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Which one will sell more?

PS5 17 26.56%
 
Switch 2 47 73.44%
 
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Otter said:
Sephiran said:

According to Chris Dring, Switch 2 sales in the UK jumped 154 % month on month in March and Switch 2 now has more than 50 % market share of console sales in the UK as of yet in 2026:

https://x.com/Chris_Dring/status/2038895293320540303

So even before the PS5 price increase, Switch 2 is on an upward momentum in strong PS countries like the UK.

That's not quite what he said. 

"Nintendo accounts for over 50% of all consoles sold in the UK so far this year"

So this includes Switch 1 sales

Ok, so "over 50% of all consoles" -1% were NS2 sales.



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TheRealSamusAran said:
Otter said:

That's not quite what he said. 

"Nintendo accounts for over 50% of all consoles sold in the UK so far this year"

So this includes Switch 1 sales

Ok, so "over 50% of all consoles" -1% were NS2 sales.

Obviously we don't know but if Switch 1 is selling 1% of consoles, its never gonna reach 156 million let alone 160 million.  



TheRealSamusAran said:
Otter said:

That's not quite what he said. 

"Nintendo accounts for over 50% of all consoles sold in the UK so far this year"

So this includes Switch 1 sales

Ok, so "over 50% of all consoles" -1% were NS2 sales.

According to VGCharts Switch sales were 16.15% of Switch 2's numbers in Europe this Feb. So  I wouldn't extrapolate to 1%, of course we don't know the actual UK mix...

I suspect switch 2 is closer to 45%, PS5 a bit less (like 42%) and Switch and Series consoles competing for that remaining 12%.

If Switch 2 was actually over 50% I'm sure Chris Dring would of said that

Last edited by Otter - 4 days ago

Otter said:

According to VGCharts Switch sales were 16.15% of Switch 2's numbers in Europe this Feb. So  I wouldn't extrapolate to 1%, of course we don't know the actual UK mix...

I suspect switch 2 is closer to 45%, PS5 a bit less (like 42%) and Switch and Series consoles competing for that remaining 12%.

If Switch 2 was actually over 50% I'm sure Chris Dring would of said that

NS2 selling anywhere near 50% in year two in a region traditionally dominated by Sony is kinda crazy TBH. Pokopia really brought a big wave of momentum to those NS2 figures, huh? Curious how much the Mario movie will boost sales: IIRC NS1 saw a pretty generous bump during the first few weeks of April 2023, back when the OG Mario movie released.



firebush03 said:
Otter said:

According to VGCharts Switch sales were 16.15% of Switch 2's numbers in Europe this Feb. So  I wouldn't extrapolate to 1%, of course we don't know the actual UK mix...

I suspect switch 2 is closer to 45%, PS5 a bit less (like 42%) and Switch and Series consoles competing for that remaining 12%.

If Switch 2 was actually over 50% I'm sure Chris Dring would of said that

NS2 selling anywhere near 50% in year two in a region traditionally dominated by Sony is kinda crazy TBH. Pokopia really brought a big wave of momentum to those NS2 figures, huh? Curious how much the Mario movie will boost sales: IIRC NS1 saw a pretty generous bump during the first few weeks of April 2023, back when the OG Mario movie released.

It's an impressive feat for sure, but given the context I don't think its crazy. PS5 is entering it's 6th year, XBox is dead and the Switch was a huge success. I do think people often down talk Nintendo's success in the UK. The Switch 1 was the best selling console for several years on market. Wii outsold the PS3 and DS outsold the PSP by huge margins.



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Otter said:
TheRealSamusAran said:

Ok, so "over 50% of all consoles" -1% were NS2 sales.

According to VGCharts Switch sales were 16.15% of Switch 2's numbers in Europe this Feb. So  I wouldn't extrapolate to 1%, of course we don't know the actual UK mix...

I suspect switch 2 is closer to 45%, PS5 a bit less (like 42%) and Switch and Series consoles competing for that remaining 12%.

If Switch 2 was actually over 50% I'm sure Chris Dring would of said that

I was saying it with tongue in cheek, mostly making fun of how imprecise a statement like that is, but I guess if NS2 got over 50% alone, he would have said that.