Industry experts give their verdict on a growing power gap.
With sales of over 40 million units since 2017 and a raft of amazing exclusive and cross-platform titles to its name, the Nintendo Switch is arguably the console of the moment. Pulling together its handheld and domestic interests into a single machine was definitely a gamble for Nintendo, but it's one that has paid off handsomely, and in the world of console gaming, the machine that seems to be on everyone's lips is Switch – for the time being, at least.
While Nintendo has done everything right with Switch so far – not just with the core hardware concept, but also with its production line of high-quality exclusive software – few would contest the fact that the company's timing has been very fortuitous. With the Wii U's lifespan curtailed by its dismal commercial failure, Switch was practically launched 'mid-cycle', and its incredible rise must be set against the fact that Sony and Microsoft's systems are now approaching the end of their active lives.
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With sales of over 40 million units since 2017 and a raft of amazing exclusive and cross-platform titles to its name, the Nintendo Switch is arguably the console of the moment. Pulling together its handheld and domestic interests into a single machine was definitely a gamble for Nintendo, but it's one that has paid off handsomely, and in the world of console gaming, the machine that seems to be on everyone's lips is Switch – for the time being, at least.
While Nintendo has done everything right with Switch so far – not just with the core hardware concept, but also with its production line of high-quality exclusive software – few would contest the fact that the company's timing has been very fortuitous. With the Wii U's lifespan curtailed by its dismal commercial failure, Switch was practically launched 'mid-cycle', and its incredible rise must be set against the fact that Sony and Microsoft's systems are now approaching the end of their active lives.
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