Switch vs 3DS – VGChartz Gap Charts – November 2019 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 December 2019 / 3,100 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. 3DS Global:
Gap change in latest month: 2,120,802 – Switch
Gap change over last 12 months: 5,721,556 - Switch
Total Lead: 8,631,000 – Switch
Switch Total Sales: 44,771,334
3DS Total Sales: 36,140,334
November 2019 is the 33rd month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for. During the latest month the gap grew in favor of the Switch by 2.12 million units when compared to the 3DS during the same timeframe and by 5.72 million units in favor of the Switch in the last 12 months. The Switch is currently ahead of the 3DS by 8.63 million units.
The 3DS launched in February 2011 (however, 3DS sales have been aligned to March 2011, since it only launched at the end of February in Japan), while the Nintendo Switch launched worldwide in March 2017. The Switch has sold 44.77 million units, while the 3DS sold 36.14 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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And to think that even earlier this year we had people insisting the two would have similar lifetime sales
Just what I was thinking, and waiting for somebody to come and say it's a fluke coming from the Lite or anything like that...
The Switch is running away with this one. It should get close to 3DS lifetime sales by the end of next year!
Woah, already a 8.6M lead?? Haven't expected this, to be honest. We still have Pokemon Sun/Moon on 3DS to come... but wow. The 3rd year of Switch was very strong.
Sun/Moon won't change anything about Switch's decisive win in this comparison. It released during the 3DS's sixth year, so by that time it won't even be a factor anymore.
In December Switch will grow its cumulative lead to over 10m, then it faces easy comparisons throughout 2020 because the 3DS sold only 9.7m during the comparable timeframe. So by the end of 2020 you can expect Switch to be ahead of the 3DS by ~20m.
