Switch vs DS – VGChartz Gap Charts – June 2019 Update - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 August 2019 / 3,451 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: 965,822 – DS
Gap change over last 12 months: 5,215,858 - DS
Total Lead: 2,386,313 - DS
Switch Total Sales: 35,551,732
DS Total Sales: 37,938,045
June 2019 is the 28th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for. During the latest month the gap grew in favor of the DS by 965,822 units when compared to the Switch during the same timeframe. In the last 12 months the DS has outsold the Switch by 5.22 million units. The DS leads by 2.39 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 35.55 million units, while the DS sold 37.94 million units during the same timeframe.
The 28th month on sale for the Nintendo Switch is June 2019, while for the DS it is February 2007.
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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Interesting that the Switch kept pace with the DS for this long. It will probably pass the DS again around the holidays.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. By then, the DS will have about an 6-8M lead and high monthly sales despite being outside of the holiday season. It might to get past it in December, but that will still be tough and tight.
Switch is about to have an extremely strong 2nd half of the year including a very strong holiday season. I also know the DS is now heading into "rocket mode" on the chart though. I expect more of a criss-crossing between the two systems because of unaligned holidays.
Still, at the time, the baseline of the DS was at over 400k weekly, close to twice what the Switch is pulling. If it can put up enough distance between itself and the Switch the spike during the holidays won't be enough to catch up anymore.
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