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Kotaku said:in each console's first 26 weeks on sale in Japan, the Nintendo Switch posted significantly better sales numbers than the PS4 did.
let's look at how the two consoles stack up in their first 26 weeks on sale in the country, with sales figures from respected retail tracker MediaCreate.
The character 週 in the far left common means ”week." So 1週 is the ”first week," 2週 is the ”second week," and so on.
Kotaku said:The total sales for the PS4 in its first 26 weeks on sale in Japan is 665,760 units sold. The PlayStation 4 has been a very successful console for Sony in Japan with healthy sales.
The Switch's sales figures are healthier. In its first 26 weeks on sale in Japan, the Nintendo Switch has sold 1,527,962 units. In comparison, it took Sony 69 weeks in Japan to hit 1,523,471 units sold.
Article has charts: http://kotaku.com/the-nintendo-switch-keeps-outselling-the-ps4-in-japan-1798691215
Edit: Adding this to the OP
Even if Switch is a handheld it's a handheld selling at a home console price with home console priced software.