Switch vs 3DS Sales Comparison - Switch Lead Nears 20 Million in August 2020 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 09 September 2020 / 3,297 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: 1,032,740 - Switch
Gap change over last 12 months: 14,124,995 - Switch
Total Lead: 19,941,994 - Switch
Switch Total Sales: 63,403,962
3DS Total Sales: 43,461,968
August 2020 is the 42nd month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for. During the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the Switch by 1.03 million units when compared to the 3DS during the same timeframe and by 14.12 million units in favor of the Switch in the last 12 months. The Switch is currently ahead of the 3DS by 19.94 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 42nd month for the Nintendo Switch is August 2020 and for the Nintendo 3DS it is August 2014. The Switch has sold 63.40 million units, while the 3DS sold 43.46 million units during the same timeframe.
The Nintendo 3DS has sold 75.78 million units to date. The Nintendo Switch is currently 12.38 million units behind the lifetime sales of the 3DS.
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Those first couple of years were the 3DS's fastest time period for sales. Ironically, they were Switch's slowest time period.
Just crazy, it will surpass the 3DS before the year is over isn't..
Well, this is clearly over. I think now it's possible that the Switch could surpass the 3DS's lifetime sales in UNITS SOLD, NOT EVEN SHIPPED by the end of 2020, meaning December 31st 2020. For the Switch to do that, the Switch needs to sell-through around 26-27Million units this calendar year which I think is definitely possible.
Could do it by the end of this year
Crazy! Unstoppable!
No one can possibly deny that the switch will hit 100 million now.
