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Nintendo expects Switch to become its best-selling console ever this year.

With 141.32 million current sales, the company is forecasting the Nintendo Switch will sell another 13.5 million units in the coming financial year, enough to dethrone the Nintendo DS as its best-selling platform.

The Nintendo DS sold 154.02 million units during its sales run, with Sony’s PlayStation 2 console still occupying the top spot (for now) with over 155 million sales.

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