18 Most WTF Gaming Industry Moments Of 2017

18. Nintendo Switch Almost Outsells The Wii U In Less Than A Year

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The Nintendo Switch had one hell of a first year, delivering two of the most acclaimed video games of all time in its first 12 months on the market with Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey, not to mention a litany of other great first-party titles and fantastic indies.

Such a turnaround has the Switch been for Nintendo that, by the end of 2017, the console had already sold 10 million units worldwide, putting it within spitting distance of the Wii U's entire lifetime cume of just 13.56 million.

Therefore, it seems incredibly likely that the Switch will eclipse the Wii U before it's even been on the market for an entire year, a staggeringly impressive feat and sure proof that the handheld-console hybrid is here to stay.

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