Switch Tops 34M Lifetime - Japan Hardware Estimates for September 2024 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 20 October 2024 / 4,429 Views
The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in Japan with 308,624 units sold for September 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The Nintendo Switch has now sold an estimated 34.06 million units lifetime in Japan.
The PlayStation 5 sold an estimated 53,244 units to bring its lifetime sales to 6.07 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 3,695 units to bring their lifetime sales to 0.63 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 187 units to bring its lifetime sales to 9.68 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2017 are down by over 75,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are up by over 3,000 units. PS4 sold 128,271 units for the month of September 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 355 units.
Nintendo Switch sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 55,414 units (-15.2%). PlayStation 5 sales are down by 173,804 (-76.6%) and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 22,665 units (-86.0%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 3,138 units (-94.4%) year-over-year.
Looking at sales month-on-month, Nintendo Switch sales are down up nearly 75,000 units, the PlayStation 5 sales are down by over 59,000 units, and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by nearly 2,000 units.
2024 year-to-date, the Nintendo Switch has sold an estimated 2.22 million units, the PlayStation 5 has sold 1.11 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.09 million units.
Monthly Sales:
Japan hardware estimates for September 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- Switch - 308,624 (34,058,896)
- PlayStation 5 - 53,244 (6,072,593)
- Xbox Series X|S - 3,695 (630,902)
- PlayStation 4 - 187 (9,679,464)
Weekly Sales:
Japan September 7, 2024 hardware estimates:
- Switch - 67,486
- PlayStation 5 - 11,014
- Xbox Series X|S - 1,488
- PlayStation 4 - 25
Japan September 14, 2024 hardware estimates:
- Switch - 50,586
- PlayStation 5 - 10,103
- Xbox Series X|S - 682
- PlayStation 4 - 41
Japan September 21, 2024 hardware estimates:
- Switch - 52,367
- PlayStation 5 - 8,761
- Xbox Series X|S - 603
- PlayStation 4 - 39
Japan September 28, 2024 hardware estimates:
- Switch - 74,364
- PlayStation 5 - 10,806
- Xbox Series X|S - 563
- PlayStation 4 - 33
Japan October 5, 2024 hardware estimates:
- Switch - 63,821
- PlayStation 5 - 12,560
- Xbox Series X|S - 359
- PlayStation 4 - 49
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. Sony really killed off the PS5 in Japan with that price raise. Switch is back to being the only game in town in that country. 300k+ monthly in it's 8th year! While the entire rest of the industry can only barely manage 55k.
switch is not quite down yet
At this point, Japan will outsell Europe, lol.
crazy huh?
At this point Switch in Japan might even outsell PS5 in Europe. It's still unlikely but not impossible. Which not many expected in 2020.
The Switch outsold the DS at the end of May, reaching 33M units sold. It needed just 4 more months to add 1M more to its total number in Japan. Impressive!
No stop in sight for NSW in Japan, it seems. What a monster! (glad to see that price hike worked out for Sony btw.)
Man, a 76.6% decline year-on-year for the PS5.
I can't possibly think of how that price increase was mathematically positive for them.
If they on one hand now lost 76% year-on-year, with no software and subscriptions getting sold, neither.
And on the other hand had just increased the retail price.
I don't know what they were thinking, but I applaud the Japanese people for giving Sony that receipt right away.
it’s a long term strategy with Sony (as it is for any business which raises prices).
Sony has ignored the Japanese market so the Japanese are ignoring Sony.
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