Switch 2 Breaks Sales Records, VGChartz Estimates
39The Nintendo Switch 2 has broken sales records for its first month, according to VGChartz estimates.
Switch 2 sold an estimated 1.72 million units in Japan in month one (5 weeks).
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The Nintendo Switch 2 was the best-selling console in Japan with 1,717,047 units sold for June 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. This is the biggest launch month in the history of Japan.
The Nintendo Switch 1 sold an estimated 75,795 units to bring its lifetime sales to 35.86 million units. The PlayStation 5 sold an estimated 56,933 units to bring its lifetime sales to 6.92 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 1,684 units to bring their lifetime sales to 0.68 million units.
Switch 2 sales compared to the first month for Switch 1 in 2017 are up by 1.15 million units as the Switch 1 sold 0.56 million units in its first month in Japan in March 2017.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are down by over 52,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 200 units. PS4 sold 109,119 units for the month of June 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 1,875 units.
Nintendo Switch 1 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 153,326 units (-66.9%). PlayStation 5 sales are down by 67,885 (-54.4%) and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 6,459 units (-79.3%).
Looking at sales month-on-month, Nintendo Switch 1 sales are down by nearly 23,000 units, the PlayStation 5 sales are up nearly 20,000 units, and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by less than 1,000 units.
2025 year-to-date, the Nintendo Switch 2 has sold an estimated 1,717,047 units, the Nintendo Switch 1 has sold 805,994 units, the PlayStation 5 has sold 453,467 units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 21,786 units.
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https://www.vgchartz.com/
https://www.vgchartz.com/article/465194/switch-2-smashes-records-in-japan-japan-hardware-estimates-for-june-2025/
https://www.vgchartz.com/charts/platform_totals/Hardware.php/
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