https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/07/nintendo-sells-a-lot-more-switches-as-people-stay-and-home-playing-animal-crossing/ > A couple of weeks ago, we noted some new NPD numbers pointing to a very good March for the Switch. Nintendo’s financials this week bear out the predicted surge in popularity for the  three-year-old console. > The company has sold 21 million Switch units in the past year, handily beating a 19.5 million forecast. 6.2 million of those systems were the newer, cheaper Switch Lite, which hit the market in September. All of this comes as the company has run up against shortage through a combination of increased popularity and a a global supply chain knocked off balance from COVID-19.