Nintendo’s hybrid console, the Nintendo Switch, has turned three years old. The console released worldwide on March 3, 2017.
The name for the Nintendo Switch comes from its ability to be used as a home console and as a portable device. It has wireless Joy-Con controllers that can be detached. Nintendo in September 2019 released a portable only version of the Switch called the Switch Lite.
The Nintendo Switch has shipped 52.48 million units worldwide as of December 31, 2019, according to Nintendo. That makes it one of the fastest-selling platforms of all time. According to VGChartz estimates the Switch has outsold Microsoft’s Xbox One, which has sold over an estimated 46.49 million units worldwide in a little over six years on the market.
