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XtremeBG on 27 January 2026

Welcome to Ultimate Consoles Showdown 2026. Anyone interested in the same thread but for Japan can follow the Japan one, which is updated weekly. Anyone interested in Lifetime based instead of yearly, for both Worldwide and regional data can check and follow both of these ones: Global Lifetime Showdown / Regional Lifetime Showdown  which are updated monthly, as well as the Year on Year Charts comparison thread.

The battles for this year are as follows:

  • Nintendo Switch 2 vs Switch 1 2018 (16.4M)
  • Nintendo Switch 1 vs PlayStation 4 2021 (2.4M)
  • PlayStation 5 vs PS3 2012 (12M) vs PS4 2019 (14M)
  • XBOX Series vs PS Vita 2015 (1.8M)

Quick access data for 2025:

  • PS5 - 17.5M
  • NSW2 - 15.6M
  • NSW1 - 5.1M
  • Xbox - 2.6M

The target for all of the comparisons is to be as close as possible (or gives us range in between when there are three competitors in total) and to give us better perspective where the given console is going this year and having good chance of finishing close in the end. Therefore if some of the contenders go way too far one from another then, the contender's year, or even the contender itself may change, so that it suits better to the given's console performance. Other thing is also I would not repeat main competitor (on the tables) from the year before from my thread, so even if it's a good fit, I would always look for a different one, so it's always new, fresh and interesting.

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Nintendo Switch 1 2018 vs Nintendo Switch 2 Comparison

Week/Month SW1 - Weekly SW1 - Yearly SW2 - Weekly SW2 - Yearly (+/-) Weekly (+/-) Yearly
January 355,902 355,902 236,025 236,025 -119,877 -119,877
2 208,361 564,263 184,583 420,608 -23,778 -143,655
3 194,803 759,066 172,696 593,304 -22,107 -165,762
4 204,441 963,507 163,491 756,795 -40,950 -206,712
February 201,932 1,165,439 172,602 929,397 -29,330 -236,042
6 202,318 1,367,757 170,580 1,099,977 -31,738 -267,780
7 204,686 1,572,443 186,337 1,286,314 -18,349 -286,129
8 197,530 1,769,973 243,516 1,529,830 +45,986 -240,143
March 191,179 1,961,152 440,456 1,970,286 +249,277 +9,134
10 186,598 2,147,750 366,802 2,337,088 +180,204 +189,338
11 197,852 2,345,602 309,073 2,646,161 +111,221 +300,559
12 205,107 2,550,709 271,657 2,917,818 +66,550 +367,109
13 193,094 2,743,803 254,468 3,172,286 +61,374 +428,483
April 168,276 2,912,079 234,165 3,406,451 +65,889 +494,372
15 154,064 3,066,143 209,820 3,616,271 +55,756 +550,128
16 155,969 3,222,112 203,279 3,819,550 +47,310 +597,438
17 157,397 3,379,509 245,129 4,064,679 +87,732 +685,170
May 185,258 3,564,767 283,315 4,347,994 +98,057 +783,227
19 151,692 3,716,459 376,329 4,724,323 +224,637 +1,007,864
20 159,022 3,875,481 406,850 5,131,173 +247,828 +1,255,692
21 157,450 4,032,931 183,520 5,314,693 +26,070 +1,281,762
June 163,712 4,196,643 197,781 5,512,474 +34,069 +1,315,831
23 184,656 4,381,299 194,968 5,707,442 +10,312 +1,326,143
24 211,268 4,592,567 187,759 5,895,201 -23,509 +1,302,634
25 219,684 4,812,251 203,328 6,098,529 -16,356 +1,286,278
26 210,891 5,023,142 202,959 6,301,488 -7,932 +1,278,346
July 192,865 5,216,007 174,174 6,475,662 -18,691 +1,259,655
28 211,124 5,427,131 162,379 6,638,041 -48,745 +1,210,910
29 210,790 5,637,921 205,868 6,843,909 -4,922 +1,205,988
30 194,698 5,832,619 174,137 7,018,046 -20,561 +1,185,427
August 199,434 6,032,053 183,428 7,201,474 -16,006 +1,169,421
32 191,129 6,223,182 196,842 7,398,316 +5,713 +1,175,134
33 195,014 6,418,196 207,923 7,606,239 +12,909 +1,188,043
34 184,594 6,602,790 251,847 7,858,086 +67,253 +1,255,296
September 182,597 6,785,387 145,234 8,003,320 -37,363 +1,217,933
36 185,728 6,971,115 157,987 8,161,307 -27,741 +1,190,192
37 180,977 7,152,092 187,504 8,348,811 +6,527 +1,196,719
38 187,521 7,339,613 175,136 8,523,947 -12,385 +1,184,334
39 198,744 7,538,357 166,759 8,690,706 -31,985 +1,152,349
October 216,818 7,755,175
41 208,357 7,963,532
42 215,117 8,178,649
43 209,671 8,388,320
November 231,718 8,620,038
45 261,903 8,881,941
46 628,055 9,509,996
47 1,379,280 10,889,276
December 770,844 11,660,120
49 1,194,167 12,854,287
50 1,302,351 14,156,638
51 1,433,755 15,590,393
52 778,701 16,369,094

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PlayStation 4 2021 vs Nintendo Switch Comparison

Week/Month PS4 - Weekly PS4 - Yearly NSW - Weekly NSW - Yearly (+/-) Weekly (+/-) Yearly
January 99,973 99,973 59,406 59,406 -40,567 -40,567
2 89,480 189,453 59,682 119,088 -29,798 -70,365
3 86,242 275,695 47,804 166,892 -38,438 -108,803
4 84,405 360,100 40,680 207,572 -43,725 -152,528
February 84,003 444,103 42,601 250,173 -41,402 -193,930
6 82,875 526,978 59,914 310,087 -22,961 -216,891
7 81,213 608,191 62,824 372,911 -18,389 -235,280
8 79,868 688,059 57,490 430,401 -22,378 -257,658
March 79,220 767,279 56,816 487,217 -22,404 -280,062
10 77,186 844,465 50,764 537,981 -26,422 -306,484
11 73,640 918,105 49,419 587,400 -24,221 -330,705
12 66,375 984,480 48,780 636,180 -17,595 -348,300
13 63,379 1,047,859 48,075 684,255 -15,304 -363,604
April 62,996 1,110,855 52,693 736,948 -10,303 -373,907
15 59,256 1,170,111 63,425 800,373 +4,169 -369,738
16 51,742 1,221,853 58,834 859,207 +7,092 -362,646
17 51,384 1,273,237 51,068 910,275 -316 -362,962
May 51,620 1,324,857 54,794 965,069 +3,174 -359,788
19 50,134 1,374,991 54,657 1,019,726 +4,523 -355,265
20 48,010 1,423,001 41,881 1,061,607 -6,129 -361,394
21 46,613 1,469,614 40,291 1,101,898 -6,322 -367,716
June 43,207 1,512,821 40,486 1,142,384 -2,721 -370,437
23 43,230 1,556,051 37,367 1,179,751 -5,863 -376,300
24 39,597 1,595,648 37,552 1,217,303 -2,045 -378,345
25 40,018 1,635,666 37,819 1,255,122 -2,199 -380,544
26 37,222 1,672,888 41,337 1,296,459 +4,115 -376,429
July 33,162 1,706,050 40,212 1,336,671 +7,050 -369,379
28 31,240 1,737,290 38,062 1,374,733 +6,822 -362,557
29 32,986 1,770,276 39,088 1,413,821 +6,102 -356,455
30 32,853 1,803,129 40,411 1,454,232 +7,558 -348,897
August 30,222 1,833,351 36,857 1,491,089 +6,635 -342,262
32 28,894 1,862,245 35,125 1,526,214 +6,231 -336,031
33 28,373 1,890,618 33,496 1,559,710 +5,123 -330,908
34 29,325 1,919,943 38,615 1,598,325 +9,290 -321,618
September 30,969 1,950,912 42,014 1,640,339 +11,045 -310,573
36 32,082 1,982,994 37,531 1,677,870 +5,449 -305,124
37 28,254 2,011,248 34,239 1,712,109 +5,985 -299,139
38 28,124 2,039,372 35,474 1,747,583 +7,350 -291,789
39 28,213 2,067,585 37,334 1,784,917 +9,121 -282,668
October 29,959 2,097,544
41 29,706 2,127,250
42 29,451 2,156,701
43 29,727 2,186,428
November 28,789 2,215,217
45 30,712 2,245,929
46 27,583 2,273,512
47 32,559 2,306,071
December 29,517 2,335,588
49 29,045 2,364,633
50 31,229 2,395,862
51 27,551 2,423,413
52 22,904 2,446,317

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PlayStation 3 2012 vs PlayStation 5 Comparison

Week/Month PS3 - Weekly PS3 - Yearly PS5 - Weekly PS5 - Yearly (+/-) Weekly (+/-) Yearly
January 378,977 378,977 183,452 183,452 -195,525 -195,525
2 230,705 609,682 153,046 336,498 -77,659 -273,184
3 201,410 811,092 140,868 477,366 -60,542 -333,726
4 197,978 1,009,070 138,659 616,025 -59,319 -393,045
February 209,859 1,218,929 156,038 772,063 -53,821 -446,866
6 210,895 1,429,824 164,455 936,518 -46,440 -493,306
7 215,621 1,645,445 168,457 1,104,975 -47,164 -540,470
8 228,277 1,873,722 193,169 1,298,144 -35,108 -575,578
March 245,169 2,118,891 165,277 1,463,421 -79,892 -655,470
10 209,583 2,328,474 154,806 1,618,227 -54,777 -710,247
11 186,571 2,515,045 160,863 1,779,090 -25,708 -735,955
12 170,334 2,685,379 202,491 1,981,581 +32,157 -703,798
13 174,036 2,859,415 236,477 2,218,058 +62,441 -641,357
April 182,088 3,041,503 146,393 2,364,451 -35,695 -677,052
15 170,657 3,212,160 141,447 2,505,898 -29,210 -706,262
16 164,091 3,376,251 117,944 2,623,842 -46,147 -752,409
17 152,509 3,528,760 113,528 2,737,370 -38,981 -791,390
May 140,708 3,669,468 111,058 2,848,428 -29,650 -821,040
19 130,857 3,800,325 112,133 2,960,561 -18,724 -839,764
20 136,612 3,936,937 114,571 3,075,132 -22,041 -861,805
21 142,283 4,079,220 115,930 3,191,062 -26,353 -888,158
June 145,449 4,224,669 142,419 3,333,481 -3,030 -891,188
23 137,845 4,362,514 143,928 3,477,409 +6,083 -885,105
24 139,307 4,501,821 146,390 3,623,799 +7,083 -878,022
25 140,855 4,642,676 144,978 3,768,777 +4,123 -873,899
26 142,522 4,785,198 146,591 3,915,368 +4,069 -869,830
July 137,380 4,922,578 189,882 4,105,250 +52,502 -817,328
28 133,117 5,055,695 189,750 4,295,000 +56,633 -760,695
29 129,138 5,184,833 198,322 4,493,322 +69,184 -691,511
30 138,081 5,322,914 204,148 4,697,470 +66,067 -625,444
August 133,982 5,456,896 197,331 4,894,801 +63,349 -562,095
32 130,816 5,587,712 194,327 5,089,128 +63,511 -498,584
33 142,617 5,730,329 183,145 5,272,273 +40,528 -458,056
34 126,168 5,856,497 210,300 5,482,573 +84,132 -373,924
September 137,828 5,994,325 210,875 5,693,448 +73,047 -300,877
36 135,099 6,129,424 193,570 5,887,018 +58,471 -242,406
37 139,597 6,269,021 273,255 6,160,273 +133,658 -108,748
38 128,704 6,397,725 211,303 6,371,576 +82,599 -26,149
39 173,969 6,571,694 222,341 6,593,917 +48,372 +22,223
October 225,706 6,797,400
41 227,309 7,024,709
42 201,061 7,225,770
43 224,865 7,450,635
November 316,048 7,766,683
45 298,072 8,064,755
46 362,894 8,427,649
47 894,365 9,322,014
December 506,045 9,828,059
49 547,098 10,375,157
50 578,293 10,953,450
51 611,384 11,564,834
52 423,283 11,988,117

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PS Vita 2015 vs XBOX Series Comparison

Week/Month PS Vita - Weekly PS Vita - Yearly XBSX - Weekly XBSX - Yearly (+/-) Weekly (+/-) Yearly
January 45,719 45,719 34,309 34,309 -11,410 -11,410
2 34,463 80,182 33,035 67,344 -1,428 -12,838
3 31,493 111,675 28,655 95,999 -2,838 -15,676
4 26,092 137,767 27,958 123,957 +1,866 -13,810
February 25,627 163,394 33,979 157,936 +8,352 -5,458
6 27,878 191,272 34,549 192,485 +6,671 +1,213
7 54,033 245,305 35,330 227,815 -18,703 -17,490
8 40,590 285,895 38,205 266,020 -2,385 -19,875
March 35,835 321,730 33,059 299,079 -2,776 -22,651
10 36,578 358,308 27,884 326,963 -8,694 -31,345
11 47,313 405,621 29,330 356,293 -17,983 -49,328
12 44,234 449,855 30,438 386,731 -13,796 -63,124
13 38,729 488,584 31,587 418,318 -7,142 -70,266
April 30,004 518,588 27,187 445,505 -2,817 -73,083
15 26,759 545,347 24,290 469,795 -2,469 -75,552
16 26,751 572,098 25,280 495,075 -1,471 -77,023
17 29,184 601,282 25,110 520,185 -4,074 -81,097
May 29,420 630,702 27,334 547,519 -2,086 -83,183
19 22,980 653,682 28,110 575,629 +5,130 -78,053
20 22,204 675,886 32,799 608,428 +10,595 -67,458
21 23,476 699,362 30,448 638,876 +6,972 -60,486
June 21,494 720,856 40,160 679,036 +18,666 -41,820
23 21,037 741,893 41,365 720,401 +20,328 -21,492
24 21,293 763,186 42,951 763,352 +21,658 +166
25 32,265 795,451 47,177 810,529 +14,912 +15,078
26 24,739 820,190 49,095 859,624 +24,356 +39,434
July 22,991 843,181 29,326 888,950 +6,335 +45,769
28 21,730 864,911 27,723 916,673 +5,993 +51,762
29 21,913 886,824 28,307 944,980 +6,394 +58,156
30 21,639 908,463 31,086 976,066 +9,447 +67,603
August 20,466 928,929 21,767 997,833 +1,301 +68,904
32 25,391 954,320 23,987 1,021,820 -1,404 +67,500
33 20,242 974,562 31,287 1,053,107 +11,045 +78,545
34 21,603 996,165 32,975 1,086,082 +11,372 +89,917
September 21,054 1,017,219 27,717 1,113,799 +6,663 +96,580
36 17,440 1,034,659 26,360 1,140,159 +8,920 +105,500
37 29,453 1,064,112 25,546 1,165,705 -3,907 +101,593
38 29,902 1,094,014 25,253 1,190,958 -4,649 +96,944
39 28,248 1,122,262 28,360 1,219,318 +112 +97,056
October 26,319 1,148,581
41 27,363 1,175,944
42 26,273 1,202,217
43 29,447 1,231,664
November 30,007 1,261,671
45 31,062 1,292,733
46 35,366 1,328,099
47 51,172 1,379,271
December 50,347 1,429,618
49 70,449 1,500,067
50 93,994 1,594,061
51 121,972 1,716,033
52 100,087 1,816,120

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Last edited by XtremeBG - on 05 November 2026

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Norion on 27 January 2026

This is always one of the best threads to follow on here for the year. This one's biggest point of interest will of course be the Switch 2 but the PS5 still has a good amount of juice left.



badskywalker on 28 January 2026

I think the PS5 will beat the '19 PS4 , but miss the '07 Wii by ~1 million
I think Switch 1 misses both targets.

Switch 2, probably beats '18 NSW no matter what, but without a good idea on this year's heavy hitters lineup there's just too much of a question on whether it can beat DS '06.

I doubt we get a new 3D Zelda, and new Mario also seems rather doubtful since the 3D Mario team just released DK Bananza. We are getting Splatoon Raiders and Fire Emblem, but those are relatively small titles. Simply put, I have no clue what's about to come out of Nintendo so I can't really predict sales until we get a real direct



HigHurtenflurst on 28 January 2026

The battles for this year are as follows:

  • Nintendo Switch 2 vs DS '06 (20.7M) vs NSW1 '18 (16.4M)
  • Nintendo Switch 1 vs 3DS '19 (1.5М) vs DS '12 (3.2M)
  • PlayStation 5 vs Wii '07 (16.5M) vs PS4 '19 (14M)
  • XBOX Series vs PSV '15 (1.8M) vs Wii U '16 (1.2M)

Maybe i'm being optimistic but if I were to guesstimate for the 3 newer consoles I would put them all near the top end of those ranges.
 - PS5 does seem to be faltering in Americas & Japan but it's still holding well here in Europe (& PS is still primary choice in a lot of the "Rest of World" countries) so I don't think it will drop too much unless GTAVI gets delayed again.
 - XB seems to be dieing but i'd be surprised if it can't at least get 1.5M
 - NS2 bit more of an unknown as to whether it can soar high, as while it is technically breaking records for the "fastest to" it's mostly due to the launch month... that said I think 16M is a given so again would be surprised if it's not a lot closer to (or maybe even over) 20M

NS1 does seem to be holding on longer in Japan than I would have expected, but at least at the moment it's the only one of these I would predict to be closer  to the lower end of it's range.

Given the state of things though, who knows, maybe all three current gen will have to increase their prices making NS1 a re-kindled budget option.



XtremeBG on 21 February 2026

Data and charts have been updated with weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4 for every comparison!

  • Switch 2 is behind both the DS 2006 and the Switch 2018.
  • Switch 1 is slightly behind the 3DS 2019 year which finished at 1.5M (I removed the DS from this comparison, as it's clearly not needed).
  • PS5 is behind both of its competitors in the face of Wii 2007 and PS3 2012.
  • The Xbox Series is behind both Vita 2015 and Wii U 2016.

All around January has been very weak month this year.

Last edited by XtremeBG - on 21 March 2026

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XtremeBG on 21 March 2026

Data and charts have been updated with weeks 5, 6, 7 and 8 for every comparison!



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XtremeBG on 23 April 2026

Data and charts have been updated with weeks 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 for every comparison!

  • With the recent price increase of the PS5, it's new competitor is now PS3's 2012 year of 12M. For the first three months of this year where the price was the old lower one, PS3 is leading.
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XtremeBG on 20 May 2026

Data and charts have been updated with weeks 14, 15, 16, and 17 for every comparison!

  • Nintendo Switch 1 vs Nintendo 3DS 2019 (1.5М)

was changed to:

  • Nintendo Switch 1 vs PlayStation 4 2021 (2.4М)

With May, Switch 1 will likely be less than 500k from the 1.5M of 3DS. Also the forecast is 2M for the fiscal year and since the gap between shipped units and sold ones is decreasing, for the moment, being the sales are more than the shipments (as can be seen with the first quarter - 550k shipped vs more than 600k sold), 2.4M shouldn't be too far off from what Switch 1 will finish in sales this calendar year .. and besides, PS4 didn't even had holiday boost that year, while Switch 1 should have some.

Last edited by XtremeBG - on 27 June 2026

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XtremeBG on 27 June 2026

Data and charts have been updated with weeks 18, 19, 20, and 21 for every comparison!

  • I've added PS3 2013 competitor (8.2M) for the PS5, as even it's struggling to keep pace even with 2012's 12M (and also we can compare the effect of GTA 5 and GTA 6 back to back, there was only slight boost in September of 2013, while it should be bigger this year, but with the increased prices it might end up about the same).
Last edited by XtremeBG - on 27 June 2026

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XtremeBG on 22 July 2026

Data and charts have been updated with weeks 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 for every comparison!



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