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JWeinCom said:

I thought the Wii U would be successful.

I got one shortly after Mario Kart 8 launched. I thought a turnaround was still possible but didn't think it could outsell SNES for instance. It took me until around early 2015 after Smash launched and Mario Kart 8 had been out for months to realize it probably wouldn't even outsell GameCube. And it obviously fell quite short even of GameCube. 

I was pessimistic with Switch after that, thinking there was a chance it might only outsell NES. 



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)

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