Nintendo Switch outsold Wii U in less than a year

14.86m Nintendo Switch consoles have now been sold worldwide since the platform's launch in March last year.

The figures, announced this morning by Nintendo, are impressive - but especially notable as Switch has now eclipsed lifetime sales of its failed predecessor Wii U.

To put this in perspective, Wii U sold 13.5m units in five years. Switch hit its new 14.86m total in nine months.

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