Nintendo's proft during the Switch era surpasses the combined profit from 1981 to 2016

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The fact they're more profitable now than they were even at the peak of the Wii + DS era really puts into perspective was a juggernaut the Switch is.
Though it will sell less than two thirds as much hardware, their profit margins are much higher, and Switch may even end up selling as much software as the two combined by the time all's said and done.

Truly a performance for the ages. I wonder if we'll ever see another platform dominate to this degree.