10 Years Later, Nintendo's Switch Reveal Is a Fascinating Time Capsule

It seems outlandish to think about now that it’s sold 156 million units , but there was a lot of skepticism about the Nintendo Switch in October 2016. The Wii U had been a massive flop, selling just 13.5 million units in its lifecycle, making it the second-worst-selling Nintendo console since the Virtual Boy . Thanks to a July 2016 Eurogamer report, observers already knew the project codenamed “Nintendo NX” was a portable system that used a docking station to connect to a TV set.