The Nintendo Switch Has Now Outsold The Base Playstation 4 in Japan

The latest Media Create sales chart have revealed that the Nintendo Switch has now outsold the PS4/PS4 Slim in Japan!

[Neonridr]

Less than a million to go. Should surpass it sometime before it's second birthday.

[_SilverHawk_]

This is awesome news. Now the switch has 85million ps4 outside that region to catch up to

[Neonridr]

well.. the Switch is only about 65 million behind total.

[CorndogBurglar]

Yeah but it makes me wonder how close it actually is outside of Japan. Japan is PS4's and Nintendo's biggest selling region so it's pretty impressive that Switch overtook it so quickly.

[_SilverHawk_]

The switch will never sell close to the ps4s total sales because it hasn't the support or games like a ps4. The switch sold well so far because of the line-up of games mario, Zelda, Mario Kart, Mario party, smash, splatoon and soon to be metroid. What's after the regular fan service of games that'll interest other sort of gamers? Probably there'll be another Mario, Zelda, splatoon, smash around the corner

[bouzebbal]

I understand the concept is good, especially for Japanese gamers.. I just see it as a wiiu clone with exact same games ports, plus a broken online and overpriced accessories..

[_SilverHawk_]

The sales has already peaked and it'll be millions behind sales expectations for its fiscal year end. It's all downhill from here but I'm quite sure there'll be a few sales spike because of price drop and handful of games people are interested in.

The switch has more ported old games than actual new games which is a big problem for me. The switch is basically a better Wii u and the Wii u was crap.

[rob-GP]

@CorndogBurglar - "Japan is PS4's and Nintendo's biggest selling region" - it's not. The PS4 has sold millions more in Europe and the USA than Japan, it's just that the Xbox, in comparison, sold like crap in Japan

[septemberindecember]

@bouzebbal

Well you might not be seeing clearly then lol. It’s entirely different than the Wii U in concept and practice.

Yes some Wii U games have been ported, but PS3 games have been ported to PS4 too. Like Uncharted 1-3, GoW 3, Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls, Flower, Journey, and The Last of Us.

[Mr_Writer85]

@septemberindecember

Tbf out of a total of 26 games made/ published by Nintendo in the first year and a bit 10 are none WiiU ports.

And on PS4 out of 24 games made/published by Sony in the first two years of the PS4, 7 are none PS3 ports.

BUT, alot of those games are cross buy (eg journey) so whilst it is a port if you already owned it you don't have to buy it again, unlike all of the Wii U ports which are full price even if you own the original...

[septemberindecember]

@Mr_Writer

Thanks for that research! Yeah, it looks like they are fairly even when it comes to ports.

Cross-Buy was a really cool program, and I wish the Switch had it to entice Wii U owners, but I do understand why they don’t.

[_SilverHawk_]

"Yes some Wii U games have been ported, but PS3 games have been ported to PS4 too. Like Uncharted 1-3, GoW 3, Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls, Flower, Journey, and The Last of Us."

The switch has more ported old games than actual new games which is a big problem for me. The switch is basically a better Wii u and the Wii u was crap.

Reading is fundamental. I'll say again, the switch has more ported old games than actual new games. A lot of these Nintendo fanboys aren't very bright. A lot of systems have ported games but not to the ratio as a Nintendo switch. Ps4 has ported games but it has a lot more new games.

The switch has horrible support and not a lot of new games. A lot of fanboys said Nintendo online will be amazing because now it cost money but it isn't so. The biggest game on switch this year which is smash run likes garbage online. Sometimes it's ok with one other person but it's broken mess with more. The switch will never ever come to the total sales of the ps4 because the ps4 is way better than the switch. The switch is just a better Wii u and the Wii u is crap. Most people don't want crap.

[ILostMyMind]

@CorndogBurglar
No, it's not impressive. Handhelds have always sold more than consoles in Japan.

[Babadook7]

“The Nintendo Switch Has Now Outsold The Base Playstation 4 in Japan”

To the surprise of no one.

[septemberindecember]

@Silverhawk

The Switch actually has more new games than it does Wii U ports. Please do your research.

[mikeslemonade]

Lol you gonna cherry pick your numbers to make it sound good. WiiU 1.3 ain’t going nowhere.

[IamTylerDurden1]

PS4 outsells Switch in NA and EU, especially EU. I get that people love the Switch, but i'm surprised at the success considering the bulk of it is based on recycled material. Basically a repurposed Nvidia Shield supported by a library of Wii U ports and old multiplatform games. Just sayin..

I know Nintendo gets a lot of love, but man they must be sitting on a pile of money. It's genius.

[sampsonon]

@Neonridr:

only 65 million? please tell me you're joking?

[IamTylerDurden1]

Septemberindecember

Even with that guys skewed findings it shows that Nintendo was far more egregious when it comes to recycling old games, but that doesn't tell the half of it. Most of the games for PS4 were either legit remasters or crossbuy whereas Nintendo is charging you twice and basically selling ports. Also, the PS4 was thoroughly criticised for the high number of remasters. Plus, are they considering BotW a Wii U port? Because i do. It's not just first party games or exclusives, Switch is the king of repackaging old multiplatform games. The vast majority of Switch's prominent games are ports. Even Vita had more system exclusives in its launch window and early life.

[septemberindecember]

@IAmTylerDurden

Crossplay doesn’t change much. There were still a similar amount of ports for the system as the Switch has. Also, so far every Wii U port has come bundled with extra content as well as resolution bumps, so I’d be willing to call them legitimate remasters.

BotW you can call a port if you want. I wouldn’t as it was released in tandem.

It’s extremely apparent that you’re biased, just FYI.

[CorndogBurglar]

What do you mean less than a million to go? The article literally a says it already outsold the PS4 PS4 Slim combined.

Are you talking about the PS4 and PS4 Pro combined? Because it has not outsold that yet.

[Neonridr]

yeah sorry.. less than a million to outsell ALL PS4's combined.

[majiebeast]

Bigger news is that Switch is almost 3Mil behind 3DS, Nintendo's worst selling handheld.

Switch is now at 6.7M while 3DS was at 9.5M at the same time of its life cycle.

Japanese market just dying.

[Gemmol]

Switch a console, it have a console price, at this same timeline that you using the 3ds was mostly likely 100 dollars cheaper

[Neonridr]

you sound like Lime

[Lime123]

Exactly, but Nintendo fans want to brag about beating PS4 in Japan which is it's worst teritory.

[King_Noctis]

Yeah. The Japanese gaming market is doomed. Soon they will be using Xbox instead.

[gangsta_red]

@majibeast
Nintendo is competing with themselves then?

They must be in serious trouble../s.....

[Neonridr]

I love how Japan doesn't count suddenly. For one country, they sure do buy a lot of hardware and software. You are comparing one country to REGIONS of countries in the same breath. That's pretty impressive.

[Lime123]

How long until it outsells DS, 3DS, Wii and GBA?

[Neonridr]

why does it need to outsell products from the same company? Nintendo made their money off the sales of those devices. As long as it outsells the competition in that region, I am sure that is what Nintendo cares the most about.

[IamTylerDurden1]

Nintendo handhelds are always monsters in Japan, but PS4 is the bigger seller worldwide. Crazier yet, i bet it outsold XB1 in Japan in one day. Think about that..

[Geobros]

Why not?? It is clearly a better console than PS4 or slim.

[gobluesamg]

HahahahahahahahHHHHhHHHAAAAAA

[capjacksparrow]

It's a cool concept, but it is not as powerful, so it really depends on what you want. There are many taxing games that can't run on Switch because of its inferiority. At the end of the day it all comes down to games, the most subjective aspect of all.

[Kainbrightside]

Look at you being all reasonable and not participating in the team a or team b nonsense

[Geobros]

Actually, If I need power I have my PC. I am not this kind of gamer though. I bought Switch last december and I have already 1000 hours of playing. That means about 3-4 hours per day. Also, my wishlist is bigger than my owned list, I dont have more time to play the games I want.

[The 10th Rider]

@Kainsbrightside,

Obviously we must report and ban him! /s

[Elda]

So true!!! The main reason why I don't own a Switch as of yet due to my lack of interest of the Switch exclusive library.

[Razzer]

Geobros is referencing personal anecdotal information....as if it really matters. Sorry...it does not. lol

Portable has been the mainstay of Japan for years now. Big screen console experiences are not. Geobros knows this. He is just trolling.

[Kribwalker]

I agree. i’ve used my switch quite a bit more then my PS4 this year. Since GOW my ps4 has been collecting a lot of dust, since i play my multi platform games on My Xbox OneX for the better quality, and with the massive backlog on i have on both my switch and xbox, i don’t know when i’ll be turning on my PS4 again frankly, i haven’t even started playing smash bros, let alone Donkey Kong Country, Hyrule Warriors, Kirby or Xenoblade chronicles, I’m still playing the amazing forza horizon 4 and i want to get back and try the new content in Sea Of Thieves, plus my continuing backlog that’s growing thanks to game pass, too many games, not enough time

[XabiDaChosenOne]

@Kribwalker "and i want to get back and try the new content in Sea Of Thieves"
His PS4 is collecting dust, has a huge backlog of games supposedly but can't wait to get back into sea of thieves 😂😂😂. Can't make this stuff up folks.

[remixx116]

Yeah sorry krib but...just...stop please.

[The Wood]

Lol. . Did your gen start when the 1x came about. . . It must of been a nightmare for your gen to start so late because up until that point. . the best place to play multis AND exclusives was the ps4 . . . My poor brother was on a mad hunger strike.

[bluefox755]

You don't think anyone believes you, right?

[Ceaser9857361]

Nobody asked you about Xbox x.. Lmao! Fanboys like these will Bring out X to justify its purpose. Such a pity... Switch is going to beat Xbox One soon.. Deal with that...

[Kribwalker]

@Dachosen

sea of thieves has added a tonne of extra free content. it’s worth a revisit since i get it on gamepass anyways

@thewood
Nah, most of my friends play on xbox as well, and competitive FPS’s are my cup of tea, and xbox had the best exclusives of those so i was good, and now i get the best version of every other game on top of it.

@bluefox
check my ps4 profile i haven’t played a ps4 game in months 😉

[Soulrakk]

God forbid anyone says this without being downvoted to hell here at PSN4G. To hell with diversity and playing games wherever someone chooses to.

[Thatgrammar]

@Kribwalker
“I agree. i’ve used my switch quite a bit more then my PS4 this year.”

You should use the word “than” instead of “then”. Your sentence is incorrect as written. Keep up the effort though, maybe one day you will get the hang of it. Cheers!

[Lime123]

I didn't buy Xbox One and never will

[cell989]

You don’t even own a ps4 lol

[The Wood]

'and xbox had the best exclusives of those so i was good, '

Oh yeah. . The gens like 5 years in. . What fps's were keeping you going for 4 plus years. . . Lol

[Kribwalker]

@thewood

Titanfall released 4 months after launch and was a great competitive FPS, then Halo 5 came in 2015 and they gave free content for that one for over a year, Gears Ultimate was in there for a great TPS and then gears 4 as well.

Mix that in with all the other great Multtiplatform games, and the odd PS4 exclusive to satisfy my over the shoulder 3rd person cinematic action game and it’s been a great gen

@Cell
you can check my profile on psn. same user name 😉

[SierraGuy]

Shocking!... coming from you.

[letsa_go]

Sooo...Halo 5 and Titanfall the best competitive FPS exclusives? ooook!

[Kribwalker]

@letsago

exclusive FPS yeah, halo 5 (is) and titanfall (was)the 2 best exclusive FPS this gen. Nothing on PS that’s an exclusive FPS touches Halo 5. There is no doubt about that. and it’s even better now at 4k/60fps.

@sierra

Shocking you make that comment to deflect.....

[Exvalos]

You bought a 500.00 console for "better quality" yet you primarily game on the switch.....

[trooper_]

Wow, if you have a PS4 and no actual games, then something is clearly wrong.

Yea...no, you're full of it.

[Kribwalker]

@trooper

I have about 30 games on my PS4. But i have over 400 on my xbox.....

@exvalos

I mainly play on xbox not switch. i have over 400 games for my xbox. I have just nintendo exclusives, and just PS4 exclusives on those systems. I just haven’t really tuned my ps4 on since i beat God of War

[Starman69]

Wow!!. I have both systems. Ps4 is better for sure, but the switch is neat. Luv mario games. Ps4 has sold so many because it's brilliant!! Pound for pound, the best!!

[2pacalypsenow]

What console is “slim”

[XabiDaChosenOne]

😂😂😂
28557;😭😭㈷ 7;😭😭

[bluefox755]

Joke, right?

[Xx_Pistol_xX]

Better is subjective.

[Segata]

Eh it's more to do with Japan loves portable systems. Vita did really well in Japan as well.

[The 10th Rider]

The Vita only did well in Japan relative to its performance in the rest of the world. The PS4 is actually doing better there than the Vita did.

[Lime123]

Yep, that's why PS4 will be at 100 million in about 6 months, and Switch at 40 million.

[King_Noctis]

How long is the PS4 been out compared to the Switch?

[JackBNimble]

King
Dont you realize that when next gen hits, all the Nintendo fan boys will be claiming victory with the switch?
They already claim they're in the 9th gen and by the time sony and ms jump in they will have been 50 or 60 mil behind switch.
I'm willing to bet you'll be one of thoughs people.

[REDDURT]

No one believes that

[Razzer]

Actually no....it is quite inferior to PS4 and its games are horribly overrated. Sorry.

[OffRoadKing]

lol, its clearly not.

[trooper_]

No it's not.

[Hedstrom]

I wonder at wich procentage Switch has sold in Japan versus pal and na.

[Neonridr]

well the Switch is basically around 25 million worldwide. So around 25% of Switches have been sold in Japan.

[SierraGuy]

Who cares?

[TekoIie]

@Sierraguy

The person that asked the question? Were you being deliberately dense?

[Neonridr]

@SierraGuy - uhh.. the guy who asked the question clearly. Thanks for clearly being inept. Here's your gold star.

[danny818]

switch is a very neat device. will get one next year when the inevitable slim comes out or switch light

[jelloaceomega]

That would be a cool if it can fit my pocket like the ds lite or psp 2000. 4.3 in screen would be the sweet spot for 576p or 720p. its already been 2 years, and Nintendo been doing new variants iteration since the famicom top loader days.

[danny818]

It’s inevitable to come out tbh

[SegaSaturn669]

I hope the rumors of the ps5 having backward compatibility and portability are true.

[Kainbrightside]

Wouldn't that make it like an 800 dollar system realistically?

[SegaSaturn669]

Probably? I dunno.

[tinchotin]

Portability? What are you smoking? It is impossible to make a 12-15 teraflops portable console in 2020.

[KickSpinFilter]

BC yes, portability Na.

[ILostMyMind]

Who the hell said that the PS5 would be portable?

[SegaSaturn669]

I thought there was a leaked blueprint with a screen attached to what looked like a dualshock controller under patent by Sony.

[JackBNimble]

Not everyone wants a freaken portable .

[Einhander1971]

Don’t start the Sony fanboys off for God’s sake lol. And all haters said the switch would fail ha ha, get over it !!

[zsquaresoff]

You do know that Ps4 is dominating switch and Xbox pretty much everywhere else on the planet right?

[Wulfer]

At best the PS4 has 2-3 years left. The Switch has at least 6 more years of development. It's not impossible for Sony to finish 2nd this gen!

[badz149]

@DJK1NG

fastest selling system in the US if aligned with PS4's launch, which was a bit slower. YES, it was expected due to 4 huge releases in the first year for the Switch. but overall, the Switch hasn't won a single year since its release. it was outsold by almost 3 mil units last year and this year, the PS4 still sold more too by a couple of million. so, despite being the fastest selling, the gap to the PS4 is bigger now compared to when the Switch was still at 0 units. so, how's THAT for a fact?

[Neonridr]

XB1 yes, Switch not so much. Sales are fairly close between those two.

[Silly gameAr]

Who said the switch would fail? The insecure voices in your head don't count.

[ZeekQuattro]

People have been saying it was going to fail since its October 2017 reveal. Even more so when the line up was revealed. Let's not act like that didn't happen. Lmfao

[ILostMyMind]

@ZeekQuattro
Is there any console that people have not said it would fail at launch? You act like a SJW, playing like victim at anything all the time.

[TekoIie]

@ILostMyMind

"Is there any console that people have not said it would fail at launch?"

Sorry, but are you trying to debate whether the pre-launch reaction to the Switch was largely neutral-negative in nature? We had people saying "I can't wait for this to fail so Nintendo makes a traditional console". Did you even look at the comment sections DJK1NG posted? He literally gave you evidence that at least on N4G people were expecting it to fail and even hoping it would.

"You act like a SJW, playing like victim at anything all the time."

What on earth do SJW's have to do with this? If anyone is acting like one it's you with you with your deliberate ignorance of the actual evidence.

[The 10th Rider]

God, I still remember being told that Breath of the Wild would have an attach rate like Skyward Sword (like 4 million on a console with a 100M install base). Turns out first month it had an attach rate over 100%.

Switch was guaranteed to be a success due to Nintendo's Japanese domination alone. With the Vita out of the way and the shift from home consoles, the Switch being a hybrid pretty much garunteed 20-30M in sales out of Japan. Add in the support of both Nintendo's handheld teams and Nintendo's home console teams and 60M+ was easily within reach.

I can understand being skeptical that it would be as successful as it is now, but predicting it would be a flop was completely baseless and purely based on a reaction to the Wii U's failure. It would be like saying the PS5 will flop because of the Vita.

[gangsta_red]

It's always fun when convenient amnesia kicks in.

[Neonridr]

@ILostMyMind - I would love to see who said that the PS4 would fail at launch.

[CaptainObvious878]

I was one of those who said t would fail, and I'm still perplexed why so many people are buying it.

[Sokol]

That's normal, historically Nintendo dominates Japan.

[generic-user-name]

Handheld gaming dominates Japan.

[FallenAngel1984]

N64, GCN & Wii U didn’t dominate Japan

[PhoenixUp]

@ DJ

PS4 sold better in Japan than Wii U every year

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[majiebeast]

Cool still far behind NDS and 3DS

[Gemmol]

It's a console, 3ds and nds never sold for same price as the switch

[one2thr]

Right cause, 3DS launched at $249.99
Whereas the Switch launched at $299.99

[Lime123]

How come you don't care about price when you're comparing PS4 and Switch?

[Gemmol]

@one2thr and how long the 3ds price stay at 249.99

While switch about to be at 300 for 2 whole year, you forget how quick Nintendo cut 3ds price after it came out to get sales or you plan to ignore that and still say it was 249.99 for 2 years

[ILostMyMind]

It's a handheld.

[one2thr]

@Gemmol

Not long, once the Vita was launched at $249.99.

[bluefox755]

Japan does like their handhelds.

[DefaultComment]

Ouch! That burn must've hurt for all those Sony fanboys! Get some lotion man...

[Xx_Pistol_xX]

You do know that the ps4 still outsells the Switch on a regular basis and is on it;s way to over 90 million sold right?

[DefaultComment]

So what? I don't care... It's no secret.... What I'm enjoying is how deep down inside those fanboys are boiling with rage that their plastic is no longer número 1 in one region.
So... Your point is... What exactly?

[Xx_Pistol_xX]

@DefaultComment boiling rage really.

[Elda]

The Switch has a long way to go to overtake Sony's worldwide sales.

[Wulfer]

And history will tell you the Switch will still be active long passed the demise of the PS4.

[badz149]

what history? N64? GC? Wii? Wii U?

only the Wii outsold one of Sony's offering in the PS3. but still, each of them was quickly discontinued once their successors were released. so...how long would you think Nintendo will stick around with the underpowered tech of the Switch before making a new one?

[Xx_Pistol_xX]

@Wulfer Dude like I pointed out before the Switch is loosing to a console that has over 80 plus million sold and has been on the market for a longer period of time. Japan is going to be the only market that the Switch will dominate over the PS4.

[CaptainObvious878]

Meh, if the Japanese can't recognise the superior console it's not my problem.

[Xx_Pistol_xX]

Japanese people's lifestyle works well with handheld gaming. But sales will also spike when they drop games like Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Death Stranding, Last of Us 2, Kingdom Hearts & Shenmue.

[Kribwalker]

well the switch has higher rated exclusives and the xbox OneX is the most powerful console, so which is considered superior?

[Kainbrightside]

@_silverhawk_ you are out of your mind if you think sales have peaked with a mainline Pokemon happening next year.

[Stanjara]

This is crazy! That's great for Nintendo, but I am still not interested in handheld gaming.

[DefaultComment]

But that's the beauty of the switch is not handheld Only... You can set it in your living room and play like any other console.

[Xx_Pistol_xX]

Lets not turn this into a who sold more dick measuring stick. It's just news. Comparing the consoles sales against each other is just stupid. For starts they launched at different prices.

[gamer7804]

this makes sense for Japan for 2 reasons, one its a mobile platform and alot of gamers in Japan like to game on the go with switch and phones, second Sony's hq move to California and new policies restricting game developers content in Japan is hurting Sony. I do really wish switch had a trophy/achievement system.

[Elda]

Though I still don't own a Switch that's great for Nintendo.

[Donnie81]

For those saying the switch will catch the ps4 worldwide I just don’t see it happening. The switch is gonna slow down for the same reason the Wii U failed. No 3rd party support and the ones it gets are so gimped and ugly they are ps2 looking. I’m not trashing the switch. I own one but I really wish it was more capable docked because I have little need to play games on a little screen when I have a house full of massive high end 4k sets. Hopefully the rumors of a upgraded version are true because as of now my switch is a paperweight

[TargusX]

Of course!

[King_Noctis]

Congrats Nintendo.

[Lime123]

Congrats Nintendo. I wonder how much it would sell if it wasn't portable.

[monkeyshawn60]

It's a hybrid. So, it's a home console as well. Your insecurity is off the charts.

[King_Noctis]

It might have sold like the WiiU. So Nintendo has made a very good decision with the Switch.

[AJ Hartley]

Just goes to show mobile gaming is on the up.
I myself still prefer the luxuries of a big TV and console 😂

[Kashima]

Switch still very priced in middle east sadly, would love to have one since they don't censor jp games anymore.

[AK91]

That sadly isn’t very hard Japan isn’t very big on console gaming.

[hiawa23]

No surprise. It's Nintendo and portable. It should do well especially in countries where they love their Nintendo portables.

[Tross]

Well, good for the Switch. Props to the PS4 for doing as well as it has in a market where home consoles are an increasingly hard-sell, but Nintendo clearly made the right choice for their home market by going with a console/handheld hybrid.

[ChasingTheSun]

That had no choice but to go handheld. The market spoke for them.

[OffRoadKing]

Mobile gaming is big in Japan so no surprise there but congrats to big N.

[HighPlayer28]

Wow looks like the ps censorship really is turning the Japanese devs to the Nintendo switch and the Japanese are abandoning ps4. Next gen will be very interesting if Microsoft decides to not censor Japanese games for their Asia Studio.

[GameGod26]

Lies lies and more lies

[Majinzo]

That’s good Sony likes censorship so forget them.

[Max_Eckhardt]

I wonder if the Switch could become the next gameboy - multiple system refreshes, decades of game support spanning multiple console generations, full system compatibility...

[strayanalog]

Jeez that was quick. Portability goes a long way in the Land of the Rising Sun, but it is a wonderful console too. Well deserved.

[trooper_]

Four huge games just came out.

It's not surprising.

[Indigon]

Japan is pretty irrelevant to Sony.

[obidanshinobi]

The PS4 never really took off in Japan like it did in the west.
Their gaming culture seems to be more focused on handhelds and arcades.

[obidanshinobi]

In the UK the Switch is still too expensive, the games are too expensive and there's simply not enough must have titles for it to be worth getting one for myself. And the memory size is just lazily too small, what the hell were Nintendo thinking? It should have 100 gigs of internal storage at least.
Nice idea, poor execution.

[sampsonon]

the Japanese like handheld consoles. so this is news?