Analysts: Nintendo Switch to overtake PS5 and Xbox Series X in 2021

GamesIndustry surveyed many industry analysts and found out their forecast for 2021. According to many, the Nintendo Switch will be able to overtake the PS5 and Xbox Series X in sales.

Mat Piscatella of think tank NPD believes that despite the launch of new PlayStations and Xbox, it is the Nintendo Switch that will ultimately sell more units in 2021. He suggests it will be related to the marketing and content of the console.

Serkan Toto of Kantan Games, a Japanese market-focused consulting company, claims the Switch will also become the top-selling console this year, thanks to more games from Nintendo, a new version of the console and the device becoming a lifestyle for 2020. mass buyer.

Ampere Analysis's Pierce Harding-Rolls added that the Switch family (including Switch Lite) will be the top-selling console of the year. Unlike Piscatella, he expects an updated and improved version of the console in 2021.

Previously, President of the American division of Nintendo Doug Bowser denied the advent of the Switch Pro and argued that the company prefers to prioritize the base model and increase its lifespan.