The Verge 2017 tech report card: Nintendo

During the darkest days of the Wii U, some armchair analysts wondered whether Nintendo should even continue to compete in the ultra-competitive hardware space — but nobody thinks that any more.

After less than a year on the market, the Switch has been an unqualified success, selling 10 million units, a pace that puts it on par with the Wii, Nintendo’s best-selling console to date. Along the way, Nintendo seems creatively revitalized. 2017 saw the release of two of the company’s best-received games ever, with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey, along with inventive new experiences like the wild fighter Arms. After struggling for an entire console generation, the company is back, and it looks stronger than ever....

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