Switch Sells 461K, PS5 Sells 217K, XS Sells 98K - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for Apr 11-17 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 May 2021 / 6,425 Views
The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console with 460,823 units sold for the week ending April 17, according to VGChartz estimates. The Switch has now sold an estimated 83.94 million units lifetime.
The PlayStation 5 sold an estimated 216,833 units to bring its lifetime sales to 7.76 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 98,251 units to bring their lifetime sales to 4.67 million units.
The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 45,556 units, the Xbox One sold 17,694 units, and the Nintendo 3DS sold 904 units.
Nintendo Switch sales compared to the same week a year ago are down 43,503 units (-8.6%). The PlayStation 4 is down 431,392 284,173 (-86.2%), the Xbox One is down 121,187 units (-87.3%), and the 3DS is down 10,916 units (-92.4%).
Global hardware estimates (Followed by lifetime sales):
- Switch - 460,823 (83,943,522)
- PlayStation 5 - 216,833 (7,763,924)
- Xbox Series X|S - 98,251 (4,668,388)
- PlayStation 4 - 45,556 (115,444,439)
- Xbox One - 17,694 (50,036,049)
- 3DS - 904 (75,930,286)
- Switch - 207,960
- PlayStation 5 - 88,117
- Xbox Series X|S - 57,616
- PlayStation 4 - 15,581
- Xbox One - 12,230
- 3DS - 191
- Nintendo Switch - 104,698
- PlayStation 5 - 82,890
- Xbox Series X|S - 29,362
- PlayStation 4 - 24,035
- Xbox One - 4,266
- 3DS - 213
- Switch - 128,345
- PlayStation 5 - 40,338
- Xbox Series X|S - 7,700
- PlayStation 4 - 4,881
- Xbox One - 690
- 3DS - 484
- Switch - 19,820
- PlayStation 5 - 5,488
- Xbox Series X|S - 3,573
- PlayStation 4 - 1,059
- Xbox One - 508
- 3DS - 16
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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ok that's blatant that the switch stays over 450k I didn't expect
PS5 gap over X series is now over 3M and growing over 2:1 each week.
The Switch is breathing down the 360s neck
How much longer until Switch passes the 360?
I think when nintendo releases the fiscal year on May 6th it will be over 360
Wow. The switch is doing a pretty good job at keeping pace with last year per week. At the current rate, it might actually stay ahead of the pandemic sales surge.
Reaching 8 million soon. Keep pushing it Sony!
Are they ever gonna update the graph to include the new consoles?
