Will Switch outsell DS? PS2? Or neither?

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Mandalore76 said:

curl-6 said:

What makes Switch especially hard to predict in my view is the uncertainty regarding the length of its lifespan. Nintendo are very inconsistent when it comes to how long they support their systems for.

For this reason, while 140-150 million seems most likely to me, it's hard to nail down when I can see it being replaced anywhere from 2022 to 2024.

I think the early Splatoon 3 announcement was Nintendo's way of guaranteeing everyone there would be no Switch replacement in 2022.

Hopefully that's the case, unless they want to make that one a crossgen game. (Though even then it'd surely make more sense to make it a Switch 2 exclusive)

numberwang said:

Rumors says there will be a Switch Pro with DLSS and all new chip set coming this year. If we count that as "Switch" it could pass PS2 sales.

Why wouldn't we count a new model as Switch sales?

New 3DS counts towards 3DS sales.

DSi counts towards DS sales.

Gameboy Colour counts towards Gameboy sales.

PS4 Pro counts towards PS4 sales.

Xbox One X counts towards Xbox One sales.