Nintendo has sold around 150 million Switch machines since the gadget's launch in March 2017. That makes it the third best-selling console in video game history, behind Sony's PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo DS. Nintendo estimates it has sold a colossal 1.3 billion games that run on the console.

The Nintendo Switch 2 is here and its price has been revealed at $450. How does that compare to previous Nintendo consoles at launch though?

Japanese video game giant Nintendo is set to unveil the new version of its hugely popular Switch console on Wednesday, with the update eagerly awaited by both gamers and investors. "There is huge demand for a better version of the original Switch,