How Did The PlayStation 4 And The Nintendo Switch Fare In The Holiday Rush?

General news News 01/02/2019

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Attention, these figures are NOT official, but we can somewhat trust the new sales numbers regarding Sony’s and Nintendo’s console.

Paul Hunter, who is the senior editor of gaming, tech, and media at Walmart Canada (who got infamous last year for leaking information), talked on Twitter about where the PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch is at with their current sales figures. Regarding the PlayStation 4, he wrote that the five-year-old console is now at 90 million sales, while the portable Switch, which is heading to its second birthday, he says it’s at 25 million sales, which is almost twice as much as the Nintendo Wii U’s lifetime sales.

The last official sales information says that the PlayStation 4 was at 86.1 million units in November at its fifth birthday, and with the Switch, it was at 22.86 million also around November. (Here, Hunter says that it might get 17-18 million sales between April 2018 and March 2019, but it will be slightly less than Nintendo’s expectations.) Therefore, the 90/25 million, respectively, seems reasonable due to the Holiday shopping spree.

As the numbers aren’t official, take them with a grain of salt, although Walmart Canada 2 knew about RAGE 2 before it was announced… so who knows?

Source: WCCFTech

PlayStation 4 has surpassed 90 million units sold. Up next: 100 million! pic.twitter.com/RAQrcyTYLC

— The Hunter ? (@NextGenPlayer) January 1, 2019

Nintendo Switch has surpassed 25 million units sold. Nearly double what Wii U sold. pic.twitter.com/HH3hddYDda

— The Hunter ? (@NextGenPlayer) January 1, 2019

My guess is less but close. Probably 17-18M. It’s their annual goal too, not quarter (but I know what you meant) ?

— The Hunter ? (@NextGenPlayer) January 1, 2019

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