Great games give other consoles a run for their money
Nintendo has been working hard to play catch-up this console generation with its Switch console, facing down contenders in the form of Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One. It’s chipped out its own share of the market, and there’s no secret as to how this foothold was achieved: it’s the great games!
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