Switch vs PS4 in Japan – VGChartz Gap Charts – May 2019 Update - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 09 July 2019 / 3,288 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. PS4 Japan:
Gap change in latest month: 121,509 – Switch
Gap change over last 12 months: 2,472,040 - Switch
Total Lead: 65,180 - Switch
Switch Total Sales: 8,187,707
PS4 Total Sales: 8,122,527
May 2019 is the 27th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for in Japan. During the latest month the Nintendo Switch has surpassed the sales of the PlayStation 4. The Switch outsold the PlayStation 4 by 121,509 units in the last month and by 2.47 million units in the last 12 months. The Switch is currently ahead of the PlayStation 4 by 65,180 units.
The PlayStation 4 launched in February 2014 in Japan, while the Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017. The Switch has sold 8.19 million units, while the PlayStation 4 sold 8.12 million units.
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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It is done.
It was done before it was done.
And there it is!
Adios PS4.
Now let's move on to bigger targets.
PSP, and 3DS comparisons when?
I'm not sure if there is data on the PS2 in Japan. Not on VGC the last I checked. Hence why I went with the PSP and 3DS instead.
The Switch might actually double the PS4 in Japan.
Double is easy. It will likely do at least triple.
Doubling the PS4 sales in Japan is pretty much a given now. The question is more, if it can triple that, which would put it close to DS and 3DS in Japan.
(wish I could edit!) 3DS sold about 25M until now, and the DS sits at 33M. I expect the Switch to land somewhere in between those two.
Yay! It happened!
