Switch Best-Seller, Sales Plummet YoY for All - Japan Hardware Estimates for April 2025 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 12 May 2025 / 7,929 Views
The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in Japan with 106,552 units sold for April 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The Nintendo Switch has now sold an estimated 35.69 million units lifetime in Japan.
The PlayStation 5 sold an estimated 36,591 units to bring its lifetime sales to 6.83 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 2,839 units to bring their lifetime sales to 0.68 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are down by over 38,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are up by over 2,000 units. PS4 sold 74,774 units for the month of April 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 556 units.
Nintendo Switch sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 129,144 units (-54.8%). PlayStation 5 sales are down by 55,220 (-60.2%) and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 7,923 units (-73.6%).
Looking at sales month-on-month, Nintendo Switch sales are down by over 55,000 units, the PlayStation 5 sales are down by over 85,000 units, and Xbox Series X|S sales are up by over 1,000 units.
2025 year-to-date, the Nintendo Switch has sold an estimated 631,598 units, the PlayStation 5 has sold 359,329 units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 17,622 units.
Monthly Sales:
Japan hardware estimates for April 2025 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- Switch - 106,552 (35,689,644)
- PlayStation 5 - 36,591 (6,827,022)
- Xbox Series X|S - 2,839 (677,485)
Weekly Sales:
Japan April 12, 2025 hardware estimates:
- Switch - 25,047
- PlayStation 5 - 8,871
- Xbox Series X|S - 199
Japan April 19, 2025 hardware estimates:
- Switch - 25,421
- PlayStation 5 - 7,502
- Xbox Series X|S - 103
Japan April 26, 2025 hardware estimates:
- Switch - 25,096
- PlayStation 5 - 9,455
- Xbox Series X|S - 708
Japan May 3, 2025 hardware estimates:
- Switch - 30,988
- PlayStation 5 - 10,763
- Xbox Series X|S - 1,829
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 follow the author on Bluesky.
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All 3 console are down more than 50 % compared to the same month a year ago. That's rough...
Is it safe to say Switch1 sales are going to die from here now, right?
I mean, the Switch 2 in Japan is 49,980 yen ($340), it's kinda the same price for Switch OLED
Switch OLED is 37,980¥ (JP MSRP), which is approx equal to $256USD. You are not wrong to say that JP is likely ready to move on from NSW1, but you are wrong in suggesting NSW2 is anymore affordable in JP than elsewhere. The yen is very weak right now, hence the prices when converted to USD (or other stronger currencies) appear deceptively nice.
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