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William D’Angelo
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The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in Japan with 161,844 units sold for March 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The Nintendo Switch has now sold an estimated 35.58 million units lifetime in Japan.
The PlayStation 5 sold an estimated 121,898 units to bring its lifetime sales to 6.79 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 1,526 units to bring their lifetime sales to 0.67 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are up by over 5,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are up by over 500 units. PS4 sold 116,871 units for the month of March 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 1,000 units.
Nintendo Switch sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 137,337 units (-45.9%). PlayStation 5 sales are down by 17,347 (-12.5%) and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 8,593 units (-84.9%).
Looking at sales month-on-month, Nintendo Switch sales are down by over 6,000 units, the PlayStation 5 sales are down by over 31,000 units, and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by nearly 6,000 units.
2025 year-to-date, the Nintendo Switch has sold an estimated 525,046 units, the PlayStation 5 has sold 322,738 units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 14,783 units.
Monthly Sales:
Japan hardware estimates for March 2025 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- Switch – 161,844 (35,583,092)
- PlayStation 5 – 121,898 (6,790,431)
- Xbox Series X|S – 1,526 (674,646)
Weekly Sales:
Japan March 8, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 – 52,539
- Switch – 37,853
- Xbox Series X|S – 564
Japan March 15, 2025 hardware estimates:
- Switch – 27,911
- PlayStation 5 – 27,872
- Xbox Series X|S – 337
Japan March 22, 2025 hardware estimates:
- Switch – 30,518
- PlayStation 5 – 15,221
- Xbox Series X|S – 255
Japan March 29, 2025 hardware estimates:
- Switch – 30,504
- PlayStation 5 – 13,739
- Xbox Series X|S – 219
Japan April 5, 2025 hardware estimates:
- Switch – 35,058
- PlayStation 5 – 12,527
- Xbox Series X|S – 151
A life-long and avid gamer, William D’Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Bluesky.
