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Yeah.
I will admit the first 6 months or so were pretty light to me as a Wii U owner. Yeah, I know the Wii U had so many droughts, but the two biggest releases on Switch in the first few months were a cross-gen Zelda and an enhanced port of Mario Kart 8. I still haven't had interest in Splatoon 2 or Arms, so they didn't catch my attention back then.
But October onward really amped things up.
3D Mario, Stardew Valley, Skyrim, Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Switch probably has the best first calendar year (its launch from March 2017 through the end of the year) and first overall year (March 2017 to March 2018). I'm struggling to think of any other game platforms with a better first year.



Lifetime Sales Predictions 

Switch: 161 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million)

PS5: 122 million (was 105 million, then 115 million) Xbox Series X/S: 38 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million. then 48 million. then 40 million)

Switch 2: 120 million (was 116 million)

PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)

3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)

"Let go your earthly tether, enter the void, empty and become wind." - Guru Laghima