- The convenience and (then) novelty of the hybrid console/handheld
- Sheer quantity of games, particularly strong for ports and indies
- Popular evergreen titles like Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8, Animal Crossing, Pokemon, etc.
- Has a nice balance of the Wii appeal (with superior motion controls, easy and quick to pick up and play) that appeals more to the mass market while also further embracing the deeper more "core" games.
- Relative reliance and solid nature of the hardware (though they dropped the ball somewhat with the drifting controllers and weak battery on the og Switch model)
Edit: oh yeah and one key detail many seem to neglect - the handheld nature of the Switch also means multiple people per household will often buy their own unit, adding to the hardware sales.
Last edited by DarthMetalliCube - on 02 May 2023
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