By Jon Porter
The Nintendo Switch has barely been on sale for a year, but it’s already outsold the company’s previous console, the Wii U.
Impressively, this means the Switch has sold more units over an 11 month period than the Wii U managed in the five years it was on sale up until December 2017.
There’s no one single element that’s created the Switch’s remarkable success, but rather a full package that’s brimming with excellent gaming experiences.
A group effort
Top of the list of achievements should be the first-party exclusive games released for the system over its first year. It launched alongside The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, received an excellent Mario Kart remake within its first two months, and a top-tier Super Mario game in the form of Super Mario Odyssey.
But the hardware itself has also played its part. The ability to use the console as a handheld or a console is seamlessly integrated, and its unique two-in-one controller design adds yet more appeal.
All of this has meant that third-party publishers have given an unusually large amount of support to the console that previous Nintendo consoles have lacked. Indie developers have lead the charge …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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