Switch vs DS Sales Comparison in the US - September 2024 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 November 2024 / 7,468 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 the US, while the Nintendo Switch launched in the US 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 US:
Gap change in latest month: 20,833 - DS
Gap change over last 12 months: 770,845 - Switch
Total Lead: 5,880,223 - DS
Switch Total Sales: 45,842,902
DS Total Sales: 51,723,125
September 2024 is the 91st month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for. During the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the DS by 20,833 units when compared to the Switch during the same timeframe.
In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the DS by 0.77 million units. The DS is ahead of the Switch by 5.88 million units.
The 91st month on sale for the Nintendo Switch is September 2024, while for the DS it is May 2012. The Switch has sold 45.84 million units, while the DS sold 51.72 million units during the same timeframe.
The Nintendo DS sold 53.80 million units lifetime. The Nintendo Switch is currently 7.96 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, a brand new chart! I will be following it alongside Switch vs DS Worldwide. It's seems very unlikely that the Switch will win this one, but one never knows what can happen
Not the most likely, but it is way more likely than Xbox Series X|S vs Xbox 360, which this replaced.
Switch not gonna catch DS in the US. It'll probably barely slide past 50m when it's all over.
The 360 and Wii charts line are good and interesting to see .. once, but for every month update to see them after they are already behind is a little bit confusing for the main comparison lines - DS and Switch.
I have a question: "Americas" is America as a whole (North and South). "Plattform Totals" here cover that or only the US?
Random question: Why were X360 & Wii included in this graph? Neat data to see, though feels a little useless in comparison to NSW.
Considering how successful the Switch is, it's insane to see how fast the DS sold
the dS was competing against the GameCube and wii while the switch is not competing against any other nintendo console or sony handheld
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