Switch vs 3DS Sales Comparison - Switch Lead Tops 19 Million in July 2020 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 11 August 2020 / 2,800 Views
The VGChartz sales comparison series of articles are updated monthly and each one focuses on a different sales comparison using our estimated video game hardware figures. The charts include comparisons between the 7th generation and 8th generation platforms, as well as comparisons within the 8th generation. There are articles based on our worldwide estimates, as well as the US, Europe, and Japan.
This monthly series compares the aligned worldwide sales of the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS.
Switch Vs. 3DS Global:
Gap change in latest month: 1,570,782 - Switch
Gap change over last 12 months: 13,545,980 - Switch
Total Lead: 19,011,754 - Switch
Switch Total Sales: 62,078,875
3DS Total Sales: 43,067,121
July 2020 is the 41st month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for. During the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the Switch by 1.57 million units when compared to the 3DS during the same timeframe and by 13.55 million units in favor of the Switch in the last 12 months. The Switch is currently ahead of the 3DS by 19.01 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. This does mean the holidays for the two platforms do lineup.
The 41st month for the Nintendo Switch is July 2020 and for the Nintendo 3DS it is July 2014. The Switch has sold 62.08 million units, while the 3DS sold 43.07 million units during the same timeframe.
The Nintendo 3DS has sold 75.76 million units to date. The Nintendo Switch is currently 13.68 million units behind the lifetime sales of the 3DS.
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Switch is gonna make the combined 3DS + Wii U sales of ~89 million look like child's play.
By January there will be no point incomparing Switch to 3DS anymore because Switch will have already sold more lifetime.
I remember there was a poster who was adamant about the switch stopping at 60 million, still saying it even at early 2019. I wonder how hes doing now
August till December (5 Month) 2019 switch sold about 13.6 million units globally. if it will repeat those numbers it will be at about 75.6 million units then and basically get even with the 3DS lifetime sales. I guess we can say for sure at the very very latest Switch will pass 3DS Q1 2021. But the numbers switch pulls at the moment (Switch sold something like 7 million in the last 3 month!!!) it should pass 3DS still in 2020. It really seems like 2020 will be like 25-27 million switches globally. absolutely insane...
It may very well pass the 3DS’ lifetime totals by the end of the year.
Switch looks like its headed for space.
Switch's 4th year is one for the history books.
80mi is guaranteed for Switch then.
lol what? 80M is lowballing pretty hard :D
It has more chance of reaching 80 millions this year than LT tbh
110mil is pretty much guaranteed.
The switch may very well easily outsell 3DS by the end of the year, in less than 4 years. That's DS and Wii levels of insanity
Woah, this holiday-like momentum in the midst of the year...
Yeah, 3DS-lifetime-sales will be probably met by the holidays.
The switch has basically a 30 month lead on the 3DS
