Nintendo Switch and NES Classic were Googled more than PlayStation VR, PS4 Pro, or Xbox One in 2016

When it comes to consumer electronics, most people search Google for smartphones — but video game consoles are right behind them. And Nintendo is leading that pack.

Nintendo’s upcoming Switch hybrid home/handheld console was the most Googled video game console in 2016, according to the internet-search giant. Switch is coming out in March, and Nintendo only just revealed it with a trailer in October. But it generated much more excitement than the PlayStation 4 Pro or Xbox One S — although, Google doesn’t bundle the various models of each system (PS4 and PS4 Pro, Xbox One and Xbox One S) for this list.

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