Nintendo Switch projected to easily outsell the Wii U

Nintendo looks like it might avoid another console flop.

Market research and consulting firm DFC forecasts that Nintendo’s upcoming Switch system will reach 40 million consoles sold by 2020. That’s almost three times what its predecessor, the Wii U, sold in its first three years. Lifetime sales for the Wii U, which came out in 2012, sit at a paltry 13.36 million. If DFC’s forecast plays out, Nintendo will have a hit on its hands.