A record-breaking launch doesn't mean everything. Many people base their assessments on the Switch 2 launch. If the Switch 1 or the PS5 had had the same stock as the Switch 2, they would have had the same sales at launch. I work at Micromania in France. In my store, Switch 2 sales aren't that strong; we sell far more PS5s than Switch 2s. The problem is the price. Customers find it too expensive and don't see any difference compared to the Switch 1. As a result, they prefer to go for the PS5 or keep their Switch 1. This is also why stores in France have further reduced their profit margins on the Switch 2, because from what I've heard from colleagues at Fnac and Auchan, it's the same situation there. I'm not saying it doesn't sell, sales are good, but not that strong, and there isn't that much enthusiasm for the Switch 2 compared to the Switch 1. The lack of games doesn't help either.

And lastly… why was the thread even created?

Because official charts are important ?

But only during the singular week in which PS5 gets a heavy discount, wallops NS2, and is headlined “PS5 outsells NS2 4:1”? That’s not merely opening an innocent discussion pertaining to sales data; that’s console warring.

I see Spain chart here every week. Do people complain when Japan chart are posted ? You need to chill. Having official charts are important, specially on this website.

“I see Spain chart here every week.” Could you point me to them? I could genuinely just not be seeing them. From what I’ve found, however, this isn’t true.

Additionally, I take no issue whatsoever with posting sales charts. What I take issue with is the blatantly provocative context of this specific sales chart. Look at the title, and the context of this being one of the only instance of such a sales data chart being posted from Spain in nearly two months, and tell me with a straight face that this doesn’t rub you in an off-putting manner. Do that with the Famitsu data, I’ll take issue with it there as well.

Edit— Ya know what, I think I’ve convinced myself: I’ll start posting the weekly Spanish charts on VGChartz moving forward. Just to avoid instances like these, where charts are being used in a weaponized manner.

A record-breaking launch doesn't mean everything. Many people base their assessments on the Switch 2 launch. If the Switch 1 or the PS5 had had the same stock as the Switch 2, they would have had the same sales at launch. I work at Micromania in France. In my store, Switch 2 sales aren't that strong; we sell far more PS5s than Switch 2s. The problem is the price. Customers find it too expensive and don't see any difference compared to the Switch 1. As a result, they prefer to go for the PS5 or keep their Switch 1. This is also why stores in France have further reduced their profit margins on the Switch 2, because from what I've heard from colleagues at Fnac and Auchan, it's the same situation there. I'm not saying it doesn't sell, sales are good, but not that strong, and there isn't that much enthusiasm for the Switch 2 compared to the Switch 1. The lack of games doesn't help either.

“I see Spain chart here every week.” Could you point me to them? I could genuinely just not be seeing them. From what I’ve found, however, this isn’t true.

Additionally, I take no issue whatsoever with posting sales charts. What I take issue with is the blatantly provocative context of this specific sales chart. Look at the title, and the context of this being one of the only instance of such a sales data chart being posted from Spain in nearly two months, and tell me with a straight face that this doesn’t rub you in an off-putting manner. Do that with the Famitsu data, I’ll take issue with it there as well.

Edit— Ya know what, I think I’ve convinced myself: I’ll start posting the weekly Spanish charts on VGChartz moving forward. Just to avoid instances like these, where charts are being used in a weaponized manner.