VIDEO : Nintendo Switch Is Now The Fastest-Selling Video Game Console In US History

Today Nintendo announced that the Switch is the fastest-selling home video game console in US history, soundly thrashing the previous record held by Nintendo's own Wii console. Within 10 months, 4.8 million Switch units were sold compared to the 4 million moved by the Wii. Much of the appeal lies in the way the device can easily "switch" from being a TV-connected console to an easily portable gaming device in a matter of seconds, but it certainly doesn't hurt that Nintendo also released some strong games within the device's first year.