Switch Best-Seller With 334,000 Units Sold - Japan Hardware Estimates for August 2023 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 08 September 2023 / 8,942 Views
The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in Japan with 334,483 units sold for August 2023, according to VGChartz estimates. The Nintendo Switch has now sold an estimated 30.46 million units lifetime in Japan.
The PlayStation 5 sold an estimated 181,395 units to bring its lifetime sales to 4.23 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 10,366 units to bring their lifetime sales to 0.49 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 3,631 units to bring its lifetime sales to 9.65 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2016 are up by nearly 106,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are up by over 10,000 units. PS4 sold 75,767 units for the month of August 2016 and Xbox One sales were at 181 units.
Nintendo Switch sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 8,688 units (2.7%). PlayStation 5 sales are up by 94,388 (108.5%) and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 24,996 units (-70.7%). The PlayStation 4 is up 3,575 units (6,383.9%) year-over-year.
Looking at sales month-on-month, Nintendo Switch sales are down by nearly 34,000 units, the PlayStation 5 sales are down by nearly 13,000 units, and Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 6,000 units.
2023 year-to-date, the Nintendo Switch has sold an estimated 2.57 million units, the PlayStation 5 has sold 1.80 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.09 million units.
Monthly Sales:
Japan hardware estimates for August 2023 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- Switch - 334,483 (30,456,514)
- PlayStation 5 - 181,395 (4,229,280)
- Xbox Series X|S - 10,366 (489,176)
- PlayStation 4 - 3,631 (9,645,290)
Weekly Sales:
Japan August 5, 2023 hardware estimates:
- Switch - 93,224
- PlayStation 5 - 50,367
- Xbox Series X|S - 3,284
- PlayStation 4 - 792
Japan August 12, 2023 hardware estimates:
- Switch - 91,753
- PlayStation 5 - 50,871
- Xbox Series X|S - 2,301
- PlayStation 4 - 1,549
Japan August 19, 2023 hardware estimates:
- Switch - 77,792
- PlayStation 5 - 37,418
- Xbox Series X|S - 1,334
- PlayStation 4 - 614
Japan August 26, 2023 hardware estimates:
- Switch - 71,714
- PlayStation 5 - 42,739
- Xbox Series X|S - 3,447
- PlayStation 4 - 676
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 wonder if the Switch will even lose any more months in Japan before the successor releases. From a quick check it looks like it has only lost 3 in its entire lifetime.
And there are frankly a surprising number of AAA/anticipated games coming to it as well. Detective Pikachu Returns, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Super Mario RPG and WarioWare,: Move It! are all coming in 2023. And then you have Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Princess Peach in 2024.
99% sure it’ll lose Sept. by a considerable margin (Splatoon 3 came out in Sept. last year) but October will make up the for it w/ Mario Wonder, then who knows what happens in the holidays.
I think he meant the Switch losing to Playstation not to itself a year prior
Perhaps the month FFVII rebirth releases. But probably not even that month. Especially if we factor in the exports to China. Which based on software sales are higher for Playstation than the Switch.
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