Switch vs DS Sales Comparison in the US - March 2025 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 29 April 2025 / 4,133 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: 251,991 - DS
Gap change over last 12 months: 497,724 - Switch
Total Lead: 4,685,605 - DS
Switch Total Sales: 47,864,601
DS Total Sales: 52,550,206
March 2025 is the 97th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for. During the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the DS by 251,991 units when compared to the Switch during the same timeframe.
In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the DS by 0.50 million units. The DS is ahead of the Switch by 4.69 million units.
The 97th month on sale for the Nintendo Switch is March 2025, while for the DS it is November 2012. The Switch has sold 47.86 million units, while the DS sold 52.55 million units during the same timeframe.
The Nintendo DS sold 53.80 million units lifetime. The Nintendo Switch is currently 5.94 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 Bluesky.
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The best thing the Switch can do is aimming for the 50M mark
Dayum...It feels like to sell 5.94M consoles is a impossible task now.
Switch is currently selling around 150k/month in the US. At this pace Switch would need 31 months to reach the DS. With declining numbers Switch would need more than 3 years to reach the DS.
I was about to say Holliday's, but I think everyone will buy Switch 2 instead.
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The switch (lite being the cheapest) is doing quite well considering the price delta between it and the DS.
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