Switch vs DS Sales Comparison - October 2022 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 20 November 2022 / 3,748 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: 343,324 - DS
Gap change over last 12 months: 3,528,175 - DS
Total Lead: 13,606,154 - DS
Switch Total Sales: 114,277,523
DS Total Sales: 127,883,677
October 2022 is the 68th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for. During the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the DS by 0.34 million units when compared to the Switch during the same timeframe.
In the last 12 months, the DS has outsold the Switch by 3.53 million units. The DS is ahead of the Switch by 13.61 million units.
The 68th month on sale for the Nintendo Switch is October 2022, while for the DS it is June 2010. The Switch has sold 114.28 million units, while the DS sold 127.88 million units during the same timeframe.
The Nintendo DS sold 154.02 million units lifetime. The Nintendo Switch is currently 39.74 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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I think we will only be able to see if the Switch surpass the DS after Switch's 2023 holiday sales
At this point in DS life the 3DS had already been announced 3-4 months ago so unless they release S2 in 2023 Switch should have at least 1 extra holiday period in hand without a successor.
Gap should close ~5m next 2 months, then maybe even sales for 3 months, then DS's last decent holiday gap should increase ~6m,this should be where the gap is the largest as after that Switch should make gains most months.
Switch is still falling further behind each month so it's pretty hard to see it outselling the DS, although not impossible.
The DS falls off quickly after the next holiday season. If the Switch has longer legs, it could catch up again after that.
That being said, the gap is quite large, so sales of the Switch must stay relatively high to be able to achieve that.
Good point. I think the Switch will start closing the gap in 6 months or so, but that won't be an easy task.
This is still possible for the switch
