Switch vs DS Sales Comparison - July 2024 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 September 2024 / 6,182 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: 434,721 - Switch
Gap change over last 12 months: 6,382,841 - Switch
Total Lead: 8,445,522 - DS
Switch Total Sales: 142,058,669
DS Total Sales: 150,504,191
July 2024 is the 89th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for. During the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the Switch by 434,721 units when compared to the Switch during the same timeframe.
In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the DS by 6.38 million units. The DS is ahead of the Switch by 8.45 million units.
The 89th month on sale for the Nintendo Switch is July 2024, while for the DS it is March 2012. The Switch has sold 142.06 million units, while the DS sold 150.50 million units during the same timeframe.
The Nintendo DS sold 154.02 million units lifetime. The Nintendo Switch is currently 11.96 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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Wow, just shows how much of a beast the Wii and DS were.
This will be the last major holiday of the Switch having the spotlight before the successor releases. Hopefully it still has a big final push in it left!
I bought 4 Nintendo DS in its lifetime, kept 2. I have bought two switches so far but only kept the OLED. It is hard for me to visualize a new switch model that I would spend money on. So I will probably not help the sales of switch compared to NDS.
That next holiday season is gonna push up the Switch quite heavily against the DS record now. Could be short of a few millions of it's total lifetime sales after the end of the fiscal year too.
