Switch vs DS Sales Comparison - April 2022 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 June 2022 / 3,873 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 worldwide sales of the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo DS.
The DS launched in November 2004 in North America, December 2004 in Japan, and March 2005 in Europe, while the Nintendo Switch launched worldwide in March 2017. Therefore, the holiday periods for the two consoles do not lineup, which is why there are big increases and decreases.
Switch Vs. DS Global:
Gap change in latest month: 5,551,832 - DS
Gap change over last 12 months: 4,192,574 - DS
Total Lead: 12,768,750 - DS
Switch Total Sales: 107,367,298
DS Total Sales: 120,136,048
April 2022 is the 62nd month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for. During the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the DS by 5.55 million units when compared to the Switch during the same timeframe.
In the last 12 months, the DS has outsold the Switch by 4.19 million units. The DS is ahead of the Switch by 12.77 million units.
The 62nd month on sale for the Nintendo Switch is April 2022, while for the DS it is December 2009. The Switch has sold 107.37 million units, while the DS sold 120.14 million units during the same timeframe.
The Nintendo DS sold 154.02 million units lifetime. The Nintendo Switch is currently 46.65 million units behind the lifetime sales of the DS.
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 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Lower low in the gap chart means no end in the down trend. I expect equal sales of both consoles in the upcoming months. Switch's 2023 must be significant better than DS's 2011 to maintain Switch's chance to outsell DS.
And it def will. They seem to be confident in good legs next year with that FY forecast.
So, is this the farthest Switch will ever be from DS?
The DS’ 12.8m lead over the Switch will deteriorate from here on out, starting with a modest yearly win for Switch comparing DS' fiscal 2011 (17.53m) vs Switch's fiscal 2023 (21m, projected). But it's the next year where Switch will see a massive gain: DS shipments fell hard in fiscal ending March 2012 to 5.1m, whereas Switch's fiscal year ending March 2024 should see shipments of at least 15m, putting it around 143m total shipped by then. As long as Switch 2 doesn't arrive before fall of 2024, the Switch will surely pass the DS in the end.
This is really the last big holiday for the DS, comparatively. Switch absolutely has to play the long game to have a shot at usurping for second.
I hope the switch gets over the line of DS and PS2
-3DS will be official announced in 3 months at this point.
-After that, in one year, we got the 3DS release date.
Switch will gain some ground this Holiday, but are we going to get a Switch Successor Announcement in 2023 or 2024?
you mean 2023 or 2024
I Fixed it, thanks, I'm still living in the past haha.
Switch has hold up remarkaby well. Now it's just a matter of thime of how much time it'll be in stores.
