Switch Comfortably Best-Seller - Japan Hardware Estimates for October 2024 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 07 November 2024 / 6,892 Views
The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in Japan with 241,803 units sold for October 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The Nintendo Switch has now sold an estimated 34.30 million units lifetime in Japan.
The PlayStation 5 sold an estimated 49,056 units to bring its lifetime sales to 6.12 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 5,862 units to bring their lifetime sales to 0.64 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 162 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 nearly 53,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are up by over 5,000 units. PS4 sold 101,851 units for the month of October 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 563 units.
Nintendo Switch sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 41,368 units (-14.6%). PlayStation 5 sales are down by 17,208 (-26.0%) and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 2,294 units (-28.1%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 5,362 units (-97.1%) year-over-year.
Looking at sales month-on-month, Nintendo Switch sales are down up nearly 67,000 units, the PlayStation 5 sales are down by over 4,000 units, and Xbox Series X|S sales are up by over 2,000 units.
2024 year-to-date, the Nintendo Switch has sold an estimated 2.47 million units, the PlayStation 5 has sold 1.16 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.09 million units.
Monthly Sales:
Japan hardware estimates for October 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- Switch - 241,803 (34,300,699)
- PlayStation 5 - 49,056 (6,121,649)
- Xbox Series X|S - 5,862 (636,764)
- PlayStation 4 - 162 (9,679,626)
Weekly Sales:
Japan October 12, 2024 hardware estimates:
- Switch - 55,097
- PlayStation 5 - 11,810
- Xbox Series X|S - 429
- PlayStation 4 - 31
Japan October 19, 2024 hardware estimates:
- Switch - 58,866
- PlayStation 5 - 11,324
- Xbox Series X|S - 1,612
- PlayStation 4 - 36
Japan October 26, 2024 hardware estimates:
- Switch - 67,736
- PlayStation 5 - 11,951
- Xbox Series X|S - 1,207
- PlayStation 4 - 40
Japan November 2, 2024 hardware estimates:
- Switch - 60,104
- PlayStation 5 - 13,971
- Xbox Series X|S - 2,614
- PlayStation 4 - 55
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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no shot Sony learns from this. Ig they'll just have to deal with losing an entire market of consumers...oh well.
Nintendo Switch in Japan is close to outsell Europe, lol.
PS5 was pulling decent numbers and gaining momentum in Japan, then Sony raised the price of the PS5 a few months ago and basically shot themselves in the foot unfortunately!
what you say is true...what's up with the downvotes? PS5 really was proving to be Sony's best showing for JP in nearly two decades up until the price hikes kicked in. It's a shame what's happened.
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ps 22 million
ps2 23 million
ps3 10 million
ps4 10 million
ps5 will probably end up 10 million +
switch more than likely outsell PS 3, 4 and 5 combined.
PS5 has no chance to end up 10M
October 2023 was the month with heavy shortages before the launch of the PS5 slim model. November will be brutal for PS5 in yearly comparison. I expect it will be down more than 50 % year-over-year.
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