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The story
A thread titled “Uh-oh, Switch2 looks like it’s about to be overtaken by PS5” popped up on 5ch’s Hardware/Industry (“Geha”) board. The spark was a pricing situation: a limited-run “Ocarina of Time Edition” sold out almost instantly, while the Splatoon Raiders bundle remained on sale at a discount. Some posters noted that “the PS5 controller is outselling the console itself,” but once talk turned to weekly sales figures, a wave of pushback followed — “Switch2 has never once lost to PS5 in weekly sales,” “even when it gets overtaken temporarily on Amazon rank, it’s still won weekly” — and the thread’s whole premise ended up getting called into question.
What people said
LOL, a fire sale
LOL it's still on sale
At ¥49,990 it'd at least give me pause
Sounds like scalpers bought it all up
How does that even happen? lol
It works on PC too
Unlike the Pro Controller, which PC users don't pick, this one actually gets chosen by them
Can it actually beat GTA6 with that?
Wolverine gave me a good laugh in September, so what's coming in October?
Also GTA6 is multiplatform, so don't talk like it's an exclusive
I know you've got nothing else to hype up, though
Oh, switched your ID again?
Same routine as always, one-trick pony lol
It's ¥63k though, will it really sell that much?
I'm skeptical Ocarina of Time at ¥9,000 would fly off shelves like that in the first place
Though it'll probably outsell Star Fox at least
A PS5 that loses weekly sales to the original Switch1, a console from the previous generation released 10 years ago — how bad is that?
It was losing by a huge margin every single week, no way it makes that up just because of some Amazon stock levels
It was nice and small and light
Too bad it got stick drift so easily
The PS5 one's no good, way too big and heavy, nothing going for it
I use a Razer Raiju 3 Pro, but using a console controller on PC just feels cheap
He just wants attention, that's all
How starved for a sense of superiority do you have to be
Wait, what!?
It's actually been overtaken on Amazon before!?
Apparently it did get overtaken at some point
Source: Re: #65
"Was" losing?
Past tense, huh?
Wasn't this thread premised on it winning? Losing your confidence already?
Wait, has it actually lost before?
MIGHT BE GETTIN' OVERTAKEN, Y'KNOW (written in exaggerated katakana for mocking effect)
Starting this on a Thursday is masochistic, lol (Thursday is when Famitsu's weekly sales data drops)
The Raiders bundle alone sold 1,000 units — mind if we count that too?
[Japan Share War] Amazon Past Month: PS5 "Over 6,000 Units Purchased," Switch2 "Over 3,000 Units Purchased"
https://krsw.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/ghard/1782529420/
1 Anonymous Desperately Trying 2026/06/27 (Sat) 12:03:40.09 ID:/fNCKqEF0
https://imgur.com/a/aRJmtL6
Lol
And hilarious that it still never won a single week
Lol, Switch2 was actually the one losing
Background and Key Points of This Debate
Discussion of Japanese console sales trends tends to revolve around two different metrics: real-time rankings on retail sites like Amazon (commonly nicknamed “Amaran,” short for Amazon Ranking), and the weekly unit sales figures (“shuhan”) compiled by outlets like Famitsu and Media Create — and the two often diverge. Amazon rank can swing within hours depending on stock levels or flash sales, while weekly sales, which tally a full week’s worth of sales across retailers, are generally seen as a more stable trend indicator. A June thread cited within this discussion showed data claiming that over one month on Amazon, PS5 had “more than 6,000 units purchased” versus Switch2’s “more than 3,000” — yet posters maintained that Switch2 still came out ahead in weekly sales, reinforcing the recurring point that Amazon rank alone can’t settle which console is actually selling better. Note that this thread did not present concrete weekly sales figures for the most recent week, so the final verdict on which console leads remains unconfirmed within the scope of this thread.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch Hardware/Industry (“Geha”) board thread “[Sad News] Switch2 Looks Like It’s About to Be Overtaken by PS5.”
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