Can Nintendo Maintain Switch’s Meteoric Success? -- CLS Side Quest

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Published on February 5, 2018 5:00:03 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU5AYvII41o

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Nintendo revealed amazing new sales numbers for Switch, and there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic that the handheld-console hybrid’s stellar performance will continue into year two and beyond. But with two massive cards already played in close proximity to one another in the form of Zelda and Mario, and with a far leaner and far less interesting release schedule in 2018, could Switch’s sales noticeably decelerate?

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