Switch Sales Top 87 Million - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for June 6-12 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 24 June 2021 / 5,850 Views
The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console with 384,665 units sold for the week ending June 12, according to VGChartz estimates. The Switch has now sold an estimated 87.10 million units lifetime.
The PlayStation 5 sold an estimated 193,363 units to bring its lifetime sales to 9.19 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 121,645 units to bring their lifetime sales to 5.45 million units. The Xbox Series X|S launched in China on June 10, which caused the bump in sales for the week.
The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 27,330 units, the Xbox One sold 13,408 units, and the Nintendo 3DS sold 543 units.
Nintendo Switch sales compared to the same week a year ago are up 27,151 units (7.6%). The PlayStation 4 is down 152,606 (-84.8%), the Xbox One is down 47,654 units (-78.0%), and the 3DS is down 7,713 units (-93.4%).
Global hardware estimates (Followed by lifetime sales):
- Switch - 384,665 (87,101,315)
- PlayStation 5 - 193,363 (9,193,466)
- Xbox Series X|S - 121,645 (5,452,109)
- PlayStation 4 - 27,330 (115,704,179)
- Xbox One - 13,408 (50,153,058)
- 3DS - 543 (75,935,643)
- Switch - 145,493
- PlayStation 5 - 71,093
- Xbox Series X|S - 62,351
- PlayStation 4 - 10,561
- Xbox One - 9,823
- 3DS - 76
- Switch - 108,876
- PlayStation 5 - 77,092
- Xbox Series X|S - 31,216
- PlayStation 4 - 13,445
- Xbox One - 2,820
- 3DS - 79
- Switch - 113,093
- PlayStation 5 - 39,824
- Xbox Series X|S - 23,806
- PlayStation 4 - 2,617
- Xbox One - 446
- 3DS - 379
- Switch - 17,403
- PlayStation 5 - 5,354
- Xbox Series X|S - 4,272
- PlayStation 4 - 707
- Xbox One - 319
- 3DS - 9
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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The Switch should definitely outsell the PS3 next week. After that, it's time to set sights on the Wii!
I wonder if the holiday season will push the Switch past Wii and PS1.
Almost assuredly. Looks likely Switch will pass Wii around first week of December and PS1 a week later.
Yeah. Needs about 6 million before November for that to happen. It has been selling 1.5 million monthly with no big releases. Should breeze past both of them this year.
Guessing the switch will add another 15-16 million by the end of the year.
Agreed. It should have no problem outselling both then it'll be hot on the heels of the PS4.
And possibly passing the ps4 by October of next year. The end of the year at the latest.
That sounds about right. It'll be interesting to see how well Switch sells next year.
Here I disagree a little bit, I see a possible overtaking in June-July. The end of 2021 for switch, or the beginning of 2022, can be crazy in sales, with pokemon arceus, the remakes of the 4th generation, splatoon 3, possibly the review and Zelda... I wouldn't be surprised by one last peak in sales for March before the progressive decline.
I'm assuming next year will be more like 1.1-1.2 million per month next year with about 10-12 million needed to catch the ps4. But if I'm wrong, it could definitely happen sooner. I just can't see 2020 part 3 happening for the switch though.
As much as it annoys some people, I think this generation will be amazing for everyone, whether you're green, blue or red. These sales are eye candy for everyone.
A lead of 27k, next week will be interesting
The PS5 and Xbox Series are closer than usual.
yes, but PS5 has been selling almost 2:1 against XBox X, last generation PS4 sold a little more than 1:2 to the Xbox One. So yes, this generation consoles are a bit closer on sales.
