Pop quiz. What’s the newest game console? If you’re like most people, you’d guess either the PlayStation 5 or the Xbox Series X/S. And until a few weeks ago, you’d have been right. But on October 8th, 2021, Nintendo released the Switch OLED. This is an upgraded version of the Switch, with most of the …
The Nintendo DS Lite is part of the DS family of handheld consoles. Taken as a whole the DS family is the second-best selling console of all time, behind only the PlayStation 2. More people own a DS than own any other Nintendo system, or any Xbox console. Out of over 154 million units sold, …
The Game Boy Advance family of handheld consoles was one of the most successful of all time. In its lifetime, the GBA and related systems sold over 81 million units. As a matter of fact, it’s the tenth best-selling game console of all time. Not the tenth-best handheld console. That number includes full-sized bestsellers like …
The Nintendo Switch has not gotten nearly as much fanfare as its compatriots, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. In fact, when journalists discuss the so-called “console wars,” Nintendo is often left out of the conversation altogether. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Perhaps it’s an acknowledgement that Nintendo’s systems are fundamentally different from …
The Nintendo Switch is one of the best-selling consoles of all time, and for good reason; it’s incredibly innovative! The main conceit of the Switch is that it can be used either as a handheld gaming device or as a traditional console. You can play it in handheld mode with the Joy-Con controllers on the …