Nintendo Switch latest news: Switch sales surpass GameCube as Nintendo's 2Q profits hit eight-year high

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Switch sales beat GameCubes lifetime sales figures in just 18 months

Sales of the Nintendo Switch have surpassed lifetime sales of the highly regarded GameCube, the company has disclosed, as it unveils its second quarter financial figures.  The company claims tha...

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