EA Sports FC 24 Is The Top Game For December '23 As Switch Settles In Behind PS5 (UK)

E A Sports. It's in the crate!

HOgWart'S dOIng goOd DEspItE nl notREvIewiNG it cAuse poLiTics I SeE, hurrrrr.

...sorry. Forget I made this comment if you came here to say what I said. It's always refreshing.

Anyhoo, that's a shame.

I hate the argument "Switch is still selling so why release a new console and ruin sales" because Nintendo always sells a console till nobody wants it and when they finally do go next gen it doesn't do as well, you don't will till sales are nothing to go next gen you go while your still doing around 10 million

@KBuckley27 it's beyond dumb actually, because globally the Switch is actually behind both Xbox and Sony, but certain Nintendo centric publications will cherry pick which regions they show, to give this false impression.

But in reality, in terms of global sales, the Switch sales were down a whole 23% in 2023 and are expected to be down by as much as 50% this year.

But Nintendo life will show us Switch sales in some village somewhere in Japan being higher than PS5 and Xbox and use that as a way to say "oh look, no new console needed, because the Switch is still flying off the shelves"...

And unfortunately, so many of the shills who frequently come here will all lick up that news like ice cream, it's so sad actually.

Personally, I bought my last Switch game in Oct last year.
Will surely get the new 'Switch' and only hope for it to accept the current cartridges.
In terms of power, it wouldn't be bad to reach PS4 level.

@Reztobi so, nothing you just said is reflected anywhere in this article. Everyone here wants a new switch. What on earth are you babbling about?

Surely they're just pushing for that coveted top spot for all time console sales now.

If they announce a new console, people will stop buying the Switch and they have games coming out this year. Makes sense that they're not rushing to announce a new console.

Knowing Nintendo, it's probably ready to ship

@Eagly_lmtd_xmasskin
So maybe that super league might work then....maybe?!?

Considering the Switch barely had any discounts over the holidays compared to the PS5 which could be had for a little bit more than an OLED Switch I am surprised the gap isn't bigger. Time for a Switch discount to push sales past the DS and PS2 before the Switch U comes out.

@Reztobi

Where in the world is Xbox ahead of Switch?

The Series consoles couldn't even outsell the 7 year old Switch this December in the UK and Switch has consistently sold better than the Series consoles in the US which is the Xbox's strongest market.

Methinks you are talking nonsense.

@SBandy1 i recall that the xbox x/s console outsold the switch in 2 out of 3 months in the us one was when starfield came out the next was 2 months later..

@Enigk sony big console discount was in november not december...if i recall... even though the switch was up over 30% and sony down 19% in december sony still outsold the switch in the uk and everywhere else outside of japan.. fact is it is time for switch 2 to come...the sooner the better..hopefully we will get confirmation by nintendo at the next direct...

@Reztobi I'm not sure where you're getting your information from? Globally, the Switch has sold more than PS5 and Xbox Series X/S put together (not surprising, since it came out in 2017). In terms of last year only, one source states that PS5 sold 22.5M, Switch sold 16.4M and Xbox sold 7.6M (source: Ampere Analysis).

@johnedwin

https://twitter.com/MatPiscatella/status/1734937919121715593?t=GXYBwP9b3VhooJC_-ZLxNA&s=19

According to Mat who has the info for 2023 it is PS5 then Switch then Xbox when it comes to unit and dollar sales in the US. That tweet was from 13/12/23.

So not just some wee village in Japan as the other person said and Switch still ahead of Xbox in its strongest market.

@ActionPanther While I'm sure they'd love to have the best selling console of all-time, what they should be thinking about is the best way to maximise revenues and profit. Switch revenue is falling and investors will be keen for that situation to be reversed ASAP.

So what were the actual amounts for all three consoles in December 2023.
This sales data makes it so confusing and under a false cloud of mystery.
Just post the numbers for each console for the month.

It’s so simple GfK
December 2023 UK hardware console sales:
PS5 =
Switch =
Series consoles =
Makes me wonder if they actually know anything at all really. Smoke and Mirrors.

By far and away my most played are sports titles, but never soccer / association football.

Must be a U.S. (and perhaps Canada) thing.

@johnedwin Could have sworn I still saw original PS5 for £379 about 2 weeks into December. They were down to £349 in November I thought. Although maybe I am getting my wires crossed and thinking of Xbox.

So are we back to Nintendo being doomed then?

Seriously.

If you are desperate for a Switch 2, just be patient for the next fiscal year. If we know anything before that, nice. If we don't, then fine. But don't put all your stock in hardware sales. Only a fool wouldn't want to capitalise on an install base of over 130 million. And unlike Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo are already prolific enough to do so (at budgets that are totally sustainable.)

Pretty impressive to see Switch and its software doing fairly well, even in Nintendo's weakest market.

Switch may be underpowered but so -and much more so- was Gameboy, and it had a 14 years lifespan. If sales aren't slowing down -not much anyway- why not wait till the end of 2025 to introduce Switch 2? Still hope for a release this year

Could’ve fooled me. No Switches at Target, Best Buy, Walmart in Las Vegas area. All but ONE pawn shop sold out, too.

Even a few small retro stores are sold out of Switches.

Wasn’t until late last week did Switches get restocked at Best Buy/Target/Walmart, then sold out completely by early evening.

PS5s and Xbox Whatevers fully stocked just sitting there.

And GameStops have been shrinking PS5 area, Xbox area while expanding Switch area.

Facts proven by leaving house and visiting stores.

@LikelySatan @SBandy1 @Skunkfish

Why don't you kids try searching the Internet.

I get my information right from Nintendo.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/05/09/nintendo-full-year-earnings-2023-switch-sales-plunge-22percent.html

I swear, some kids need their hands held...

https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/switch-sales-overtake-game-boy-but-nintendo-did-not-have-a-good-2022-4300452

As of end of 2022 Nintendo sold 122.5m console. As of end of 2023, Nintendo is now sitting on 132.4m consoles sold.

In 2023 they sold less than 10m console, now i will admit that Microsoft didn't outsell them, Xbox got 8m units for the year of 2023.

But Switch sales are still down 22%.

@Reztobi

Considering I only asked you about your assertion that Xbox outsold Switch you are just confirming I was correct and you were wrong.

Ta kid.

Edit: Also your "findings" don't include the final financial quarter of 2023 which includes the somewhat significant Christmas period. I feel embarrassed for you.

@Reztobi oh that's the link showing how NL cherry picks info from "Japanese villages" so they can make sure a new switch doesn't happen. Thanks.