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Worldwide Hardware Estimates for April 26 to May 9

Worldwide Hardware Estimates for April 26 to May 9 - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 May 2020 / 5,235 Views

The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console worldwide with 567,313 consoles sold for the two week period from April 26 to May 6, according to VGChartz estimates. 

The PlayStation 4 was the second best-selling console with sales of 377,037 consoles sold. This was followed by the Xbox One with 96,570 units, and the Nintendo 3DS with 12,044 units. 

Nintendo Switch sales compared to the same week a year ago are up 192,401 units (51.22%). The PlayStation 4 is down 34,169 units (-8.34%), the Xbox One is up 8,955 units (10.22%), and the 3DS is down 39,689 units (-76.65%).

Switch vs PS4 vs Xbox One - Worldwide Hardware Estimates - VGChartz

Global hardware estimates (Followed by lifetime sales):

  1. Switch - 567,313 (55,651,758)
  2. PlayStation 4 - 377,037 (109,681,104)
  3. Xbox One - 96,570 (47,233,426)
  4. 3DS - 12,044 (75,219,247)
Americas (US, Canada, Latin America) hardware estimates:
  1. Switch - 177,213
  2. PlayStation 4 - 109,709
  3. Xbox One - 63,075
  4. 3DS - 5,169
Europe hardware estimates:
  1. PlayStation 4 - 180,396
  2. Nintendo Switch - 125,081
  3. Xbox One - 26,706
  4. 3DS - 3,183
Asia (Japan, mainland Asia, Middle East) hardware estimates:
  1. Switch - 244,877
  2. PlayStation 4 - 71,360
  3. 3DS - 3,501
  4. Xbox One - 1,430
Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) hardware estimates:
  1. Switch - 20,142
  2. PlayStation 4 - 15,572
  3. Xbox One - 5,345
  4. 3DS - 191

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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abdulhade (on 15 May 2020)

Why the VG does not count in South American? Because Nintendo's Web Site has this information.

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ZS abdulhade (on 15 May 2020)

Yes they do count South America, it is part of the “America’s”

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AJNShelton (on 14 May 2020)

Ok I guess 60 millions by the end of July (or even June)

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UnderwaterFunktown AJNShelton (on 14 May 2020)

Wouldn't that require over 350k a week? Even without stock issues that would seem quite bold. The end of August seems more likely to me.

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UnderwaterFunktown AJNShelton (on 22 May 2020)

I take that back after the NPD adjustments. You were on point.

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Moschegam trunkswd (on 14 May 2020)

On the main page, you only have the data for one week, will you publish the two weeks on the main page too?
Thank vou.

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