Nice to see the Switch hit its potentially final 10m milestone and if not its last one for a long time. It already being down 40% YoY is another sign that its sales are collapsing though since it's surely already selling less than 100k a week this month based on the recent Japan sales. The Switch 2 is having an even bigger impact pre-launch than I thought it would and marketing for it has only just gone into high gear.

The PS5 is continuing to not decline by much compared to last year though the relatively big drop in the Americas is interesting and it getting another price increase in various regions could sting. And the Xbox Series decline is worse than last month though not by much with it once again declining the least in the Americas and less compared to the same month last year so it looks like it has a really good shot of declining notably less compared to last year if GTA 6 makes it though its sales are already low enough to where that only does so much at this point and it still looks horrible compared to the Xbox One.

Overall things are fine though it's good that June is just around the corner.

Link to the VGChartz article here.

2025 Americas Sales Comparison Charts Through March - PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch

Here we see data representing the sales through to consumers and change in sales performance of the three current platforms (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch) over comparable periods for 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Also shown is the market share for each of the consoles over the same periods.

Year to Date Sales Comparison (Same Periods Covered)

Market Share (Same Periods Covered)

2021 – (January 2021 to March 2022)

2022 – (January 2022 to March 2023)

2023 – (January 2023 to March 2024)

2024 – (January 2024 to March 2025)

"Year to date" sales for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2024 versus 2023 and 2024 versus 2022 is displayed.  This provides an easy-to-view summary of all the data.

Total Sales and Market Share for Each Year

Microsoft

• Xbox Series X|S
• 0.54 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 0.23 million units (-29.6%)

Nintendo

• Nintendo Switch
• 0.48 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 0.37 million units (-43.5%)

Sony

• PlayStation 5
• 1.11 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 0.42 million units (-27.5%)

Note: VGChartz 2025, 2023, and 2022 estimates through March includes 13 weeks, while 2024 estimates includes 14 weeks.

Europe numbers are less accurate now due to limited data since Chris Dring left the company he was with and no longer releases those reports. The best case for more accuracy is to wait until May 13th when Sony releases their fiscal report and shipment data, then we might get some adjustments if that's the case. 

Link to the VGChartz article here.

2025 Europe Sales Comparison Charts Through March - PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch

Here we see data representing the sales through to consumers and change in sales performance of the three current platforms (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch) over comparable periods for 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Also shown is the market share for each of the consoles over the same periods.

Year to Date Sales Comparison (Same Periods Covered)

Market Share (Same Periods Covered)

2021 – (January 2021 to March 2022)

2022 – (January 2022 to March 2023)

2023 – (January 2023 to March 2024)

2024 – (January 2024 to March 2025)

"Year to date" sales for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2024 versus 2023 and 2024 versus 2022 is displayed.  This provides an easy-to-view summary of all the data.

Total Sales and Market Share for Each Year

Microsoft

• Xbox Series X|S
• 0.15 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 0.06 million units (-27.5%)

Nintendo

• Nintendo Switch
• 0.38 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 0.23 million units (-37.2%)

Sony

• PlayStation 5
• 1.05 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 0.19 million units (-15.1%)

Note: VGChartz 2025, 2023, and 2022 estimates through March includes 13 weeks, while 2024 estimates includes 14 weeks.

Xbox Series X|S sales were adjusted up following Microsoft's earnings report and are now at 32.77 million lifetime (Up from 32.73 million before adjustments). The worldwide, Americas, and Europe estimates articles for March and the Europe sales comparison chart from today have been updated.

Link to the VGChartz article here.

2025 Worldwide Sales Comparison Charts Through March - PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch

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Here we see data representing the sales through to consumers and change in sales performance of the three current platforms (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch) over comparable periods for 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Also shown is the market share for each of the consoles over the same periods.

Year to Date Sales Comparison (Same Periods Covered)

Market Share (Same Periods Covered)

2021 – (January 2021 to March 2022)

2022 – (January 2022 to March 2023)

2023 – (January 2023 to March 2024)

2024 – (January 2024 to March 2025)

"Year to date" sales for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2024 versus 2023 and 2024 versus 2022 is displayed.  This provides an easy-to-view summary of all the data.

Total Sales and Market Share for Each Year

Microsoft

• Xbox Series X|S
• 0.78 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 0.32 million units (-29.0%)

Nintendo

• Nintendo Switch
• 1.63 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 0.99 million units (-37.8%)

Sony

• PlayStation 5
• 3.25 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 0.65 million units (-16.8%)

Note: VGChartz 2025, 2023, and 2022 estimates through March includes 13 weeks, while 2024 estimates includes 14 weeks.

The Switch Sold over 150.86 Million Units as of December 31, 2024 as officially announced by Nintendo, and this site still hasn't updated those numbers. 

Is there a glitch here, oversight, or some under the rug tribalism? 

When Sony announced 160 Million for PS2 it was updated Immediately, I'm just saying based off of the numbers since December, the Switch is close to number 2 all time.

The numbers on the front page are sell-through (sold to customer). The numbers that companies report are shipped (sold to retailer).

The sell-through will usually always be roughly 1-3m below the shipped figure, until the console stops shipping and the remaining stock on shelves is sold, then sell-through catches up to shipped.

This is why this site has PS5 at around 72m for end of 2024 when Sony announced 75m. It's not a glitch, oversight or tribalism.

Basically as of December 31st 2024 Nintendo have shipped out 150.86m from their factories to companies like Gamestop, Target etc. But customers have not purchased 150.86m by that same date, that would be impossible.

What Zippy says is correct. Nintendo reports units sell-in (sold to retailer) aka units shipped, while here at VGChartz we report units sold to consumers. The gap between the two tends to be between 1 million and 3 million depending on how fast a console is selling. 

Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch Launch Sales Comparison Through Month 53

This monthly series compares the aligned launch sales of the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.

It should be noted the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X|S had a worldwide launch, while the PlayStation 5 launch was split over the course of two weeks. Also, the Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017, while the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S launched during the holidays in November 2020.

PS5 Vs. Xbox Series X|S Vs. Switch Global:

1. Switch: 88,706,344
2. PS5: 75,282,951
3. XSX|S: 32,773,497

Through the first 53 months available worldwide the Nintendo Switch is ahead of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The Switch is ahead of the PS5 by 13.42 million units and is 55.93 million units ahead of the Xbox Series X|S. The PS5 is ahead of the Xbox Series X|S by 42.51 million units.

The Switch has sold 88.71 million in 53 months worldwide, while the PS5 sold 75.28 million units and the Xbox Series X|S 32.77 million units.

Looking at the marketshare through 53 months, the Switch is in the lead. The Switch has a 45.1 percent marketshare, the PS5 sits at 38.2 percent, and the Xbox Series X|S at 16.7 percent.

PS5 Vs. Xbox Series X|S Vs. Switch US:

1. Switch: 29,782,378
2. PS5: 25,572,558
3. XSX|S: 16,932,770

Through the first 53 months available in the US the Nintendo Switch is ahead of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The Switch is ahead of the PS5 by 4.21 million units and is 12.85 million units ahead of the Xbox Series X|S. The PS5 is ahead of the Xbox Series X|S by 8.64 million units.

The Switch has sold 29.78 million in 53 months in the US, while the PS5 sold 25.57 million units and the Xbox Series X|S 16.93 million units.

Looking at the marketshare through 53 months, the Switch currently leads. The Switch has a 41.2 percent marketshare, the PS5 sits at 35.4 percent, and the Xbox Series X|S at 23.4 percent.

PS5 Vs. Xbox Series X|S Vs. Switch Europe:

1. PS5: 25,778,856
2. Switch: 22,076,559
3. XSX|S: 8,377,437

Through the first 53 months available in Europe the PlayStation 5 is ahead of the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X|S. The PS5 is ahead of the Switch by 3.70 million units and is 17.40 million units ahead of the Xbox Series X|S. The Switch is ahead of the Xbox Series X|S by 13.70 million units.

The PS5 has sold 25.78 million in 53 months in Europe, while the Switch sold 22.08 million units and the Xbox Series X|S 8.38 million units.

Looking at the marketshare through 53 months, the PlayStation 5 currently leads. The PS5 has a 45.8 percent marketshare, the Switch sits at 39.3 percent, and the Xbox Series X|S at 14.9 percent.

PS5 Vs. Xbox Series X|S Vs. Switch Japan:

1. Switch: 20,762,783
2. PS5: 6,790,431
3. XSX|S: 674,646

Through the first 53 months available in Japan the Switch is ahead of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S by a wide margin. The Switch is ahead of the PS5 by 13.97 million units and is 20.09 million units ahead of the Xbox Series X|S. The PS5 is ahead of the Xbox Series X|S by 6.12 million units.

The Switch has sold 20.76 million units in 53 months in Japan, while the PS5 has sold 6.79 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S 0.67 million units.

Looking at the marketshare through 53 months, the Switch currently leads. The Switch has a 73.6 percent marketshare, the PS5 sits at 24.0 percent, and the Xbox Series X|S at 2.4 percent.