Worldwide Hardware Estimates for April 5 to 11 - Final Fantasy VII Remake, Switch Shortages - Sales

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by, posted on 16 April 2020

The PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console worldwide with 325,988 consoles sold for the week ending April 11, according to VGChartz estimates. The release of Final Fantasy VII Remake helped to double the sales of the console week-on-week.

The Nintendo Switch hit with severe shortages was the second best-selling console with sales of 147,832 consoles sold, followed by the Xbox One with 47,191 units, and the Nintendo 3DS with 4,431 units.

PS4 sales compared to the same week a year ago are up 122,529 units (60.22%). Switch sales are down 62,203 units (-29.62%), the Xbox One is down 2,020 units (-4.10%) and the 3DS is down 21,371 units (-82.83%).

Global hardware estimates (Followed by lifetime sales):

PlayStation 4 - 325,988 ( 108,600,058 ) Switch - 147,832 ( 53,876,584 ) Xbox One - 47,191 ( 46,844,415 ) 3DS - 4,431 ( 75,159,750 )

Americas (US, Canada, Latin America) hardware estimates:

PlayStation 4 - 92,987 Switch - 60,234 Xbox One - 28,920 3DS - 1,431

Europe hardware estimates:

PlayStation 4 - 115,053 Nintendo Switch - 44,827 Xbox One - 15,322 3DS - 1,374 Asia (Japan, mainland Asia, Middle East) hardware estimates:

PlayStation 4 - 104,992 Switch - 38,651 3DS - 1,542 Xbox One - 814

Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) hardware estimates:

PlayStation 4 - 12,956 Switch - 4,120 Xbox One - 2,135 3DS - 84

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. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

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