Switch vs DS Sales Comparison in Japan - November 2023 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 January 2024 / 6,901 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 Japanese sales of the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo DS.
The DS launched in December 2004 in Japan and the Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017. Therefore, the normal holiday periods and the Japanese Golden Week holiday for the two consoles do not lineup.
Switch Vs. DS Japan:
Gap change in latest month: 271,450 - Switch
Gap change over last 12 months: 2,414,571 - Switch
Total Lead: 1,430,698 - DS
Switch Total Sales: 31,400,049
DS Total Sales: 32,830,747
November 2023 is the 81st month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for in Japan. During the latest month, the Switch has outsold the DS by 271,450 units when you align the launches.
In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the DS by 2.41 million units. The DS is currently ahead of the Switch by 1.43 million units.
The 81st month for the Switch is November 2023, while for the DS it is August 2011. The Switch has sold 31.40 million units, while the DS sold 32.83 million units during the same timeframe. The DS sold current Switch sales in month 71.
The DS has sold 32.99 million units lifetime in Japan. The Switch is currently 1.59 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's sales in November in Japan were a little bit lackluster. Imagine if it had sold more than 100K in every week, it would be even more closer to reach the DS that it is now
Market saturation is a thing, it wasn't going to do the same performance as it's peak years. It is still doing like 3DS numbers
thank you for your remarkable observation. I was unaware of market saturation prior to this comment, and was in fact very puzzled by the declining Switch figures.
While these numbers are wildly impressive for a console in its seventh year(!)…it is a slight bit concerning not seeing much (if any) month-on-month growth from October to November. Reads to me as thought the Switch is in for a very weak holiday compared to prior years.
So Switch's victory for Japan is confirmed.
Oh wow, this is closer than I thought it would be. I guess europe is the region the Switch trails the DS more, am I right? Hmm, I could look it up here, let's see... Yeah, europe is a very big gap. But I didn't realize how strong the DS was in the US as well. The DS even beat the PS2 there, I wasn't aware.
Best console fight ever.👀
the psp vs 3ds was very interesting as well
