That’s crazy considering the Switch has not been on the market for nearly as long and didn’t have a revision like the PS4 pro
Glashus
It will outsell the Game Boy too.
Outselling the PS2 and the DS though? I doubt it, but you’ll never know.
The-Peoples-Eyebrow
Hasn’t it been a minute since the PS4 numbers were updated? It’s probably not much higher than what it’s currently at but possible it hasn’t overtaken it just yet.
Piccadil_io
Well, I’ve bought 4.
gaysaucemage
Switch should pass Gameboy pretty soon as well to lock in 3rd place. Don’t think there’s any chance at passing DS and PS2.
Switch could linger on a few years after it’s successor comes out, especially if it’s backwards compatible and they finally price drop Switch. But the rate of sales will probably drop significantly by then.
AtsignAmpersat
Didn’t Nintendo just say they were at 114? I always see shade thrown at vgchartz accuracy.
josh5300
Damn, never could’ve imagined this when the Wii U was out, what a good time to be a Nintendo fan
AnneTheOminous
Right now, the best-selling game console of all time is the PS2, at 155M+ units sold.
If Nintendo keeps the momentum going (which they might), the Switch could potentially outsell the PS2 in the next few years.
Placiibo
Switch is a portable console, PS4 is a home console. This means families buy multiple Switches for multiple kids. Switch has a starting price of $200. PS4 never dropped below $300 IIRC. Good for Nintendo, but I’m guessing Sony still made WAY more money on game royalties than Nintendo is on Switch. Switch is just a Nintendo game player to many people. Parents and kids aren’t buying many games. It’s just Mario Kart, Mario, and Pokémon for them.
KronosX3TR
Ok, and?
blingping
Switch needs a price cut. And then they need to start selling in India lol
Ninten-Doh
Now imagine how well it would do if it had basic things like integrated party chat, messaging, themes, same power as steam deck, didn’t have joycon Drift, let you use background apps (spotify etc)
nxknxwledge
Never understood everyone’s infatuation with sales numbers unless you have stock in any of these companies. I couldn’t care less who sells what as long as they keep releasing products that I enjoy.
kolt437
Was a pleasure to watch it with all of you happen, been there since day 1
wiseguy187
Nintendo shouldn’t even be compared to Playstation or Xbox anymore. It is a way cheaper way underpowered device. At this point to me it’s like saying Toyotas outsold Lamborghinis this year.
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That’s crazy considering the Switch has not been on the market for nearly as long and didn’t have a revision like the PS4 pro
It will outsell the Game Boy too.
Outselling the PS2 and the DS though? I doubt it, but you’ll never know.
Hasn’t it been a minute since the PS4 numbers were updated? It’s probably not much higher than what it’s currently at but possible it hasn’t overtaken it just yet.
Well, I’ve bought 4.
Switch should pass Gameboy pretty soon as well to lock in 3rd place. Don’t think there’s any chance at passing DS and PS2.
Switch could linger on a few years after it’s successor comes out, especially if it’s backwards compatible and they finally price drop Switch. But the rate of sales will probably drop significantly by then.
Didn’t Nintendo just say they were at 114? I always see shade thrown at vgchartz accuracy.
Damn, never could’ve imagined this when the Wii U was out, what a good time to be a Nintendo fan
Right now, the best-selling game console of all time is the PS2, at 155M+ units sold.
If Nintendo keeps the momentum going (which they might), the Switch could potentially outsell the PS2 in the next few years.
Switch is a portable console, PS4 is a home console. This means families buy multiple Switches for multiple kids. Switch has a starting price of $200. PS4 never dropped below $300 IIRC. Good for Nintendo, but I’m guessing Sony still made WAY more money on game royalties than Nintendo is on Switch. Switch is just a Nintendo game player to many people. Parents and kids aren’t buying many games. It’s just Mario Kart, Mario, and Pokémon for them.
Ok, and?
Switch needs a price cut. And then they need to start selling in India lol
Now imagine how well it would do if it had basic things like integrated party chat, messaging, themes, same power as steam deck, didn’t have joycon Drift, let you use background apps (spotify etc)
Never understood everyone’s infatuation with sales numbers unless you have stock in any of these companies. I couldn’t care less who sells what as long as they keep releasing products that I enjoy.
Was a pleasure to watch it with all of you happen, been there since day 1
Nintendo shouldn’t even be compared to Playstation or Xbox anymore. It is a way cheaper way underpowered device. At this point to me it’s like saying Toyotas outsold Lamborghinis this year.
Nintendo’s flagship console outsold Sony’s last-gen console.
Round of applause…
No it hasn’t. Can we stop posting VGChartz already?
“The PS4 reached 100 million in 5 years and 7 months, 2 months faster than the PS2”
Nintendo Switch: “Hold my 4 years and 9 months”
PS@ NEXT BABY
K
That site is horrible.
Considering that we’re 5 years in and sales are still going strong, the Switch definitely looks like it’ll surpass the PS2.
If we combine with the Wii U sales, which was almost a beta version of Switch, the sales number stays almost the same. No change in the rankings.
I wonder if that has anything to do with the PS5? 🤔