Maybe not the news some of us disillusioned with Nintendo want to hear, but it is the news. The Switch 1 has also become Nintendo’s best-selling console ever (and in my opinion, will likely stay that way).

  • thingsiplay@lemmy.ml
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    8 hours ago

    The key is, Nintendo produces more Switch 2 on release than Switch 1. Also when Switch 1 got released, nobody knew how hot it would be, as the last console prior to it was the Wii U flop. So given those two points, its only logical that the Switch 2 sells more on launch than the Switch 1 did. The question is, how long this will last.

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      8 hours ago

      Unless there’s a prolonged software drought, analysts say that if it did this well during the holiday, it will probably do just fine into the future. Switch 1 numbers are a high bar to clear long term, but it’s on pace to outdo most consoles historically. In less than one year, it’s already putting up numbers that rival what the Gamecube or Xbox did in four or five years.