Switch2 “Out of Ammo” Debate: 5ch Erupts Over Nintendo vs. PS5 Sales Data

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The story

A thread appeared on 5ch’s “Hardware/Industry (Geha)” board pointing out how thin Switch2’s upcoming lineup looks. The thread starter posted “there’s no ammo left,” prompting a wave of replies citing cumulative sales figures for major Nintendo titles like Mario Kart World and Animal Crossing: New Horizons and countering with “they’re not even trying yet.” Meanwhile, PS5 fans fired back with single-month sales figures for titles like Call of Duty and Resident Evil Requiem, and both sides traded their own sets of numbers to argue for superiority. The thread also drifted into GTA6’s release timing and frame-rate specs, but with Nintendo and PlayStation fans talking past each other, the debate never converged.

What people said

1AnonymousSep 2, 2026 13:06
No-Ammo 2 (a pun on "Switch 2")
18AnonymousSep 2, 2026 13:21
If there's no ammo left, isn't that a chance for us?
Ha, 15 to 15 (lol)
25AnonymousSep 2, 2026 13:23
Re: #18
No good, PS is out of ammo too
Even if it had some, hitting 15 would be impossible
36AnonymousSep 2, 2026 13:32
I wonder how many development lines Nintendo's actually running right now
They're even expanding their office building
56AnonymousSep 2, 2026 13:51
Re: #36
Sony's stuck not knowing what to do with Bungie
38AnonymousSep 2, 2026 13:33
I've seen this exact thread hundreds of times over the years at this point
40AnonymousSep 2, 2026 13:34
Re: #38
That's the seizure that flares up whenever a Nintendo Direct gets close
45AnonymousSep 2, 2026 13:41
71.53 million copies: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe → Mario Kart World already released
50.29 million copies: Animal Crossing: New Horizons → new Animal Crossing not yet announced
38.14 million copies: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate → new Smash Bros. not yet announced
34.06 million copies: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild → new open-air Zelda not yet announced
30.80 million copies: Super Mario Odyssey → new 3D Mario not yet announced
28.46 million copies: Pokémon Scarlet/Violet → next Pokémon title (called "Kazenami" in the post) slated for next year
21.36 million copies: Super Mario Party → new Mario Party not yet announced
18.32 million copies: Nintendo Switch Sports → a "Resort" expansion coming this fall
17.44 million copies: Super Mario Bros. Wonder → new 2D Mario not yet announced
15.38 million copies: Ring Fit Adventure → new Ring Fit not yet announced
15.06 million copies: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl → Pokémon Black/White remake not yet announced
14.83 million copies: Pokémon Legends: Arceus → new Pokémon Legends not yet announced
14.25 million copies: Luigi's Mansion 3 → Luigi's Mansion 4 not announced
13.60 million copies: Splatoon 2 → Splatoon 4 not announced

They're still nowhere near going all-out.
48AnonymousSep 2, 2026 13:43
Re: #45
That top one, Mario Kart World, is already looking shaky though
51AnonymousSep 2, 2026 13:48
Re: #48
The console's only sold 24 million units so far and it's already at 15 million copies sold
The bar is: even past 90 million consoles sold, the only game that ever beat that was the freely bundled "Daman 2" (exact title referenced is unclear)
52AnonymousSep 2, 2026 13:48
Once a new 3D Zelda drops, this whole ranking flips upside down
54AnonymousSep 2, 2026 13:49
Re: #52
How many years off is that though?
Like, four years?
58AnonymousSep 2, 2026 13:52
If anything they're still holding a ton back
60AnonymousSep 2, 2026 13:55
Re: #58
Kind of underwhelming given how long the silence was before Switch2 dropped…
Guess leaning on third parties backfired once delays and cancellations threw the plan off
75AnonymousSep 2, 2026 14:16
Here are the worldwide sales figures for major PlayStation titles as of 2026, based on official announcements and data from major research firms.

* Call of Duty: Black Ops 2: 8.2 million (July 2026, single month)
* Resident Evil Requiem: 8 million (lifetime total)
* Call of Duty: Black Ops: 3 million (July 2026, single month)
* Pragmata: 2.5 million (lifetime total)
* Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced: 1.6 million (July 2026, single month)

So the best-seller is a straight port of a 15-year-old game, huh
76AnonymousSep 2, 2026 14:18
Re: #75
No wonder they'd want to port it to Switch
It's not selling on PS (lol)
77AnonymousSep 2, 2026 14:19
There's plenty coming though
Just this year alone there's still Zelda, Fire Emblem, and Switch Sports left to release
82AnonymousSep 2, 2026 14:33
Re: #77
Lol, none of that even comes close to PS5-exclusive GTA6, total garbage by comparison
83AnonymousSep 2, 2026 14:33
Re: #51
What happened to the usual "bundle copies don't count!" line?
100AnonymousSep 2, 2026 14:54
Valve: "Steam Machine outperforms 70% of all gaming PCs"
https://www.resetera.com/threads/1560352/

Performance ranking: PS5 Pro > base PS5 > Steam Machine
Nearly 80% of PC users are running hardware weaker than a PS5

This is reality
Gamers are choosing the PS5 that can actually run GTA6
And once again this year, GOTY belongs entirely to our PS5
106AnonymousSep 2, 2026 15:08
Re: #100
Wait, none of that matters when GTA6 is stuck at 30fps lolololololol

What was the PS5 Pro (snicker) even born for? Wasn't it supposed to be for playing GTA6 at 60fps? lol
102AnonymousSep 2, 2026 14:59
So that's why they're updating Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at this late stage, just to paper over the gap lol
104AnonymousSep 2, 2026 15:05
They're getting excited over ports of old stuff like Elden Ring and the Resident Evil "RE" remake series, so things must be pretty rough over there
112AnonymousSep 2, 2026 15:13
Re: #104
Nah, that's not true at all
Switch is a platform where even third-party games sell
The real heavy-hitter first-party titles are still coming, so the future's bright

Not like PS, whose last fireworks show is a 30fps offline game

Background and Key Points of This Debate

“No ammo left” is a stock phrase on the Hardware/Industry board for a platform that’s run out of upcoming titles to point to, and here it sparked a back-and-forth with PS5 fans over how thin Switch2’s future lineup looks. The numbers cited mix cumulative sales figures for Nintendo’s major franchises with single-month sales figures for PS5-exclusive and ported titles, and since the source data covers different time frames and metrics (“single month” versus “lifetime total”), a straight comparison is misleading. It’s also worth noting that claims about GTA6’s delay and its resolution/frame-rate specs aren’t based on any official Nintendo or Sony announcement at this point — they’re just hearsay circulating in the thread. The split came down to whether posters believed Nintendo is “holding titles in reserve” or read the weak current sales as a sign of an upcoming slowdown, and neither side offered conclusive evidence either way.

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “[Sad News] Switch2 Is Already Out of Ammo.”

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