 | 1,123,234 | 24,954 | 1,831,448 | -1,341 | +708,214 |
| 24,917 | 1,148,151 | 24,824 | 1,856,272 | -93 | +708,121 |
| 28,948 | 1,177,099 | 23,613 | 1,879,885 | -5,335 | +702,786 |
| 36,073 (October) | 1,213,172 (October) | 25,359 (October) | 1,905,244 (October) | -10,714 | +692,072 |
| 110,818 | 1,323,990 | 26,106 | 1,931,350 | -84,712 | +607,360 |
| 32,056 | 1,356,046 | 24,751 | 1,956,101 | -7,305 | +600,055 |
| 34,959 | 1,391,005 | 23,827 | 1,979,928 | -11,132 | +588,923 |
| 36,734 | 1,427,739 | 23,889 (November) | 2,003,817 (November) | -12,845 | +576,078 |
| 46,297 (November) | 1,474,036 (November) | 25,912 | 2,029,729 | -20,385 | +555,693 |
| 51,013 | 1,525,049 | 22,583 | 2,052,312 | -28,430 | +527,263 |
| 72,856 | 1,597,905 | 29,559 | 2,081,871 | -43,297 | +483,966 |
| 125,749 | 1,723,654 | 26,317 (December) | 2,108,188 (December) | -99,432 | +384,534 |
| 119,959 (December) | 1,843,613 (December) | 25,745 | 2,133,933 | -94,214 | +290,320 |
| 119,940 | 1,963,553 | 27,029 | 2,160,962 | -92,911 | +197,409 |
| 127,679 | 2,091,232 | 22,151 | 2,183,113 | -105,528 | +91,881 |
| 61,013 | 2,152,245 | 17,904 | 2,201,017 | -43,109 | +48,772 |
| 21,347 | 2,173,592 | - | 2,201,017 | -21,347 | +27,425 |
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