Both fell below expectations of their corporations.
As said on this thread, Microsoft at one point seriously saw 50 million units as a target.
I'm pretty sure Nintendo expected GameCube to sell notably more than N64 and it sold over 10 million units less.
Xbox established Xbox hardware, Xbox Live, and Halo. GameCube was not as important to Nintendo by comparison.
Lifetime Sales Predictions
Switch: 159 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million, then 161 million)
PS5: 116 million (was 105 million, then 115 million, then 122 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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