Switch vs DS Sales Comparison - April 2023 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 June 2023 / 5,910 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: 4,151,602 - DS
Gap change over last 12 months: 2,102,935 - DS
Total Lead: 15,395,615 - DS
Switch Total Sales: 125,055,820
DS Total Sales: 140,451,435
April 2023 is the 74th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for. During the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the DS by 4.15 million units when compared to the Switch during the same timeframe.
In the last 12 months, the DS has outsold the Switch by 2.10 million units. The DS is ahead of the Switch by 15.40 million units.
The 74th month on sale for the Nintendo Switch is April 2023, while for the DS it is December 2010. The Switch has sold 125.06 million units, while the DS sold 140.45 million units during the same timeframe.
The Nintendo DS sold 154.02 million units lifetime. The Nintendo Switch is currently 28.96 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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Switch will start its comeback strong next month with TotK, but there's a very long back though.
It's now that the battle REALLY begins
battle is over, the DS is about to be replaced by the 3DS, there's no battle when a new product is released already
Yeah but the Switch still has to close the gap which is no easy feat. What if next year Switch begins to get close but suddenly Switch 2 gets announced and the Switch's sales tanks?
The switch should start eating into the ds lead but I think it's a bit too far behind to catch it at this point, unless there's a price cut or major revision.
Well the ds was significantly cheaper and had a ridiculous amount of hardware revisions. The switch has had no price cuts and 2 basic revisions (the lite is cheaper but takes out to many features to be worth it, the oled is an improvement but not a big enough one to get people buy again)
I'm predicting between March and September of 2025. If that's the case, it's going to struggle without a price drop. And that's something I don't see Nintendo doing. They'd rather sell 30 million more units at the current price than 40 million at half the profit.
Unlike us, they aren't interested in how high the switch sales get. As long as the money is rolling in, that's all that matters.
But keep in mind the sales will tank once the successor is announced, not released. So whatever the release date is, take away 5-6 months of sales before that.
It's still insane to me that the switch hasn't dropped in price. I imagine that they'll drop the price around the time the switch successor comes out, which should expand their market a bit. My official total sales estimate is 169 million.
What a climb Switch will have to make, but with Tears of The Kingdom it could do just that!! ^^
A lower low means trend continuation in the gap chart. No reversal in sight currently.
