Switch vs DS – VGChartz Gap Charts – January 2018 Update - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 March 2018 / 7,244 Views
The VGChartz Gap charts are updated monthly and each article focuses on a different gap chart. The charts include comparisons between the 7th generation and 8th generation platforms, as well as comparisons within the 8th generation. All sales are worldwide, unless otherwise stated.
Switch Vs. DS Global:
Gap change in latest month: 688,590 – Switch
Total Lead: 7,172,551 – Switch
Switch Total Sales: 14,455,009
DS Total Sales: 7,282,458
January 2018 is the 11th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for. During the latest month the gap grew in favor of the Switch by 688,590 units when compared to the DS during the same timeframe. The Switch is currently ahead of the DS by 7.17 million units.
The DS launched in November 2004 in North America, December 2004 in Japan and March 2005 in Europe, while the Nintendo Switch launched worldwide in March 2017. The Switch has sold 14.46 million units, while the DS sold 7.28 million units during the same timeframe.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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That ds will never catch on.
DS hit its stride with the release of casual games (primarily Brain Age) and DS Lite in 2006. New Super Mario Bros was also a major factor in attracting attention.
Impressive kick start
Switch still has some time above the water but the big wave will be unprecedented. :p
A storm is coming...
The DS will go parabolic in the next few months.
What if Nintendo release a Switch Lite? :P
According to latest rumors, not going to happen any time soon. Mind you they said similar thing when 3DS was around for a little over a year, just to surprise everyone with the 3DS XL announcement, few months later.
You mean companies won't tell you they have an improved version of their product coming down the line, when the current model is being sold right now? Well i never!
I'm just joking around. I was just hypothetically envisioning a world where a Switch Lite had as much momentum as the DS Lite, and then we could finally see a console overtake the DS and PS2. Especially looking at how much better the Switch did with its regular model in the first year, I mean that gap is pretty crazy. Not going to happen though, 150m+ sales in this decade isn't going to be free like last time. Smartphones too OP.
Wow! Almost Double!
Goes to show, Nintendo had to turn around their most successful console.
Spoiler alert! After 11 months, Switch is (most likely) the fastest selling console in history. The only system which, potentially could beat it in terms of shipments, is GBA.
Well, at least it will stay over DS for some years...
Poor, poor Switch.
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The numbers don't lie!
If they can find a way to crack China they can do 400 million :)
