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Switch vs 3DS – VGChartz Gap Charts – November 2019

Switch vs 3DS – VGChartz Gap Charts – November 2019 - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 December 2019 / 3,870 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 – VGChartz Gap Charts – November 2019

Switch vs 3DS – VGChartz Gap Charts – November 2019

 

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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5 Comments
curl-6 (on 14 December 2019)

And to think that even earlier this year we had people insisting the two would have similar lifetime sales

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Bofferbrauer2 curl-6 (on 15 December 2019)

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...

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kopstudent89 (on 16 December 2019)

The Switch is running away with this one. It should get close to 3DS lifetime sales by the end of next year!

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siebensus4 (on 15 December 2019)

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.

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