Year on Year Sales & Market Share Charts - May 16, 2020 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 22 May 2020 / 2,331 Views
Here we see data representing the global sales through to consumers and change in sales performance of the four home consoles and four handhelds over comparable periods for 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. Also shown is the market share for each of the consoles over the same periods.
Year to Date Sales Comparison (Same Periods Covered)
Market Share (Same Periods Covered)
2017 – (Week ending January 7 to May 20)
2018 – (Week ending January 6 to May 19)
2019 – (Week ending January 5 to May 18)
2020 – (Week ending January 4 to May 16)
Total Sales and Market Share for Each Year
"Year to date" sales for 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2020 versus 2019 and 2020 versus 2018 is displayed. This provides an easy-to-view summary of all the data.
Microsoft
- Xbox One – Up Year-on-Year 371,040 (30.0%)
Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch - Up Year-on-Year 3,690,145 (80.1%)
- Nintendo 3DS – Down Year-on-Year 500,669 (-75.5%)
Sony
- PlayStation 4 – Down Year-on-Year 192,689 (-4.0%)
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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Even with product shortages Nintendo is kicking ass like a mofo.
Ok so since it's almost given that the Switch will hit 10 million units shipped in Q3, and since it's already at 8 million since january, I think it's safe to bet on 24 million units sold for 2020
Holy fuckamolee those Switch sales almost double from last year!
