Who Wins?
During a slow month, the Switch has managed to shine. Since March the console has managed to go toe to toe with the giants that are the PS4 and the Xbox One. Now, during a month that was really anybody’s to steal, the Switch boasted impressive numbers while also getting a really fun game that will be remembered as the year continues.
What’s great about this, for Nintendo at least, is it gives them a lot of attention as we start moving into an all important season. August marks the end of the dreaded summer drought and even brings along some big games for gamers to sink their teeth into. The Switch is proving to be popular (nearly five million sales in four months is no small task), and it has received at least one really good game each and every month, with another big one lined up for August (Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle). This type of momentum can make waves come fall and the holiday season. Those are periods where major developers like to release their heavy hitters, and whoever is sitting in the up at the top tends to benefit.
We don’t know what August may hold for these consoles, but right now the Switch is sitting pretty. Hopefully Microsoft comes out swinging for the fences in the coming weeks to start garnering attention while the PS4 will more than likely continue to coast along.
