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Switch Sales Top 85 Million - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for May 2-8

Switch Sales Top 85 Million - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for May 2-8 - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 20 May 2021 / 5,748 Views

The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console with 393,370 units sold for the week ending May 8, according to VGChartz estimates. The Switch has now sold an estimated 85.27 million units lifetime.

The PlayStation 5 sold an estimated 180,294 units to bring its lifetime sales to 8.22 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 88,140 units to bring their lifetime sales to 4.90 million units.

The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 33,020 units, the Xbox One sold 14,912 units, and the Nintendo 3DS sold 725 units.

Nintendo Switch sales compared to the same week a year ago are down 209,481 units (-34.8%). The PlayStation 4 is down 158,420 (-82.8%), the Xbox One is down 66,956 units (-81.8%), and the 3DS is down 9,648 units (-93.0%).

PS5 Sales, Xbox Series X and S Sales, Switch Sales

Global hardware estimates (Followed by lifetime sales):

  1. Switch - 393,370 (85,273,547)
  2. PlayStation 5 - 180,294 (8,220,011)
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 88,140 (4,904,300)
  4. PlayStation 4 - 33,020 (115,550,985)
  5. Xbox One - 14,912 (50,082,051)
  6. 3DS - 725 (75,932,714)
Americas (US, Canada, Latin America) hardware estimates:
  1. Switch - 176,803
  2. PlayStation 5 - 74,149
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 54,355
  4. PlayStation 4 - 11,499
  5. Xbox One - 10,466
  6. 3DS - 109
Europe hardware estimates:
  1. Nintendo Switch - 97,447
  2. PlayStation 5 - 62,554
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 23,599
  4. PlayStation 4 - 17,599
  5. Xbox One - 3,446
  6. 3DS - 123
Asia (Japan, mainland Asia, Middle East) hardware estimates:
  1. Switch - 101,587
  2. PlayStation 5 - 38,650
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 6,824
  4. PlayStation 4 - 3,016
  5. Xbox One - 552
  6. 3DS - 482
Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) hardware estimates:
  1. Switch - 17,533
  2. PlayStation 5 - 4,941
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 3,362
  4. PlayStation 4 - 906
  5. Xbox One - 448
  6. 3DS - 11

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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