Offical Sell-in numbers for PS3 - credit to ArmGunar.

[Eagle367]

Lafiel said:

Eagle367 said:

I was mistaken then. But overall, we can agree that the PS4 was a financial disaster while the Wii U was a sales disaster. In the end both really didn't bog down the success of their successors (pun intended). I'm glad the switch and the PS4 both have so much potential that they can reach 100mil. PS4 is guaranteed at this point and I hope the switch follows through as well.

Yea, while Sony regained goodwill/trust through late gen support, Nintendo managed to shake off the WiiU's misfortune with a very compelling concept and ofcourse blockbuster games right out of the gate. The Switch definitely has the 100m potential, but reaching that number will in my opinion heavily depend on how long it will be the primary Nintendo system on the market - if there is a clear successor ("gens" might become pretty hazy in the next decade with streaming/forward compatibility etc) after 5 years it might just miss out.

I think that ninty might make the switch longer like maybe 7-8 years. They can have a pro revision that could extend the life of the console. Console gens matter less and less and console cycles are lasting longer and longer so who knows. It's upto ninty either way and how much they make this year count especially