King Switch is fighting his life to reach 160 million this year!! go !!

Famitsu Yearly Sales (millions)

Switch

2017: 3.41 (10 months)
2018: 3.48
2019: 4.49
2020: 5.96
2021: 5.58
2022: 4.80
2023: 4.06
2024: 3.11

Total: 34.90

Compared to Predecessors

Wii U

2012: 0.63 (2 months)
2013: 0.90
2014: 0.62
2015: 0.88
2016: 0.29
2017: 0.02

Total: 3.34

3DS

2011: 4.28 (10 months)
2012: 5.49
2013: 4.88
2014: 3.17
2015: 2.35
2016: 1.98
2017: 1.66
2018: 0.54
2019: 0.24
2020: 0.08

Total: 24.59

Wii

2006: 0.92 (2 months)
2007: 3.70
2008: 2.86
2009: 2.13
2010: 1.67
2011: 0.88
2012: 0.48
2013: 0.07

Total: 12.71

NDS

2004: 1.49 (2 months)
2005: 4.15
2006: 8.36
2007: 7.17
2008: 3.95
2009: 4.16
2010: 2.87
2011: 0.66
2012: 0.07

Total: 32.88

GCN

2001: 0.93 (4 months)
2002: 1.03
2003: 1.04
2004: 0.62
2005: 0.31
2006: 0.09
2007: 0.01

Total: 4.03

GBA

2001: 4.21 (9 months)
2002: 3.37
2003: 3.61
2004: 2.58
2005: 1.25
2006: 0.43
2007: 0.07

Total: 15.52

N64

1996: 1.02 (7 months)
1997: 0.83
1998: 1.21
1999: 1.13
2000: 0.26
2001: 0.08
2002: 0.01

Total: 4.54

Great to see you both continuing your charts for another year - they're such a handy resource - thanks guys!

Switch being up YOY is cool to see.
At this point it's already the GOAT in Japan, so even if it falls off now as Switch 2 approaches, it's legacy is secure.

Last year I predicted Switch and PS5 for Famitsu 2024. But the Switch blew my prediction out of the water and Sony increased the price of the PS5

Switch - 2.2m (Real 3.11m)
PS5 - 1.7m (Real 1.45m)

This year I will try again for famitsu 2025.

Switch - 2.1m
PS5- 1.1m

Going optimistic on Switch despite Switch 2 announcement and launch.

Pessimistic on PS5 due to price increase but still decent sales due to MH and GTA.

Doing basic math based on your past prediction its going to be

Switch-2.96m

PS5-0.935m

Lets see how close you are at the end of the year.

Oof I forgot about the post holiday software chart 😅
Nonetheless, this is a good early performance for the Switch since it surpasses last year results so far(how ?!)

However the PS5 .... Not so much ...

Considering it has/will trounce the DS record by several million, it's hard to imagine any system ever beating the Switch.

Oofff, PS5 back to its baseline ~10k weekly sales. Things are gonna be ugly for Sony in Japan from here on out, especially with Switch 2 just months away.

We're about to find out very soon how much Switch 2's announcement will affect Switch 1's baseline.
I don't foresee it impacting it TOO much, since we don't have a release date or price yet. I'd expect Switch 1's baseline to drop around the 20-30k range. Noticeably lower than last year, but still respectable, especially for a system about to enter Year 9(!!!)
Once that April Direct comes and goes and we formally know the price, launch date, and launch lineup, and they're all good or even great, THAT'S when the bottom is gonna fall out.

Top 30: https://www.gematsu.com/2025/01/famitsu-sales-1-6-25-1-12-25

1. [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo, 10/17/24) – 26,688 (1,098,256)
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 10,003 (6,207,557)
3. [NSW] Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (Square Enix, 11/14/24) – 9,606 (972,513)
4. [NSW] Freedom Wars Remastered (Bandai Namco, 01/09/25) – 8,277 (New)
5. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 6,663 (8,044,875)
6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 6,547 (3,786,028)
7. [PS5] Freedom Wars Remastered (Bandai Namco, 01/09/25) – 4,829 (New)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 4,302 (5,703,376)
9. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 4,048 (5,507,363)
10. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 3,744 (1,532,343)
11. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Nintendo, 09/26/24) – 3,473 (388,866)
12. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 2,936 (1,372,770)
13. [NSW] Mario & Luigi: Brothership (Nintendo, 11/07/24) – 2,825 (182,740)
14. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (Konami, 11/16/23) – 2,697 (1,221,787)
15. [NSW] Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven (Square Enix, 10/24/24) – 2,425 (125,963)
16. [NSW] The Game of Life for Nintendo Switch (Takara Tomy, 10/06/23) – 2,179 (272,654)
17. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo, 10/20/23) – 2,167 (1,979,762)
18. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 2,156 (3,684,607)
19. [NSW] It Takes Two (Electronic Arts, 12/08/22) – 2,035 (110,793)
20. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 11/18/22) – 1,972 (231,781)
21. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 1,874 (3,075,444)
22. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 1,843 (4,412,821)
23. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 1,798 (409,262)
24. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer (Imagineer, 12/05/24) – 1,630 (19,465)
25. [NSW] Suika Game Special Edition (Aladdin X, 11/14/24) – 1,540 (29,461)
26. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo, 10/31/19) – 1,521 (1,075,784)
27. [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo, 07/21/23) – 1,504 (1,291,253)
28. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 1,488 (2,046,719)
29. [PS5] ASTRO BOT (Sony Interactive Entertainment, 09/06/24) – 1,487 (62,708)
30. [NSW] Powerful Pro Baseball 2024-2025 (Konami, 07/18/24) – 1,449 (347,502)

NS - 28

PS5 - 2