The same parents that refused to buy the WiiU?
Looking at this chart you can see Nintendo Switch was trading blows against PS4 until Animal Crossing kicked in and Switch doesn't need to look back anymore.
Switch is tracking to outsell both WiiU and 3DS combined in Japan.
The same parents that refused to buy the WiiU?
Isnt this whole thread just mental gymnastics?
Why don't you include worlwide numbers? It would include EMEA, the biggest PlayStation market.
This comparision makes more sense.
Because the data isn't available.
We unfortunately don't get EMEA data the same way we do for US and Japan. Luckily, for Nintendo and Sony platforms we get worldwide shipment from the companies themselves.
Ask the people that put something like "I advertise for Sony" in their bio.
Yep, I was talking about this worldwide shipment numbers. They offer a more complete picture than instead looking at 2 countries and ignoring the biggest market of one of the consoles being compared.
Comparing launch align by quarters is not a good comparison either, because Switch Launch in March and PS4 launch in November which is a holiday quarter. We all know, consoles do most of their sales during the Holiday shopping season. Which your chart clearly shows that 3rd quarter dwarfs the rest of the year. Currently PS4 already had 5 Holidays vs Switch 4 Holidays.We unfortunately don't get EMEA data the same way we do for US and Japan. Luckily, for Nintendo and Sony platforms we get worldwide shipment from the companies themselves.
They is not the case.
PS4 barely shipped 1.4M last holiday quarter, at this speed Nintendo Switch is going to overtake PS4 total sales in 2022.
I think a FY4 peak is the most likely, but I'd also give it a 20% chance of FY5 being the peak if both the Switch Plus and BOTW make it out this holiday season.
Its not the perfect comparison, but I think its the best we can do given the nature available to us. At the moment we are comparing 16 quarters to 16 quarter so both have 4 holidays
Look at the chart again, how can you say PS4 only had 3 Holidays. That is 5 Holiday quarters in yellow, how can PS4 have less Holidays? PS4 literally launch in November it's first Holiday.
Look at the chart again, how can you say PS4 only had 3 Holidays. That is 5 Holiday quarters in yellow, how can PS4 have less Holidays? PS4 literally launch in November it's first Holiday.
What? even if you dismiss PS4 launch as not being a holiday, the PS4 still has Launch + 4 holidays. Just read the table.
when you see the obscene amount of money made by FIFA's ultimate team and shark cards do you get excited? because that is where sony and Microsoft make their moneyNintendo, the only entertainment company in the world that hasn't grown in 12 years despite unprecedented stay-at-home demand due to the global pandemic.
Weak software sales dependent on ten Nintendo games, low digital sales, MAU and paid subscribers reflect an outdated business model masked by Covid lockdowns.
Microsoft's sales could overtake Nintendo's very soon, something unimaginable in 2008.
Compare Switch sales curve with NDS and PS4, and compare PS4 to PS2.
Pretty good prediction as Nintendo is upping their software forecast to be the biggest hinted by industry insiders.
Nah, not gonna happen as the current sales trajectory already went down dramatically in comparison to NDS and PS2.
I misread this as Ryan's World and found it much more confusing but pretty funny
Ok, I see the 48 months thing. Pretty odd way to look at it.
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16 quarter chart. I can only go by what you guys post. But Even count Ps4 quarter #17(76.5m) it's still lower than Switch Quart 16(79.87). 
Ok, I see the 48 months thing. Pretty odd way to look at it.
Ok, lets look at
I'm a simple person. I don't know how to look at it any other way. Start from zero and an end number pick that and use math.
We're comparing 16 quarters vs. 16 quarters. The 9 million PS4 sold in holiday 2017 (its 17th quarter) hasn't been accounted for yet. Nintendo will reveal the Switch's 17th quarter sales in May.
Did people buy the 3DS or Wii U with its weak launch lineup? No. So we know for sure that gamers don't just buy whatever Nintendo puts out, gamers buy Nintendo products that appeal to them.
I feel it would be so much better if Playstation had shittier third-party support. Would almost be worth bragging on GAF about.
I notice regarding the 3 Holiday on first of the 48 month thing, it's just odd to disregard PS4 first Holiday. Not referring to the end of the 48 month (October).
Looks more like a brown to me... jk
I explained it my post... the launch is not holiday... 4.5m is a launch scenario time and not Halliday stocks.Look at the chart again, how can you say PS4 only had 3 Holidays. That is 5 Holiday quarters in yellow, how can PS4 have less Holidays? PS4 literally launch in November it's first Holiday.
His table is wrong... look at mine that is accurate.
Your table is wrong bro.
That table is accurate.Ok, I see the 48 months thing. Pretty odd way to look at it.
Ok, lets look at
I'm a simple person. I don't know how to look at it any other way. Start from zero and an end number pick that and use math.
The first PS4 holiday is not holiday stocks is Launch stocks. A holiday has about the double os units available than launch.
Yes it was low quarter but I think here are many things that can explain that as an isolated period, specially if you consider it looking at the whole life cycle curves:
If you compare them without aligning FYs then you'll have to remember always that these quarters will cause a big movement to one side or another because their Holiday season quarter (were a huge chunk of the yearly sales are made) aren't aligned.
It would be much closer without the shortages for the PS5
