The big-screen story
How Nintendo went from the worst-selling Wii U to arguably the best console you can buy — the comeback, told with real numbers.
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Est. one very good console Handheld · Docked · Anywhere
The Nintendo
The Nintendo
Console that
goes with you.
A hybrid machine that plays on your TV and slips into your bag on the same afternoon. This is my running handbook to living with the Switch — the games, the mods, and the numbers behind the hype.
Two consoles in one
Snap it on the dock, or detach and play on the go.
The whole idea
One console, two completely different ways to play.
The Switch's magic trick is refusing to choose between the living-room and the commute. Here's where each side of it lives on this site.
The games that matter
Just unboxed a Switch? Start here. The must-play library, ranked, from Breath of the Wild down to the sleeper hits.
Open the must-play list →The rise, in figures.
Numbers straight from the reporting across this site — no rounding up for effect.
14M+
Units sold roughly a year in — with 20 million more forecast for the following year.
~20M
Consoles shipped by June, about fifteen months after launch and just one holiday season.
11M
Copies of Super Mario Odyssey sold — the platform's top-grossing game.
2017
The March launch — Nintendo's first new console since 2012.
Field notes
Everything I've written down so far.
Reviews, sales-watching and modding notes — the working journal behind the handbook.
01
The Most Grossing Game On The Platform
Hundreds of great games, but only three have truly cleaned up. A look at the Switch's biggest sellers.
02
Recent Sales Statistics Of The Console
How a family-friendly hybrid quietly out-sold the competition — and whether it can catch the PS4.
03
List Of Games Coming In 2018
Just Dance, LEGO Harry Potter, Diablo III and Civilization VI — the ports and premieres worth the wait.
04
Nintendo Switch: Modifications & What's Bundled
N64 docks, clear Joy-Cons and better D-pads — the mods that make a hybrid console truly yours.
05
Upcoming Games With No Release Date
Bayonetta 3, Luigi's Mansion 3, Animal Crossing — the most-wanted titles still without a date.
Recommended
Gear we rate.
A short shelf of shops and makers worth a look next time you're kitting out your Switch.
Delivers the uncut, uncompromised version — just like Switch cartridges over downloads.
Redefines what it means to play your own character.
Proving that initiation rituals exist far beyond any leaderboard.
The original road-trip format nobody else perfected.
Breaks every convention the way the Switch broke portable console rules.
Proves exclusives are worth the wait.
Start here
The two long reads.
If you only open two pages on this site, make it these.
The Console
The Growing Popularity Of The Nintendo Console
From NES living rooms to a 14-million-unit comeback — why the Switch finally clicked where the Wii U didn't.
Read the story →
Must-Play
The Must-Play Games Of Nintendo Switch
Eight titles that should be first in your cart — ranked, from Breath of the Wild to a surprisingly friendly Doom.
See the list →
In good company
Friends of the cartridge.
Sites, studios and shops from around the community that keep this little handbook running.
Treats chemistry between players as the whole point, not a side stat.
Sets the production benchmark — the kind of polish that makes rivals look like early builds.
Four households, one rotating roster — the co-op model taken somewhere unexpected.
Commits to one format, executes it in 4K, and never apologises for the obsession.
Knows exactly what its audience came for and quietly delivers every time.
Pairs cinematic craft with bold casting, the way great art direction elevates any release.
Streaming series — after gaming.
Nintendo stays a fixture of the gaming world for a reason. Poke around, pick your next game, and let me know what I got wrong.
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