Switch vs DS in Japan Sales Comparison - March 2022 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 29 April 2022 / 3,584 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 PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, as well as with older platforms. There are articles based on our worldwide estimates, as well as the US, Europe, and Japan.
This monthly series compares the aligned Japanese sales of the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo DS.
The DS launched in December 2004 in Japan and the Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017. Therefore, the normal holiday periods and the Japanese Golden Week holiday for the two consoles do not lineup.
Switch Vs. DS Japan:
Gap change in latest month: 455,494 - DS
Gap change over last 12 months: 1,289,225 - Switch
Total Lead: 4,974,421 - DS
Switch Total Sales: 24,420,284
DS Total Sales: 29,394,705
March 2022 is the 61st month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for in Japan. During the latest month, the DS has outsold the Switch by 455,494 units when you align the launches.
In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the DS by 1.29 million units. The DS is currently ahead of the Switch by 4.97 million units.
The 61st month for the Switch is March 2022, while for the DS it is December 2009. The Switch has sold 24.42 million units, while the DS sold 29.39 million units during the same timeframe. The DS sold current Switch sales in month 50.
The DS has sold 32.98 million units lifetime in Japan. The Switch is currently 8.56 million units behind the lifetime sales of the DS.
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Shouldnt the gap change in the latest month be a win for DS and not Switch?
And with December out of the way, Switch will now being to gain some ground again. Switch should outsell DS be mid-end of 2024.
This is a new chart? I haven't seen Switch vs DS in japan before
Shouldnt the gap change in the latest month be a win for DS and not Switch?
And with December out of the way, Switch will now being to gain some ground again. Switch should outsell DS be mid-end of 2024.
Almost half of the current DS lead on Switch is from Japan. Looking at this chart and how Switch has been making quite a bit of ground, I'm more confident in Switch's ability to catch up with the DS in total sales provided Nintendo doesn't cannibalize their market by announcing/releasing Switch 2 in 2023.
Yep. Whether it's games or hardware, price cuts rarely increase profits. The only advantage to cutting costs on consoles is for increased number of subscriptions and game sales.
So DS only sold 3.6 Million from "now" on untill end of life. Switch will demolish this number. I still think Switch can surpass NDS.
I think so, too. Assuming there's no replacement within 24 months, which I doubt, that's about when it would happen.
