Switch vs DS Sales Comparison - January 2023 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 March 2023 / 5,900 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: 201,213 - DS
Gap change over last 12 months: 3,835,932 - DS
Total Lead: 9,574,178 - DS
Switch Total Sales: 121,827,708
DS Total Sales: 131,401,886
January 2023 is the 71st month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for. During the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the DS by 201,213 units when compared to the Switch during the same timeframe.
In the last 12 months, the DS has outsold the Switch by 3.84 million units. The DS is ahead of the Switch by 9.57 million units.
The 71st month on sale for the Nintendo Switch is January 2023, while for the DS it is September 2010. The Switch has sold 121.83 million units, while the DS sold 131.40 million units during the same timeframe.
The Nintendo DS sold 154.02 million units lifetime. The Nintendo Switch is currently 32.19 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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Let's hope Zelda's launch in May helps the Switch against DS's 2010 holiday season
if you're hoping for the switch to do better that is
The DS slowly started to die after reaching 140 million, I guess the Switch will be able to reach that level by the end of the year, and then we'll see
well the DS was already replaced by the 3DS at that point, it is irrelevant after that
The fight is over.
How ?
He thinks the switch is already slowing down too fast to beat the DS. He is not the only one. Many people are now saying is over for switch. I think there is still a chance even if it is a smaller one.
The Switch can only win this battle in a long run. If it is to beat the DS it will only occur at the very end of its lifespan
Yeah so its not over till is over.
yeah, so beat the DS after the DS was already discontinued for the 3DS... maybe should just compare 3DS + DS versus Switch at that point
"while the DS sold 1301.40 million units ", A typo
Whoops. Typo fixed. Thanks for pointing it out so I could fix it.
